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| ... Yet it soon became clear that possible foreign models only served as the springboard for the music and lyrics that would be created by the singular Petr Janda - Pavel Chrastina tandem. The avalanche of hits dating from the 1960s forms the bulk of the first CD. The 1970s and 80s large projects and singles, like Osmy den (Eighth Day) and Jasna zprava [...]
1. Dej Mi Vic Sve Lasky 2. Mary 3. Snad Jsem To Zavinil Ja 4. Dedeckuv Duch 5. Linej Skaut 6. Zelva 7. Nebezpecna Postava 8. Dej Mi Na Klin Oci Unaveny 9. Vzpominka Pliziva [...] |
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| ... The traditional summer music composition has been given lyrics by Ales Brichta, Miroslav Cerny, Ondrej Fencl, Vlasta Henych, Pavel Chrastina, Eduard Krecmar and Karel Sip, while three songs are purely original. Olympic, in its current line-up, plays and sings all [...]
1. Nech Si O Tom Zdat 2. Krtecek 3. Laska Ma Bejt Akorat 4. Tak Jdem Hrat 5. Asi To Byl Spravnej Flam 6. Amoleta 7. Lampión 8. Zivot Je Vzacny Dar 9. Bourak [...]
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| ... CD 3 (1975-1984) maps the arrival of Broum, the artistic contribution of Hejduk and, most notably, the famous trilogy of monothematic albums and stage projects. CD 4 (1985-1993) bears witness to the band's return to the song form, rock-style hardening of the sound [...]
1. Tallahassee Lassie 2. Come On Everybody 3. This Little Girl Of Mine 4. Byt Ci Nebyt 5. Autumn Mood / (Podzimni Nalada) 6. Roll Over Beethoven 7. Hvezda Na Vrbe [...] |
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| | (P) 2013 (2019)
| ... It's also an intersection of repertoire from several years, capturing the starting points of the mid-sixties as well as promising hints of the compositional and instrumental progression of the band's next direction. "Zelva" appears on CD for the umpteenth time, but this time it is accompanied by specially selected bonus tracks, including little-known or even unreleased [...]
1. Zelva 2. Vzpominka Pliziva 3. Linej Skaut 4. Dam Zejtra Zas Flam 5. Modrave Mameni 6. Nikdo Neotvira 7. Nebezpecna Postava 8. Snad Jsem To Zavinil Ja 9. Dedeckuv Duch [...] |
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| | (P) 2013 (2016)
| ... The majority of the tracks are immediately recognisable as created by Olympic, with some coming across as nostalgic, yet none of the music is gloomy or sullen, with the "big-beat" themes of music, women, occasional alcohol and mature romanticism retained. Olympic fans will find on the album very fresh sounding echoes of perhaps all phases of the band's illustrious history. Some of the melodies and vocals [...]
1. Divna 2. Ja Nejsem Zlej 3. Jen Tak Si Jdu 4. Prej Me Ma Rada 5. Pane Muj / (Rockova Modlitba) 6. Tebe Se Nemusim Bat 7. Vzpominky Zalozim 8. Prsi 9. Kluci, Ja To Dam [...]
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| ... As is the case of all parts of the Gold Edition, the fifth instalment includes ample bonuses, too: Ten singles, informed sleeve-notes penned by Jaromir Tuma, original photographs taken by Alan Pajer, [...]
1. Jako Kluci Zacli Jsme Hrat 2. Mraz 3. Cerna Kronika 4. Tak Teto, Tady Je To 5. Marathón 6. Taky Jsem Se Narodil Bos 7. Nech To Byt 8. Tak Jedem Dal 9. Slzy Tvy Mamy [...] |
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| ... Songs like Kdyz jsem bejval tramp (When I Used to Be a Tramp), Strazce majaku (Lighthouse Keeper), Pet cestujicich (Five Passengers), and, above all, the exquisite ballad Bon Soir Mademoiselle Paris, wonderfully performed by Pacak, have become Olympic classics. The album's ten songs are again supplemented by bonuses in the form of [...]
1. Pet Cestujicich 2. Kdyz Jsem Bejval Tramp 3. MR. Den A Lady Noc 4. Brouk 5. Danny 6. Elixir 7. Blaznivej Kiki 8. Bon Soir Mademoiselle Paris 9. Strazce Majaku [...] |
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1. Telefon 2. Krasna Neznama 3. Mary 4. Everybody 5. Blaznivej Kiki 6. Psychiatricky Prasek 7. Ptak Rosomak 8. Zelva 9. Kamenozrout Zeleny 10. Brouk [...]
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| | (P) 2010
| ... This new box set contains all the albums in their original form, without singles and other bonuses. The packaging in cardboard sleeves made it possible to use the original titles in larger prints. The albums were in part remastered from the original tapes in such a manner that their sound and [...]
1. Zelva 2. Vzpominka Pliziva 3. Linej Skaut 4. Dam Zejtra Zas Flam 5. Modrave Mameni 6. Nikdo Neotvira 7. Nebezpecna Postava 8. Snad Jsem To Zavinil Ja 9. Dedeckuv Duch [...] |
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| | (P) 2006 (2013)
| ... The songs are all true classics in the band's Czech rock legacy, which has never lost its lustre: Zelva (Turtle) and Otazky (Questions), Ptak Rosomak (Wolverine) and Okno me lasky (The Window of My Love), Dynamit and Jasna zprava (Clear Message), the introductory Dej mi vic sve lasky (Give Me More Love) and the final Stejskani [...]
1. Dej Mi Vic Sve Lasky 2. Snad Jsem To Zavinil Ja 3. Dedeckuv Duch 4. Linej Skaut 5. Zelva 6. Vzpominka Pliziva 7. Nebezpecna Postava 8. Dej Mi Na Klin Oci Unaveny [...] |
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| | (P) 2005 (2019)
| ... Either way, however, it is a listening experience with the hallmark of Czech big beat, built on the unmistakable songs of the essential author-interpreter duo Janda-Chrastina, sympathetically complemented vocally by Jan "Sorry" Pacak and Ladislav Klein. The vinyl version [...]
1. Krasna Neznama 2. Ikarus Blues 3. Bajecne Misto 4. Everybody 5. O Pulnoci 6. Ptak Rosomak 7. Tve Neklidne Svedomi 8. Cekam Na Zazrak 9. Z Bile Cernou 10. Pohreb Sve Vlastni Duse [...]
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| ... Following a short time recharging their batteries, Olympic re-emerged with a new energy, which would last for another two decades. This CD features the entire "O, je" album, the final Supraphon single and a reworking of some of the band's seminal older pieces. A total of 30 tracks to [...]
1. O, Je 2. Proc To Delas 3. I Vesmir Svy Zakony Driv Zmeni 4. Prapodivnej Stin 5. Stejskani 6. Smecka Psu 7. At 8. To Nebylo Fer 9. Uz Je To Tady 10. Hasicskej Bal [...] |
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| | (P) 1988
| ... Agreement between Jaromir Tuma, the reedition's producer, and Olympic front man Petr Janda has thus given us the chance to compare a live set of hits and the quartet's further instrumental shift. What's more, [...]
1. Kdyz Ti Sviti Zelena 2. Inkoustova Tecka 3. Letni Vdovci 4. Aspon Poletis 5. Ja Nekde Cet' 6. Proc Zrovna Ty 7. Lidi 8. Hej, Ty! 9. Nadeje Dvou 10. Nulovy Sance [...] |
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| | (P) 1986
| ... Even though the track Jako tele na vrata might have taken aback many old fans of the erstwhile Liverpool-sounding and large-format art-rock band, from today's viewpoint it's still a functional romp. The eight bonus tracks include zeitgeist-reflecting singles, as well as a fabulous audio reminiscence of the late [...]
1. Zeme V Kazdym Z Nas 2. Starnout 3. Festivaly 4. Dopis 5. Bigbit 6. Manekyny 7. Muj Klid 8. Je To Narez 9. Jako Tele Na Vrata 10. Ja Se Oholim 11. Hry A Slzy [...] |
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| | (P) 1985
| ... The nine bonus tracks include several 1970s singles, which at the time ushered in personnel changes, starting in the year when Kanagom was released by the percussionist Petr Hejduk's departure from the band. Besides six classic Olympic songs, the bonus tracks comprise three of Miki Volek's concert performances, rock'n'roll pieces sung in the original English [...]
1. Kanagom 2. Tudle - Nudle 3. Jen Sam 4. Zlodej 5. Jako Za Mlada 6. Minus A Plus 7. Tak Se Pulim 8. Zarlis 9. Je To "Dej" 10. Co Je Vubec V Nas 11. Vrat Mi Moji Horkou Lasku [...] |
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| | (P) 1984 (2008)
| ... Historically significant is a set of Olympic singles dating from the era. Comparison is offered by concert recordings of three "Laboratory" songs from 2006, when Petr Janda decided to revive the entire trilogy. Two [...]
1. Laborator 2. Pohlazeni Skoro Jako Laska 3. Kartoteka 4. Nocni Sluzba 5. Roboti Uz Jdou 6. Kyvadlo Casu 7. Co S Tim? 8. Podivin 9. Hodna Holka 10. Neucte Roboty [...] |
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| | (P) 1981
| ... The essential words Life, Love, Success, Fear, Solitude, Selfishness, Hate and Hindsight were afforded an Olympic musical form, this time more song-like and straightforward than in the case of the previous art-rock album Prazdniny na Zemi (Holiday on Earth). The stylish booklet, sound remastered from the original tapes and a set of ten bonus tracks, including a [...]
1. Ulice / (Zivot) 2. Okno Me Lasky / (Laska) 3. Uspesny Mlady Muz / (Uspech) 4. Tvare Slov / (Strach) 5. Ulice II 6. Pani Nostalgie / (Samota) [...] |
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| ... Known as "Prazdniny na Zemi" (Holidays on Earth), but the three dots and question mark at the end of the title make sense. It may not have been a pretty trip, maybe not even to Earth, but reasons to think [...]
1. Prilet 2. Kraj, Odkud Odleteli Ptaci / (Ptaci) 3. Co Vsechno Se Muze Stat / (Voda) 4. Nechod Dal! / (Mesto) 5. Strom 6. Vzdalenosti / (Zeme) [...]
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