BAP (German band)

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BAP (Template:IPA) is a German rock band. With thirteen albums reaching the number one in the German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.

Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Ambros.

History

Wolfgang Niedecken, 1984
BAP in Aachen, 1980

The group was founded in 1976 under the name Template:Lang in Cologne by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "Template:Lang" (Damn long time ago), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Template:Lang" (related to the German word dad), but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-nickname.

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Band members

Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg, Germany

Current members

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  • Wolfgang "Maître" Niedecken – singer (1976–present)
  • Werner Kopal – bass (1996–present)
  • Michael Nass – keyboards (1999–present)
  • Template:Ill – violin, viola, cello, percussion, guitar, trombone (2014–present, as guest 2006–2014)
  • Ulrich "Uli" Rode – guitar (2014–present)
  • Sönke Reich – drums (2014–present)
  • Axel Müller – saxophone, guitar, duduk, flutes (2018–present)
  • Franz Johannes Goltz – trombone (2018–present)
  • Template:Ill – trumpet, flügelhorn (2022–present)

Former members

  • "Afro" Bauermann – percussion (1976–1977)
  • Rainer "Saxello" Gulich – saxophone (1976–1977)
  • Hans "Honçe" Heres – guitar (1976–1980)
  • Klaus Hogrefe – bass (1976–1978)
  • Wolfgang "Wolli" Boecker – drums (1976–1983)
  • Manfred "Schmal" Boecker – percussion (1976–1995)
  • Wolfgang "Gröön" Klever – bass (1978–1980)
  • Bernd Odenthal – keyboards (1978–1980)
  • Fritz Kullmann – saxophone (1980)
  • "Steve Borg" (Stephan Kriegeskorte) – bass (1980–1995)
  • Klaus "Major" Heuser – guitar (1980–1999)
  • Hans "Fonz" Wollrath – sounds (1980–1999)
  • Alexander (Axel) "Tschaikägo" "Effendi" Büchel – keyboards (1981–1999)
  • Jan Dix – drums (1983–1985)
  • Pete King – drums (1986)
  • Template:Ill – drums (1987–2014)
  • Template:Ill – percussion (1996–1997)
  • Template:Ill – saxophone (1996–2002)
  • Template:Ill – percussion (1999–2003)
  • Template:Ill – guitar (1999–2014)
  • Template:Ill – percussion (2014–2016, as guest 2008–2014)
  • Template:Ill – trumpet (2018–2022)

Albums

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Singles

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  • 1983: Book Template:Lang [BAP about BAP]
  • 1987: Album Template:Lang [Hit times] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)
  • 1989: Book Template:Lang (about their Chinese tour)
  • 1992: Album Template:Lang [Get up and speak out; literally: Ass up, teeth apart] (various bands from Cologne, live concert against racism and neo-fascism)
  • 1995: Album Template:Lang [Leopard's skin] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album with translated Dylan lyrics)
  • 2002: Film Template:Lang [A lot has happened] (film by Wim Wenders about BAP)
  • 2011: Book Template:Lang [For a moment] (autobiography by Wolfgang Niedecken & Oliver Kobold)
  • 2022: Album Template:Lang [Dylan journey] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)

See also

References

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Further reading

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