Ivan Kral (12 May 1948 – 2 February 2020) was a
Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, guitarist, record producer,
bassist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...
, and singer-songwriter. He worked across genres including pop music,
punk rock,
garage rock
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...
, rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores. His music has been recorded by such artists as
U2,
Téléphone
Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, th ...
,
Patti Smith,
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
,
David Bowie,
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United St ...
, and
John Waite, among others. The Czech three-time
Andel Awards winner died of cancer in 2020, aged 71.
Biography
Early life
Born in
Prague,
Czechoslovakia (now
Czech Republic), Ivan Kral moved to the United States in 1966 as a refugee with his parents, who were diplomats. His father Dr. Karel Kral, a reporter at the
United Nations, brought worldwide attention to the pending
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia refers to the events of 20–21 August 1968, when the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was jointly invaded by four Warsaw Pact countries: the Soviet Union, the Polish People's Republic, the People's Rep ...
in 1968 and publicly denounced the action, subsequently deciding not to return. Kral had refugee status until 1981 when he obtained
U.S. citizenship
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.
Early career and the Patti Smith Group
Kral's American music career began during the early 1970s glam rock scene in New York. His band, Luger, which also featured drummer Shayne Harris,
performed at venues including
Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City, which became a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933–1983) in Decembe ...
, and opened for
Kiss at the early shows at the Hotel Diplomat in 1973.
After their breakup in 1973, he joined
Shaun Cassidy's backing group, then
Blondie, then
Patti Smith, then
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
.
Between 1975 and 1979, Kral was co-writer, guitarist, and bassist of the
Patti Smith Group on her first four albums; including debut, ''
Horses
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'' (1975), named one of the All-Time 100 Greatest Albums by ''
Time magazine'' in 2006. The album is in the
National Recording Registry at the
Library of Congress, for recordings considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
His work also appears on other Smith albums, including ''
Radio Ethiopia'' (1976), ''
Easter'' (1978) and ''
Wave'' (1979).
Some of Kral's songs written during this period include "
Ask the Angels
"Ask the Angels" is a Rock music, rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Král, and released as a third single from Patti Smith Group 1976 album ''Radio Ethiopia''. In 2000 The Distillers released a cover of the song on their The Distillers (al ...
", "
Pissing in a River", "
25th Floor
''Easter'' is the third studio album by the Patti Smith Group. It was released in March 1978 by Arista Records. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, the album is regarded as the group's commercial breakthrough, owing to the success of the rock single "Becaus ...
", "Revenge", "
Citizen Ship", "Birdland", "
Ain't It Strange
''Radio Ethiopia,'' the second studio album by the Patti Smith Group, was released in October 1976 through Arista Records.
Background
''Radio Ethiopia'' was the follow-up record to Smith's widely acclaimed debut ''Horses''. In interviews surround ...
", "
Pumping (My Heart)
"Pumping (My Heart)" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Ivan Král and Jay Dee Daugherty, and released as a second single from Patti Smith Group 1976 album ''Radio Ethiopia''. In 1989 the song was covered by Dramarama on their album ''Box Off ...
" and Smith's "
Dancing Barefoot", which ''
Rolling Stone'' included in its
500 Greatest Albums of All Time and has been recorded by artists including
U2,
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United St ...
and
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...
.
Filmmaking work
Kral wanted a visual diary of his days in
New York City in case he was ever deported back home to Czechoslovakia where rock music was forbidden, so he bought a
Super 8 camera
A Super 8mm camera is a motion picture camera specifically manufactured to use the Super 8mm motion picture format. Super 8mm film cameras were first manufactured in 1965 by Kodak for their newly introduced amateur film format, which replaced th ...
from a pawn shop. He began filming at
Murray the K shows in 1967, with clips of the first show in America by
The Who,
Cream and
Mitch Ryder then eventually got a
16mm camera, on which he filmed other concerts including early
Queen,
David Bowie,
Patti Smith. Some of the clips appear in his 1975
DIY compilation movie, ''Night Lunch''.
They are known as some of the earliest footage of the bands.
Kral also filmed his bandmates and friends at rehearsals,
Hotel Chelsea apartments,
The Bottom Line, and
CBGB. He compiled the footage into a 1976 film titled ''
The Blank Generation
''The Blank Generation'' (1976) is the earliest of the released DIY "home movies" of the 1970s punk rock scene in New York City. It was filmed by No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe and Patti Smith Group member Ivan Kral.
Synopsis
Directors and prod ...
'', which features the
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
,
Talking Heads,
Blondie,
New York Dolls
New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...
,
Television, and drag queen
Jayne County, before they had record deals.
No Wave filmmaker
Amos Poe
Amos Poe is an American New York City-based director and screenwriter, described by ''The New York Times'' as a "pioneering indie filmmaker."
Career
Amos Poe is one of the first punk filmmakers and his film '' The Blank Generation'' (1976)—c ...
helped Kral edit the film by adding music from each band's cassettes and cutting irrelevant scenes.
''The Blank Generation'' D-I-Y clip compilation is often referred to as the original visual document of the birth of New York punk. There are no effects, production, posing, scripts or budget, and it is the source film for many music documentaries.
After the Patti Smith Group
In 1979, after Patti Smith's last show in
Florence, Italy, Iggy Pop invited Kral to
Rockfield Studios in Wales to work on his album ''
Soldier'', produced by
Pat Moran
Patrick Joseph Moran (February 7, 1876 – March 7, 1924) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1914. The year after his retirement, he became a manager, and he led two t ...
. After the ''Soldier'' tour, Kral became Iggy's co-writer and guitarist for all the original songs on his 1981 album, ''
Party''.
Kral hoped to build a career as a film composer by heading to Los Angeles to compose music for the
Barry Levinson film ''
Diner
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'' (1982),
but eventually returned to New York. He wrote and recorded the film scores for three films by underground filmmaker Amos Poe, titled, ''Unmade Beds'',
''The Foreigner'' and ''Subway Riders'' in his apartment on his mini Moog synthesizer, piano and guitar.
In the 1980s, Kral was involved in a number of short-term projects. He recorded and toured with
John Waite, former singer with
The Babys, and co-wrote songs for his album ''
Ignition
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* Combustion, an exothermic chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant
* Fusion ignition, the point at which a ...
'' and ''
Mask of Smiles
''Mask of Smiles'' is the third solo album by British rock singer-songwriter John Waite. It was released in mid-1985. The previous year, Waite's "Missing You" was a No. 1 hit.
There were two singles released from this disc. The first, "Every ...
.'' Kral wrote songs for many other artists, including
Mick Ronson (formerly with
David Bowie and
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were rock singer David Bowie's backing band in the early 1970s, and initially consisted of Mick Ronson on guitars, Trevor Bolder on bass guitar, and Mick Woodmansey on drums.
The group had its origins in Bowie's earlier ba ...
), and was involved in rehearsals with British guitarist
Chris Spedding and Welsh avant-garde composer, recording artist
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
, formerly of the
Velvet Underground, to create a new band, but it never materialized.
Kral subsequently formed his own band, Eastern Bloc, with a record deal and video with Passport Records, though the project ended when the label folded in the mid-1980s.
Kral also ran a studio in New York from 1982 to 1993, named PAWS,
where
Mick Jagger,
The B-52's, and reggae artists like
Kiddus I
Kiddus I (born Frank Dowding Jr, December 1944)Katz, David (2000) "People Funny Boy - The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry", Payback Press, is a reggae singer and musician, best known for his appearance in the film '' Rockers''.
Biography
Dowding ...
rehearsed.
Kral wrote the music for “Rest in Peace” for the memorial song of Czech President Vaclav Havel and Cindy Hudson wrote the lyrics in 2011.
Kral wrote the music for “Wasn’t It Great” tribute song to CBGB owner
Hilly Kristal and Cindy Hudson wrote the lyrics in 2007.
Return to Czech Republic
In 1989, the
Berlin Wall
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fell and the
Velvet Revolution brought
Communism to an end in Czechoslovakia. Kral returned to
Prague in 1993, and began working with other rock artists to develop the new Czech rock scene, using his experiences in the
West to develop Czech talent and working as a songwriter, producer and musician.
Patti Smith, while still living in Detroit, recorded her poem "Perfect Moon" at 54 Sound studio for Kral's 1995 album ''
Nostalgia
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''.
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
wrote and recorded the piano for the song.
Kral worked from his home studio in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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.
His 2014 CD, ''
Always
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Film and television
* ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Jaglom
* ''Always'' (1989 film), a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg
* ''Always'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film, also known as '' ...
'', was recorded at Funky D Studios, Detroit; 2018 album, ''
Colors'', was recorded at Pearl Sound Studios in Michigan; his 2020 album ''
Smile'' was recorded at the Bunnyhutch. In 2021 post-humous album, ''Undiscovered,'' was released.
Warner Music Czech Republic
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also released a box set of three CDs, ''
Ivan Kral – Later Years'', in 2020. His previous ten albums were released on
Universal Music Group and
Polygram
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and were recorded in the Czech Republic or in
Seattle.
As a producer, Kral worked with
the Vipers and the
Band of Outsiders
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Places
*Bánd, a village in Hungary
*Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
*Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania
* Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...
, as well as Czech bands such as
Lucie
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Given name
* Lucie Ahl, British tennis player
* Lucie Arnaz, American actress
* Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance
* Lucie Balthaz ...
(on their studio album ''
Černý kočky mokrý žáby'') and
David Koller
David Koller (born 27 September 1960) is a Czech musician and record producer.
Career Music
Koller started his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of Jasná Páka and has also played in various other bands, including Žentour, Pusa, and ...
,
Ivan Hlas,
Jiří Suchý
Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a Czech film actor, writer and stage actor. He also writes music. Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in Prague where he has performed for many years and which he helped to establish in 1959.
...
,
Aneta Langerová
Aneta Langerová (born 26 November 1986) is a Czech pop singer. Born in Benešov, Czech Republic and grew up in Říčany, she first rose to fame at age 17 as the first winner of ''Česko hledá SuperStar'', the Czech version of ''Pop Idol'', in ...
,
Miroslav Žbirka,
Alice
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* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
,
Debbi, Triny, and
Garage. He also released many solo albums.
He was a collector of the work of the
avant-garde Czech photographer
František Drtikol
František Drtikol (3 March 1883 – 13 January 1961) was a Czech photographer known for his nudes and portraits.
Life and work
Drtikol was born in Příbram into a merchant family, the younger of three children, brother of sisters, Ema and M ...
. The video for his song "Winner Takes All" was inspired by Drtikol's work with the female form.
Kral wrote music for the memorial of
President Václav Havel, and performed it for live broadcast across the
Czech Republic following Havel's funeral at the
St. Vitus Cathedral. His wife, lyricist
Cindy Hudson, wrote the lyrics.
Awards
Kral won an
Czech Academy of Popular Music
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** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech ...
award for:
1994 – Best Producer for album Černý Kočky Mokrý Žáby by band
Lucie
Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Lucie Ahl, British tennis player
* Lucie Arnaz, American actress
* Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance
* Lucie Balthaz ...
1995 – Best Producer for solo Ivan Kral CD
Nostalgia
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1998 – Best Producer for album Walk Choc Ice by band Walk Choc Ice
Kral was nominated for the
Czech Lion
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film score award in 2001 for the music in the film Cabriolet.
Filmography
As director
* ''Night Lunch'' – glam and rock band compilation (1975)
* ''
The Blank Generation
''The Blank Generation'' (1976) is the earliest of the released DIY "home movies" of the 1970s punk rock scene in New York City. It was filmed by No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe and Patti Smith Group member Ivan Kral.
Synopsis
Directors and prod ...
'' (1976)
* ''Iggy and the Stooges: Live at Academy of Music New York City'' (2011)
Appearances
* ''
Rockpalast: Patti Smith Group'' – on bass guitar and as backing vocalist (1979)
* ''Dancing Barefoot'' (1995)
* ''Mňága – Happy End'' (1996)
* ''Cabriolet'' (2001)
* ''Pátrání po Ester'' – Documentary (2005)
* ''Letem světem s Kuřetem'' – TV Movie (2011)
* ''Show Jana Krause – Episode dated 29 April 2011'' – TV Series (2011)
* ''Show Jana Krause – Episode dated 5 October 2012'' – TV Series (2012)
* ''VIP zprávy – Episode dated 16 April 2014'' – TV Series (2014)
* ''
GEN - Galerie elity národa'' (2018)
Film music
Scores
* ''Unmade Beds'' (1976), director
Amos Poe
Amos Poe is an American New York City-based director and screenwriter, described by ''The New York Times'' as a "pioneering indie filmmaker."
Career
Amos Poe is one of the first punk filmmakers and his film '' The Blank Generation'' (1976)—c ...
* ''The Foreigner'' (1978), director Amos Poe
* ''
Subway Riders
''Subway Riders'' (also known as Os Viajantes da Noite) is a 1981 American thriller film directed by Amos Poe and starring Robbie Coltrane, Charlene Kaleina, Cookie Mueller, John Lurie and Amos Poe.
Cast
* Susan Tyrrell - Eleanor Langley
* Robbie ...
'' (1981), director Amos Poe
* ''
Diner
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'' (1982),
director
Barry Levinson
* ''Modré z Nebe'' (1997), director Eva Borušovičová
* ''
Pelíšky
''Cosy Dens'' ( cz, Pelíšky) is a 1999 Czech film directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is loosely based on the novel '' Hovno Hoří'' (Czech: "Flaming Feces") by Petr Šabach. It was voted the best Czech film by ''Reflex'' magazine in 2011.
Plot s ...
'' (1999), director
Jan Hřebejk
Jan Hřebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czechs, Czech film director and actor.
Life and career
Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in ...
* ''Cabriolet'' (2001), director Marcel Bystroň
Soundtracks
* ''
Shining Girls
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'', episode ''Cutline'' - TV 2022 (writer: “Pissing in a River”)
* ''
Mindhunter'', episode ''#2.8'' - TV 2019 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
The Deuce'', episode ''There's an Art to This'' - TV 2018 (writer: "Ask the Angels")
* ''Un violent désir de bonheur'' - 2018 (writer: "Birdland")
* ''
Don't Blink - Robert Frank'' - Documentary 2015 (writer: "Ask the Angels")
* ''
State of Affairs'', episode ''Bang, Bang'' - TV 2014 (writer: "Bang Bang")
* ''Show Jana Krause'', episode dated 20 June 2014 - TV 2014 (music "Sen")
* ''
The Vampire Diaries'', episode ''Because the Night'' - TV 2013 (writer: "Ask the Angels")
* ''
Endless Bummer'' - 2009 (writer: "Bang Bang")
* ''
Chuck'', episode ''Chuck Versus the Ex'' - 2008 (writer: "Pumpin' for Jill")
* ''GAL'' - 2006 (writer: "Bang Bang")
* ''
Crossing Jordan'', episode ''Secrets & Lies: Part 1'' - TV 2002 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
New Waterford Girl'' - 1999 (writer: "Ask the Angels")
* ''Whatever'' - 1998 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
Millennium'', episode ''Anamnesis'' - TV 1998 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
All Over Me'' - 1997 (writer: "Pissing in the River")
* ''
Barb Wire
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* ''Barb Wire'' (1996 film), starring Pamela Anderson, based on the comic book
* ''Barb Wire'' (pinball), pinb ...
'' - 1996 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
The Basketball Diaries'' - 1995 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
Threesome'' - 1994 (writer: "Dancing Barefoot")
* ''
Rock & Rule
''Rock & Rule'' (known as ''Ring of Power'' outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata and Susan Roman. It was produced and directed by Michael Hirsh, Pat ...
'' - 1983 (writer: "Pain & Suffering")
* ''A Night at Halsted's'' - 1982 (writer: "Pumping (My Heart)")
* ''
Times Square'' - 1980 (writer: "Pissing in the River")
* ''
Ohne Maulkorb
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'', episode ''20 Stunden mit Patti Smith'' - TV documentary 1978 (writer: "25th Floor", "Pumping (My Heart)")
Discography
Solo
* ''Native'' (1992)
* ''
Nostalgia
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'' (1995)
* ''Looking Back'' (1996)
* ''Native: His Native Complete'' (1996)
* ''Alias'' (1997) (with Ivan Hlas, David Koller and Karel Šůcha)
* ''Modré z nebe (soundtrack)'' (1997)
* ''Prohlédnutí / Clear Eyes'' (1998)
* ''... "dancing barefoot"'' (1999)
* ''Dancing Reboot ● Ivan Kral ● Remixed'' (1999)
* ''Živě, dětským domovům'' (live) (1999)
* ''Best of Ivan Kral'' (compilation) (2001)
* ''Cabriolet (soundtrack)'' (2001)
* ''
Photoalbum'' (2001)
* ''Erotická revue'' (2003)
* ''Bang Bang!'' (2005)
* ''
Always
Always may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Jaglom
* ''Always'' (1989 film), a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg
* ''Always'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film, also known as '' ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Colors'' (2018)
* ''
Smile'' (2020)
* ''Ivan Kral - Later Years'' box set (2020)
with Patti Smith
* ''
Horses
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'' (1975)
* ''
Radio Ethiopia'' (1976)
* ''
Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia'' – recorded live at
CBGBs, New York on 5 June 1977 (1977)
* ''
Easter'' (1978)
* ''
Set Free'' (1978)
* ''
Wave'' (1979)
* ''
The Patti Smith Masters
''The Patti Smith Masters'' is the box set by American rock singer-songwriter Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the ...
'' – Patti Smith compilation (1996)
* ''
Land'' – Patti Smith compilation (2002)
* ''
Horses / Horses Live'' (2005)
* ''
iTunes Originals – Patti Smith
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'' (2008)
* ''
Outside Society'' – Patti Smith Greatest Hits (2011)
* ''The Arista Years 1975 box set'' (2011)
with Iggy Pop
* ''
Soldier'' (1980)
* ''
Party'' (1981)
with John Waite
* ''
Ignition
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* Firelighting, the human act of creating a fire for warmth, cooking and other uses
* Combustion, an exothermic chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant
* Fusion ignition, the point at which a ...
'' (1982)
* ''
No Brakes
''No Brakes'' is the second solo album by John Waite. It was released in the United States in 1984 on the EMI America label.
It features Waite's biggest hit single " Missing You" which hit #1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and the Billboard ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Mask of Smiles
''Mask of Smiles'' is the third solo album by British rock singer-songwriter John Waite. It was released in mid-1985. The previous year, Waite's "Missing You" was a No. 1 hit.
There were two singles released from this disc. The first, "Every ...
'' (1985)
with
Téléphone
Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, th ...
* ''
Dure Limite
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'' "
Ce Soir est ce Soir" (1982) his name being wrongly spelt Yvan Kral on some album credits
with John Cale
* ''
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'' (1987)
with Eastern Bloc
* ''Wall to Wall' (1987)
with Sky Cries Mary
* ''
Exit at the Axis
''Exit at the Axis'' is an EP by Sky Cries Mary, released on May 19, 1992 through Capitol Records.
Track listing
Personnel
;Sky Cries Mary
*DJ Fallout – sampler, turntables
*Joseph E. Howard – bass guitar
*Bennett James  ...
'' (1991)
with Noel Redding and Friends
* ''Live from Bunkr - Prague'' (1996)
with Triny Vocal Trio
* ''Gypsy Streams'' (2001)
with
Lucie
Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Lucie Ahl, British tennis player
* Lucie Arnaz, American actress
* Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance
* Lucie Balthaz ...
* ''
Černý kočky mokrý žáby'' (1994), producer, co-writer, recording musician
* ''
Pohyby'' (1996), co-producer, recording musician
* ''Lucie v opeře'' (2003), co-writer of song "''Sen''" for opera version
* ''Vše nejlepší ,88 -
* ''Meky'' (1997)'','' mix engineer, vocals, recording musician
* ''Songs for Boys & Girls'' (1999), co-producer, vocals, recording musician
* ''the best of 93 - 03'' (2003), vocals, recording musician
* ''22x2: The Best Of'' (2007), producer, mix engineer
with Lenka Filipová
* ''Svět se zbláznil'' (1997), producer, co-writer
with Janek Ledecký
* ''Některý věci jsou jenom jednou'' (1995)'','' producer, co-writer, recording musician
with
Jiří Suchý
Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a Czech film actor, writer and stage actor. He also writes music. Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in Prague where he has performed for many years and which he helped to establish in 1959.
...
* ''Znám tolik písní...'' (1996), producer
* ''Purpura a jiné vánoční písně'' (1997), producer
with Alice
* ''Alice'' (1995), producer, mix engineer, recording musician
with Aneta Langerová
* ''Spousta andělů'' (2004), co-producer, recording musician
with Walk Choc Ice
* ''Walk Choc Ice'' (1998), producer, recording musician
with
Mňága a Žďorp
Mňága a Žďorp is a Czech rock band from Valašské Meziříčí. A precursor of the group was formed in 1983 under the name Slepé střevo. The band's lineup has changed frequently over the years and currently consists of Petr Fiala on guita ...
* ''Ryzí zlato'' (1995), producer, recording musician
* ''Happy End'' (1996), co-producer, recording musician
* ''platinum collection'' (2008), compilation album, producer, co-writer, recording musician
with Garáž
* ''Garage'' (1994), producer, co-writer, recording musician
* ''To byla Garáž'' (1997), co-producer
* ''Garáž, nejlepší léta. /2/'' (2010), co-writer
with Pusa
* ''Pusa'' (1996), co-writer
Covers
Kral wrote the music for the Patti Smith song "
Dancing Barefoot" and Smith wrote the lyrics.
The song has been covered by
U2 (two versions),
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...
,
First Aid Kit,
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
,
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United St ...
,
The Mission,
Celibate Rifles
The Celibate Rifles were an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1979 with a line-up that included mainstays Dave Morris on rhythm guitar and Kent Steedman on lead guitar, within a year they were joined by Damien Lovelock on lead vocals. T ...
,
Xymox,
Lea DeLaria,
Alison Moorer
Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, “A Soft Place To Fall,” which she co-wr ...
,
Todd Rundgren,
Shakespears Sister,
The Feelies,
Johnette Napolitano, and appeared on various soundtracks.
Kral also wrote the music for the David Bowie song "
Bang Bang
Bang Bang or Bang Bang Bang or similar may refer to:
Food
* Bang bang chicken, a Chinese dish
*Bang bang shrimp, a Chinese dish
People
* Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), nicknamed Bang Bang Razzaq
* Bang Bang (Dubliner) (1906–1981), ...
", and
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
wrote the lyrics.
Books
* VEDRAL, Honza, 2019. ''Neuvěřitelný Ivan Král''.
Prague : Slovart, spol. s r.o. ISBN 978-80-7529-819-5
References
External links
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Czechoslovak male singers
Czech guitarists
Male guitarists
Protopunk musicians
Patti Smith Group members
Musicians from Prague
Czechoslovak refugees
Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States
1948 births
2020 deaths
American people of Czech descent