Grobschnitt
Biography Grobschnitt
Grobschnitt
Their albums "Rockpommel's Land" (1977) and "Solar Music - Live" (1978) are legend. Not only did they bring Zappaesque improvisational madness to German rock music and celebrate progressive moments of glory, their concerts lasting several hours were also spacey jam sessions, theatre-like performances and pure pyromania all in one. Grobschnitt emerged in 1971 from the school band Charing Cross. With the departure of keyboarder Mist and drummer Eroc the golden era of the band ended in 1982/83, in 1989 the "Last Party" tour was the end for the time being. Eroc's lovingly compiled archive recordings series "Die Grobschnitt Story" (1994-2010) and a cross-generational Grobschnitt formation consisting of Willi Wildschwein and sons of various band members, among others, which was active from 2007 to 2012, however, showed that this chapter was far from closed for the musicians. Since then, all albums have been re-released in remastered versions, plus the box set "Solar Movie" - and since 2019, Lupo, Willi Wildschwein and his son Nuki are back on the road as Grobschnitt Acoustic Party on German stages.
