Hot Pockets

...The Hot Pockets, the band that formed, recorded and split in 5 days...., And then got back together again. Here's their incredible story: In May '98 four gifted young men came together, talked a bit about good rock 'n' roll and decided to treat the world to some of the best punkrock music recorded in a long, long time. For this purpose they locked themselves up, 36 hours, spread over 5 days, in an old Bunker in Rockcity #1 and learned and recorded 11 of their own songs and 5 covers. Most of this has been released on several 45's, of which the first came out in September 1998. After these 5 days they drank the last of their beers, shook hands and called it quits. The deed was done, the quest had come to an end and the world seemed a happier place. Hits as Rocket Street, Every Time We Get Married, On Tour, Hot Blooded and I Can't Sleep are classics, some yet to be discovered, and covers as Fascist Dictator and Why Do You Live On My Street were done in such a way that it makes you forget the originals. For the love of rock 'n' roll and especially for all their friends in Groningen, the Hot Pockets did what was meant to be their one and only ever show on August 12th 1998. They performed in the famous Vera club for a very hot and sweaty audience and five days later they did a second recording session in Bunker 105, where they recorded 6 more originals and 1 cover. Now, wouldn't it have been a pity if no-one else than the elite Vera audience ever had had the chance to experience such a great thing live? It would have! But, the world was lucky, after long negotiations the four young lads agreed to get together one more time, for goodness sake and for the love of great music, and do five shows in four different countries. The privileged cities being Münster, Emmen, Diksmuide, Paris and ofcourse Groningen. After this little rampage the Hot Pockets went into a studio to record yet another 14 originals and 3 covers. And now, 9 years later, the Hot Pockets gave the world 2 long-playing records, a bunch of 7 inches and played shows in Germany, Spain, Belgium, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.