Peter Schilling, by his real name Pierre Schilling, is a German singer known for his songs very often oriented around themes relating to Science Fiction.
Little about him except that he will know the planetary consecration in 1983 when the Single "Major Tom (coming home)", flagship Single taken from his album "Error in the system", will be released.
Other albums and other Singles will be released in the years and decades that will follow and even if they will not meet with the same success they will not be devoid of interest, far from it.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others ...) :
70s Decade :
Gib her das ding 1979
80s Decade :
Heust ist was los auf der autobahn 1980
Lied an dich (Ich glaub', ich lieb' dich noch) 1981
Major Tom 1983
Die Wüste Lebt 1983
Terra Titanic 1984
Hitze der nacht 1984
Region 8 0 4 1985
Chill of the night 1985
Ich vermisse dich 1986
The different story 1988
90s Decade :
Zug um zug 1992
Bild der Dunkelheit 1992
Sonne, mond und sterne 1994
Trip to Orion 1996
2000s Decade :
Raumnot (Weisst du was es heisst) 2003
Experiment erde 2004
Weit weg 2005
Der menschliche faktor 2005
Es gibt keine sehnsucht 2006
Gott gab engeln schlaf 2006
Es ist soweit 2007
Emotionen sind männlich 2007
Komm...tauch mit mir 2007
2010s Decade :
Es geht auch anders 2010
DNA 2014
Nach innen 2014
Wenn sie es so wollen 2015
2020s Decade :
Mechanik meines kerzens 2021
Die wüste lebt 2021
Symmetrie 2021
Wyoming syndrome 2022
The promise 2023
Tracks :
1979 ... the first steps. We almost touch the caricature and it is obvious that there is a lot of work for this young singer to access the big leagues ...
1980 ... the level rises slowly but it is clear that it will not be this time yet. Especially if the singer insists on singing in German ...
1981...after that, you have to leave time to time, as they say. A career is built little by little and we must not confuse speed with haste...
1983 ... the title that will reveal him. One of the biggest hits of the 80s on the German side but also on the international side. This single title was enough to bring him One Shot into the musical legend of the 80s. MAS-TER-FUL !
1983 ... a very Germanic suite, too typical to compete with the previous title which was perfectly calibrated to smash everything internationally ...
1984 ... a title of very good quality but always local color. Too bad the artist did not want to play the card of the International fully, thus depriving himself of a planetary success more than certain ...
1984 ... a sound perfectly in accordance with the standards of the moment and which necessarily positions the artist among the sure values of the moment Overseas
1985 ... a style and a sound that remain constant year after year. Unfortunately for him, the competition is changing. What shifts him more and more and necessarily marginalizes him ...
1985 ... a transition to Anglo-Saxon mode which shows once again that he really did not lack much to do great things internationally. Pity...
1986 ... he continues on his way without asking too many questions, which is his strength, but also his weakness. As long as it works ...
1988 ... and to finish the decade, and almost the adventure, he surely signs here one of his best songs. A sound this time very different which sounds loud "Made in Cretu" and which allows the artist to finally return to success at an international level. HU-GE !
1992 ... he will attempt the transition to the 90s but he will never succeed in sticking to the leading pack unfortunately. When it doesn't want anymore, it doesn't want anymore ...
1992 ... and yet, this beginning of the 1990s sees him return in a certain form. Everything he delivers is of certain quality. Who would complain !
1994...there is speed and speed as they say. There we literally come close to leaving the road as the tempo is overboosted, not sure if this is the best way to attract the general public...
1996 ... the upturn was unfortunately short-lived. We find him a few years later for a last title that rhymes with end of adventure. An adventure that was beautiful anyway and that is above all that the essential !
2003...the end of the adventure, at least at the top level, because there he is again a few years later. And he absolutely does not intend to stop there in any case …
2004 ... certainly he will never find the level of success reached during the 80s but what he continues to offer is far from deserving, that's clear ...
2005...the main thing for him now is to simply take pleasure in what he does. A basic premise that we can only welcome...
2005...as always, the fact of singing in German considerably limits the potential influence of each title. A perfectly assumed bias...
2006...what impresses all the same is the number of albums that continue to be released decade after decade. Productivity among the best of its generation...
2006...especially since history is proving him right because more and more artists of his generation are trying to come back to the fore. A wave that will increase year after year...
2007...the younger generations are rediscovering these artists from the 80s with undisguised astonishment as to the quality of the titles produced. And yes, we knew how to do at that time !
2007...the quality level remains constant which allows him to cross the decades with more than obvious ease. This is also what makes the difference...
2007... not sure that the young artists who start their career at this precise moment will last as long as him. A career longevity for the less bluffing...
2010... he will have gone through the 70s, then the 80s, then the 90s, then the 2000s and here he is at the gates of the 2010s. Who would have thought that possible when he started his career in 1976 ? Not many people, that's for sure...
2014...he will go as far as he can anyway. At this stage nothing is able to stop him and this to the delight of the basic fans necessarily...
2014...a longevity that is only found among the most gifted of each generation as always. More gifted of which he is necessarily a part...
2015... not only does he last but he also tries to stick as much as he can to the latest musical trends of the moment. Definitely a great strategy...
2021...we will lose sight of him for almost 6 years but here he is again ! He won't let go until the end...
2021... when we see the number of artists from the 80s who have returned for several years it is clear that the 'grandpas' have regained power...
2021...an inspiration that does not waver year after year, decade after decade. Its ability to reinvent himself is truly impressive and is undoubtedly its strength...
2022...an original title bordering on instrumental music. A parenthesis that allows him to show another facet of his talent...
2023...and the adventure continues even more ! We therefore imagine that this title will surely not be the last, that's for sure !
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