Lačni Franz (meaning ''Hungry Franz'') is a
rock
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band from
Slovenia that was also popular in the 1980s in Yugoslavia. While they were inspired by another Slovenian radical band
Buldožer known for utilizing sheer madness in the social and political satire, their lyrics are more self-ironic. The band was formed in
Maribor
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in June 1979. Their name, meaning ''Hungry Franz'', is a pun on the name of a character from the novel
Catch-22,
Hungry Joe
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, and describes a hunger for rock music.
The band's music and attitude were in a sense laid back, and they portrayed themselves as a local band from a provincial town.
Zoran Predin
Zoran Predin (born 16 June 1958) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter from Maribor. In the 1980s, he was the front man of the new wave rock band ''Lačni Franz''. He also writes music for film, television, and theatre.
In the late 1990s and early 20 ...
's lyrics ranged from disturbing
ballads (
Ne mi dihat za ovratnik
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,
Lipa zelenela je
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), through love songs (
Čakaj me,
Naj ti poljub nariše ustnice
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History and profile
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), to social and political satire (
Praslovan,
Naša Lidija je pri vojakih).
The key band members were frontman and songwriter
Zoran Predin
Zoran Predin (born 16 June 1958) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter from Maribor. In the 1980s, he was the front man of the new wave rock band ''Lačni Franz''. He also writes music for film, television, and theatre.
In the late 1990s and early 20 ...
, and guitarist
Oto Rimele
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. The band had the most creative success towards the end of the 1980s, with classical albums such as
Ikebana,
Adijo pamet, Ne mi dihat za ovratnik, and
Na svoji strani (the last one made with the original crew). Their last studio album was released in 1994. Lačni Franz officially ceased to exist in 1997 after a series of compilation albums.
Zoran Predin
Zoran Predin (born 16 June 1958) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter from Maribor. In the 1980s, he was the front man of the new wave rock band ''Lačni Franz''. He also writes music for film, television, and theatre.
In the late 1990s and early 20 ...
continued a solo career after the Franz disbanded. Many of the band's hits, such as Praslovan,
Bog nima telefona,
Vaterpolist, Ne mi dihat za ovratnik, Čakaj me and
Naj ti poljub nariše ustnice
''Naj'' is a Polish language fortnightly lifestyle and women's magazine published in Warsaw, Poland.
History and profile
''Naj'' was started in 1994 by Gruner + Jahr company. The magazine has its headquarters in Warsaw. It was published on a we ...
, have remained in his concert repertoire.
The band briefly regathered in the winter of 2005 - 2006, and held a series of concerts in Slovenia,
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, and
Zagreb.
Members
''Current Members''
*
Zoran Predin
Zoran Predin (born 16 June 1958) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter from Maribor. In the 1980s, he was the front man of the new wave rock band ''Lačni Franz''. He also writes music for film, television, and theatre.
In the late 1990s and early 20 ...
,
vocal
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*
Anej Kočevar,
bass guitar
*
Luka Čadež,
drums
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Boštjan Artiček,
keyboards
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*
Tine Čas,
lead guitar
Past members
*
Oto Rimele
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,
lead guitar (1979–1985)
*
Milan Prislan, lead guitar (1985-)
*
Sašo Stojanovič,
bass guitar (1979–1983)
*
Zoran Stjepanovič, bass guitar
*
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,
synthesizer
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*
Damjan Likavec,
drums
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(1979–1982)
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Andrej Pintarič
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, drums
*
Nino Mureškič
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,
conga
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s (1987–1989)
*
Klemen Lombar, lead guitar (2014)
Discography
Albums
*
Ikebana (1981)
*
Adijo pamet (1982)
*
Ne mi dihat za ovratnik
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* Neutral Evil, an alignment in the American role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''
* New Edition, an American vocal group
* Nicomachean Ethics, a collection of ten books by Greek philosopher Ar ...
(1983)
*
Slišiš, školjka poje ti! (1983)
*
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(1984)
*
Na svoji strani (1986)
*
Sirene tulijo (1987)
*
Tiha voda (1989)
*
Kaj bi mi brez nas (1989)
*
Ilegalni pubertetniki (1991)
*
Zadnja večerja (1994)
*
Nasvidenje na plaži (1995)
*
Petnajstletnica v živo (1995)
*
Kaj bi mi brez nas (9 CD–box) (2000)
*
Starši vaših radosti (CD+DVD) (2005)
*
Ladja norcev (2016)
(All albums were issued by
Helidon, except
Petnajsletnica 1995 live album, which was a self-release and
Ladja norcev, issued by
Sedvex Records
External links
Zoran Predin's official site
Lačni Franz
Videos
References
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Slovenian new wave musical groups
Yugoslav rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1979
Musical groups disestablished in 1997