Wir - Eisberg [1976 Hard Rock Disco GDR Germany ]

Albums: "Rhythmus '76" and "WIR" (1977)
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The penultimate track here is one of the most different sounding, with a noticeably more modern production style which ends up as a novel hard rock / disco cross-over. After forming in 1972, Wolfgang Ziegler was responsible for the compositions of Wir and Jens Gerlach (Panta Rhei) provided the lyrics. By the time their first album was produced in 1977, Wir had already released a total of six singles on Amiga, and some compilation tracks. One of those compilation tracks in 1976, "Eisberg", is included here. It was later included on the debut album. After a relatively long wait for the band's debut album, the second album was released a year later. It's called "Zeit" and it also includes the big hit "Nach dem Konzert", which was also released as a single. Apart from the GDR, Wir records were also released in the CSSR (Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic) and the Federal Republic.

Wir kept changing musically between rock and pop or disco music. Together with the Kreis group, they were among the most successful bands in the GDR, particularly in the pop and disco sectors. Over the years, however, the style changed audibly. In the beginning, Wir released rock songs, but then they switched to disco music and new wave to pure pop music. A harbinger of what was to follow with Ziegler's hit career from the end of the 80s.

The change in the music certainly had something to do with the many changes in personnel, because in all the years of its existence, Wir experienced repeated changes in the line-up. Only band boss and singer Wolfgang Ziegler stayed with the band until it broke up in 1986. They played together with the line-up of Wolfgang Ziegler (vocals, keyboard instruments, guitar), Hartmut Podlech (guitar, backing vocals), Uwe Karsten (bass), Carsten 'beathoven' Mohren (keyboard) and Hans-Joachim Kluge (drums). In 1986 Ziegler left Wir and started a successful solo career. After Ziegler's departure, Wir disbanded. The complete unabridged account of Wir can be read at https://www.deutsche-mugge.de/portraits/2929-wir.html