VIS Idoli (EP)
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VIS Idoli was the first and only EP
by the Serbia
n new wave
band Idoli. The cover of the EP
is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani
.
/ Retko te viđam sa devojkama resulted a great expectation on the next release. The band entered the studio in April 1981. Photographs from the recording sessions were released in newspapers and magazines. The band recorded six songs, including two cover versions. The whole material was released on a 12" self titled EP
.
The band covered in an Elvis Costello
style Chuck Berry
's hit “Come On
” but with lyrics in Serbo‐Croatian
entitled "Hajde!" and "Devojko mala
" for which the lyrics were taken from Nebojša Krstić
's poetry book "O, Ima Načina". "Hajde!" appeared on the Dečko koji obećava movie soundtrack.
The record design and production was done by Ivan Stančić Piko and the cover was chosen to be "The Red Nude" act by Amedeo Modigliani
. Guest appearances featured Film members Malden Juričić (also known as Max Wilson) who made guest appearance playing harmonica and Jurij Novoselić (also known as Kuzma Videosex) who played organ.
VIS Idoli was also released as a double cassette
EP
with Film's Live in Kulušić
EP
entitled Zajedno. A remastered version was released on the band's 2007 box set
with two bonus tracks.
" as the TV stations already broadcast the video for "Malena" and "Zašto su danas devojke ljute", which had its TV premiere on the 1981 New Year's Eve as part of Rokenroler show. The video for "Maljčiki
" also premiered on the same show. For "Zašto su danas devojke ljute" was recorded a new video after the EP was released.
The EP was presented to the audience on tour with Film. Most of the shows were held at the seaside resorts. By the end of the tour Kokan Popović became the band's new drummer.
"Dok dobuje kiša (u ritmu tam-tama)" and "Malena
" appeared on Vlada Divljan
's 1996 live album Odbrana i zaštita.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Idoli. The cover of the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form...
.
History
The euphoria Idoli have made with their single MaljčikiMaljciki
"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...
/ Retko te viđam sa devojkama resulted a great expectation on the next release. The band entered the studio in April 1981. Photographs from the recording sessions were released in newspapers and magazines. The band recorded six songs, including two cover versions. The whole material was released on a 12" self titled EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
.
The band covered in an Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
style Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
's hit “Come On
Come On (Chuck Berry song)
"Come On" is a song written and first released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The Rolling Stones released a version as their debut single in 1963.According to the liner notes from the Berry compilation album The Great Twenty-Eight, the performers on the record were as follows:* Chuck Berry: Guitars and...
” but with lyrics in Serbo‐Croatian
Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
entitled "Hajde!" and "Devojko mala
Devojko mala
"Devojko mala" is a popular fifties song composed by Darko Kraljić and recorded by Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković for the soundtrack of the Ljubav i moda film in which he was also had the starring role...
" for which the lyrics were taken from Nebojša Krstić
Nebojša Krstic
Nebojša Krstić is an Advisor of the President of Serbia for public relations appointed by Boris Tadić. He was also a member of the Serbian rock band Idoli.- Biography :...
's poetry book "O, Ima Načina". "Hajde!" appeared on the Dečko koji obećava movie soundtrack.
The record design and production was done by Ivan Stančić Piko and the cover was chosen to be "The Red Nude" act by Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form...
. Guest appearances featured Film members Malden Juričić (also known as Max Wilson) who made guest appearance playing harmonica and Jurij Novoselić (also known as Kuzma Videosex) who played organ.
VIS Idoli was also released as a double cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
with Film's Live in Kulušić
Kulušić
Kulušić was a Yugoslav Concert Club in Zagreb, Croatia, which hosted many famous international acts and all the important acts from the region. It is particularly associated with the Yugoslav New Wave acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many Live albums which today are part of the Ex-Yugoslav...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
entitled Zajedno. A remastered version was released on the band's 2007 box set
VIS Idoli (box set)
VIS Idoli is a collection of four albums by Serbian rock band Idoli. The albums included in the set are:* 1981 VIS Idoli * 1982 Odbrana i poslednji dani* 1983 Čokolada...
with two bonus tracks.
Promotional videos and live performances
Promotional video was recorded for "Devojko malaDevojko mala
"Devojko mala" is a popular fifties song composed by Darko Kraljić and recorded by Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković for the soundtrack of the Ljubav i moda film in which he was also had the starring role...
" as the TV stations already broadcast the video for "Malena" and "Zašto su danas devojke ljute", which had its TV premiere on the 1981 New Year's Eve as part of Rokenroler show. The video for "Maljčiki
Maljciki
"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...
" also premiered on the same show. For "Zašto su danas devojke ljute" was recorded a new video after the EP was released.
The EP was presented to the audience on tour with Film. Most of the shows were held at the seaside resorts. By the end of the tour Kokan Popović became the band's new drummer.
"Dok dobuje kiša (u ritmu tam-tama)" and "Malena
Malena
Malena may refer to:* Malèna, a 2000 Italian film.* Marlene , a woman's name.* Malena, a song by the Yugoslavian rock groups Videosex and Idoli.* Malena, a woman's name* Malena, a tango song composed by Homero Manzi and Lucio Demare....
" appeared on Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
's 1996 live album Odbrana i zaštita.
Track listing
All tracks by Idoli except where noted. Remastered edition included the band's second single as bonus.- "Dok dobuje kiša (u ritmu tam-tama)" (3:30)
- "Zašto su danas devojke ljute" (2:40)
- "Devojko malaDevojko mala"Devojko mala" is a popular fifties song composed by Darko Kraljić and recorded by Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković for the soundtrack of the Ljubav i moda film in which he was also had the starring role...
" (D. Kraljić, B. Timotijević) (2:02) - "Ime Da Da" (3:25)
- "Malena" (6:16)
- "Hajde!Come On (Chuck Berry song)"Come On" is a song written and first released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The Rolling Stones released a version as their debut single in 1963.According to the liner notes from the Berry compilation album The Great Twenty-Eight, the performers on the record were as follows:* Chuck Berry: Guitars and...
" (BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
, Idoli) (1:50)
Bonus tracks on remastered edition
- "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" (3:05) (Srđan Šaper, Vlada DivljanVlada DivljanVladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
) - "MaljčikiMaljciki"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...
" (3:20) (Vlada DivljanVlada DivljanVladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
)
Personnel
- Vlada DivljanVlada DivljanVladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
(guitar, vocals) - Nebojša KrstićNebojša KrsticNebojša Krstić is an Advisor of the President of Serbia for public relations appointed by Boris Tadić. He was also a member of the Serbian rock band Idoli.- Biography :...
(percussion, vocals) - Srđan Šaper (percussion, vocals)
- Boža JovanovićBoža JovanovicBoža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
(drums) - Zdenko KolarZdenko KolarZdenko Kolar is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B.-Biography:Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved to a building where two of his future bandmates lived, Vlada Divljan and Boža Jovanović...
(bass)
External links and references
- VIS Idoli at Discogs
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4