Die goldenen Zitronen

Die Goldenen Zitronen (The Golden Lemons) are a Punkband from Hamburg. (Original name was "Die deutschen Nazikartoffeln" (The German Nazi-potatoes). When the band formed in 1984 at the beginning of the “Fun-Punk”-movement, punk was their main style. They are considered a forerunner to the "Hamburger Schule." Over the years the band added more experimental musical forms, with which different styles were combined. Their lyrics are political and take a critical view of society from a left to left-radical perspective.

Members

Initial members were Schorsch Kamerun (vocals), Ale Sexfeind (Drummer), Ted Gaier (Bass, Guitar) and Aldo Moro (Guitar, Bass).From the initial members just Schorsch Kamerun and Ted Gaier left behind. New members are under others Thomas Wenzel (Die Sterne) under the pseudonym Julius Block, keyboarder Mense Reents (Egoexpress, Stella) and Enno Paluca.

Other bandmember projects

*Ted Gaier: "Three Normal Beatles" and "Les Robespieres" (with Klaus Ramcke), Schwabinggrad Ballett (with Bernadette La Hengst, Knarf Rellöm)

Diskographie

* 1987 - Porsche, Genscher, Hallo HSV
* 1988 - Kampfstern Mallorca dockt an
* 1990 - Fuck you
* 1991 - Punkrock
* 1994 - Das bißchen Totschlag
* 1996 - Economy Class
* 1998 - Dead School Hamburg (Give me a Vollzeitarbeit)
* 2001 - Schafott zum Fahrstuhl
* 2002 - Aussage Gegen Aussage "(Best of)"
* 2006 - Lenin

Compilations

* 2006 - "silver monk time - a tribute to the monks" (29 bands cover the MONKS) [http://www.playloud.org/silvermonktime.html label play loud! productions]