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Infobox musical artist|name = Prljavo kazalište|image =Prljavo kazalište (Jasenko Houra Mladen Bodalec).jpg|caption =Mladen Bodalec (center) and Jasenko Houra (right) performing on stage|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Zagreb , Croatia ( Yugoslavia 1977-1991)|instrument =|genre = Pop-rock |occupation =|years_active = 1977 in music|1977 -present|label = Jugoton , Suzy (record label)|Suzy , Columbia Records|CBS Records , InterService, Croatia Records , Dallas Records |associated_acts = Ciferšlus Parni valjak Dorian Gray (band)|Dorian Gray ZOK Patrola ITD band|current_members =Mladen Bodalec Jasenko Houra Nino Hrastek Tihomir Fileš Zlatko Bebek Jurica Leikauff|past_members =Davorin Bogovic Zoran Cvetkovic Damir Lipošek Fedor Boic Prljavo kazalište (meaning in Croatian language : Dirty Theatre ) is a rock and roll band from Zagreb , Croatia . Since its formation in 1977 in music|1977 , the group changed several music genres|music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian rock|Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.
Biography
Beginnings
Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava, Zagreb|Dubrava , part of Zagreb , the capital of the then SR Croatia . Founding members included: Jasenko Houra ( rhythm guitar ), Zoran Cvetkovic List_of_acronyms_and_initialisms:_A#AK|a.k.a. Zok ( lead guitar ), Nino Hrastek ( bass guitar ) and Tihomir Fileš ( Drum kit|drums ). Its first Singing|vocalist became Davorin Bogovic, although they were thinking about taking Davor Gobac (later of Psihomodo pop ) instead. All of them, except Houra, previously played in another band called Ciferšlus ( Zipper ), but after he joined them to form a new group, they opted for the name Prljavo kazalište after an episode of the satirical Italy|Italian comic book Alan Ford (comics)|Alan Ford , which was very popular in the former Yugoslavia.
In its early beginnings, Prljavo kazalište's was a Punk band , although they initially wanted to sound like The Rolling Stones for whom they maintained a great admiration. The group performed live for a first time in 1978 at a gig organized by the magazine Polet where they were noted for their furious punk image and stage performance. In the same year, Prljavo kazalište released its first Single (music)|single , the punk rock sounding Televizori for the major record label Jugoton . It featured three songs: Televizori , Majka and Moje djetinjstvo . In 1979, Suzy Records released their second single Moj je otac bio u ratu . That song was included in the compilation album Novi Punk Val compiled by Igor Vidmar , along with Pankrti , Paraf and other prominent artists of the former Yugoslav Punk scene.
First album
In 1979, they released their first eponymous album, produced by Piko Stancic, for Suzy Records . It was promoted when the group performed as a support act of the Yugoslav band Bijelo dugme at a concert held at the JNA Stadium . During the recording sessions, Zoran Cvetkovic left the band and was replaced by Marijan Brkic. The album soon came to prominence all over the former Yugoslav federation for its social commentary and provoked the then-ruling one-party system , additionally because it also featured probably the first gay -themed song in Yugoslavia titled "Neki djecaci (Some Boys)" (followed later by " Retko te vidam sa devojkama " by Idoli ). The authorities valuated the album as "šund" (" kitsch ") and hence they imposed higher taxes on its sale price, while the records considered "truly artistic" enjoyed a reduced tax rate. Despite that, the group was not banned and it could freely continue to work and sell records, because Non-Aligned Movement|non-aligned Yugoslavia was not so strict regarding censorship as the other communist states . Although the band played on the album in a rudimentary manner, the media and the public proclaimed it one of the best debut albums ever released in Yugoslavia. The record sleeve was designed by Mirko Ilic and featured a parody of the famous John Pasche 's :image:Tongue (Rolling Stones).svg|Tongue and Lips design with an added safety pin , representing the band's equal respect for both punk rock and The Rolling Stones .
Crno bijeli svijet
On their second album titled Crno bijeli svijet ( Black and White World ) released in 1980, Prljavo kazalište affiliated with the New Wave music , accepting a more polished image and sound. The album, again produced by Piko Stancic and released for Suzy, was recorded in Milan, Italy . The album included several Ska and Two Tone songs such as the main single Crno bijeli svijet and Mi plešemo , meaning We Dance , although the original title was supposed to be Mi pijemo ( We Drink ). Also, it featured a cover version of Sedamnaest ti je godina tek by the notable retro traditional pop singer Ivo Robic . The record was a major success and Prljavo kazalište became one of the leading acts of the former Yugoslav New Wave scene (called Novi Val in Croatian).
Soon afterwards, Davorin Bogovic left the group. Reasons included disagreements with the other band members or his inability to withstand the pressure of extensive touring and recording, as the band was already in the top of the Yugoslav rock scene and had tight schedules.
Heroj ulice
In 1981, the group recorded its third album in the studio of Sjunne Ferger in Sweden . The album was produced by Tini Varga , featuring guest appearance s by the percussionists Ferger and Miroslav Budanko and the saxophonist Janne Gustafsson. Since Bogovic's departured, this time Jasenko Houra had to take over the position of a main vocalist. With this album, Prljavo kazalište gradually moved on to a more conventional rock, hence achieving great mainstream success across whole Yugoslavia. The album featured a tribute to Bruce Springsteen (the songs Heroj ulice and Široke ulice ) and to Phil Collins in the ballad Nocas sam izašao na kišu . After the release of the record, Fileš and Hrastek were conscripted in the Yugoslav People's Army, so the group performed with the help of the drummer Dražen Šolc and the former member Zoran Cvetkovic who played bass this time. The latter released a solo album from which one song was included in the Vruci dani i vrele noci compilation and he later joined the group Dorian Gray (band)|Dorian Gray in 1982.
Korak od sna
In 1983, Davorin Bogovic returned to the band, and sang on their fourth album Korak od sna released jointly by Suzy and Columbia Records|CBS Records , which featured the hit Sve je lako kad si mlad . That was Prljavo kazalište's last record with Bogovic and after he left he was replaced as a frontman by Mladen Bodalec, the album's back vocal ist, a former member of Patrola. Between others, on this album is song "Dobar vjetar u ledja" ("Good wind in the back"), which is some sort of homage to legendary Hollywood actor Montgomery Clift .
Zlatne godine
With Bodalec, the group released its fifth album Zlatne godine in the beginning of 1986. This record was pop-rock oriented and it included the successful hits: Ne zovi mama doktora , Sladoled and Ma kog me boga za tebe pitaju . Unlike their previous Suzy Records albums, this one was signed for Jugoton .
Zaustavite zemlju
In 1988, Prljavo kazalište released their sixth album Zaustavite Zemlju which included several hits such as Zaustavite zemlju , Marina , Moj bijeli labude and Slaži mi . The album, which was released for Suzy, included the song Mojoj majci which Houra tributed to his recently deceased mother. At that time, shortly before the upcoming breakup of Yugoslavia , tensions broke out between the constituent countries of the Yugoslav federation , so the issue of an eventual Croatian independence from Yugoslavia started to rise. Hence the lyrics Zadnja ruža Hrvatska (meaning: Last Croatian Rose ) made the song very popular in Croatia, but also criticized in some parts of the rest of Yugoslavia due to (perceived) nationalist undertones, which were considered political correctness|politically incorrect for the Yugoslav policy of brotherhood and unity . After the album's release, Marijan Brkic left to join Parni valjak and was replaced with Damir Lipošek. The band went on an international tour which culminated with a big open-air show played on October 17, 1989 on the Ban Jelacic Square|Republic Square in Zagreb in front of approximately 200,000–300,000 people.
Sve je lako kad si mlad - LIVE!
In the following year, the group released its double live album titled after the song Sve je lako kad si mlad - LIVE! . Beside live material from the concert held in November 1988 at the Zagreb's Dom Sportova and from the performance at the ZG Rock Forces festival, it included few older studio tracks as well. The record sleeve again featured the band's logo as on the first album but on a black background.
Devedeseta
During the same year, Prljavo kazalište recorded a new studio album titled Devedeseta (meaning: Ninetieth , as in 1990), produced by Mate Došen, while the backing vocals were recorded by Davorin Bogovic and Vesna Došen. The group also got a new member, the Keyboard instrument|keyboards player Mladen Roško.
Lupi petama
In the beginning of the 1990s, Prljavo kazalište frequently played shows abroad for the Croatian diaspora . During the first years of the Croatian War of Independence , which established the Republic of Croatia as an independent state , the group paused its activities and in 1993 with the new keyboard player Fedor Boic (former member of ITD bend ) released the album Lupi petama for InterService label with the patriotic war songs Lupi petama , Pet dana ratujem, subotom se zaljubljujem and others. The group adopted elements of folk music and a traditional tambura orchestra from Vinkovci appeared on their track Uzalud vam trud sviraci . The record cover featured a Plate (dishware)|plate filled with bullets . In 1994 Prljavo kazalište received the Croatian Porin music award for this album, but also in other categories as well.
Božicni koncert
In 1995 the group released a new live album recorded at the open-air concert held on Christmas Eve at Dolac Market titled Božicni koncert ( Christmas Concert ).
S vremena na vrijeme
In the end of 1996 the album S vremena na vrijeme with a luxurious cover came out for Croatia Records , however it didn't bring any fresh ideas. The recorded material was Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed and audio mastering|pre-mastered in London , UK with the help of Zoran Cvetkovic. The album included a guest appearance by Mel Gaynor , the drummer of Simple Minds .
XX Godina
Jasenko Houra formed a record label called CBS a pun to Columbia Records|CBS Records for whom the group once released an album, and the abbreviation for the band's best known song Crno Bijeli Svijet . In the late 1997 Prljavo kazalište celebrated 20th anniversary by playing a concert with a symphony orchestra at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall and released the recordings as a live album titled XX Godina on Houra's new label.
Dani ponosa i slave
In 1998 the group released its album Dani ponosa i slave , which was the first studio album released after the 20th anniversary. It included guest appearance by the Croatian rap music group Tram 11.
Sve je lako kad si mlad Box Set
In the 2000–2009|2000s Prljavo kazalište released a four Red Book (audio CD standard)|audio CD box set titled Sve je lako kad si mlad (not to be confused with the Prljavo kazalište#Sve je lako kad si mlad - LIVE.21|previously mentioned live album with the same title). Its record sleeve again featured the band's logo, but this time on a white background as it was on the first album.
In 2003, the band took part in the rockumentary Sretno dijete which covers the former Yugoslav New Wave scene and features many eminent former Yugoslav rock acts from Zagreb , Belgrade and Ljubljana .
Radio Dubrava
In the end of 2002, Prljavo kazalište signed a contract with Dallas Records which released their album Radio Dubrava in the following year.
Moj dom je Hrvatska
Released in 2005.
Tajno ime
As of 2008, currently, the last studio album of Prljavo kazalište, released as a double album.
Best of - live
Released in 2009.
XXX godina
Released in 2009.
Tributes
A Polish language cover version of the Prljavo kazalište's song Crno bijeli svijet , translated as Czarno-Bialy Swiat performed by Kazik was included in the tribute album titled Yugoton released in Poland in 2001. The record is a tribute to the former Yugoslav rock scene.
Discography
# Televizori - 1978 (Single) ("TVs") # Moj je otac bio u ratu - 1979 (Single) ("My father was in the war") # Prljavo kazalište - 1979 ("Dirty theatre") # Crno bijeli svijet - 1980 ("Black & white world") # Heroj ulice - 1980 ("Hero of the streets") # Korak do sna - 1983 ("A step away from dream") # Zlatne godine - 1985 ("Golden years") # Zaustavite zemlju - 1988 ("Stop the Earth") # Sve je lako kad si mlad - live - 1988 ("It's all easy when you're young") # Devedeseta - 1990 ("The year of 1990") # Lupi petama... - 1993 ("Knock your heels") # Božicni koncert - 1995 (Live) ("The Christmas concert") # S vremena na vrijeme - 1996 ("From time to time") # XX godina - live - 1997 ("20 years") # Dani ponosa i slave - 1998 ("Days of pride and glory") # Radio Dubrava - 2003 # Moj dom je Hrvatska - 2005 ("Croatia is my home") # Tajno ime - 2008 ("Secret name") - double album
Awards
Porin (music award)|Porin 1994 - Album of the year
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External links
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