Bingo (Bela B. album)

Occupation

  • Vocals, Drums, Guitar: Bela B.
  • Guitar, keyboard, vocals: Olsen "Odin Awesome Olsen Pride" Involtini, Wayne Jackson
  • Vocals: Lula
  • Bass: Holly Burnette

Bingo is the first solo album by Bela B., drummer of the German punk rock band Die Ärzte. Initially Bela aka Dirk Felsenheimer wanted to dub his album called B-side. Because a published end of 2005 DVD of the Beatsteaks already wore this title, he finally decided to consider by far to baptize bingo.

Background

The album was released on 12 May 2006, after the first single was released the day with dust jacket on 15 April 2006. It debuted at No. 2 in the German and Austrian charts.

Just four weeks after publication launched the first live tour titled Bela Bs bingo show. Here, the artist also played solo for the first time at the largest rock festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, where he also was not as usual on drums, but acted as a guitarist and singer.

The first of the decoupled single operation video clip is a parody of the just been released remake of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Bela B. plays himself as a chocolate factory owner Willy Wonka in the original, which is represented in the film version of Johnny Depp.

The idea to produce a solo album, was according to a statement Belas, when he recorded the song Justified & Ancient KLF for a tribute album with the guitarist Olsen Involtini, Wayne Jackson and the singer Lula. He also wanted while doctors guitarist Farin Urlaub 's solo success himself to try new styles of music. " When the doctors we have developed our cosmos and certain expectations ," said Bela.

The duet with Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood & titled the first song of the day has been taken up bilingual in German and English and incorporates country and surf elements. To a collaboration with Dick Dale, who was to play the guitar in this title, however, it is not come.

Another duet titled 1st 2nd 3rd ... Bela took on together with the presenter Charlotte Roche, for whom he hosted the show Fast Forward as pregnancy representation. The piece was published as the second single release on 21 July 2006.

The third single is what you have missed and appeared on 3 November 2006 On this next album version also various B-sides can be found. (. Bela B. feat Roy Paci & Aretuska ) It has the Mambo missing ( Play me the song of ) what it has missed ( sung by We Are Scientists ) and another live recording from the Lunik: Z. The fourth and final single guitar down appeared on 17 August 2007.

Title list

Reception

" [ ... ] So surprised " Bingo " despite the knowledge of the performance of the physicians percussionist with an incredibly varied song palette, beautiful choruses, many small everyday truths and a well balanced mix of slapstick and seriousness (which is still too flat during the like geratenen quasi- opener " Guitar down" hard to believe ). So fresh sounded Farin any case, last on his solo debut. And somehow you get but then again wants to have a new album physicians. "

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