Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung

Few bands were more successful in Austria and Germany in the '80s than Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung (often abbreviated as EAV), a German-language rock outfit primarily seen as a fun band, with humorous, often intentionally silly lyrics and extravagant stage shows, but whose catchy pop songs often included political and social criticism beneath a clownish surface. In its native Austria, the band scored five gold albums and ten platinum or multi-platinum albums (1987's Liebe, Tod & Teufel went platinum sixfold) and had three number one chart hits ("Küss die Hand, Schöne Frau"...