Der Krach der Republik


Der Krach der Republik is the fifth live album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It was recorded during the tour of the same name and released on 22 November 2013 as a double-CD. A special triple-vinyl edition, limited to 4000 copies, was also released that day.

Cover

The cover and the booklet of the CD were designed by Dirk Rudolph, who had also designed the cover of the album Ballast der Republik and the layout for the tickets of the tour. It shows a combination of the Coat of arms of Germany with the National emblem of East Germany. Inside the booklet is a collage of photos which were taken by Gregor Fischer, Carla Meurer and Paul Ripke.

Recording

The songs on the album were recorded during the following performances on the Krach der Republik Tour:
During the tour, Campino was the lead singer. E-guitars were played by Andreas von Holst and Michael Breitkopf and bass guitar by Andreas Meurer. Drums were played by Stephen George Ritchie. Leading sound technician during the tour was Stefan Holtz. Final mastering and mixing took place at the Principal Studios in Senden, supervised by the producer of the album, Vincent Sorg.

Track listing

Disc one
  1. "Drei Kreuze " – 1:35
  2. "Ballast der Republik" – 2:35
  3. "Altes Fieber" – 3:50
  4. "Auswärtsspiel" – 2:59
  5. "Alles wird gut" – 3:07
  6. "Das ist der Moment" – 2:42
  7. "Alles was war" – 2:59
  8. "Heute hier, morgen dort" – 2:34
  9. "Bonnie & Clyde" – 3:02
  10. "Ein guter Tag zum Fliegen" – 3:26
  11. "Halbstark" – 2:17
  12. "Sascha – ein aufrechter Deutscher" – 2:36
  13. "Paradies" – 3:38
  14. "Niemals einer Meinung" – 3:33
  15. "Wort zum Sonntag" – 4:00
  16. "Pushed Again" – 3:52
  17. "Schrei nach Liebe" – 3:04 Cover from Die Ärzte
  18. "Liebeslied" – 4:49
  19. "Steh auf, wenn du am Boden bist" – 3:36
Disc two
  1. "Hier kommt Alex" – 4:42
  2. "Wünsch' dir was" – 4:24
  3. "Tage wie diese" – 5:05
  4. "Achterbahn" – 2:41
  5. "Modestadt Düsseldorf" – 1:47
  6. "Alles aus Liebe" – 4:14
  7. "Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder" – 3:08
  8. "Alles wird vorübergehen" – 3:01
  9. "Far Far Away" – 5:56 Cover from Slade
  10. "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" – 3:17
  11. "Schönen Gruß, auf Wiedersehen" – 4:05
  12. "Vogelfrei" – 3:06
  13. "Draußen vor der Tür" – 3:00
  14. "Freunde" – 4:10
  15. "You'll Never Walk Alone" – 3:23

Music video

On 4 April 2014, a music movie with the title Der Krach der Republik – Das Tourfinale was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, which was directed by Paul Dugdale. It was created during the last two concerts of the tour in the Düsseldorf Esprit Arena, now known as the Merkur Spiel-Arena. The video is 125 minutes in length and the order of the songs follows the one on the album with the following bonus tracks added:
  1. "Helden und Diebe"
  2. "Europa"
  3. "Verschwende deine Zeit"
  4. "Opel-Gang"
  5. "Hang On Sloopy"
  6. "Düsseldorf"