Geier Sturzflug
Formed in Bochum, Germany in 1979, Geier Sturzflug is an alternative rock band closely associated with the unique German post-punk/new wave genre called Neue Deutsche Welle. They are best known for their hits "Bruttosozialprodukt", "Einsamkeit”, "Besuchen Sie Europa", and "Pure Lust am Leben”. Mixing rock, ska, reggae, and new wave, Geier Sturzflug were successful in their homeland but virtually unknown outside of Germany. The early line-up of the group featured vocalist and guitarist Friedel Geratsch, bassist Werner Borowski, drummer Uwe Kellerhoff, and guitarist Michael Volkmann. Geier Sturzflug released their debut album, Runtergekommen, in 1981, followed by Heiße Zeiten (1982), which featured their best-known single, "Bruttosozialprodukt". Between 1982 and 1986, the Neue Deutsche Welle musical movement was in full swing and was the most commercially successful period of their career. When the genre’s popularity died down, a lot of the bands lost their commercial momentum, including Geier Sturzflug. The group went on hiatus in 1986 and the band members went on to pursue other interests. Members of the group would reform sporadically and released several albums between 1999 and 2021 but never achieved the same amount of success as they had in the early 1980s. However, their musical legacy has been celebrated many time with compilation album and anniversary releases over the years.
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Best Of
Pop - Released by BMG Rights Management GmbH on 6 Sep 1993
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Das Beste von Geier Sturzflug
Pop - Released by BMG Rights Management GmbH on 3 Sep 1993
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Kult Hit-Box! (Die großen Geier Sturzflug NDW-Chart-Breaker!)
Pop - Released by Update-Media-Group on 18 Nov 2016
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Heiße zeiten (Bonus Version)
Pop - Released by BMG Rights Management GmbH on 1 Apr 2023
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In der großen Tradition der kleinen Haushaltswaren
Ska & Rocksteady - Released by YSR on 18 Feb 2022
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40 Jahre Geier Sturzflug - 40 Jahre Kult - 1979 bis 2019 (40 Mega-Hits plus Karaoke-Versionen der großen Hits)
Schlager - Released by Update-Media-Group - P.M. on 1 Apr 2019
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Europalied [Für die Liebe für das Leben Sonderedition] (feat. Ingo Naujoks)
Schlager - Released by Pucky Music on 5 Mar 2022
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Die Geier fliegen tief!
Pop - Released by A. & R. Pisch Musicproduction on 31 May 2005
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Geier Sturzflug - 5 Dekaden (Das ist doch nicht mehr seriös)
Germany - Released by MORE Music and Media GmbH & Co. KG on 24 Nov 2023
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Gehst du mit mir
Schlager - Released by Pucky Music on 11 Jun 2014
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Geier Sturzflug - 5 Dekaden (Das ist doch nicht mehr seriös)
Germany - Released by MORE Music and Media GmbH & Co. KG on 24 Nov 2023
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Lockdown (with Verlängerung)
Pop - Released by Pucky Music on 17 Dec 2021
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So schön kann Weihnachten sein
Schlager - Released by Pucky Music on 15 Nov 2011
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Eins zwei drei - das Leben das geht weiter (Partymix 2021)
Schlager - Released by Pucky Music on 1 May 2021
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Für die Liebe - für das Leben (Partymix)
Schlager - Released by Pucky Music on 22 Mar 2020
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