VA - Rock für den Frieden - Ein Lied für die Menschen (Amiga, 1983)

The music festival "Rock für den Frieden" ("Rock for Peace"), which was held annually from 1982 to 1987 at "Palast der Republik" in East Berlin, was one of the highlights of the GDR rock scene. It was organised by the "Zentralrat der FDJ" and the "Komitee für Unterhaltungskunst der DDR".

With this state-sponsored music festival, SED youth functionaries and the rock scene arrived at an arrangement based on the lowest common denominator: anxiety about survival in the face of a possible nuclear war. Because the festival quickly devolved into an empty ritual filled with conformist political songs and forced ceremonies, more and more East German bands refused to participate.

These songs were recorded between January, 28th and 30th 1983 at the Palast der Republik.

Tracklist:
1. Berluc - No Bomb
2. Puhdys - Computer-Karriere
3. Dialog - Eigentlich
4. Gruppe WIR - Blutiger Sommer
5. City - Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind
6. NO 55 - Das war´s
7. Katrin Lindner & Schubert-Band - Nachkriegskinder
8. Karat - Wie weit fliegt die Taube
9. Silly - Ein Lied für die Menschen

VA - Rock für den Frieden (Amiga, 1983)
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