Miroslav "Miša" Aleksić (

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: Мирослав Миша Алексић, 16 August 1953 — 29 November 2020) was a

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, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav

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Biography

Miša Aleksić started his career in 1970 in a band called Royali as their bass guitarist and vocalist. In 1970 the band won second place at the contest organized by editors of Radio Belgrade show ''Veče uz radio''. In 1971, Aleksić went to

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where he graduated at

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. With other students he formed

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band Shih-Muh-Fuh (

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from Shit Motherfucker). Influenced by the music of Grand Funk Railroad,

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and

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, after returning to Yugoslavia, Aleksić formed

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with Dragan Štulović (guitar), Dragan Tasić (guitar) and Stevan Stevanović (drums). After Tasić left the band SOS continued performing as a trio. In 1977 Štulović and Stevanović left the band and were replaced by Rajko Kojić and Vicko Milatović. In 1978 Aleksić, Kojić and Milatović formed

with a former

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member Bora Đorđević. During his career Aleksić wrote songs for Zdravko Čolić, Biljana Petrović,

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and

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. He was also an album producer, and has produced, alongside part of Riblja Čorba albums,

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, Jazzy Bell, Minđušari, Bora Đorđević, Run Go and Prozor albums. On 29 November 2020, Aleksić died following complications from

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Discography

SOS

Singles

*"Nestvaran san" / "Stari sat" (1973) *"Tražim" / "Magnovenje" (1974) *"Čovek i pčela" / "Znam kako je" (1975)

Riblja Čorba

Studio albums

*''

Kost u grlu ''Kost u grlu'' (trans. ''Bone in the Throat'') is the 1979 debut album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album was polled in 1998 as the 16th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book '' YU ...

'' (1979) *''

Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti ''Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti'' (trans. ''Perverted Imagination and Sordid Passions'') is the second studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1981. In 1998, the album was polled as the 23rd on the ...

'' (1981) *''

Mrtva priroda ''Mrtva priroda'' (trans. '' Still Life'') is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1981. In 1998, the album was polled as the 19th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums ...

'' (1981) *''

Buvlja pijaca ''Buvlja pijaca'' (trans. ''Flea Market'') is the fourth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1982. The album is the second Riblja Čorba album produced by John McCoy. It featured a softer sound than ...

'' (1982) *'' Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju'' (1984) *'' Istina'' (1985) *'' Osmi nervni slom'' (1986) *''

Ujed za dušu ''Ujed za dušu'' (trans. ''Soul Bite'') is the eighth studio album by Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1987. Background Except "Član mafije", which criticized League of Communists of Yugoslavia, album is unusuall ...

'' (1987) *''

Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi ''Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi'' (trans. ''A Love Story Is Usually Annoying'') is the ninth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1988. With the release of the album, the band celebrated ten years ...

'' (1988) *''

Koza nostra ''Koza nostra'' (transliteration for "Cosa Nostra", also a word play, with "koza" meaning goat in Serbian) is the tenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1990. ''Koza nostra'' is the first studio ...

'' (1990) *'' Labudova pesma'' (1992) *''

Zbogom, Srbijo ''Zbogom, Srbijo'' (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Збогом, Србијо'', trans. ''Farewell, Serbia'') is the twelfth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1993. ''Zbogom, Srbijo'' is the last album record ...

'' (1993) *''

Ostalo je ćutanje ''Ostalo je ćutanje'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Остало је ћутање, trans. ''Silence Remains'') is the thirteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. Apart from its title, the album contains several more r ...

'' (1996) *''

Nojeva barka ''Nojeva barka'' (trans. "Noah's Ark") is the fourteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1999. The album's biggest hits were its title track, "Gastarbjaterska 2", "Care" (which criticizes Sloboda ...

'' (1999) *''

Pišanje uz vetar ''Pišanje uz vetar'' (trans. ''Pissing Against the Wind'') is the fifteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 2001. Reggae tracks "Crno beli svet" and "Crno beli svet (I opet)" featured Eyesburn ...

'' (2001) *''

Ovde ''Ovde'' (trans. ''Here'') is the sixteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 2003. The album featured a bonus CD with explicit lyrics songs "Zašto uvek kurcu sviram" and "Pičkin dim". ''Ovde'' ...

'' (2003) *''

Minut sa njom ''Minut sa njom'' (trans. ''A Minute with Her'') is the eighteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album features mostly love songs, and is the first Riblja Čorba album since their 1981 album '' Pokvar ...

'' (2009) *''

Uzbuna ''Uzbuna!'' (trans. ''Alarm!'') is the nineteenth studio album from Serbian rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 2012. Recording and release The album was recorded in Studio O in Belgrade, and produced by John McCoy, who produced the band's alb ...

'' (2012)

Live albums

*'' U ime naroda'' (1982) *'' Nema laži, nema prevare - Zagreb uživo `85'' (1995) *''

Od Vardara pa do Triglava ''Jugoslavijo'', commonly known by its first verse ''Od Vardara pa do Triglava'' (''From Vardar to Triglav'') is a 1974 Yugoslav folk song written by a Belgrade lawyer and compositor Milutin Popović Zahar and composed and sung by Danilo Živko ...

'' (1996) *'' Beograd, uživo '97 - 1'' (1997) *'' Beograd, uživo '97 - 2'' (1997) *''

Gladijatori u BG Areni ''Gladijatori u BG Areni'' (trans. ''Gladiators in Belgrade Arena'') is a double and the fifth live album by Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album was recorded on Riblja Čorba concert held in Belgrade Arena, on March 10, ...

'' (2007) *''

Niko nema ovakve ljude! ''Niko nema ovakve ljude!'' (trans. ''No One Has This Kind of People!'') is the live/video album by Serbian rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 2010. The album was recorded on the band's concert held on October 31, 2009 in Belgrade Arena. The a ...

'' (2010) *''

Koncert za brigadire ''Koncert za brigadire'' (trans. ''Concert for the Brigadiers'') is the seventh live album from Serbian rock Riblja Čorba, released in 2011. The album features a recording of the band's performance on the 1985 youth work action ''Đerdap 1985'' ...

'' (2012)

EPs

*'' Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez zaštite'' (2005) *'' Trilogija 2: Devičanska ostrva'' (2006) *'' Trilogija 3: Ambasadori loše volje'' (2006)

References

Sources

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; * ''Riblja čorba'', Jakovljević Mirko;

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aleksic, Misa 1953 births 2020 deaths Yugoslav musicians Serbian rock bass guitarists Musicians from Belgrade Serbian heavy metal musicians Serbian record producers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia