Opus (band)
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Opus is an Austrian pop-rock group which was formed in 1973.
History
In 1984 they released "Live Is Life" which topped the charts in many countries, and a live recording of the song even made the Top 40 in the USA in 1986. It remains popular as a sing-along song for crowds at sports events in Europe. A cover version was also performed by the Slovenian band, Laibach.Opus is still active, but have not enjoyed the same success since "Live Is Life", and are generally considered a one-hit wonder. They also had success with some other songs in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, but not in "non-german-spoken" countries.
The Finnish ice hockey team, Tappara has the song "Live Is Life" as it's goal song.
Members
- Herwig Rüdisser (Vocals)
- Ewald Pfleger (Guitar)
- Kurt-Rene Plisnier (Keyboard)
- Günter Grasmuck (Drums)
Album discography
- Daydreams (1980)
- Eleven (1981)
- Opusition (1982)
- Up And Down (1984)
- Live Is Life (live) (1984)
- Solo (1985)
- Opus (1987)
- Magical Touch (1990)
- Walkin' On Air (1992)
- Jubileé (live) (1993)
- Love, God & Radio (1996)
- Flyin' Higher - Greatest Hits (Best-Of) (2003)
- The Beat Goes On (2004)
Trivia
- The 12" maxi-single of "Live Is Life", had exactly the same versions on the A side and B side as the 7" single.
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