J.B.O.

For other uses of J.B.O., see JBO.

J.B.O.
J.B.O. on the main stage at the 2005 Earthshaker-Festival
Background information
Origin	Erlangen, Germany
Genres	Parody, Heavy metal
Years active	1989 — present
Labels	Megapress
Website	Official website
Members
Hannes "G. Laber" Holzmann Vito C. Ralph Bach Wolfram Kellner
Former members
Holmer "a Bier" Graap (1989-2000) Schmitti (1989-2000)

J.B.O. (James Blast Orchester) is a heavy metal band from Erlangen, Germany. J.B.O. was founded in 1989 by Vito C. and Hannes "G.Laber" Holzmann and is known for parodies of rock and pop songs. The band has written more of its own songs since 2000, but continues to produce parodies, which they refer to as Blöedsinn – an intentional misspelling of "Blödsinn," which means "nonsense" or "stupidity" in German).

The original name was "James Blast Orchester" but they shortened this to J.B.O. in June 1996 after James Last threatened legal action.

The Patrizier brewery of Nuremberg earlier threatened to sue J.B.O. for slander. The band have since changed references to "Patrizier Bier" in their lyrics to "Pariser Bier" (Parisian beer / Condom beer).

'Schmitti' and Holmer "a Bier" Graap, two of the founder members, left the band in 2000. They were replaced in 2001 by Ralph Bach and Wolfram Kellner. Kellner previously played in Fiddler's Green, which is alluded to in the song "Arschloch und Spaß dabei" ('Asshole and enjoying it') : "man sagt sogar, dass Wolfram früher Folk-Musik g'macht hätt" ("They even say that Wolfram used to play folk music") .

The Kitzmann brewery of Erlangen supports the band with gimmick products, and has featured in the band's lyrics.

The band celebrated its fifteenth birthday on July 31st 2004 with the slogan "30 Halbe!" ("30 halves" = 30 half-litre glasses of beer)

The band still tours, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Cover versions

• "Ace of Spades (umgepflügt)" = Motörhead, "Ace of Spades" (same lyrics, but performed in an unplugged-like manner)
• "Always Look on the Dark Side of Life" = Monty Python, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
• "Angie" = The Rolling Stones, "Angie"
• "Angie (Quit Living on Dreams)" = Falco, "Jeanny", in Reference to Angela ("Angie") Merkel
• "Arschloch und Spaß dabei" (Asshole and enjoying it) = Bloodhound Gang, "Fire Water Burn"
• "Diggin' the Nose (Hier bohrt der Boss noch selbst)" = Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the U.S.A."
• "Dio in Rio" = United Balls, "Pogo in Togo"
• "Ein bisschen Frieden" (A little peace) = Nicole, "Ein bißchen Frieden" (same lyrics, but with a Rammstein-like voice)
• "Ein Fest" (A party) = Village People, "Go West"
• "Ejaculatio praecox" = Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
• "Fahrende Musikanten" (Travelling musicians) = Nina & Mike, "Fahrende Musikanten" (same lyrics, different sound)
• "Frauen" (Women) = Herbert Grönemeyer, "Männer" (Men)
• "Geh mer halt zu Slayer" (Let's Go to Slayer) = Righeira, "Vamos a la Playa"
• "Gimme Doop Joanna" (Gimme Dope Joanna) = Eddy Grant, "Gimme Hope Jo'anna"
• "Girls, Girls, Girls" = Sailor, "Girls Girls Girls"
• "Head Bang Boing" = Manu Chao, "Bongo Bong"
• "Ich glaube du liebst mich nicht mehr" (I believe you don't love me anymore) = "Weird Al" Yankovic, "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
• "Ich möcht so gerne Metal hör'n" (I wanna listen to metal) = Truck Stop, "Ich möcht so gern Dave Dudley hör'n" (I wanna listen to Dave Dudley)
• "Ich vermisse meine Hölle" (I miss my hell) = Zlatko, "Ich vermiss dich wie die Hölle" (I miss you like hell)
• "I Don't Like Metal" = 10cc, "Dreadlock Holiday"
• "Im Verkehr" (In the traffic ^[1]) = Johnny Wakelin, "In Zaire"
• "Ist da irgendjemand da" (Is there anybody there) = Scorpions, "Is There Anybody There"
• "J.B.O." = Manowar, "Carry On"
• "Ka Alde, ka G'schrei" (No girlfriend, no shouting) = Bob Marley, "No Woman, No Cry"
• "Könige" (Kings) = Rio Reiser, "König von Deutschland" (King of Germany)
• "Lieber Fieber" (Rather Fever) = Peggy Lee, "Fever"
• "Mei Alde is im Playboy drin" (My girlfriend is in Playboy) = The J. Geils Band, "Centerfold"
• "M.E.T.A.L." = Ottawan, "D.I.S.C.O."
• "Mir sta'dd'n 'etz die Feier" (Now we're getting the party started) = Billy Joel, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
• "Musiker" (Musician) = Harpo, "Moviestar"
• "Oaargh!" = Wir sind Helden, "Nur ein Wort"
• "Osama" = Toto, "Rosanna"
• "Pavarotti & Friends: Roots Bloody Roots" = Sepultura, "Roots Bloody Roots" (same lyrics, but parts of the singing replaced by a tenor-like voice)
• "Rache!" (Revenge!) ("er hat 'neig'schifft" - he pissed into it [e.g. beer]) = Commodores, "Nightshift"
• "Raining Blood" = Weather Girls, "It's Raining Men" (only the word "men" ist replaced by "blood")
• "Rauch auf'm Wasser" (Smoke on the Water) = Deep Purple, "Smoke on the Water"
• "Satan ist wieder da" (Satan is back again) = Willem, "Tarzan ist wieder da"
• "Schlaf Kindlein, schlaf" (Sleep, little child, sleep) = Metallica, "Enter Sandman"
• "Schlumpfozid im Stadgebiet" (Smurphocide in the heart of the city) = Vader Abraham, "Das Lied der Schlümpfe"
• "Skorpione - vom Winde verdreht" (Scorpions - turned around by the wind) = Scorpions, "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
• "Symphonie der Verstopfung" (Symphony of constipation) = Megadeth, "Symphony of Destruction"
• "Tschibum" = Spider Murphy Gang, "Sch-Bum (S Leb'n is wiar a Traum)"
• "Tutti Frutti" = Little Richard, "Tutti Frutti"
• "Vanhalien Harmonists: Jump" = Van Halen, "Jump" (a cappella version)
• "Walk with an Erection" = The Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" with some elements from the earlier German cover version "Gehn wie ein Ägypter" by Die Ärzte
• "Wir ham' ne Party" (We're having a party) = Backstreet Boys, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
• "Wir sind die Champignons" (We are the champignons) = Queen, "We Are the Champions"

Discography

• 2009: I Don't Like Metal - I Love It
• 2007: Head Bang Boing
• 2006: Rock Muzik
• 2005: J.B.O. für Anfänger (J.B.O. for beginners, Best of-Compilation, Lawine/SonyBMG)
• 2005: TV Blöedsinn - DVD (TV nonsense, also a pun on German TV magazine TV Spielfilm, Lawine/SonyBMG)
• 2005: Eine gute BLASTphemie zum Kaufen! (A good blastphemy to buy!, Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 2004: United States of Blöedsinn (United States of Nonsense, Lawine/BMG)
• 2004: Gänseblümchen (Sissy, Lawine/BMG)
• 2002: Rosa Armee Fraktion (Pink Army Faction, a pun on Rote Armee Fraktion [Red Army Faction], Lawine/Virgin)
• 2002: Ich will Lärm (I want noise, Lawine/Virgin)
• 2001: Live-Sex (Lawine/Virgin)
• 2001: Bums Bums Bums Bums (Lawine/Virgin)
• 2000: Sex Sex Sex (Lawine/Virgin)
• 2000: Ich sag' J.B.O. (I say J.B.O., Lawine/Virgin)
• 1999: 10 Jahre Blödsinn - Das J.B.O. Home-Video (10 years of nonsense - The J.B.O. home video, Capriola/EFA)
• 1998: Meister der Musik (Masters of music, Lawine/BMG)
• 1998: Ällabätsch (Lawine/BMG)
• 1997: Wir sind die Champignons (We are the Mushrooms, Lawine/BMG)
• 1997: laut! (loud!, Lawine/BMG)
• 1997: Bolle (Lawine/BMG)
• 1996: Die Megra-Hit-Twingle (Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1996: Der weiße Hai im Dechsendorfer Weiher (The Great White shark in the Dechsendorfer Weiher, Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1996: No Business Like Shoebusiness (Doc Martens Records/EFA)
• 1995: Explizite Lyrik (Explicit lyrics, Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1994: BLASTphemie Weihnachts-Edition (Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1994: BLASTphemie (Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1994: Eine gute CD zum Saufen! (A good CD to drink!, Musical Tragedies/EFA)
• 1994: Eine gute CD zum Kaufen! (A good CD to buy!, Musical Tragedies/EFA)

Notes

External links

• Official homepage
• Official fan homepage