Kalemegdan Disk - ROCK FROM EASTERN EUROPE

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37 Czech rock ballads (not only) for Valentine’s Day

The latest continuation of the series of compilation 2CDs from the history of our rock focuses on ballads. It is undoubted that many of these songs accompanied our adolescence at gramophones or tape recorders, at concerts and discos, but also in quite intimate moments. Ploužáky, cajdáky ci dojáky (Crawlers, sleds or milkers) are slang for songs in loose tempos, with the chance to enjoy heartfelt singing of often important lyrics. These made some of the songs more than just beautiful to listen to, but also a sign of the times, illustrating a more or less hidden resistance to “normalization” and music censorship.

From the late sixties to the late eighties, such is the temporal and stylistic scope of the nearly forty songs on this genre-conciliatory compilation. Melodic big beat echoes, various hard rock experiments, connections with folk or blues, modern synth instruments, intensely singing ladies and the luxurious music of the late eighties are all next to each other here. The important balladeers are Vladimír Mišík, Petr Novák, Jirí Schelinger, Petr Janda, L.ešek Semelka, Luboš Pospíšil or Michal Prokop, but there are also other great evokers of pleasant memories.

Love and other life peripeties in 150 minutes of Czech rock heritage.

Full album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLM1V-6jWdjFiP-eiiIxD7FGieO8ilYAQ

Tracklist

CD 1

1. The Blue Effect: Slunecný hrob – ? 1969 3:25
2. B-Side: Bláznova ukolébavka – ? 1970 3:00
3. George & Beatovens: Modlitba za lásku – ? 1971 2:43
4. Framus Five: Noc je muj den – ? 1971 4:51
5. Faraon: Holubí dum – ? 1973 3:56
6. Olympic: Slzy tvý mámy – ? 1973 4:17
7. Modrý Efekt: Cajovna – ? 1974 4:02
8. Synkopy 61: Poselství detem – ? 1975 3:22
9. Vladimír Mišík & Etc…: Stríhali dohola malého chlapecka – ? 1976 3:46
10. Jirí Schelinger & F. R. Cech: Léto s tebou – ? 1976 3:30
11. Katapult: Já nesnídám sám – ? 1976 4:45
12. Katapult: Hlupák váhá – ? 1977 3:00
13. Barnodaj: Mauglí – ? 1978 3:50
14. Petr Novák & Vera Wajsarová: Co je to láska – ? 1978 2:24
15. Lešek Semelka & Modrý Efekt: Šaty z šátku – ? 1979 4:05
16. Citron: Tvých sedmnáct – ? 1978 3:31
17. Jirí Schelinger & F. R. Cech: Jsem prý blázen jen – ? 1979 3:57
18. Jana Kratochvílová: V stínu kapradiny – ? 1980 4:29
19. Abraxas: Ptáci – ? 1980 4:00
20. Vladimír Mišík & Etc…: Variace na renesancní téma – ? 1980 3:35

CD 2

1. Olympic: Okno mé lásky (Láska) – ? 1980 4:54
2. Jana Kratochvílová & Motor: Milování za svítání (Jdi hned ráno) – ? 1981 4:08
3. Projektil: Zahrada ticha – ? 1982 4:11
4. G & B: Hvezdicko blýskavá – ? 1982 3:31
5. Karamel: Prízrak 7. b – ? 1982 3:16
6. Vera Špinarová: Bílá jawa 250 – ? 1982 3:52
7. S. L. S.: Zvláštní máma – ? 1984 4:37
8. Futurum: Juliet – ? 1984 4:33
9. Framus Five: Kolej Yesterday – ? 1984 4:48
10. Citron: Už couvám – ? 1985 4:21
11. Odyssea: Nekdy si vzpomen – ? 1985 3:55
12. Turbo: Kdo z nás je vinný? – ? 1989 4:58
13. Kern: Exploze – ? 1989 4:25
14. Luboš Pospíšil & 5P: Marylin, Goodbye – ? 1986 4:44
15. Marsyas: S Louisem – ? 1988 4:24
16. Michael Kocáb: Sebastián – ? 1988 4:54
17. Helena Arnetová & Michal Prokop: Zvolna – ? 1989 5:04