RPWL

RPWL is a German progressive rock band. Their music is distributed by Inside Out Music.

RPWL
RPWL 2011
Background information
OriginGermany
GenresProgressive rock
Years active1997 (1997)–present
Websitewww.rpwl.de
MembersYogi Lang
Kalle Wallner
Markus Jehle
Marc Turiaux
Past membersChris Postl
Phil Paul Rissettio
Stephan Ebner
Andreas Wernthaler
Manfred Müller
Werner Taus

History

The band was formed in 1997 in Freising, Germany[1] as a Pink Floyd cover band. The band's name is a combination of the first letters of the original four members' last names: Rissettio, Postl, Wallner, and Lang.

After three years, they began to make their own music based on their influences from their cover band era. Their debut album, God Has Failed, was met with international enthusiasm, praise and excellent reviews in all the major progressive rock music magazines.

2002 brought Trying To Kiss The Sun[2] which saw the band developing more their own sound and not relying so heavily on their influences. They then released a compilation album called Stock in 2003.[3] It was formed of the tracks that didn't make it onto their previous two albums, plus a cover of Syd Barrett's Opel, which the band used at shows as a soundcheck.

In 2005, they released their third studio album, World Through My Eyes.[4] This was received well by fans, and off it came their first single, "Roses".[5] This tune also featured the ex-Genesis and Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson on lead vocals. The special edition of the album was also mixed by Lang in 5.1 and was released as an SACD hybrid disc.

Later that year, the band released their first live album, Live: Start the Fire.[6] The double disc album contains the whole of the band's Rockpalast concert, again featuring Ray Wilson on lead vocals for "Roses" and one other track, "Not About Us". This was a way for the band to pay tribute to Genesis, the other main band that had influenced them greatly apart from Pink Floyd.

On September 9, 2007, the band released 9, an album consisting of unreleased live songs and four brand new solo songs by Yogi Lang, Chris Postl, Manni Müller, and Kalle Wallner. The studio tracks are representative of the different influences within the band. 9 was released in a limited edition of 999 CDs and was only available from their website.

In February 2008, they released an album titled The RPWL Experience.[7] In 2016, the band released a live album containing a full performance of Pink Floyd's The Man & The Journey.[8]

Personnel

Members

Lineups
1997–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2008
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Chris Postl – bass
  • Phil Paul Rissettio – drums
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Phil Paul Rissettio – drums
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Stephan Ebner – bass
  • Andreas Wernthaler – keyboards
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Stephan Ebner – bass
  • Manfred Müller – drums
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Manfred Müller – drums
  • Markus Jehle – keyboards
  • Chris Postl – bass
2008–2010 2010–2018 2018–present
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Markus Jehle – keyboards
  • Chris Postl – bass
  • Marc Turiaux – drums
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars
  • Markus Jehle – keyboards
  • Marc Turiaux – drums
  • Werner Taus – bass
  • Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
  • Kalle Wallner – guitars, bass
  • Markus Jehle – keyboards
  • Marc Turiaux – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Start the Fire Live (2005)
  • The RPWL Live Experience (2009)
  • Nine (2009)
  • A Show Beyond Man and Time (2013)
  • RPWL plays Pink Floyd (2015)
  • RPWL plays Pink Floyd - The Man and The Journey (2016)
  • A New Dawn (2017)
  • Live from Outer Space (2019)

Compilations

  • Stock (2003)
  • The Gentle Art of Music (2010)

References
  1. "RPWL | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  8. "Plays Pink Floyd's the Man & the Journey - RPWL". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  9. Rick Anderson (2005-02-01). "World Through My Eyes - RPWL | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  10. Alex Henderson (2008-03-25). "The RPWL Experience - RPWL | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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