Seer or Die Seer is an Austrian musical pop and schlager band[1] founded in 1996 by Alfred Fred Jaklitsch after the break-up of the Austrian pop band Joy he was part of. After a brief solo career as Freddy Jay, he founded the band that comes from Grundlsee in Styria, Salzkammergut region of Austria.

The band had a long string of album releases many reaching number 1 on the Austrian official charts. The band also had a number of hit singles. It won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the category Group Pop / Rock in 2003 followed in 2009, with another Amadeus Award win in the Schlager category.

Members

The members have changed throughout the years.

Founding members

  • Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
  • Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
  • Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
  • Wolfgang Luckner – drums
  • Friedrich Spitz Hampel – vocals (until 2012)
  • Alois Huber – keyboards (until 2010)
  • Manfred Temmel – E guitar (until 2008)
  • Franz Rebensteiner – bass (until 2006)
  • Klaus Neuper – Styrian harmonica (until 1999)

Present line-up

  • Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
  • Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
  • Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
  • Wolfgang Luckner – drums
  • Jürgen Leitner – Styrian harmonica (since 1999)
  • Thomas Eder – E guitar (since 2003)
  • Dietmar Kastowsky – bass (since 2006)
  • Mario Pecoraro – keyboards (since 2010)

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
AUT
[2]
1996 Über’n See
1998 Auf + der Gams nach
1999 Baff!
2000 Baff!
2001 Guats G’fühl 26
Junischnee 2
2003 Aufwind 2
2004 Über’n Berg 1
Lebensbaum (with Baumsamen) 2
2006 S’ Beste! (Double-CD) 4
2006 1 Tog 1
2009 Hoffen, glauben, liab’n 1
2010 Wohlfühlgfühl 1
2012 Grundlsee 1
2013 Dahoam 1
2014 Echt seerisch 1
2015 Fesch 1
Weihnacht 4
2016 Duette... bei uns dahoam! 2
2017 Des olls is Hoamat 1
2019 Analog 1
2022 Ring im See 2
Stad 1
2023 Ausklang 1

Compilations

  • 2002: Das Beste (Wild’s Wasser)
  • 2003: Das Beste 2
  • 2006: Seerisch – Ihre größten Stimmungshits
  • 2016: 20 Jahre – Nur das Beste!

Live albums

Year Album Peak positions
AUT
[2]
2008 Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee (also DVD) 3
2014 Seer Jubiläums Open Air 2014 1

Special releases

  • 2001: Gold (Double-CD Über’n See/Auf und der Gams nach)
  • 2003: Gold Vol. 2 (Double-CD Baff!/Gössl)
  • 2004: Über’n Berg (Limited Edition and bonus online song "I vermiß di")
  • 2006: CD-Box Das Beste (albumsDas Beste/Das Beste 2/Das Beste 3)
  • 2007: Junischnee Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)
  • 2007: Aufwind – Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)

Videos

  • 2005: Über’n Berg
  • 2008: Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee

Maxi-CDs

  • 1995: Jodlertrance
  • 1997: Fix auf da Alm
  • 1997: Iß mit mir
  • 1997: Hey! Schäfer
  • 1998: Kirtog
  • 1999: A Wetta is immer und überall
  • 2003: Es braucht 2
  • 2005: Sun, Wind + Regen

Single-CDs

Year Single Peak positions
AUT
[2]
1999 "Wild’s Wasser"
2000 "Koane 10 Rösser"
"Sumaregn"
"Schene Weihnacht"
2001 "Amerika gibt’s nit"
2001 "2 ½ Sekunden"
2002 "Eiskristall" 22
2003 "Es braucht 2" 13
2005 "Eiskristall (2005 Version)" 22
"Sun, Wind + Regen" 3
2013 "Hoamatgfühl" 37
2013 "Wild's Wåsser" (rerelease) 40

References

  1. ^ Schlager.de: Die Seer - Ein Projekt der unterschiedlichsten Musiker (in German)
  2. ^ a b c "Seer discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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