Polish rock
Polish rock refers to rock music from Poland.
1960s
After the era of "big-bit" (Polish style of simple rock'n'roll), one of the earliest pioneers of Polish rock was Tadeusz Nalepa, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who began his career playing pop music in his group - Blackout, before turning to blues rock and changing the band's name to Breakout in 1968. Their debut - "Na drugim brzegu t臋czy", is often referred to as the "first Polish rock album in history".
significant artists of "big-bit era": Czerwone Gitary, Niebiesko-Czarni, Czerwono-Czarni, Trubadurzy, Karin Stanek
1970s
In the 1970s, due to political and censorship pressure, there were very few bands that managed to gain success or good artistic level
significant 1970s artists: Niemen, Budka Suflera, SBB, Marek Grechuta (artist on the edge of rock, usually not of that genre), Skaldowie
1980s
1982 - beginning of the "boom of rock" in Poland - debuts or first success of many important bands. On 24.04.1982 was first broadcast of Lista Przeboj贸w Programu Trzeciego, voting chart that helped promoting many rock bands. Underground artists were promoted at Rozg艂o艣nia Harcerska.
1987-1990 - crisis of rock, many artists emigrated, bands broke up, split or were suspended. Meanwhile, there was second wave of Polish rock called Krajowa Scena M艂odzie偶owa (Sztywny Pal Azji, Ch艂opcy z Placu Broni, R贸偶e Europy, Kobranocka, Tilt, Mr Z'OOB, Rezerwat), but with minor market and/or artistic success.
Significant 1980s artists
- official market: "THE GREAT FOUR": Perfect, Republika, Lady Pank, Maanam. Other: Oddzia艂 Zamkni臋ty, Lombard, TSA, Bajm (most of them still active and popular in 2000s)
- underground scene: Kult, Dezerter, Brygada Kryzys, Klaus Mitffoch, D偶em, T.Love Alternative, Turbo, Aya RL, Izrael, Daab, Kat
1990s
1992-1995 - second boom of Polish rock, many female vocalists
From 1997 till the mid-2000s Polish rock "went underground" due to not being played on greatest commercial medias, despite many artistic successes or attention of many fans.
significant 1990s artists: Wilki, Myslovitz, Acid Drinkers, Homo Twist, Vader, Voo Voo, Armia, Sweet Noise, Kazik/Kazik Na 呕ywo, Ira
female rock: Hey, Edyta Bartosiewicz, Kasia Kowalska, O.N.A., Closterkeller
gained new success: Kult, D偶em, T.Love (after changing style from punk to rock shortened its name from T.Love Alternative)
reunioned and managed to gain new fans: Perfect, Republika, Lady Pank, Maanam
2000s
significant 2000s artists: Myslovitz, Kult, Hey, D偶em, Wilki, Cool Kids of Death, Coma, Lao Che, Nosowska, Pogodno, 艢cianka, Vader, Behemoth, Voo Voo, Lech Janerka, Strachy na Lachy, Acid Drinkers
Poland has a very active underground extreme metal Music Scene. Some of the bands that have heralded and helped the cause are Vader, Behemoth, Yattering, Decapitated and Lux Occulta. This has paved ground for a large underground movement. One of the biggest record labels of death metal in Poland is Metal Mind Records.
External links
- http://www.warsawvoice.pl/archiwum.phtml/8398/
- http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/12740
- http://www.paulwertico.com/biography/sbb.php
- http://www.archiwumrocka.art.pl/
References
- Leszek Gnoi艅ski, Jan Skaradzi艅ski. "Encyklopedia polskiego rocka", In Rock, 2006
- Marek Nied藕wiecki. "Lista przeboj贸w", Wydawnictwo Wac艂aw Bagi艅ski, Wroc艂aw 2006
- Marek Nied藕wiecki. "Lista przeboj贸w Tr贸jki 1994-2006", Pr贸szy艅ski i s-ka, 2006
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