Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
Interesting. I had to look up NDW, though I guessed correctly that it's German New Wave. I think a lot of New Wave got tedious everywhere, really, but we tend to remember the good stuff and filter out the mediocre.
I remember groups like Nina and Peter Schilling, and of course in hard rock/metal Scorpions broke huge in the 80s worldwide. Since the end of the Cold War, though, we to see a slowdown in popular music coming out of Germany these days, and I think that says more about how the industry has changed than it does about Germany per se.
The who stoner/doom/psych metal scene seems pretty strong in the underground in Germany for those of us who follow it, but of course it's called "underground" for a reason: none of our corporate clone radio stations will ever play that stuff, whether it comes from Germany or anywhere else. I personally like it, though I admit a lot of it is derivative 70s revival Sabbath worship, there is some pretty creative and groovy stuff in it.
I guess I am of the impression that the tough times Germany had in the Cold War being the point of contact between the East and West and recovering from WWII brought out some creative stuff, but like you said, it's all based on what filtered out to New Jersey where I grew up.
