Viva (La Düsseldorf album)
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Viva is the second and most successful album of Klaus Dinger
's (of Neu!
fame) band La Düsseldorf
. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song.
Different mixes/edits of "Rheinita" and "Viva" were released as a single; the single version of "Viva" is slightly longer and has a fadeout, the album version segues into "White Overalls". "Vögel" (Birds, in German) is a minute and a half of bird noises. All songs are written by Klaus Dinger.
Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock outfit, Neu! He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk.-Pre-Neu! :Klaus Dinger was born in Scherfede,...
's (of Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
fame) band La Düsseldorf
La Düsseldorf
La Düsseldorf was a German band, consisting of onetime Kraftwerk drummer and Neu! multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger and occasional Neu! collaborators Thomas Dinger and Hans Lampe. La Düsseldorf was formed after Neu! disbanded following the release of their Neu! '75 record...
. It has both "Rheinita", which was their most successful single, and "Cha Cha 2000", which has become their most famous song.
Different mixes/edits of "Rheinita" and "Viva" were released as a single; the single version of "Viva" is slightly longer and has a fadeout, the album version segues into "White Overalls". "Vögel" (Birds, in German) is a minute and a half of bird noises. All songs are written by Klaus Dinger.
Track listing
- "Viva" - 2:36
- "White Overalls" - 2:07
- "Rheinita" - 7:41
- "Vögel" - 1:27
- "Geld" - 6:35
- "Cha Cha 2000" - 19:53
Personnel
- Thomas DingerThomas DingerThomas Dinger was a German drummer, singer and songwriter who was active in solo pursuits in addition to having been a member of Neu! andLa Düsseldorf, both with his brother Klaus Dinger.-with La Düsseldorf:...
- Vocals, percussion - Hans Lampe - Drums, percussion
- Andreas Schell - Piano on ' 6'
- Klaus DingerKlaus DingerKlaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock outfit, Neu! He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk.-Pre-Neu! :Klaus Dinger was born in Scherfede,...
- Vocals, percussion, guitars - Nikolas van Rhijn (a pseudonym for Klaus Dinger) - Keyboards and synthesizers
- Harald Konietzko - Bass on ' 5' and ' 6'