Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They are one of the German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Trousers" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "impotent", "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on". A more idiomatic translation of the band's name might therefore be, "The Deadbeats."
The members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen 'Vom' Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Although most of the members are German, drummer Vom is actually from England and replaced Wölli as the drummer in 1999; Wölli's untimely departure from the band was due to injuries caused by a car accident. Wölli himself had replaced Trini in 1985, and is still an honorary member of the band; Trini became the band's manager when Wölli joined.
The band has existed for over 20 years, and their songs' focus gradually shifted from funny and nonsensical to serious; the songs from their first LP were mostly about having fun, but by the end of the 1980s they were focusing more on political and social issues such as racism.
Discography:
* Opel-Gang Opel Gang (1983)
* Unter falscher Flagge Under False Flag (1984)
* Damenwahl Ladies' Choice (1986)
* Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen (1987)
* Bis zum bitteren Ende To the Bitter End (1987)
* Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau A little bit of horror show (1988)
* Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück - 125 Jahre Die Toten Hosen On the Crusade
to Happiness - 125 Years of Die Toten Hosen (1990)
* Learning English, Lesson 1 (1991)
* Kauf MICH! Buy ME! (1993)
* Reich & Sexy Rich & Sexy (1993)
* Love, Peace & Money (1994)
* Opium fürs Volk Opium for the People (1996)
* Im Auftrag des Herrn By Order of the Lord (1996)
* Wir warten auf's Christkind We Wait for the Christ-child (1998)
* Crash Landing (1999)
* Unsterblich Immortal (1999)
* Auswärtsspiel Away Game (2002)
* Reich & Sexy II Rich & Sexy II (2002)
* Zurück zum Glück Back to Happiness (2004)
* Nur zu Besuch - Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater Just Visiting -
Unplugged in the Vienna Burgtheater (2005)
* In aller Stille (2008) In complete Silence (released in Nov)
