Anyone's Daughter is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band founded in 1972 in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

 by Uwe Karpa und Matthias Ulmer. The band started out playing covers of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

 and others, and named themselves after the Deep Purple song released in 1971.

Anyone's Daughter is considered playing Progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

, similar to German bands like Eloy

Eloy

Eloy is a German progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock, the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums...

 and 'Novalis'

Novalis (band)

Novalis was a 1970s Krautrock group formed in Germany. Their best-known albums include Sommerabend and Wer Schmetterlinge lachen hört.-Band history:...

. Their first album, 'Adonis' of 1979, was compared to 'Selling England by the Pound

Selling England by the Pound

- Sound and live performance :The piano introduction to "Firth of Fifth" has not been included in a performance since 1974, in a Drury Lane Theatre concert, when Banks misplayed and Collins covered by starting the song from after the intro...

' by 'Genesis'

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

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Like Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf (band)

Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...

 with their German-born singer John Kay

John Kay (musician)

John Kay is a German-Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf...

, they in 2002 played in Calw

Calw

Calw is a municipality in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest.-History:...

 in a festival honoring German author Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature...

. "Piktors Verwandlungen", a 40 minute piece after a fairy tale by Hesse, was narrated by Heinz Rudolf Kunze

Heinz Rudolf Kunze

Heinz Rudolf Erich Arthur Kunze is a German writer and rock singer. His greatest hits were Dein ist mein ganzes Herz and Mit Leib und Seele in 1985 and 1986.- Biography :Kunze was born on 30 November 1956 in the refugee camp...

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Line-ups

1972-197? Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Sascha Pavlovic (dr)

197?-1978 Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Hans Derer (dr), Harald Bareth (voc, b)

1978-1981 Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Kono Konopik (dr), Harald Bareth (voc, b)

1981-1984 Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Peter Schmidt (dr), Harald Bareth (voc, b)

1986 Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Goetz Steeger (dr, voc), Michael Braun (voc, k), Andi Kemmer (b)

present: Uwe Karpa (g), Matthias Ulmer (k, voc), Peter Kumpf (dr), Andre Carswell (voc), Raoul Walton (b)

Discography

• Bis 1979 im Liveprogramm, derzeit noch unveröffentlicht: Beyond the limits of eternity, The Taker, La Dance, Red Rose Jamaica
• 1979 Adonis
• 1980 Anyone's Daughter
• 1981 Piktors Verwandlungen
• 1982 In Blau
• 1983 Neue Sterne
• 1984 Live
• 1986 Last Tracks
• 2001 Danger World
• 2001 Requested Document Live 1980 - 1983
• 2003 Requested Document Live 1980 - 1983 Vol. 2
• 2004 Wrong
• 2006 Trio Tour

External links

• Reviews at gnosis2000.net Official website Steppenwolf meets Steppenwolf - Anyone's Daughter 2002 in Calw