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History

Formation, rise to prominence (1992-1993)

The band was formed in 1992 by former Euforija and

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members, bassist Roman Goršek, guitarist Igor Petrović and drummer Miladin Radivojević. They were soon joined by saxophonist Dušan Petrović, a former Duh Nibor and

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member. Together they had their first public appearance at the Brzi Bendovi Srbije festival held at the Dom Omladine in Belgrade, where, performing with

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s and on-stage dancers, the band had easily drawn the attention of the public to themselves. The following year, the band performed as a part of the Trinidad Trip band in the play ''Trinidad'' (''

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theater by Milutin Petrović. The song "Ja hoću mambo" ("I Want

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"), performed with

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and

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on vocals, soon became a nationwide hit. The band also wrote music for a part of the ''Beogradske priče'' (''Belgrade Stories'') play.

Official releases, breakup (1994-1999)

The debut album, ''Sviraj dečko'' (''Play, Boy''), released by B92 and DE Production in 1994, the band recorded featuring guest appearances by Veljko Nikolić "Papa Nik", piano on the track "Sve ili ništa" ("All or Nothing") and

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on "Carstvo čula" ("Empire of Sensations"),

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on the tracks "Grizi metak" ("Bite the Bullet"), "Bela koka" ("White

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") and "Carstvo čula" ("Empire of Sensations"), and Vlada Lešić,

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s on "Plejboj" and percussion on "Carstvo čula". The tracks "Koliko" ("How Much"), "Grizi metak" and "Skidam se" ("I am Stripping") were distinguished as the most prominent. "Sve ili ništa" was also included on the various artists compilation ''Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994)'' released by

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during the same year. On early 1995, the band got a new drummer, Goran Milošević, and in the new lineup they performed at the Summertime Jazz and Blues festival at

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in Belgrade as an opening act for Fishbelly Black, promoting the band's first single "Zajedno" ("Together"), released by B92 and DE Production in 1994, a cover of the

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single, which sounds like the

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's 1977 song "

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", and their own song, "Znaj" ("You Should Know") as the B-side. The former was recorded at the Belgrad VI studio and the latter at the O studio, both produced by Dušan Ercegovac. The beginning of the song "Zajedno" featured a similar intro to the

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version of the song " Čudna šuma" ("Strange Forest"). As guests on the single appeared drummer

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and

trombonist Borislav Veličković. The band worked on the '' Do koske'' (''To the Bone'') movie soundtrack providing it with dynamic instrumental compositions, themes influenced by Latino music and on the soundtrack also appeared a new mix of the song "Grizi metak". The music from the album, recorded at the O studio, was officially released as ''Muzika iz filma 'Do koske' '' (''Music from the film 'To the Bone' ''), released by Monte Royal Pictures and produced by Oliver Jovanović. The song "Kokain" ("Cocaine"), which appeared on the soundtrack, featuring the

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in 1997. The song also appeared on the various artists compilation ''Fight The Devil'', released by Multimedia Records in 2007. From January until March 1997, they had been recording the new studio album at the O studio, eventually released by

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and DE Production in 1997. ''Overdrive'' featured the

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and string sections, recorded by Nice Girls string quartet and Fat Cats trumpet section, and as guest on backing vocals appeared

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frontman Ivan Đorđević "Ivek" on the track "Superstar" and Mihajlo Krstić appeared on a bass solo on the track "Probaj" ("Try it"). During the same year, Plejboj appeared on the soundtrack and performed in the film ''Geto - Tajni život grada'' (''Ghetto - A Secret City Life''), however, the soundtrack album was never officially released. In the meantime, the band appeared on several various artists compilations. The track "Zajedno" appeared on Radio BOOM 93 and B92 compilation ''Ovo je zemlja za nas?!?'' (''This Is The Land For Us?!?'') and the Radio Index compilation ''Nas slušaju svi, mi ne slušamo nikoga!'' (''Everybody Listens To Us, We Listen to Nobody''). The band also recorded a cover version of

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song " Sad se jasno vidi" ("Now It's Clearly Visible") which appeared on the various artists

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'' (''A Step forward 2 Steps Backwards''). It was the last recording the band had made, as they disbanded during the 1999

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Reunions and reformation (2006, 2007, 2012 – present)

In 2006, the band ought to have performed, along with

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, as an opening act for the

concert of the

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, however, the concert was canceled and Plejboj performed at the

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Exit Festival. The following year, in 2007, the band once again reunited to perform at the

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festival. In July 2012, the band reformed, having their first performance at

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. In October of the same year, the band released the comeback single "Nemam vremena" ("I Have No Time"). In February 2013, the band released the single "Daj nešto" ("Give Something"), and in December 2014, the single "Nije lako" ("It's Not Easy"). The video for "Nije lako" featured model Anđelija Vulović.

Legacy

In 2011, the song "Ko je ko" ("Who Is Who") was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other appearances

References

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

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Serbian rock music groups Serbian punk rock groups Serbian ska musical groups Funk rock musical groups Musical groups from Belgrade Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1999

History

Formation, rise to prominence (1992-1993)

Official releases, breakup (1994-1999)

Reunions and reformation (2006, 2007, 2012 – present)

Legacy

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other appearances

See also

References

External links