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Posted: August 30 2015 at 08:15
A- Side of Smak's debut single, Živim... ("I Live...")
B-Side of Smak's debut single, Biska 16 (Biska was a nickname of a local criminal who really existed). The debut single isreleased in 1974 on the major label PGP RTB, Belgrade. The band had released only this single at the time when they were playing as an opening act for Deep Purple in Belgrade 1975.
lyrics:
Fromoursunis thatshine Goodto warmall It warmsandshines over the days The beauty of nature is around us. Around us.
That place where you livenow It has longbad reputation Well, you did know that Iwill notpay you backfor a day One day.
You are alone Alone But you're crazy.
Lookout the window
Whether it will be there You know what Did Iknow everything? I trust inyour crazy life Where is your end?
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Posted: September 01 2015 at 19:55
^This last post of Smak was quite surprising for me. Didnt know that Deep Purple were in Yugoslavia.
Hey, Svetonio, you seem to know the things... I was wondering on the other topic of the revolutionaries. There were Yugoslavian bands with a more political aproach in their music/lyrics?
Edited by GKR - September 01 2015 at 19:55
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Posted: September 02 2015 at 01:34
GKR wrote:
^This last post of Smak was quite surprising for me. Didnt know that Deep Purple were in Yugoslavia.
Hey, Svetonio, you seem to know the things... I was wondering on the other topic of the revolutionaries. There were Yugoslavian bands with a more political aproach in their music/lyrics?
Similar toforeignprogressiverock, there weren't so many politicalsongs recordedby Yugoslavian progbands. However, there were a coupleof progressive rock songs dedicated to the revolutionaries. For example, Korni Grupa's 1973 single Ja znam za kim zvono zvoni ("I knowforwhom the bell tolls") (feat. Ditka Haber) / Ivo Lola was dedicated to the memory of Ivo Lola Ribar who was a legendary young revolutionaire and Yugoslavian partisan killed by fascists in WW2.
Also, Korni Grupa was released one prog song about Marshal Tito.
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Posted: September 03 2015 at 04:08
Imo, the most beautiful prog ballad in ex-Yugoslavia was recorded by Time; it's Pjesma No.3 ("The Song No.3") (1972)
Through thewhitefogof sleep Ihearthe call of thesong Andthrough theshadows I go
To meet that song
ThenI hatesleep Becausethecall of the song is to disappear As soon as theday breaks
Neither thatmurmur ofspringwater Is not likethat song call Norfaintsound of
The rustle ofthe forest
Inmy world
Neither thecrownof memories No,notofthat song'sflowers Even the birdsdo notsingthatsong
I wishthat the song is mine I wishthat I'm a slaveofthat song's harmony I'llsingthat songall over the world Let thehuman heartto become That song'seternalgrave
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Posted: September 05 2015 at 17:37
I forgot I have a wonderful album by Tako. Yugoslavian Prog vinyl is difficult to obtain. Has anyone ever noticed that on the ISP track Pecurka, takes the 'lyrics' from the Can track Mushroom (off Tago Mago) ?? What a tune !! Does anyone know what that lead keyboard is ?? Sounds like a Farfisa organ ?? I love how Zoran Lakic constantly slides the pitch, almost synth-like.
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Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:18
Tom Ozric wrote:
I forgot I have a wonderful album by Tako. Yugoslavian Prog vinyl is difficult to obtain. Has anyone ever noticed that on the ISP track Pecurka, takes the 'lyrics' from the Can track Mushroom (off Tago Mago) ?? What a tune !! Does anyone know what that lead keyboard is ?? Sounds like a Farfisa organ ?? I love how Zoran Lakic constantly slides the pitch, almost synth-like.
Dont know the name... but I got curious... what album did you have?
Great track from a great album. Hobo is awesome.
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Posted: September 08 2015 at 00:46
GKR wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
I forgot I have a wonderful album by Tako. Yugoslavian Prog vinyl is difficult to obtain. Has anyone ever noticed that on the ISP track Pecurka, takes the 'lyrics' from the Can track Mushroom (off Tago Mago) ?? What a tune !! Does anyone know what that lead keyboard is ?? Sounds like a Farfisa organ ?? I love how Zoran Lakic constantly slides the pitch, almost synth-like.
Dont know the name... but I got curious... what album did you have?
Great track from a great album. Hobo is awesome.
The debut - just called Igra Staklenih Perli, and also Soft Explosion Live. Both amazing albums.
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Posted: September 15 2015 at 02:23
I'v been already about to post one YU -tube video with a full concert of Smak as that band was one of the greatest live atractions in former Yugoslavia, but I thought which one to chose. There is no one full concert from 70s at YU -tube; there is one nice footage of full concert in New York in 1976, but Točak didn't put it at YU -tube yet. So I choose this one, a complete and profesional recordingof an outdoor concert that was played on5/20/1992 at the Summer Scene,Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia. Enjoy in over100 minutes ofgreatmusic (Boris /RIP/ does not have the backing vocals).
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Posted: September 17 2015 at 00:46
Miša Blam (RIP) was well know jazz bass player in Yugoslavia and Europe. He was playing with TonyScott,Chet Baker and many others. Miša Blam was graduated at the Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade, in the department for bass, he got a master's degree from the Academy in Belgium and he passed the audition at the famous conductor Herbert von Karajan. In Uganda, Miša Blam was played at the president palace of Idi Amin Dada. He wrote a book about Miles Davis as he knew Miles personally, titled "Miles Davis: Biography, Discography, Interview" and which was published in 1987, in Belgrade. He had the idea to donate his legacy and to establish the first Museum of European Jazz, but he died by cancer in June 2014. Miša Blam was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Belgrade. Although he was a pretty jazz purist, Miša Blam was released a nice full-lenght progressive fusion album in 1979 (and one fusion single in 1975) for younger audience as well.
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Posted: September 27 2015 at 23:44
On this live audio, from the Boom Pop festival 1974 recording is not the best but check out that Hammond solo at 1:43.
"Pop Selekcija Boom '74" is actually the Yugoslavian group Time,
feat. Tihomir Asanović on Hammond organ,
Clavinet and Fender Rhodes, and this is the live version of the track off
his same titled album from 1974 Majko Zemljo, which contain these great instrumental, Hammond organ driven jazz-rock tracks Berlin and Berlin II :
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