Unplugged: Rock'n'Roll Realschule explained

Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule
Type:live
Artist:Die Ärzte
Cover:Rocknrollrealschule.jpg
Released:4 November 2002
Recorded:31 August 2002
Genre:Punk rock, acoustic rock
Label:Hot Action
Producer:Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Prev Title:Die Ärzte
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Geräusch
Next Year:2003

Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule is a live album / MTV Unplugged album by German rock band Die Ärzte. The band performed at Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium, Hamburg. The name comes from the song "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by the Ramones.

Track listing

  1. "Schrei nach Liebe" [Cry for love] – 3:54
  2. "Ich ess' Blumen" [I eat flowers] – 3:23
  3. "Langweilig" [Boring] – 3:42
  4. "Meine Ex(plodierte Freundin)" [My ex(ploded) girlfriend)] – 2:04
  5. "Monsterparty" – 3:28
  6. "Hurra" [Hooray] – 3:46
  7. "Kopfhaut" [Headskin] – 2:42
  8. "Zu spät" [Too late] – 3:41
  9. "Westerland" – 4:18
  10. "1/2 Lovesong" – 4:14
  11. "Komm zurück" [Come back] – 3:29
  12. "Der Graf" – 3:34
  13. "Ignorama" – 2:58
  14. "Is ja irre" [That's crazy] – 1:36
  15. "Bitte bitte" [Please, please] – 2:59
  16. "Mit dem Schwert nach Polen, warum René?" [With a sword to Poland, why René?] – 4:36
  17. "Die Banane" [The banana] – 4:59
  18. "Manchmal haben Frauen..." [Sometimes, women have...] – 5:28
  19. "Medley" – 4:59
    • "Ohne dich" [Without you]
    • "Paul"
    • "Quark" [Rubbish; lit: [[Curd]]]
    • "Schunder-Song"
    • "Meine Freunde" [My friends]
    • "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" [No more war, no more Las Vegas!]
    • "Rettet die Wale" [Save the whales]
    • "Der lustige Astronaut" [The merry astronaut]
    • "Las Vegas"

The DVD

Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule
Type:video
Artist:Die Ärzte
Cover:RnRRsDVD.jpg
Released:6 December 2002
Recorded:31 August 2002
Genre:Punk rock
Label:Hot Action Records
Producer:Die Ärzte
Prev Title:Killer
Prev Year:1999/2000
Next Title:Vollkommen gefangen im Schattenreich von Die Ärzte
Next Year:2003

Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule is the first concert DVD and the second DVD by Die Ärzte. The video is based on the concert from 31 August 2002 to the CD from Rock'n'Roll Realschule. On the DVD are nine added tracks, six specials and one hidden track: "Dauerwelle vs. Minipli".

Track listing

  1. "Tittenmaus" [Tit mouse]
  2. "Sommer, Palmen, Sonnenschein" [Summer, palms, sunshine]
  3. "Hurra" [Hooray]
  4. "Blumen" [Flowers]
  5. "Langweilig" [Boring]
  6. "Meine Ex(plodierte Freundin)" [My ex(ploded girlfriend)]
  7. "Monsterparty"
  8. "Kopfhaut" [Headskin]
  9. "Ist das alles?" [Is that all?]
  10. "Schrei nach Liebe" [Cry for love]
  11. "Zu spät" [Too late]
  12. "Westerland"
  13. "1/2 Lovesong"
  14. "Komm zurück" [Come back]
  15. "Komm zurück" (video)
  16. "Der Graf" [<nowiki/>[[Count Dracula|The Count]]]
  17. "Lieber Tee" [Rather have tea]
  18. "Ignorama"
  19. "Is ja irre" [That's crazy]
  20. "Bitte, bitte" [Please, please]
  21. "Mit dem Schwert nach Polen, warum René?" [With a sword to Poland, why René?]
  22. "3-Tage-Bart" [Stubble, lit. 3-days-beard]
  23. "Die Banane" [The banana]
  24. "Die Banane" (video)
  25. "Manchmal haben Frauen..." [Sometimes, women have...]
  26. "Medley"
    • "Ohne dich" [Without you]
    • "Paul"
    • "Quark" [Rubbish; lit: [[Curd]]]
    • "Schunder-Song"
    • "Meine Freunde" [My friends]
    • "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" [No more war, no more Las Vegas!]
    • "Rettet die Wale" [Save the whales]
    • "Der lustige Astronaut" [The funny astronaut]
    • "Las Vegas"
  27. "Gute Nacht" [Good night]

Specials

  1. "Westerland" (rehearsal)
  2. "Der Graf" (rehearsal)
  3. "3-Tage-Bart" (rehearsal)
  4. "Mit dem Schwert nach Polen, warum René?" (rehearsal)
  5. "Schweres Schwert" [difficult sword]
  6. "Umbaupause" [scene-changing interval]
  7. "Dauerwelle vs. Minipli" (Plugged)

All of the above are only found as easter eggs on the DVD has a mock-disclaimer stating: "Ach ja... für alle DVD-Geschädigten: Es gibt keinen Hidden-Track... ehrlich." (Oh, by the way for all those who are 'damaged' by DVDs: There is no hidden track... seriously.)

Song information

DVD

Singles

2002: "Komm zurück/Die Banane"

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] 51
Chart (2003)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 8 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 8 December 2021.