Ton Steine Scherben Live At Rockpalast 1982 (2-CD + DVD)

The main film has been restored to the highest possible standard using state-of-the-art technology. Due to the historical nature of the original material, slight flickering in some scenes is unavoidable.
The bonus feature “Tempo 82” and the accompanying concert recordings are in perfect quality and complement the overall package excellently.
“Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten ist, ist der Tag am nächsten” (When the night is deepest, the day is closest), the title song of Ton Steine Scherben's third LP from 1975, represents a turning point in the German rock band's career, both musically and lyrically.
Founded in Berlin in 1970, they were among the first to make rock music with German lyrics without sounding embarrassing or contrived. But the Scherben are more than just a band: they tried to live what they sang. Shortly after forming, they recorded their first single in a gloomy ballroom in Neukölln: “Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht” (Destroy what destroys you) and “Wir streiken” (We're on strike) were raw, radical, and authentic. 
Their first festival appearance on the island of Fehmarn sparked a fiasco. Within a very short time, Die Scherben were considered THE left-wing political rock band and rose to become icons of the left-wing scene.
In order to be independent of the industry, they founded their own label, David Volksmund Produktion, in 1971. After their concerts, houses were squatted and their records were in every shared apartment.
Four years later, after the band left West Berlin and founded a rural commune on a dilapidated farm in North Frisia, Die Scherben turned away from political/agit rock and, with the release of the double LP “Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten ...” they turned to more melancholic lyrics and more sophisticated musical arrangements, incorporating elements of jazz, funk, folk, and ethno rock.
It wasn't until 1981 that a new album, IV (popularly known as “Schwarze”), was released. Die Scherben returned to the stage.
The tour for “Schwarze” was a big show, an artistic success—and unfortunately also the beginning of the end for the band. They were unable to pay off the debts they incurred during this tour.
Even their new manager Claudia Roth was unable to prevent their demise. So we can be glad that WDR Rockpalast recorded the concert in Hamburg's Markthalle on February 13, 1982.