654 - WELCOME TONIGHT

 

 

 

CLICK ON PICTURE TO GO HOME

RAILWAY, BLOND VIPER, JOHN NORUM, JORN, MISS CRAZY, DAVID READMAN, 8 GRAND DESIGN, JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP, SEETHER & GAVIN ROSSDALE, JACK WHITE, NORDICK UNION, SINNER, SICK n BEAUTIFUL, THE HU, ALAN PARSONS FT TOMMY SHAW

"TOP 11 COUNTDOWN WITH "

" TOMORROW"

RAILWAY, BLOND VIPER, JOHN NORUM, JORN, MISS CRAZY, DAVID READMAN, 8 GRAND DESIGN, JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP, SEETHER & GAVIN ROSSDALE, JACK WHITE, NORDICK UNION, SINNER, SICK n BEAUTIFUL, THE HU, ALAN PARSONS FT TOMMY SHAW

"TOP 11 COUNTDOWN WITH "

" TOMORROW "

ROCKSTORY

"(RAILWAY BIOGRAPHY)"

" Railway is a German hard rock band from Munich formed in in 1977 by Werner Thaller (Bass), Hasi Haslinger (Drums), Armin Köberl (Guitars), Robert Haslinger (Guitars), Walter Wicha (Vocals) These five students decided to become rock stars, and formed a band naming it RAILWAY . The name was obvious because they had their practice room in the basement of a train station. At first they played covers but over time, the desire to compose their own songs grew. It was in 1979 that the evening newspaper organized a band competition under the motto "Who is Munich's Newcomer No. 1?" More than 250 bands applied and they all had the same goal. RAILWAY took a sensational 2nd place by a margin of only 13 votes from a total of 2000 voters for 1st place. In 1980 , RAILWAY was able to support the British band THE SPECIALS . With this success behind them, the band soon gained a large fan base at concerts throughout Bavaria. The five musicians recorded their first EP "Just Imagination" in 1981 which was self-produced and financed. In 1983 , the Dutch record company Roadrunner came forward and offered a record deal for five albums. In 1984 the first long player " RAILWAY " was released with classics like " Heavy Metal Fever ", "Nightrider" and " Dirty Boys ", which sold over 10,000 copies. This was followed by a tour of Germany with the British band " TOKIO BLADE ". In 1985 the second album was released: " RAILWAY II " which exceeded the sales figures of the first album with 15,000 pieces and over the counter Songs like " Lick It, Stick It ", which is still indispensable live as an opener, and the probably most famous song " I'm A Looser ", which was played up and down every rock disco and couldn't be missing at any party. " I'm A Looser " was also on the famous, notorious "Munich city night" Tours followed with the greats of the rock business: MOTÖRHEAD , MANOWAR , RUSS BALLARD , THE SWEET , CANNED HEAT , BONFIRE , DORO etc. An absolute highlight was definitely the appearance in 1985 supporting the US band TWISTED SISTER at the Circus Krone in Munich. RAILWAY literally swept the Americans off the stage and were the talk of the day in Munich. In 1987 the third album " Climax " was released. It went on tour again, but slowly the musicians wondered where all the money was actually going. . The contracts with Roadrunner were examined more closely and RAILWAY decided to terminate the contract. In 1988 Herman Janowitz (guitar) died of cancer. A year later, RAILWAY again self-released an EP with the song " Tomorrow ". . In 1991 the 5th album " To Be Continued " was released. . The songs " Love Just For Money " and " Dreams From The Northern Light " became real classics. In 1993 the album " Welcome Tonight " was released Two years later in 1995 their last album " Persecution Mania " was released and with this album Railway said goodbye After all the years of fan mail from all countries to RAILWAY that was sent to persuade them to continue, the Haslinger brothers decided in 2004 to round up the boys from back then. However, that turned out to be more difficult than they thought. After long discussions about the sense and nonsense of a reunion, it was decided after almost 20 years to be active again with the original line-up. On November 30, 2006 Railway played a reunion show in Munich with the new guitarist Armin Köberl. "