Blue Effect (band)
| Blue Effect | |
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 Blue Effect in Písek, 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1968–1990, 2004–2016 |
| Associated acts | The Matadors |
| Members | Jan Křížek, Václav Zima, Vojtěch Říha |
| Past members | Radim Hladík |
Blue Effect was a Czech progressive rock band, also operating under the names M. Efekt, Modrý efekt or The Special Blue Effect, since their formation in 1968. The line up included Radim Hladík, formerly of The Matadors. They changed several times their style from rhythm and blues, across jazz fusion to art rock.
Radim Hladik playing in Prague, 8 May 2010
The latest line-up was:
Jan Křížek - vocal, guitar
Václav Zima - drums
Vojtěch Říha - bassguitar, vocal
Blue Effect in 2012
Radim Hladík died on 4 December 2016, aged 69, from pulmonary fibrosis.[1]
Albums
- Meditace (1970)
- Coniunctio (1970)
- Kingdom of Life (1971)
- Nová syntéza (1971)
- Nová syntéza 2 (1974)
- Modrý efekt & Radim Hladík (1975)
- Svitanie (1977)
- Svět hledačů (1979)
- 33 (1981)
References
- ↑ "Zemřel legendární kytarista Radim Hladík, zakládající člen Blue Effectu - iDNES.cz". Kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
External links
- Official Site
- Na první akci letošního pražského jara zazní rock v podání Blue Effectu (iDnes) (in Czech)
- Blue Effect Radima Hladíka zahrají v Rock Café netradičně unplugged (freemusic.cz) (in Czech)
- Blue Effect v Opavě, Ostravě i Raškovicích (ceskydomov.cz) (in Czech)
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