Extrabreit

Extrabreit is a German band established in Hagen, Germany in 1978. The band was one of the most successful exponents of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement of the 1980s.

Extrabreit
Extrabreit in 2013
Background information
Origin	Hagen, West Germany
Genres	NDW
Years active	1978–present
Associated acts	Hildegard Knef, Harald Juhnke, Marianne Rosenberg
Website	www.die-breiten.de
Members	Kai "Havaii" Schlasse Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein Bubi Hönig Lars Larson Rolf Möller

Extrabreit in 2008

Extrabreit live at Wacken Open Air 2018

History

The band was founded around the end of 1978, when they began their career as a German punk rock band; later they were ascribed to the Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) movement, though their music is not typical of the NDW genre. It was influenced heavily by punk rock music, and their lyrics were often critical of politics and society. The members viewed themselves as punks, whose only association with the NDW was that they appeared at the same time. As testament to that, they wrote on their homepage: "Ja wir haben den Scheiß eben mitgemacht!" (Yeah, we went along with that shit).

The highlight of their career was seen from 1981 until 1983, as they played for sold-out crowds, had records go Gold and Platinum and were pictured on the cover of BRAVO. After two band members left the group in 1983, they released two albums: Europa and LP der Woche. After a creative break until 1987, the band returned with an album that was heavily influenced by The Cure. In the 1990s, Extrabreit moved onto writing lyrics highly critical of society and full of sharp sarcasm (a little bit similar to Dead Kennedys). Their new work did not enjoy the same commercial success of their earlier albums. After their 'Final concert' in the "Berlet Halle" Hagen - Hohenlimburg on 19 September 1998, the group went on to play in Bochum in 2002 and are touring Germany. Also they had in 2010 a concert with the Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen. In the past they recorded songs with Hildegard Knef, Harald Juhnke and Marianne Rosenberg.

Extrabreit played their 1000th concert on 27 August 2005 to several thousand fans in Hengsteysee in Hagen. The band was presented with their first Platinum record for their first major success in 1980.

Band members

• Vocals: Kai "Havaii" Schlasse
• Guitar: Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein, Bubi Hönig
• Bass: Lars Larson
• Drums: Rolf Möller

Discography

Singles Hart wie Marmelade (Hard as Jam), 1980 Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning), 1981 No. 12. in Germany Polizisten (Policemen), 1981 No. 27. in Germany Her mit den Abenteuern/Duo Infernal (Gimme the Adventures), 1982 No. 70. in Germany Kleptomanie, 1982 Learning Deutsch, 1983 Secret Service, 1984 Ruhm (Fame), 1984 Blue Moon, 1987 Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt (Remix 90), 1990 MCD Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne (Remix 90) (Aircraftman, Say Hello To The Sun), 1990 MCD No. 15. in Germany Ruhm, Live, 1990 Polizisten (Live), 1991 MCD Joachim muß härter werden (Joachim Has To Become Tougher), 1991 MCD Der letzte Schliff (The Final Touch), 1991 MCD Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen (It Should Rain Red Roses For Me), 1992 MCD No. 35. in Germany Laß es regnen (Let It Rain), 1993 MCD Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 MCD CVJM (YMCA), 1996 MCD Nichts ist für immer (Nothing's For Good), 1996 MCD Verdammter roter Mond (Bloody Red Moon), 1998 MCD ÖL! (kostenlose Promo) (Oil, free promotional), 2003 MCD Er macht ihn rein (He Puts It Inside, referring to soccer, means "shooting a goal"), 2003 MCD Neues Spiel (New Match), 2005 MCD

LP/CDs Ihre größten Erfolge (Their Greatest Successes), 1980 LP/CD Welch ein Land - Was für Männer (What A Country - What Men), 1981 LP/CD Rückkehr der phantastischen Fünf (Return Of The Fantastic Five), 1982 LP/CD Europa (Europe), 1983 LP/CD LP der Woche (Record Of The Week), 1984 LP/CD Sex after three years in a submarine, 1987 LP/CD Das grenzt schon an Musik (Live) (That's Almost Music), 1990 LP/CD Wer böses denkt soll endlich schweigen (He Who Has Evil Thoughts Should Be Silent At Last), 1991 LP/CD Hotel Monopol, 1993 CD Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 CD No. 65. in Germany Superfett - Das Beste (Super Fat - The Best), 1996 CD Amen, 1998 CD Das letzte Gefecht (Live) (The Last-Ditch Stand), 2002 CD Unerhört (Scandalous), 2003 CD Ihre Allergrößten Erfolge (Their Very Biggest Successes), 2003 CD Frieden (Peace), 2005 CD Neues von Hiob (News from Job), 2008 LP/CD 30 Jahre LIVE, 2009 CD Extrabreit Gold, 2009 CD Extrabreit und Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen - Live in Hagen, 2010 CD

External links

• (in German) Official Web Site
• (in German) Fan Site