High Mud Leader
Encyclopedia
High Mud Leader is an album by 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...

 heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Knorkator
Knorkator
Knorkator is a German band from Berlin that combines heavy metal with comical elements. They proclaim themselves to be "Germany's most band in the world" , as the title "The best band in the world" was already taken by Die Ärzte...

, released in 2002 as "High Mud Leader". The title is a pun on the German word "Heimatlieder" (meaning "folk songs" or "country songs"), which is pronounced roughly the same. The music is different from the band's usual metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 style; the songs satirize typical German folk/country songs in both musical style and lyrics.

Track listing

  1. Deutschland ist schön ("Germany is beautiful")
  2. Admiral
  3. Mein Liebchen ist gegangen ("My Darling went away")
  4. Mein Freund, der Hund ("My friend, the dog")
  5. Nebel auf dem Wasser ("Fog on the water", based on the song Smoke on the Water
    Smoke on the Water
    "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. In 2004, the song was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Smoke on the Water"...

    )
  6. Ja meine Frau ("Yes, my wife")
  7. Blasmusik ("Brass music")
  8. Werbung ("Advertising")
  9. Still loving you (cover version of the song by the Scorpions
    Scorpions (band)
    Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

    )
  10. Ferien in Algerien ("Vacation in Algeria")
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK