Also known as WSK, W$K | Genres Punk rock | |
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Years active 1995 (1995)–2005 (2005) Website www.wohlstandskinder.de Past members Honolulu SilverTürk TravoltaRaki NeidhardtDon Ludger de la Cardeneo Members Tobias Rüder, Don Ludger de la Cardeneo, Raki Neidhardt, Türk Travolta Albums Zwischen Image und Gewohnheit, Dezibelkarate, Poppxapank, Baby - Blau!, Delikatessen 500 SL | ||
The Wohlstandskinder ( [ˈvoːlʃtantskɪndɐ], "Children of prosperity", shortform WSK or W$K) was a punk rock band from Overath near Cologne, Germany that was founded in 1995. They define their music as Provinzrock ("Province rock"). After their 10th anniversary in December 2005 they produced a double-live-album, which was also released as DVD.
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- The wohlstandskinder rock n roll opa k ln 2015
- Name
- Style
- Members
- Discography
- Demos
- LPs
- EPs
- Singles
- VHS DVD
- Songs
- References
The wohlstandskinder rock n roll opa k ln 2015
Name
The "The" in the bandname was added in 2000, according to the official statement on their website as an Adelsprädikat ("an ennobling descriptor") and as sign for Posertum and Möchtegernglamour ("Wannabe-glamour").
Style
The early songs of The Wohlstandskinder were socially critical, politically left and often shameless. On their way to success, which led to a major label taking them up, their music got much more subtle, and almost completely lost its shameless style.
Members
The Wohlstandskinder are:
Discography
The Wohlstandskinder published several singles and five studio albums. They have also been sampled several times.
They have recorded two music-videos (Wie ein Stern and Kein Radiosong), the last one was even shown on the German music-television station VIVA (but only very late in the evening).
On their tours they promoted bands like Sum 41, The Offspring, Die Happy and Donots.
Demos
LPs
EPs
Singles
VHS & DVD
Songs
Kleines LuderFür Recht und Ordnung · 1997
Lied eines TräumersEn Garde · 2001
Das Grau unserer ZeitPoppxapank · 1997