Rheingold
The German new wave band Rheingold were one of a number of bands who emerged
from the city of Düsseldorf in the early 1980s playing a brand of electro-pop
which featured a distinctive German influence. Their peers included bands such
as Kraftwerk, Propaganda, Fehlfarben and La Düsseldorf and they typified a brand
of German pop music which built up a global fan base and influenced bands from
all over the world. The band comprised of frontman Bodo Staiger on guitar and
vocals, and keyboard players Brigitte Kunze and Lothar Manteuffel. They had a
very short career which lasted just ...
