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67. The band uploaded another video to YouTube this morning, showing some concert

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:18 PM

Jul 2022

prep and then some video of the concert in Vienna the other night. Campino doing some vocal exercises while pedaling on an exercise bike. Stretching so he can keep doing the high kicks he's known for. But he's no longer climbing high up scaffolding to perch there waving a flare, though he's still carrying a flare around the stage at times. For guys who've reached 60 or are close, they're holding up really well, though staying healthy enough for concerts obviously takes more work these days.

After the Stones and other artists have had to cancel tour appearances this summer because of Covid, I've been wondering how DTH will do, but so far everything seems fine. I did notice a member of another band onstage with them in Dusseldorf was wearing a mask offstage before the concert, but he took it off for the show.

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This song from a German band (Toten Hosen) reminds me of U2 at their anthemic best [View all] highplainsdem May 2022 OP

Bookmarking Bayard May 2022 #1

I haven't heard anything from them since '87. Harker May 2022 #2

Yes, they have. highplainsdem May 2022 #3

Btw, if you hadn't heard anything from them since '87, you missed their 1988 concept album highplainsdem May 2022 #4

Thank you very much. Harker May 2022 #5

You're welcome! And since you're a punk rock fan, you'll probably like this video of Joey Ramone highplainsdem May 2022 #7

What a treat. Harker May 2022 #8

Apropos of Campino speaking favorably of Television, and of the importance of Harker Jun 2022 #58

Great song! Easy to see why Campino mentioned them a few years later, highplainsdem Jun 2022 #60

They've also interviewed and criticized Angela Merkel, who had to apologize to them once. highplainsdem May 2022 #6

Wow that's a nice song, and I see what you mean about the U2 comparison FakeNoose May 2022 #9

The music video in the OP is a mix of scenes/crowds including highplainsdem May 2022 #10

Just found the article again where I'd seen the song's theme highplainsdem May 2022 #11

Thanks, this is very interesting FakeNoose May 2022 #15

Yeah, I can hear some U2 influence in there... electric_blue68 May 2022 #12

This might be Toten Hosen's most U2-influenced song, though I like a lot of their highplainsdem May 2022 #13

40 yrs? God bless em! 👍 electric_blue68 May 2022 #14

Campino has said in recent interviews that he doesn't think the band will still highplainsdem May 2022 #16

Another very impressive song from the same album as the song in the OP. highplainsdem May 2022 #17

Thanks this is a really nice song FakeNoose May 2022 #18

You're welcome! Wanted to share because this is an amazing song, and not at all what highplainsdem May 2022 #19

"Tage Wie Diese" isn't a song I'd've expected to sound so highplainsdem Jun 2022 #20

Found a bit more background, written in English for a change, on Die Toten Hosen highplainsdem Jun 2022 #21

"The Dead Pants"? Ocelot II Jun 2022 #22

LOL! It means "deadbeats," according to articles I've read. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #23

Must be a colloquialism, since "hosen" literally means trousers, Ocelot II Jun 2022 #24

Yes, I know "hosen" literally means trousers. Some of their fans refer to them simply as highplainsdem Jun 2022 #25

Did listen, didn't like; just not my taste - too noisy and screamy. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #26

Okay. Thanks for giving it a listen! I like classical music, too -- highplainsdem Jun 2022 #27

The problem that I have with rock and most other popular music Ocelot II Jun 2022 #28

We'll have to agree to disagree. Great classical music survived because it was written down. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #29

I have to agree. The best of all genres will survive, especially now. DFW Jun 2022 #31

Love that video of a Bulgarian choir! Thanks for posting that! highplainsdem Jun 2022 #33

For the record DFW Jun 2022 #34

An interesting name for a very loud rock band, then! Ocelot II Jun 2022 #36

They're a very interesting band. And one with a great sense of humor. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #38

I think the irony was intentional DFW Jun 2022 #41

Interesting how colloquialisms usually don't translate well, and Ocelot II Jun 2022 #39

They do make learning a language, not to mention translating, a lot highplainsdem Jun 2022 #40

tote hose is German slang for very boring, nothing happening Celerity Jun 2022 #45

I suppose dead pants is a pretty good euphemism for nothing happening. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #46

exactly Celerity Jun 2022 #47

Here are a couple of articles on it: highplainsdem Jun 2022 #48

'deadbeats' is an incorrect translation, the correct translation is boring, dead, nothing happening Celerity Jun 2022 #49

Fwiw, "dead beat" means too tired to move, and it had that meaning highplainsdem Jun 2022 #50

I had always assumed the name derived from the WWII era Harker Jun 2022 #57

That's a really interesting possibility, and one I'd never highplainsdem Jun 2022 #59

I have a few issues with the English translation which might help the lyrics make more sense DFW Jun 2022 #30

LOL! Thanks for the tips on the translation, and I had to laugh reading about how amused highplainsdem Jun 2022 #32

This being my adopted home town DFW Jun 2022 #35

No, that reply WASN'T longer than I wanted. I'd never call any other DUer long-winded highplainsdem Jun 2022 #37

Since Dusseldorf is your adopted home town, I thought you might like highplainsdem Jun 2022 #42

Die Toten Hosen are starting their 40th anniversary tour as the first band EVER to have 12 highplainsdem Jun 2022 #43

Die Toten Hosen (DTH) kicked off the stadium portion of their 40th anniversary tour last highplainsdem Jun 2022 #44

I've already said I wish Die Toten Hosen had recorded their songs in English, so they highplainsdem Jun 2022 #51

There's a recent documentary on the band, WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES, uploaded to highplainsdem Jun 2022 #52

Thank you for this! Elessar Zappa Jun 2022 #53

You're very welcome! Hope you'll enjoy it. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #54

LOL! Some news on what Campino thinks of the band's name, and his own nickname. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #55

Die Toten Hosen made international news a couple of nights ago by interrupting their concert highplainsdem Jun 2022 #56

Found a review in English of DTH's most recent concert, in Munich on the 18th. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #61

You're correct in that I won't be at either concert DFW Jun 2022 #62

Good for them! And enjoy the babysitting! I'd love to hear what they think of the concert, highplainsdem Jun 2022 #63

It's after 11 in Dusseldorf, and one video from tonight's concert is already highplainsdem Jun 2022 #64

Last night, for the 2nd of their two 40th-anniversary-tour concerts in Dusseldorf, DTH shared highplainsdem Jun 2022 #65

This is a fun video, which Die Toten Hosen added to their YouTube channel just this highplainsdem Jun 2022 #66

The band uploaded another video to YouTube this morning, showing some concert highplainsdem Jul 2022 #67

Die Toten Hosen gave a concert in Leipzig last night, and a fan was close highplainsdem Jul 2022 #68

Another fun video from the band, uploaded to their YouTube channel yesterday, about highplainsdem Jul 2022 #69

DTH gave a concert in Hamburg last night, at a music festival at the Volkspark Stadion. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #70

Live in Stuttgart last night, with a really impressive performance of highplainsdem Jul 2022 #71

Another amusing video from the band, posted a few hours ago, showing their highplainsdem Jul 2022 #72

Still going really strong in Freiburg last night: highplainsdem Jul 2022 #73

A couple more videos, mostly backstage scenes, posted by the band about their tour. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #74

DTH are currently taking nearly a month-long break, after two months of touring, highplainsdem Aug 2022 #75

Another fun video from DTH, this one posted on their YouTube channel just minutes ago. This highplainsdem Aug 2022 #76

DTH's 40th anniversary tour resumed last night, at Berlin's Tempelhof airport, and highplainsdem Aug 2022 #77

Long article/interview on Campino's environmental activism and narrator role in a new documentary highplainsdem Sep 2022 #78

DTH ended their very successful 40th anniversary tour in Minden last highplainsdem Sep 2022 #79

I'd forgotten that Die Toten Hosen's 40th anniversary concerts would include a few in Argentina highplainsdem Oct 2022 #80