Fools Garden

Fools Garden
Origin	Pforzheim, Germany
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	1991—present
Label(s)	Intercord Sony BMG Polydor Lemonade Music
Website	Official website
Members
Peter Freudenthaler Volker Hinkel Dirk Blümlein Claus Müller
Former members
Thomas Mangold Roland Röhl Ralf Wochele Gabriel Holz

Fool's Garden is a German pop group formed in 1991, comprising singer Peter Freudenthaler, guitarist Volker Hinkel, bassist Thomas Mangold, keyboardist Roland Röhl and drummer Ralf Wochele. Debuting in 1993 with the album Once In A Blue Moon, two years later Fool's Garden issued their second album Dish of the Day, scoring a massive European and Asian chart hit with "Lemon Tree". Go And Ask Peggy For The Principal Thing followed in 1997, along with three albums in 2000, 2003 and 2005. In 2003 three members left the band and were replaced by Dirk Blümlein (bassist), Claus Müller (drummer) and Gabriel Holz (2nd guitarist), and the name of the band changed to Fools Garden (no apostrophe). Gabriel Holz left the band in the middle of 2007.

Discography

Albums

• 2005: Ready for the Real Life
• 2003: 25 Miles to Kissimmee
• 2000: For Sale
• 1997: Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing
• 1995: Dish of the Day
• 1993: Once In A Blue Moon

Singles

• "Lemon Tree" (1995) (UK - #61 May 1996 & #26 (Re-issue) August 1996)
• "Wild Days" (1996)
• "Pieces" (1996)
• "Why Did She Go?" (1997)
• "Probably" (1997)
• "Rainy Day" (1998)
• "Suzy" (2000)
• "It Can Happen" (2000)
• "Happy (special tour edition)" (2000)
• "In the Name" (2001)
• "Dreaming" (2001)
• "Closer" (2003)
• "Dreaming (2004 version)" (2004)
• "Man of Devotion" (2005)
• "Does Anybody Know? / Welcome Sun" (2005)
• "Cold (Italian promo)" (2005)
• "I Got a Ticket" (2006)

Fool's Garden Members

• Peter Freudenthaler - vocals (1991–present)
• Volker Hinkel - guitars (1991–present)
• Dirk Blümlein - bass (2003–present)
• Claus Müller - drums (2003–present)

Former members

• Thomas Mangold - bass (1991–2003)
• Roland Röhl - keyboards (1991–2003)
• Ralf Wochele - drums (1991–2003)
• Gabriel Holz - guitars (2003–2007)

Trivia

The band have taken the habit of covering rock 'n' roll classics during live performances (The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" or The Who's "My Generation"). Fool's Garden interest in British music is so big that cover versions of The Beatles's songs "Cry Baby Cry" and "Martha My Dear" can be found on their studio albums.

External links

• Official Fools Garden website
• Official Italian Fools Garden website