Progres 2 is an

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band from

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. It was established in 1968, known as Progress Organization, by Zdeněk Kluka, Pavel Váně, Jan Sochor and Emanuel Sideridis. Its most important album in a Czech context was the

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project ''Dialog s vesmírem'' (Dialog with The Universe) in 1978, only a year after the transformation of the band called ''Bardonaj'' to the new band Progres 2. The public presentation of this rock opera was the first audiovisual program of rock music in

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, inspired by the British rock group

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. Because this rock band played in the totalitarian state, they had a few troubles with officials. The best known problem was the one with lyrics of one song from the album ''Dialog s vesmírem''. The song was called "Planeta Hieronyma Bosche" (The Planet of Hieronymus Bosch) where the band sings about life on heroin. Censors forbade this song and the band solved it by using only the vowels from the original lyrics. At concerts they played the whole original lyrics.

Personnel

* PROGRESS ORGANIZATION (1968–1976) Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Jan Sochor (keyboard, vocals), Emanuel Sideridis (bass guitar, vocals) * BARNODAJ (1976–1978) Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Jan Sochor (keyboard, vocals) * PROGRES 2 – DIALOG S VESMÍREM (1978) Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals), Daniel Forró (keyboard), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Miloš Morávek (guitar) * PROGRES 2 – TŘETÍ KNIHA DŽUNGLÍ (1981) Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, keyboard, vocals), Miloš Morávek (guitar), Roman Dragoun (keyboard, vocals) * PROGRES 2 – MOZEK (1984) Peter Peteraj (guitar), Aleš Bajger (guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, keyboard, vocals) * PROGRES 2 – ZMĚNA (1987) Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, keyboard, vocals), Milan Nytra (keyboard), Aleš Bajger (guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals) * PROGRES – POKROK – OTRAVA KRVE (1987) Pavlína Dvořáčková (vocals), Mirek Sova (guitar), Dalibor Dunovský (bass guitar), Milan Nytra (keyboard), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals) * PROGRES – 1992 Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Borek Nedorost (keyboard, vocals), Ivan Manolov (guitar) * PROGRES – 2004 Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Borek Nedorost (keyboard, vocals) * PROGRES – 2008 – present Pavel Váně (guitar, vocals), Zdeněk Kluka (drums, vocals), Miloš Morávek (guitar), Roman Dragoun (keyboard, vocals), Borek Nedorost (keyboard, vocals) Pavel Pelc (bass guitar, vocals) died in 2021 aged 71.

Discography

* Barnodaj (1971, Progress Organization) * Mauglí (1976, Barnodaj) * Dialog s vesmírem (1980, Progres 2) * Třetí kniha džunglí (1983, Progres 2)/The Third Book Of Jungle – English version * Mozek (1984, Progres 2) * Změna (1987, Progres 2) * Otrava krve (1989, Progres – Pokrok) * Progres story 1968–2008 (2008, Progres)

External links

Official website

Progres Story 1968–2008 – 40 year anniversary concert of Progres 2

Planeta Hieronyma Bosche with original lyrics

Planeta Hieronyma Bosche with changed vowel lyrics
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