Etc... is a Czech rock band from Prague, formed in 1974 by singer and guitarist Vladimír Mišík.[1] Various musicians have rotated through the group's ranks, including violist Jan Hrubý (Framus Five), bassist Jiří Veselý (Stromboli, Žlutý pes), guitarist Petr "Kulich" Pokorný (Framus Five, Žlutý Pes), drummer Ivan Kadaňka, bassist/cellist Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba, as well as bassists Vladimír Padrůněk and Vladimír Guma Kulhánek.[2]
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Background information | |
Origin | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1974–1982, 1985–present |
Labels |
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Mitglieder | Vladimír Mišík Petr Pokorný Pavel Skála Jiří Veselý Jiří Zelenka Vladimír Pavlíček |
Past members | Vladimír Kulhánek Jan Hrubý Vladimír Padrůněk Anatoli Kohout František Francl Jiří Jelínek Petr Skoumal Stanislav Kubeš Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba Ivan Kadaňka |
Website | vladimirmisik |
Between 1982 and 1985, the group was banned from performing by the Communist government.[3]
In 2010, Etc... was inducted into the Beatová síň slávy (Beat Hall of Fame)[4] and released the album Ztracený podzim.[5]
In 2011, the group, minus Vladimír Mišík, released a collaboration album with Vladimír Merta, titled Ponorná řeka.[6][7]
Band members
editCurrent
- Vladimír Mišík – guitar, vocals
- Petr "Kulich" Pokorný – guitar
- Pavel Skála – guitar, vocals
- Jiří Zelenka – drums, vocals
- Vladimír Pavlíček – violin
- Jiří Veselý – bass
Past
- Vladimír Guma Kulhánek – bass
- Jan Hrubý – violin
- Vladimír Padrůněk – bass
- Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba – double bass, cello
- Ivan Kadaňka – drums
- Pavel Novák – bass
- Anatoli Kohout
- František Francl
- Jiří Jelínek
- Petr Skoumal
- Stanislav Kubeš
Discography
edit- Etc… (1976; also known as Stříhali dohola malého chlapečka)
- They Cut Off the Little Boy's Hair (1978; English version of Etc…)
- Etc… 2 (1980)
- Etc… 3 (1987)
- Etc… 4 (1987)
- Jiří Jelínek in memoriam (1987)
- 20 deka duše (1990)
- Nechte zpívat Mišíka (1991; live recording)
- Jen se směj (1993)
- Unplugged (1994; live recording)
- Město z peřin (1996)
- Nůž na hrdle (1999)
- Umlkly stroje (2004)
- Archa + hosté (2008)
- Déja vu (1976–1987) Box I. (2009; set of remastered first four albums)
- Ztracený podzim (2010)
- Déja vu (1989–1996) Box II. (2010; second set of four remastered albums)
- Ponorná řeka (2011; with Vladimír Merta)
References
edit- ^ "Vladimír Mišík se v plné síle vrací na pódia. Turné slaví 40 let ETC..." [Vladimír Mišík Is Returning to the Stage in Full Force. The Tour Celebrates 40 Years of ETC...]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Etc..." ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Nová Vlna Se Starým Obsahem (23.3.1983)" [New Wave with Old Content (23.3.1983)]. moderni-dejiny.cz (in Czech). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Beatová síň slávy má nové obyvatele: Otu Petřinu, Františka Kotvu a Etc..." [The Beat Hall of Fame Has New Inhabitants: Ota Petřina, František Kotva, and Etc...]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Mišík svůj podzim neztratil" [Mišík Did Not Miss Autumn]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Vladimír Merta & Etc...: Ponorná řeka". muzikus.cz (in Czech). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Písničkář Vladimír Merta natočil desku s rockovou kapelou. Poslouchejte" [Songwriter Vladimír Merta Recorded an Album with a Rock Band. Listen]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.