Band, 1987-2001 DE, Eschwege
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The Bates were a German punk band, founded in Eschwege, federal state of Hesse, Germany in 1987. The name referred to the character Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho.The Bates were mainly known for their cover versions of songs made famous by other artists. On each of their albums they published at least two such cover songs alongside original compositions. Because the cover versions were particularly well received, The Bates released the album 2nd Skin (2000), which featured cover versions of songs taken from various genres. The Beatles ("Helter Skelter"), Rolling Stones ("Out of Time"), The Cure ("Wailing Wall"), Sailor ("Glass of Champagne"), Aneka ("Japanese Boy"), and Eiffel 65 ("Blue") were covered in the album in typical Bates style.
![]() | Reb g, voc |
![]() | Armin Beck voc, g |
![]() | Dully g, voc |
![]() | Markus Zimmer voc, b 1964-2006 DE |
![]() | Thomas Möller voc, g |
![]() | Frank Klubescheidt dr, perc, voc |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Bates Collection | The Bates | 2014 | Compil. |
Welcome To The Bates Motel | The Bates | 2009 | Compil. |
Japanese Girl | The Bates | 2000 | Single |
2nd Skin | The Bates | 2000 | Album |
Right Here! Right Now | The Bates | 1999 | Album |
Bitter End | The Bates | 1999 | Single |
Punk? | The Bates | 1998 | Album |
Be My Baby | The Bates | 1998 | Single |
intraVenus | The Bates | 1998 | Album |
What A Beautiful Noise | The Bates | 1997 | Album |
Independent Love Song | The Bates | 1997 | Single |
Poor Boy | The Bates | 1996 | Single |
Kicks 'N' Chicks | The Bates | 1996 | Album |
It's Getting Dark | The Bates | 1996 | Single |
A Real Cool Time | The Bates | 1995 | Single |
Billie Jean | The Bates | 1995 | Single |
Say It Isn't So | The Bates | 1995 | Single |
Pleasure + Pain | The Bates | 1995 | Album |
I'm Alright | The Bates | 1994 | Single |
Hello | The Bates | 1994 | Single |
Unfucked | The Bates | 1993 | Album |
The Bates | The Bates | 1993 | Album |
Psycho Junior | The Bates | 1992 | Album |
Shake! | The Bates | 1990 | Album |
No Name For The Baby | The Bates | 1989 | Album |
The Bates Rock Band |
The Bates Brothers Jazz Band |