Opus (progressive rock band)
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Band history
The band was formed in BelgradeBelgrade
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in 1973 by Miodrag "Mive" Okrugić (a former YU grupa
YU grupa
YU grupa is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia....
member, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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), Miodrag "Bata" Kostić (a former Terusi and YU grupa
YU grupa
YU grupa is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia....
member, guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
) and Dušan Ćućuz (a former Džentlmeni
Džentlmeni
Džentlmeni were a Serbian beat band from Belgrade.- Band formation and split :...
member, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
). The band got their name after the song "Opus No. 1", which was written during Okrugić's work with YU grupa, and often performed by the band, but never recorded. However, soon after it was formed, Opus disbanded.
In 1975, Okrugić reformed Opus. The new lineup featured Slobodan Orlić (a former Plamenih 5, Siluete
Siluete
Siluete was a former Yugoslav and Serbian rock band from Belgrade, notable for being one of the pioneers of the former Yugoslav rock scene.-1961 - 1971:...
, Bitnici, and Moira member, bass guitar), Ljubomir Jerković (drums
Drum kit
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) and Dušan Prelević (a former Korni Grupa
Korni Grupa
Korni Grupa was a former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. Korni Grupa was one of the first former Yugoslav rock bands to achieve major mainstream popularity. The band's first releases were commercial pop-oriented songs. Korni Grupa later turned towards progressive rock, continuing, however, to...
member, vocals). This lineup of the band released the album Opus 1, which also featured Dah
Dah (band)
Dah was a former Yugoslav/Belgian progressive rock band. Originally formed in Yugoslavia in 1972, the band, in 1975, moved to Belgium and changed the name to Land...
member Zlatko Manojlović on vocals. The album, released in luxurious sleeve, featured symphonic rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
-oriented songs. The album featured "Opus No. 1", renamed to "Opus — žena tame", and the songs "Dolina bisera" and "Viđenje po Grigu", released on the 7" single. However, the album was not well received, and the band disbanded once again.
In 1977, Okrugić once again reunited Opus. The lineup featured Okrugić, Orlić, Želimir Vasić (drums) and Milan Matić (guitar). Since the runion the band released the single "Ne dam da budeš srećna" and went through numerous lineup changes. The last lineup featured Okrugić, Orlić, Vladan Dokić (drums), Zoran Dašić (guitar), and Vidoja Božinović
Vidoja Božinovic
Vidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
(a former Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina was a former Yugoslav progressive rock band from Belgrade. Pop Mašina was formed in 1972, and released two studio albums and one live album before disbanding in 1978...
member, guitar), and Dragan Baletić (a former Crni Biseri
Crni Biseri
Crni Biseri was a former Yugoslav rock band, notable as one of the pioneers of the former Yugoslav rock scene.- 1963 - 1980 :...
member, vocals). The band disbanded in 1979.
Singtles
- "Veče" / "Sam" (1974)
- "Dolina bisera" / "Viđenje po Grigu" (1975)
- "Ne dam da budeš srećna" / "Ona je dama" (1977)