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Biography
primary sources|date=March 2010Infobox musical artist| name = Lady Pank| image = Lady Pank 2007.jpg| caption = Lady Pank in Opole , 2007| background = group_or_band| origin = Warsaw , Poland | genre = Pop rock | years_active = 1981–1991, 1994–present| label = Starling S.A., Negro, MTJ, BMG Poland, Intersonus, MCA, Klub plytowy "Razem", Koch International, TMM Polska, Zic Zac, Tonpress, Tomi, Andromeda, Polskie Nagrania "Muza", Digiton, GM Records, Poljazz, Savitor, Zbigniew Mamok & Jan Borysewicz, Bo Production, Ania Box Music, Silverton, Sky Media / Presspublica Sp z o.o., ZPR-Records, Polska The Times| associated_acts =| website = http://www.lady-pank.com.pl/ Official Website| current_members = Jan Borysewicz Janusz Panasewicz Kuba Jablonski Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz Lady Pank is a popular Poland|Polish rock and roll|rock musical band|band , started in 1981 in Warsaw by Jan Borysewicz and Andrzej Mogielnicki. Its first hit was "Mala Lady Punk" ( Little Lady Punk ).
Lady Pank garnered some attention in the United States in 1986 when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Minus Zero" on rotation. The title of this song was translated differently from its original for the English language release; the literal Polish translation of the title is "Less Than Zero" ("Mniej niz zero").
Lady Pank was quite a curiosity on the Polish musical market in that they gained widespread attention and notoriety even before they were actually formed. The group, which was originally planning to call itself "Zuzel" ("clinker", but also "speedway"), received a lot of media coverage as a result of a skillfully conducted promotional campaign.cite web|url= http://www.lady-pank.com.pl/zespol.html#HISTORIA|title=Lady Pank history|accessdate=2009-08-30|date=2009-08-30|publisher=Lady Pank
The video for one of the band's greatest hits "Zawsze Tam Gdzie Ty" is set on Chicago 's Chicago 'L'|'L' , the Quincy (CTA)|Quincy Station in particular.
Lineups and musicians
Lady Pank's lineup has changed many times over the years but the core of Jan Borysewicz and Janusz Panasewicz have maintained a specific and recognizable sound for the quintet. The role of the frontman is played by lead vocalist Panasewicz, with occasional help from guitarist Borysewicz (who has sung lead on a few tracks).
The original members of band were:
Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar
Janusz Panasewicz - vocal
Pawel Mscislawski - bass guitar
Edmund Stasiak - guitar
Jaroslaw Szlagowski - drums
The band's current line up is:
Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar/vocal
Janusz Panasewicz - vocal
Kuba Jablonski- drums
Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz - bass guitar
Michal Sitarski - guitar
The band's most popular songs are: "Tancz glupia, tancz" ("Dance stupid, dance"), "Mniej niz zero" ("Less than zero"), "Wciaz bardziej obcy" ("More and more alien"), "Kryzysowa narzeczona" ("Crisis bride"), "Zamki na piasku" ("Castles on the sand"), "Tacy sami" ("Just the same"), "Zostawcie Titanica" ("Leave RMS Titanic|Titanic "), "Mala wojna" ("Small war"), "Zawsze tam gdzie ty" ("Always where you are"), "Znowu pada deszcz" ("Raining again"), "Na granicy" ("On the Border"), "Stacja Warszawa" ("Station Warsaw ").
Live performances
In 1983 alone, the group performed live 369 times. After another three years the total number of live shows grew to over 800, a record at the time in Poland. On November 30, 2000 Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in Wroclaw, celebrating the group's 18th birthday.
Instruments
Both Jan Borysewicz and the other guitar players in the band have a soft spot in their hearts for Fender Stratocaster guitars and Marshall amplifiers, although recently they have also been experimenting with Orange amplifiers. Lady Pank's road crew is also very partial to this equipment.
Discography
The discography of Lady Pank consists of about 20 albums and over 200 tracks, many of which exist in a several versions (e.g. studio, live, English-language, acoustic, techno). May 28, 2007 saw the issue of the latest Lady Pank's album so far - Strach sie bac .
Studio and Concert Albums
Lady Pank (album)|Lady Pank (1983)
Ohyda (1984)
Drop Everything (1985)
LP3 (album)|LP3 (1986)
O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc (1986)
O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc cz. 2 (1988)
Tacy sami (1989)
Zawsze tam, gdzie ty (1990)
Na na (album)|Na na (1994)
Akustycznie: Mala wojna (1995)
Miedzyzdroje (album)|Miedzyzdroje (1996)
Zimowe graffiti (1996)
W transie (1997)
Lowcy glów (1998)
Koncertowa (1999)
Nasza reputacja (2000)
Teraz (2004) POL #3 http://acharts.us/album/47530
Strach sie bac (2007) POL #3 http://acharts.us/album/48140
Maraton (2011)
Compilations and Special Editions
The Best of Lady Pank (1990)
'' Lady Pank '81-'85 (1992)
Ballady (1995)
Gold (Lady Pank album)|Gold (1995)
Zlote przeboje (2000)
Besta besta (2002)
The Best - Zamki na piasku (2004)
Lady Pank - Box 13 CD (2007)
Gwiazdy polskiej muzyki lat 80. (2007)
Gwiazdy polskiej muzyki lat 80. – vol. 2 (2007)
Trójka Live! (2008)
References
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External links
http://www.lady-pank.com.pl Official band's website
http://www.forum.ladypank.pl Forum fans
http://www.miastomuzyki.pl/play,30 Radio Lady Pank
