Cactus Jack (band)

Cactus Jack is a Serbian rock band. Formed in 1998, Cactus Jack released four hard rock-oriented albums, before turning to pop rock in early 2010s.

Band history

1990s and 2000s: Vladimir Jezdimirović years

The band, originally named Caramba,^[1] was formed at the end of 1998 by Stevan Birak (guitar), Miodrag Krudulj (bass guitar), Vladimir Jezdimirović (vocals) and Dušan Gnjidić (a former Kontrabanda member, drums).

Initially, the band performed mostly soundtracks from Quentin Tarantino's movies.^[2] In 1999, they adopted their current name, Cactus Jack.^[3] The band chose their name after the UK and Australia release name of the 1979 film The Villain. In February 2002, the band released their debut live/cover album DisCover, which featured cover of songs by various rock artists.^[4] During 2002, they toured with Riblja Čorba as the opening band. In 2003, they released EP Grad (The City) which featured three songs, "Grad", "Godine za plakanje" and "Nekada", and a video for the song "Nekada".^[5] In May 2003, they released the double live album, Deep Purple Tribute. The band's new member, Zoran Samuilov, played the keyboards, while Vlada Džet, Vicko Milatović, and Vladan Vučković appeared on the album as guest musicians.^[6] On December 7, 2003, they performed as an opening band on Deep Purple concert in Belgrade. In 2004, they released their first full-length studio album Natur all.^[7] In October 2005, the band released Mainscream,^[8] on which they incorporated pop rock elements into their hard rock sound.

2010s: Bojana Racić years

In the early 2010s, Jezdimirović left the band. He was replaced by female vocalist Bojana Racić.^[9] With Racić the band recorded covers of several pop songs. The recordings, although available on YouTube, are still not officially released.^[10]

The band will celebrate their 15th anniversary on December 21, 2013, with a concert in Pančevo Cultural Centre. The concert will feature Jezdimirović as a special guest.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

• Natur all (2004)
• Mainscream (2005)

EPs

• Grad (2003)

Live albums

• DisCover (live/cover album, 2002)
• Deep Purple Tribute (live/tribute album, 2003)

References

• EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4

External links

• Official site
• Cactus Jack at Facebook
• Cactus Jack at Discogs