Fischer-Z
Fischer-Z were a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University. The original line-up consisted of Watts (vocals, guitar), Skolnik (keyboards), David Graham (bass) and Steve Liddle (drums).
The band's name is pronounced "fɪʃə zɛd" (fisher zed), a pun on "fish's head" with the "h" dropped, as is usual in many British regional accents. The pun also relies on leaving the "r" unpronounced as in common British non-rhotic accents.
History
Fischer-Z's first hit was "The Worker" from the album Word Salad which firmly established Watts' ability to convey worldly political issues in narrative songs against a background of quirky pop and reggae-influenced music. In an interview in Record Mirror in 1981, Watts put this down to the remix of the song from the album version, which put the emphasis on the keyboards rather than his guitar.
Skolnik departed after their second album Going Deaf for a Living, leaving Watts to take over keyboards.
Watts' lyrics draw heavily on his experiences of studying clinical psychology and as a mental health care worker. Several songs on their third album Red Skies Over Paradise in 1981, such as "Berlin" and "Red Skies Over Paradise" were about the Cold War and the song "Cruise Missiles" was about the nuclear arms race and the mutual threat of the superpowers with nuclear war. Fischer-Z were more popular in mainland Europe than their native UK, especially in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Portugal (two top 10 hits and a No. 3 album). Fischer-Z were also successful in Australia, where they achieved two Top 20 hits with "So Long" from the album Going Deaf for a Living and "The Perfect Day" from Reveal.
Fischer
Fischer is a German surname, derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname include:
A – E
- Bernd Fischer (mathematician) (born 1936), German mathematician
Patent Ochsner
Patent Ochsner is one of Switzerland's best-known rock bands, all of whose studio albums but one have topped the Swiss charts. Hailing from Bern, they perform songs in Swiss German.
Current line-up (2006)
History
Patent Ochsner was formed in Bern in 1990 by singer Büne Huber and four other musicians. The lineup would change several times during the years. The band got their name from a ubiquitous type of Swiss dustbin and trash containers, manufactured by J. Ochsner AG and stamped with "Patent Ochsner".
In 1991, they released their debut "Schlachtplatte" (butcher plate; a traditional dish containing different types of meat and sausages). As the song "Bälpmoos" (about Belpmoos, Bern's regional airport) got huge radio airplay on Swiss radio stations they became quite famous in Switzerland. The ballad "Scharlachrot" (Scarlet) would increase their popularity.
Fischer (automobile)
The Fischer was a brass era automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the G.J. Fischer Company in 1914. It was a light car (rather than a cyclecar), built as a two- or four-seater model, including a sedan. It had a Perkins four-cylinder water-cooled 1.2L engine. It had a selective transmission and shaft drive. The two-seater cost $525, and the sedan cost $845. The Fischer brothers, all 7 of them lived in Flint, Michigan.
References
Podcasts:
Fischer-Z
ALBUMS
- Highlights 1979-2004 released: 2004
- Red Skies Over Paradise released: 2003
- Ether released: 2002
- The Very Best Fisher-Z Album Ever released: 2001
- The Worker released: 1997
- Still in Flames released: 1995
- Stream released: 1995
- The Best released: 1995
- Kamikaze Shirt released: 1993
- Destination Paradise released: 1992
- Going Red for a Salad (The UA Years) released: 1990
- Fish's head released: 1989
- Word Salad released: 1989
- Reveal released: 1987
- Going Deaf for a Living released: 1982
- The Best released:
The Best
Released 1995- Red Skies Over Paradise
- Pretty Paracetamol
- The Worker
- Remember Russia
- Room Service
- So Long
- Crazy Girl
- Berlin
- Marliese
- You'll Never Find Brian Here
- Cruise Missiles
- One Voice
- Man in Someone Else's Skin
- The Perfect Day
- It's Only a Hurricane
- Will You Be There
- Delores
- Killing Time
- Jesus Give Me Back My Life
Going Red for a Salad (The UA Years)
Released 1990- So Long
- Acrobats
- The Worker
- Wax Dolls
- Remember Russia
- Going Deaf for a Living
- Room Service
- Pretty Paracetamol
- Marliese
- You'll Never Find Brian Here
- Berlin
- Battalions of Strangers
- Bathroom Scenario
- Wristcutters Lullaby
- Crazy Girl
- One Voice
- Involuntary Movement
- Mayday Mayday
- I Smelt Roses (in the Underground)
- Limbo
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Song And Dance Brigade
by: Fischer ZRub your eyes and look again.
Facial features takes the strain.
But don't back-a-don't back away.
Idle hours lost their charm.
They won't do you any harm.
But don't back-a-don't back away.
Chorus
They won't recognise your long experience.
Working dance halls on your own.
They can't mechanize the song and dance brigade.
They'll only nitice when you've gone.
It's over today, it's over today.
But don't back-a-don't back-a-don't back-a-don't back
-a-don't back-a-back away.
See that twinkle in your eyes.
Prcious moments never die.
So don't back-a-back away.
In the time that you've been on.
A generation's come and gone.
So don't back-a-back away.
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They won't recognise your long experience etc.
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