Böse Menschen – Böse Lieder

Occupation

• Vocals: Kevin Russell
• Drums: Peter Schorowsky
• Bass: Stephan Weidner
• Guitar: Matthias Rohr

Evil people - evil songs is the second studio album by the German rock band Böhse Onkelz. It was released in 1985 on the label rock - o- Rama Records.

The album is available only with the songs ugly, brutal and violent, 7 days without sin and hatred in the Oi! Tradition. Even the look of the Onkelz slowly from the Oi began to distance themselves! Scene.

The album sold to the appearance time about 4,000 times.

Cover design

The album cover shows a black and white drawing of Quasimodo, who holds her goat in the right arm and Esmeralda in the left arm and runs away. The drawing comes from a "The Hunchback of Notre Dame " sequel series of the "pilot" comic book series. Above the picture of the band name Böhse uncle's written in white letters on a red background. He differs here from the actual spelling ( Böhse Onkelz ). At the bottom of the screen is in an old German font of the title Evil people - angry songs, the background is white.

Title list

Versions

In addition to the original version, there are various bootleg versions of the album, which were supplemented by so-called " rare ". Among other things, the pieces from the soundtrack to the demise of two samplers, the title from the rock -O -Rama sampler No Surrender Vol 2, the lies march Picture Discs that find the truth - single, and two unreleased songs on them are included. In addition, published a picture disc version and a summary with the Successor of Mexico.

Video

As with Onkelz like us ... there was this album a VHS video studio where the band the album simply grossed live in front of a camera.

Background information on each song

One of the onkelz typical of the early years of drinking songs. The abridged in the song quote " So one day ( so beautiful ) like today, ( so one day) which should never pass away" comes from a song of Mainz Carnival 1954.

The text describes a person who has by his conduct a " Signum of treason " ( Signum = characters), which this, though not visible to the human eye, by social characteristics " impressed ". This imprinting is noisy text output in Betrayed by friendly relations with financial benefits, the spinning of intrigue and a so-called " slimy creatures " not described in detail. With " traitors " were meant in the text people who have made the hooligan scene statements to the police and social workers.

The piece was recorded again in 2000 for Maxi - CD release of Dark City.

Parts of this song, especially the title was used in the 1990s by neo-Nazi bands like Landser against the band. In their song " KPS ", for example, alluded to this song: " Do you know any of your old songs? Hear ye not, because the sign of betrayal is you right in the face. "

This song describes that one can be the outsider one day the big winner who triumphs over all others. The title of the song is a reference to the eponymous film " Chariots of Fire ".

The text contains references to the hit What can the Sigismund that he is so nice of Robert Gilbert.

This song tells the story of a murderer, in " dark corners " in wait for his victims.

The text contains allusions to the poem The Songs of Johann Gottfried Seume.

Neonazismusvorwürfe the media regarding the skinhead scene are discussed in this song. " Do all swastikas, skinheads have only violence in mind, that's what you wanted to hear it, that we are mindless thugs? " " In the media, there is always that we're thugs for Nazis, but we have nothing to reproach ourselves because it's their talk, that stinks! ". Ironically, the critical text has been repeatedly used by the magazine Der Spiegel as evidence of the neo-Nazi sentiments of the band and twice as a heading for reports of extreme right-wing / neo-Nazi parts of the Oi! Scene.

Call me God takes a critical look at religions.

In this song, one unnamed venereal disease and then the doctor prescribed " 7 days without sin " to be treated. According to the book " Böhse Onkelz - Thanks for nothing " is the song of gonorrhea. The song uses a ska rhythm can.

In this piece, the lyricist expresses his "hate " on perceived social ills by him, which caused his view of politicians. He complains, this would do nothing for the welfare of the people and is, in itself identified an imbalance in the fact that on the one hand, more and more young people would find no work ( and this condition would already considered "normal " ), while on the other hand, " the rich get richer " would.

Singles

The rock -o- Rama daughter Rock'n'Roll coupled Street 1989 pieces hatred and What can I help it ... as a single. The publication was not authorized by the band.