Lift (Band)
Lift is a Artrockband founded in 1973 in Dresden, in German singing.
History
From the Dresden septet was 1973, the group lift out. My first concert was the group on 28 January 1973. In. She played blues, soul and gospel with wind instruments. The founding members were Gerhard Zachar, Konrad Burkert, Jürgen Heinrich, Till Patzer, Manfred Nytsch, Wolfgang Scheffler, Karl -Matthias Pflugbeil, Bernd throat and singer Christiane Ufholz.
In 1973 the singer Stephan Trepte it; the brass left the band. Keyboardist Franz Bartzsch who came also in 1973 to lift, went in 1974 to Veronika Fischer band. He was replaced by Michael Heubach. Drummer and singer Werther Lohse came in 1974 for Konrad Burkert the band and is now the only remaining lift member from this period. 1976 returned keyboardist Wolfgang Scheffler after his time with the NVA along with the new singer and harmonica player Henry Pacholski to lift back, Trepte joined the newly formed band reform. 1977 was the first Amiga LP of the band, lift, published. In 1978, the LP was recorded sea voyage with the hits to the south and day trip. She appeared in 1979. During most of the lyrics were written by full-time working copywriters like Kurt Demmler and Inge Burg Branoner before, had written five of the six song lyrics on this album Henry Pacholski.
On 15 November 1978 Pacholski and Gerhard Zachar died while touring in a traffic accident in Kalisz in Poland, Michael Heubach was seriously injured. The event processed the band some months later in the evening, some days Title, its text by Joachim Krause comes, who also wrote numerous texts for lift. After the death of the two musicians and the temporary withdrawal Heubach Lohse returned after one year from the Star - Combo Meissen back as lead singer. As a bassist Michael Schiemann joined the band. Also for the following two LPs significant reshuffles have been made, so that the musical quality turned out quite different. So Schiemann was replaced by Michael Ledig 1980, two years later Jochen Kittan more on his part.
The success of the band was in the early 1980s after. 1984 Michael returned Heubach back to lift. Even the violinist Hans Wintoch was then a member of lift, while Scheffler and then Patzer left the band. However Wintoch and Heubach left the band after a short time. The fourth Amiga LP, Home, is considered a rarity.
After the turn, the band led by Lohse remembered for their successful time. From 1992 to 2000 Henning swank husband was the bass player for the lift. With the allied bands electra and Stern Combo Meissen, the band was effectively than Sachsendreier, originally a known stamp, concerts. 2011 consists Lift from Werther Lohse (vocals, drums, percussion ), Bodo Kommnick (guitar, vocals), Ivonne Fechner (violin, vocals; originally Yvonne Fechner ), Peter Mikhailov (drums) and Jens Bruessow ( bass).
Style
Especially in the years 1975 to 1980 the music of lift was characterized by melodic, often long Artrockstücken. These include marine drive from the eponymous LP, and the Ballad of the stone on the first album. The lyrics are full of metaphors. Some pieces are dreamy intimate, while others are part of the jazz-rock. Is a striking feature of the polyphonic, powerful choral singing. The instrumentation includes not only the usual rock instruments, the flute and string instruments.
From the third album, Mirror Image, outweighed electronic instruments and stronger rhythm emphasis.
Discography
LPs
Singles
CDs
As well as various pieces on samplers, among others Ostrock in classical music (2007, CD and double - DVD)
DVD
- 2005: Sachsendreier Live ( with electra and Stern Combo Meissen )