The STRASSENJUNGS from Frankfurt, the heroes of my youth… And what did we listen to back then and still love today? Songs that were forbidden, and for me, those were the records of the ÄRZTE and the STRASSENJUNGS, some of which were on the index. Even though the indexed record "Dauerlutscher" by the STRASSENJUNGS was released in 1977 and sold only under the counter, it was still a hit 10 years later, during my puberty… With songs like "Birgit O." and "Dauerlutscher," it was about the sex we hadn’t had yet, about which no one wanted to say anything, and which was rather awkwardly conveyed in school. The STRASSENJUNGS expressed exactly what we wanted, sex! And they did it with interesting music, not the romantic, sensitive drivel of Richard Sanderson (La Boum), Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Rick Astley, but something new, anarchistic… Punk rock! Or at least punk rock-ish or what we understood as punk rock back then in the village, in the middle of nowhere. Sex and alcohol, that was what we were looking for… And that’s what the STRASSENJUNGS offered us with songs like "Ich brauch meinen Suff (wie der Spießer den Puff)" and "Nachts auf Tour." Why the LP "Dauerlutscher" ended up on the index is explained by Nils S. aka Mario Nett on this DVD, and it had very different reasons than I always thought.
I also still had the second and third LPs "Wir haben 'ne Party" (1979) and "Los" (1981) on cassette, but then the STRASSENJUNGS faded into obscurity for me, and we moved on with SLIME, DAILY TERROR, TOXOPLASMA & Co.
This DVD now presents each year of the existence of the STRASSENJUNGS, which is an incredible 35 years, as a track with short anecdotes from Nils S. and some video clips. Plus an outtake as track 36. However, since the DVD only runs for 90 minutes, you can calculate what remains per year. It’s not much, and I explicitly criticize that! Personally, I would have appreciated more recordings from the rehearsal room or concerts, especially since it is reported that enough film material is available. Also from the early years, when things were still more rebellious.
For fans and old-timers who want to know what has become of this old German punk rock band, the DVD is certainly interesting, albeit too short; those who are not "old gentlemen players," meaning the U32 generation, will not be able to make much of this DVD.
