The band was already established in 1994 by Rümenapp, Ude and Poschwatta, when the vocalist Sandra Nasic joined later that year. They recorded 3 demo tapes, but their career took off in 1996 after winning the Local Hero contest for unsigned bands. They used the prize money for recording their first hit "Open Your Eyes" and shot a video for that song. They also signed to GUN/Supersonic Records.
"Open Your Eyes" was released as a single (#5 GER) and was followed by their debut album Proud Like a God in 6 October 1997. The album ranked #4 and it was certified platinum in Germany. Two other singles helped the album's popularity and sales: "Rain" (#76 GER) and "Lords of the Boards" (#10 GER). "Lord of the Boards" is performed as the closing song on every Guano Apes concert.
In 1999, they issued the stand alone single "Don't You Turn Your Back on Me" (# 50 GER).
In 2 May 2000, Guano Apes released the sophomore album, Don't Give Me Names. This #1 album in Germany was certifed gold in the same country and it was promoted by four singles: "Big in Japan" (#9 GER, #5 IT), "No Speech" (#75 GER), "Living in a Lie" (#84 GER) and "Dödel Up" (#57 GER).
In 2001, the band credited as Guano Babes featuring Michael Mittermeier, issued the stand alone single "Kumba Yo!" (#3 GER).
Their third album Walking on a Thin Line was released in 3 February 2003. The album peaked #1 and it was certified gold in Germany. Guano Apes released three singles from this album: "You Can't Stop Me" (#10 GER), "Pretty in Scarlet" (#51 GER) and "Quietly" (#51 GER).
After the very long promo tour to the WOATL album, the band decided to take a rest for a while. In 2004 they issued a Best Of album titled Planet of the Apes and the single "Break the Line". The band broke up after a final tour in February 2005. A year later, their label released the compilation Lost (T)apes, which contains previously unreleased demos, originally recorded in 1994 and 1995.
Dennis Poschwatta formed the crossover band Tamoto with his friend G-Ball and released the album Clemenza. Henning Rümenapp worked for Horus Studios in Germany. Sandra Nasic released her solo album The Signal in 2007. In 2006 Dennis, Henning and Stefan formed a new group with singer Charles Simmons, called IO. IO realeased their studio album For the Masses in 2008.
In 2009 Guano Apes reformed and played some dates including Enterro da Gata (Portugal), Rock am Ring (Germany), Nova Rock (Austria), Woodstock Festival (Poland), Sofia (Bulgaria), Bucharest (Romania). In Bucharest, Sandra announced the band is working on a new studio album.
Their fourth album Bel Air was released in Spring 2011, preceded by the single "Oh What a Night".
Official site: http://www.guanoapes.org
360° Aliendrop
Guano Apes Lyrics
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Lords of the boards
Lords of the boards
Oeh
Oeh
I've got the snowboard under my feet
I can fly so high, I can fall so deep
A little green man with the snowboard on his back
He said: You must go up to the mountain
We gonna see who makes the fastest run
Oh I must go up to the mountain
I'm gonna show you how it can be done
Drop in the air
Your life is so blind
With the lord of the boards you'll come and get around (6x)
Oeh
I'm gonna do it, till I get snow-blind
Oeh
I leave all the rest behind
I can stay behind him if I can
I wanna be a little more than an "also-ran"
Through every curve He's got me beat
And maybe it's time that I accept defeat
Drop in the air
Your life is so blind
360 alien drop
We gonna stay here all for the might
360 alien drop
We never thought the faulting' try
360 alien drop
I'm gonna do it, till I get snow-blind
360 alien drop
I leave all the rest behind
Oeh
The little female makes them whole rule
With a spaceballmaker make that lovely fools
They show no respect they show no fear
And if they jam, they suddenly disappear
360 alien drop
We gonna stay here all for the might
360 alien drop
We never thought the faulting' try
360 alien drop
I'm gonna do it, till I get snow-blind
360 alien drop
I leave all the rest behind
Oeh
360 alien drop
Oeh
360 alien drop
"360° Aliendrop" by Guano Apes is an energetic rock song that tells the story of a snowboarding competition where the singer challenges a little green man to see who can make the fastest run down the mountain. The song begins with the singer boasting about their snowboarding skills and how they can fly high and fall deep. However, their confidence is soon challenged when they see the little green man come up the track with a snowboard on his back, who proposes a competition to see who can make the fastest run down the mountain. The singer accepts the challenge and proceeds to make their best attempt at beating the little green man.
As the story unfolds, the singer struggles to keep up with the little green man and ultimately accepts defeat. The song uses the snowboarding competition metaphorically to represent the challenges we face in life and how we can learn from our defeats and improve ourselves.
Overall, "360° Aliendrop" is a high-energy song with an uplifting message about perseverance and self-improvement.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got the snowboard under my feet
I'm ready to snowboard and feel the adrenaline of flying high and falling deep.
A little green man with the snowboard on his back
I see an alien with a snowboard on his back, ready to join me in a challenge.
You must go up to the mountain
The alien challenges me to a snowboard race on the mountain.
I'm gonna show you how it can be done
I am confident that I can beat the alien and show him how to snowboard.
With the lord of the boards you'll come and get around (6x)
Together, the alien and I will become lords of the boards and conquer the mountain.
I'm gonna do it, till I get snow-blind
I won't stop snowboarding until I'm completely exhausted and can't see anymore.
Through every curve He's got me beat
The alien is better than me in every curve of the race.
360 alien drop
We're doing a 360 degree spin while dropping in the air on our snowboards.
We gonna stay here all for the might
We will remain on the mountain, snowboarding and challenging each other's abilities.
We never thought the faulting' try
We didn't expect to fail, but we're willing to take risks and learn from our mistakes.
The little female makes them whole rule
The alien queen is in charge and rules over her subjects.
With a spaceballmaker make that lovely fools
She uses a spaceballmaker to create and manipulate things, making her subjects look like fools.
360 alien drop
We're doing another 360 degree spin while dropping in the air on our snowboards.
Contributed by Elizabeth S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.