BAP (German band)


BAP is a German rock band. With thirteen albums reaching the number one in the German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.
Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Ambros.

History

The group was founded in 1976 under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP in Cologne by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "Verdamp lang her", in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Papp", but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-nickname.
Niedecken translated a collection of Bob Dylan's lyrics to German for his 1995 solo album Leopardefell.

Band members

Current members

  • Wolfgang "Maître" Niedecken – singer
  • Werner Kopal – bass
  • Michael Nass – keyboards
  • – violin, viola, cello, percussion, guitar, trombone
  • Ulrich "Uli" Rode – guitar
  • Sönke Reich – drums
  • Axel Müller – saxophone, guitar, duduk, flutes
  • Franz Johannes Goltz – trombone
  • – trumpet, flügelhorn

    Former members

  • "Afro" Bauermann – percussion
  • Rainer "Saxello" Gulich – saxophone
  • Hans "Honçe" Heres – guitar
  • Klaus Hogrefe – bass
  • Wolfgang "Wolli" Boecker – drums
  • Manfred "Schmal" Boecker – percussion
  • Wolfgang "Gröön" Klever – bass
  • Bernd Odenthal – keyboards
  • Fritz Kullmann – saxophone
  • "Steve Borg" – bass
  • Klaus "Major" Heuser – guitar
  • Hans "Fonz" Wollrath – sounds
  • Alexander "Tschaikägo" "Effendi" Büchel – keyboards
  • Jan Dix – drums
  • Pete King – drums
  • – drums
  • – percussion
  • – saxophone
  • – percussion
  • – guitar
  • – percussion
  • – trumpet

    Albums

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  • 1985: Kristallnacht
  • 1986: '
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  • 1990: '
  • 1991: '
  • 1993: '
  • 1995: Wahnsinn – Die Hits von 79–95
  • 1996: '
  • 1999: '
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  • 2001: '
  • 2002: '
  • 2004: '
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  • 2008: '
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  • 2011: '
  • 2011: '
  • 2014: '
  • 2016: '
  • 2016: Die beliebtesten Lieder 1976–2016
  • 2016: Niedeckens BAP: Lebenslänglich im Heimathafen Neukölln
  • 2018: Niedeckens BAP: Live und deutlich
  • 2020:
  • 2024: Niedeckens BAP: Zeitreise / Live im Sartory

    Singles

  • 1980: "Chauvi Rock" / "Wahnsinn"
  • 1981: "Jupp" / "Frau, ich freu mich"
  • 1981: "Verdamp lang her" / "Waschsalon"
  • 1982: "Kristallnaach" / "Wellenreiter"
  • 1982: "Do kanns zaubre"
  • 1983: "Nemm mich met" / "Ahn' ner Leitplank"
  • 1984: "Drei Wünsch frei" / "Sendeschluss"
  • 1984: "Alexandra, nit nur do" / "Zofall un e janz klei bessje Glöck"
  • 1985: "Bunte Trümmer" / "Lisa"
  • 1986: "Endlich allein" / "Almanya"
  • 1986: "Time Is Cash, Time Is Money" / "Vun mir uss Kitsch "
  • 1988: "Fortsetzung folgt" / "Sandino"
  • 1988: "Saison der Container"
  • 1988: "Dat däät joot" / "Op dä Deckel vum Clown"
  • 1989: "Shanghai" / "Rääts un links vum Bahndamm"
  • 1990: "Alles em Lot" / "Domohls"
  • 1991: "Vis à Vis" / "Griefbar noh"
  • 1991: "Sie määt süchtig" / "Happy End"
  • 1991: "Verdamp lang her " / "Ne schöne Jrooß "
  • 1993: "Widderlich" / "Blonde Mohikaner"
  • 1993: "Wie die Sichel vum Mohnd"
  • 1993: "Paar Daach fröher"
  • 1995: "Ich danz met dir"
  • 1996: "Lass se doch reden"
  • 1996: "Nix wie bessher"
  • 1996: "Weihnachtnaach "
  • 1998: "Lena"
  • 1999: "Ahnunfürsich"
  • 1999: "Rita"
  • 1999: "Mayday"
  • 2000: "FC, jeff Jas! "
  • 2001: "Aff un zo"
  • 2001: "Shoeshine"
  • 2002: "Schluss, aus, okay"
  • 2003: "FC, jeff Jas! "
  • 2004: "Wann immer du nit wiggerweiss"
  • 2004: "Für Maria"
  • 2005: "Frau, ich freu mich"
  • 2006: "Verdamp lang her "
  • 2006: "Time Is Cash, Time Is Money "
  • 2008: "Morje fröh doheim"
  • 2011: "Halv su wild"
  • 2012: "All die Augenblicke "

    Related projects

  • 1983: Book BAP övver BAP
  • 1987: Album Schlagzeiten
  • 1989: Book BAP övver China
  • 1992: Album Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander
  • 1995: Album Leopardefell
  • 2002: Film Vill passiert
  • 2011: Book Für 'ne Moment
  • 2022: Album Dylanreise