Crash-Landing
Encyclopedia
Crash-Landing or Crash Landing (subtitled Perfect Tunes for the Final Ride or ...perfekt tunes for the final ride [it is unknown whether "perfekt" is a misprint or intentional]) is the second English language
studio album
by the German
punk
band Die Toten Hosen
, intended for the Australia
n market. As on Love, Peace & Money
, most of the songs are translated DTH German language
songs. Some songs were originally b-sides to various singles.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
, intended for the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n market. As on Love, Peace & Money
Love, Peace & Money
Love, Peace & Money is the first English language album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen , not counting the cover album Learning English, Lesson One. It was intended for the Japanese market...
, most of the songs are translated DTH German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
songs. Some songs were originally b-sides to various singles.
Track listing
- "The Producer" (Rohde/Frege) − 0:44 (loungeLounge musicLounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...
intro of "Umtausch ausgeschlossen!") - "The Product" (Rohde/Frege, T. V. SmithT. V. SmithT. V. Smith is a British punk rock singer-songwriter, who was part of the band The Adverts in the late 1970s...
) − 1:23 (singing part of "Umtausch ausgeschlossen!") - "The Fly" (Frege/Frege, Smith) − 2:01 ("Die Fliege")
- "Man" (v. Holst/Frege, Smith) − 4:08 ("Mensch")
- "Pushed AgainPushed Again"Pushed Again" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It is the only single and the fifth track from the album Crash-Landing.The song is about being tormented by somebody and trying to get this somebody off the narrator's back.-Music video:...
" (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:49 - "Big Bad Wolf" (v. Holst/Frege, Smith) - 3:53 ("Böser Wolf")
- "Bonnie & Clyde" (Breitkopf/Frege, Smith) - 3:33 (English version)
- "Hopeless Happy Song" (Bretikopf, Frege/Frege, Smith) - 2:55
- "I Am the WalrusI Am the Walrus"I Am the Walrus" is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Lennon claimed he wrote the first two lines on separate acid trips. The song was in the Beatles' 1967 television film and album Magical Mystery Tour, and was the B-side to the #1 hit "Hello,...
" (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
) − 3:06 (from "ParadiesParadiesThe term Paradies may refer to*Paradies , an album by Silly*Paradies , a song by Die Toten Hosen*Paradies , a district of Constance*Paradies, a film by Želimir Žilnik...
"; The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
cover) - "I Fought the LawI Fought the Law"I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and became popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by The Clash in 1979...
" (misprinted on the back "I Faught the Law") (Sonny CurtisSonny CurtisSonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
) − 2:35 (from "Kauf MICH!Kauf MICH! (song)"Kauf MICH!" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the fourth single and the seventh track from the album Kauf MICH!. The single cover is designed as a typical washing powder box....
"; The CricketsThe CricketsThe Crickets are a rock & roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record was "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957....
cover) - "No Escape" (v. Holst/Frege, Smith) - 3:33
- "Soul Therapy" (Breitkopf/Frege, Smith) - 5:13 ("Seelentherapie")
- "Viva la Revolution" (Breitkopf/Frege, Smith) − 4:31 (English version)
- "Disneyland (Stays the Same)" (Breitkopf/Frege, Hanns Christian Müller, Smith) − 3:27 ("Entenhausen bleibt stabil")
- "Revenge" (Meurer/Frege, Smith) − 3:59 (from "Pushed AgainPushed Again"Pushed Again" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It is the only single and the fifth track from the album Crash-Landing.The song is about being tormented by somebody and trying to get this somebody off the narrator's back.-Music video:...
") - "Beautiful Day" (Meurer/Frege, Smith) − 3:24 ("Der letzte Tag")
2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks
- "Runaway Train Driver" (Smith/Smith) – 3:11 (from "Nur zu BesuchNur zu Besuch"Nur zu Besuch" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the fourth single and the eleventh track from the album Auswärtsspiel....
"; T.V. Smith cover)
- "Radio ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
#1" – 0:23
- "Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)"Carnival in Rio " is a song by Die Toten Hosen and Ronnie Biggs. It's the lead single and the fifteenth track from the cover album Learning English, Lesson One, being also the only non-cover on the album....
" (Frege, von Holst/Ronald Biggs) – 3:56 (live in River Plate Stadium, Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 1996)
- "Born to Lose" (Johnny ThundersJohnny ThundersJohnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
) – 2:41 (live in River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, 1996; The HeartbreakersThe HeartbreakersJohnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, also known as The Heartbreakers, were an American rock & roll band formed in New York in May 1975. The band was part of the first wave of punk rock.-History:...
cover)
- "Radio Argentina #2" – 0:30
- "Hier kommt AlexHier kommt Alex"Hier kommt Alex" is a song by German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It is the first single and the first track from the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau. The song in concept introduces Alex, who is the central character on the concept album...
" (Meurer/Frege) – 2:09 (live in River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, 1996)
- "Radio Argentina #3" – 0:35
- "Love Me TenderLove Me Tender (song)"Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :...
" (Vera Matson, Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
/George R. Poulton, Ken DarbyKen DarbyKenneth Lorin Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized with three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award.- Personal life :...
) – 1:29 (live in CBGBCBGBCBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
's, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, 1992; Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
cover)
- "Blitzkrieg BopBlitzkrieg Bop"Blitzkrieg Bop" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released as the band's debut single in April of 1976 in the United States...
" (Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
, Tommy RamoneTommy RamoneTommy Ramone, also known as Thomas Erdelyi , is a Hungarian American record producer and musician...
) – 1:40 (live in CBGB's, New York, 1992; RamonesRamonesThe Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
cover)
- "First Time" (Honest John Plain/Plain) – 2:42 (live in CBGB's, New York, 1992; The BoysThe Boys (UK Band)The Boys are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976.Members of the band had previously played in other groups, such as London SS and Hollywood Brats. After recording four studio albums and eight singles, as well as recording Christmas themed music under the name The Yobs, they disbanded...
cover)
- "The Return of Alex" (Meurer/Frege, Dangerfield) – 3:45 (live in CBGB's, New York, 1992; "Hier kommt AlexHier kommt Alex"Hier kommt Alex" is a song by German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It is the first single and the first track from the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau. The song in concept introduces Alex, who is the central character on the concept album...
")
- "Perfect Criminal" (von Holst/Frege, Dangerfield) – 2:31 (live in CBGB's, New York, 1992; "Musterbeispiel")
Personnel
- Campino - vocals
- Andreas von Holst - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Michael Breitkopf - guitar
- Andreas Meurer - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Wolfgang Rohde - drums
- Vom Ritchie - drums