Fritz Puppel Manfred Hennig Georgi Gogow Toni Krahl
Past members
Ingo Doering Klaus Witte Frank Pfeiffer Andreas Pieper Klaus Selmke (died 22 May 2020)[1]
Website
www.city-internet.de
The band was founded as the City Band Berlin by Fritz Puppel (guitar), Klaus Selmke (drums), Ingo Doering (bass guitar), Klaus Witte (keyboards), Frank Pfeiffer (vocals) and Andreas Pieper (flute). The lineup changed frequently in the band's early years, but stabilized by 1976, with Puppel and Selmke joined by Bulgarian violinist and bassist Georgi Gogow and vocalist-guitarist Toni Krahl. They changed their name to City Rock Band and eventually to simply City.
City toured extensively in East Germany, and was given the opportunity to record an album in 1978. The eponymous City showcased the band's guitar-driven rock; several songs are parables, such as "Der King vom Prenzlauer Berg" (The King Of Prenzlauer Berg), about a young man who gets into too many fights; and "Meister aller Klassen" (Masters Of All Classes"), about cocky motorcyclists whose desire for speed ends in tragedy.
The band's greatest commercial success, however, was the atypical folk rock-influenced "Am Fenster" (At the Window), which arose from a jam session in the studio when Gogow began to play on his violin. It eventually coalesced into a three-part, 17-minute piece (as well as a four-minute version for radio play). An immediate hit in East Germany, it also became successful in West Germany and was a success in countries such as Greece. Following the song's success, City sold half a million copies. In 2019, Am Fenster was voted by a jury as the best song of all time from East Germany.[3]
Discographyedit
1978 Am Fenster (At The Window; released in West Germany as City)
1979 Der Tätowierte (The Tattooed Man; released in West Germany as City II)
1980 Dreamer (English language album, released in West Germany as Dreamland)
1983 Unter der Haut (Under The Skin)
1985 Feuer im Eis (Fire in Ice)
1987 Casablanca
1990 Keine Angst (No Fear)
1991 Rock aus Deutschland Ost Vol. 11 – City, die Erfolge 1977–1987 (Compilation album)
city, band, other, groups, city, disambiguation, bands, musicians, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, c. For other groups see City disambiguation Bands and musicians This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources City band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message City is a German rock band formed in East Berlin in 1972 best known for the song Am Fenster At By The Window 2 from its 1978 debut album CityCity performing live in Jena in May 2005Background informationAlso known asCity Band Berlin City Rock BandOriginEast Berlin GermanyGenresRock Hard rock Folk rock Art rock Alternative rockYears active1972 1972 2022 2022 MembersFritz PuppelManfred HennigGeorgi GogowToni KrahlPast membersIngo DoeringKlaus WitteFrank PfeifferAndreas PieperKlaus Selmke died 22 May 2020 1 Websitewww wbr city internet wbr deThe band was founded as the City Band Berlin by Fritz Puppel guitar Klaus Selmke drums Ingo Doering bass guitar Klaus Witte keyboards Frank Pfeiffer vocals and Andreas Pieper flute The lineup changed frequently in the band s early years but stabilized by 1976 with Puppel and Selmke joined by Bulgarian violinist and bassist Georgi Gogow and vocalist guitarist Toni Krahl They changed their name to City Rock Band and eventually to simply City City toured extensively in East Germany and was given the opportunity to record an album in 1978 The eponymous City showcased the band s guitar driven rock several songs are parables such as Der King vom Prenzlauer Berg The King Of Prenzlauer Berg about a young man who gets into too many fights and Meister aller Klassen Masters Of All Classes about cocky motorcyclists whose desire for speed ends in tragedy The band s greatest commercial success however was the atypical folk rock influenced Am Fenster At the Window which arose from a jam session in the studio when Gogow began to play on his violin It eventually coalesced into a three part 17 minute piece as well as a four minute version for radio play An immediate hit in East Germany it also became successful in West Germany and was a success in countries such as Greece Following the song s success City sold half a million copies In 2019 Am Fenster was voted by a jury as the best song of all time from East Germany 3 Discography edit1978 Am Fenster At The Window released in West Germany as City 1979 Der Tatowierte The Tattooed Man released in West Germany as City II 1980 Dreamer English language album released in West Germany as Dreamland 1983 Unter der Haut Under The Skin 1985 Feuer im Eis Fire in Ice 1987 Casablanca 1990 Keine Angst No Fear 1991 Rock aus Deutschland Ost Vol 11 City die Erfolge 1977 1987 Compilation album 1992 The Best of City Compilation album 1997 Rauchzeichen Smoke Signals 1997 Am Fenster Platinum Edition 2002 Am Fenster 2 2003 Das Weihnachtsfest der Rockmusik Album with Keimzeit Christmas Festival Of Rock Music 2004 Silberstreif am Horizont Silver Line On The Horizon 2007 Yeah Yeah Yeah 2007 Yeah Yeah Yeah Limited Edition 5 Song Live CD 2008 Das Beste 4 CD Compilation 2008 Play it again Das Beste von City Best Of Album including new tracks remixes and a videoclip 2012 Fur immer jung Forever Young 2012 City Die Original Alben Hansa Amiga Sony Music Compilation of the original City albums 2012 40 Jahre City Das Konzert Sony Music 2013 Danke Engel CD DVD Unplugged 5 neue Tracks 2015 Rocklegenden live Puhdys City Karat 2017 Das Blut so laut Rhington Universal Music References edit City Schlagzeuger Klaus Selmke erliegt Krebsleiden in German Berlitz Publishing Staff 2003 2005 German Phrase Book Singapore USA Langenscheidt Berlitz Apa Publishing Company ISBN 2 8315 7845 0 p 36 Wir machen 100 30 Jahre Mauerfall Die 100 besten Ost Songs radioeins www radioeins de Archived from the original on 14 July 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to City Official website in German City discography at Discogs City at deutsche mugge de in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City band amp oldid 1130774022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
