Kalemegdan Disk - ROCK FROM EASTERN EUROPE

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An essential album on vinyl again

In 1970, still as the Rangers, they recorded this second studio album. It was an excellent follow-up to the successful first one and a major step beyond the shadow of the original acoustic line-up. The musicians M. Dufek, A. Hajek, M. Řihošek, R. Tomášek, J. Vančura and J. Veisser took a decisive step towards well-deserved popularity in the many seasons to come.

Accompanied by the orchestra of the conductor Štěpán Koníček, they moved from the version for the Porta festival to melodic almost pop, built on an attractive repertoire, excellent singing and lyrics specially written for the band. Several solo vocalists, often combined in an extraordinary multi-part vocal, successfully dared the repertoire with the scent of US American traditionals (“Pole s bavlnou” (Cotton Fields) or “Vím, vím” (Green, Green)) or local traditional country (“Král silnic” (King of the Road), “Rocky Top” or “Já procházel se jednou” (Company of Cowards)).

In the accompanying text, the observations of M. Skalka, M. Černý and J. Veisser will explain what was not allowed to be sung, and that the following album alone could have been described as Rangers. The stylish cover with a picture of Aleš Striegl hides a good chunk of our memories.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Škatule (World of Our Own) 2:27
2. Vím, vím (Green, Green) 2:16
3. Lily Langtry 3:15
4. Rocky Top 2:54
5. Rákosí (Water Is Wide) 3:09
6. O.K. (The Great Snowman) 2:31

Side B

1. Já procházel se jednou (Company of Cowards) 2:20
2. Šest svíček (Tie Me Kangaroo down Sport) 2:34
3. Tvým snům zlým (Deep Blue Sea) 3:15
4. Mysli na to, že přijdu 2:29
5. Pole s bavlnou (Cotton Fields) 2:55
6. Král silnic (King of the Road) 2:00