- Lift (band)
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Origin =Dresden ,East Germany (1973)
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Genre =Art rock jazz rock
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Years_active = 1973–present
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Notable_instruments =Lift is a rock band formed in
Dresden . The group was founded in 1973 and is still active today.History
The group was founded in 1973 following the dissolution of the group
Dresden Sextett . Their first concert was given on January 28, 1973. The group underwent a series of lineup changes in its early years; of the group's early members, only Werther Lohse, who joined the group in 1974, is still a member. Their first album was released in 1977; shortly after this, members Henry Pacholski and Gerhard Zachar were killed in a traffic accident while touring inPoland . Two further LPs were issued in 1979 and 1981, after which time the group fell from fame. Their 1987 album is now something of a rarity.After the fall of the
Berlin Wall they toured the newly reunited Germany, playing often with the groups electra andStern-Combo Meißen . They continued to tour and record into the 2000s.Members
;Founding members
*Gerhard Zachar - bass (died 1978)
*Konrad Burkert - drums
*Jürgen Heinrich - guitar
*Till Patzer - alto saxophone, transverse flute
*Manfred Nytsch - trombone
*Wolfgang Scheffler - keyboards
*Karl-Matthias Pflugbeil - trumpet
*Bernd Schlund - vocals
*Christiane Ufholz - vocals;Current members
*Werther Lohse - vocals, percussion (since 1974)
*Bodo Kommnick - guitar, vocals
*Yvonne Fechner - violin, vocals
*Peter Michailow - drums
*Jens Brüssow - bass;Former members
*Stephan Trepte - vocals (1973-75)
*Franz Bartzsch - keyboards, vocals (1973-74)
*Michael Heubach - keyboards (1974-1985)
*Henry Pacholski - vocals (1975-78; died 1978)
*Hans Wintoch - violin, keyboards, vocals (1984)Discography
LPs
* 1976: "Lift" (Amiga)
* 1979: "Meeresfahrt" (Amiga)
* 1981: "Spiegelbild" (Amiga)
* 1987: "Nach Hause" (Amiga)CDs
* 1992: "Rock aus Deutschland Ost 6 - Wasser und Wein"
* 1994: "Spiegelbild / Nach Hause"
* 1995: "Best of Lift"
* 1995: "Meine Schulden"
* 1996: "Die schönsten Balladen"
* 1998/2003: "LIFT classics"
* 1999: "Nach Süden"
* 1999: "Sachsendreier live" (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
* 2000: "Lift"
* 2000: "Meeresfahrt"
* 2000: "Lift Unplugged"
* 2003: "Classics & unplugged"
* 2005: "Tagesreise – Best (1976–2003)"
* 2007: "Sachsendreier live – die Zweite" (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
* 2008: "Hits & Raritäten" (Buschfunk)DVD
* 2005: "Sachsendreier Live" (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
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