Ton Stein Scherben were formed in 1970 by the vocalist, guitarist and frontman Rio Reiser, R.P.S. Lanrue, Kai Sichtermann (bass guitar), Wolfgang Seidel (drums). They are considered to be among the most notorious German kraut polit-rock next to bands such as Floh de Cologne (...) During the 70's the band were known for their social and political critics but also for their amazingly challenging live performances. During this active period of their career they published three albums. Theit debut album Warum Geht Es Mir So Dreckig?(Why am I so badly off?) sounds like an edgy garage rock affair. With wild cacophonous rhythm and blues riffing, ballsy attitudes and some raging Germanic fuelled vocals - you get the feeling of being thrown into a sonic punk rock bar with barf on the walls and black n white painted faces staring at you with glances of darts.When Reiser decides to embellish on this black backyard feel, he whips out the good ol wah wah pedal and storms through the music with his hair on fire and a back country of musicians that grow ever more sludgy and reckless. Think Ash Ra Tempel without the use of peyote and electronic trickery. On the 6th of September 1970 the group played their first major gig on the Fehmarn stage shortly after Jimi Hendrix had performed his last show on the exact same venue. The story goes that on the night of their gig, the house residing right next to the stage caught on fire during the show. Subsequent rumours will have you believe that the fire was instigated by the security personnel, because the organizers had fled with all the proceeds. Back then though, people thought the band had started the fire, which in turn gave them tons of credibility with the predominantly anarchistic population of their fan-base.This debut is however more than the overt in-your-face garage proto punk, as you additionally get small acoustic segments that take you gently by the hand and leads you through 60s like protest songs. The bone crunching tempo that takes up most of this album benefits immensely from these quieter moments, where we really get to hear the imaginative playing from both guitarists. Especially Reise's brief gentle guitar sprees are a thing of beauty. In many ways he reminds me of a more reckless Manuel Göttsching. Line-up / Musicians R.P.S. Lanrue/guitar Rio Reiser/guitar, vocals Wolfgang Seidel/drums Kai Sichtermann/bass Discography(Album) Warum Geht Es Mir So Dreckig? 1972
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