The Bates

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Years Active
1987 – 2001 (14 years)
Founded In
Eschwege, Hessen, Germany
The Bates were an Eschwege, Germany based band. They were primarily known for their self-styled "Bubblegum Trash" and for numerous cover versions. The group's name refers to the person Norman Bates from Hitchcock's movie Psycho. They existed from 1987 until 2001 and were "founded at a time in which it was said that punk rock is dead, remaining always faithful to their style" (Trini Trimpop, Power Vision Festival in October 1995.) The band's Punk rock attitude is often pure, although the lyrics are about love, pain, solitude, and longing.… read more
The Bates were an Eschwege, Germany based band. They were primarily known for their self-styled "Bubblegum Trash" and for numerous cover versions. The group's name refers to the person Norman Bates from Hitchcock's movie Psycho. They existed from 1987 until 2001… read more
The Bates were an Eschwege, Germany based band. They were primarily known for their self-styled "Bubblegum Trash" and for numerous cover versions. The group's name refers to the person Norman Bates from Hitchcock's movie Psycho. They existed from 1987 until 2001 and were "founded at a time in which it was said that punk rock is… read more

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1 Play track Pleasure + Pain Billie Jean
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2 Play track The Bates Hello
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3 Play track intraVenus Independent Love Song
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4 Play track Pleasure + Pain A Real Cool Time
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5 Play track intraVenus Be My Baby
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6 Play track Pleasure + Pain Say It Isn't So
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7 Play track intraVenus Keine Ist Wie Du
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8 Play track Pleasure + Pain A Fuck On The Edge Of The World
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9 Play track intraVenus Gonna Make It Through the Night
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10 Play track The Bates Little Dinosaur
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Albums

  1. 16,813 listeners

    16 Feb 1995 · 18 tracks

    Pleasure + Pain
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  2. 14,494 listeners

    1993 · 16 tracks

    The Bates
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  3. 11,710 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 18 tracks

    intraVenus
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  4. 10,193 listeners

    1 Jan 1995 · 18 tracks

    Pleasure And Pain
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