Description
Psihomodo Pop is a Croatian pop punk group. The band was formed in 1983 in Zagreb and has since achieved a somewhat cult following across the area of former Yugoslavia.
Psihomodo Pop initially gained fame across former Yugoslavia in 1988 after the release of their debut album Godina zmaja (The Year of the Dragon). Nema nje was released as a single from the album and became a success due to the music video for the song being played by MTV. This gave Psihomodo Pop the distinction as the first Yugoslavian music act to have their music played on a major music television network.
strongly influenced by 70s New York sound – The Ramones, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders and Lou Reed and Velvet Underground. Singer Davorin Gobac was acting in really great and crazy TV music series “Stereovizija” (Strereovision) as Milan Blenton. Serie was full of crazy & freaky video clips of Psihomodo Pop. Raw Ramones punk pop songs make them famous across whole Yugoslavia. Soon after that they finally made their first album “Godina zmaja” (The Year of the Dragon). This great record was not just Ramones style punk, but great rockin’ album with strange glitter, power pop and bubble gum sound. Even 2 Ramones covers – “Ramona” and “Hej, djevojko” (I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend) sound pretty different and much more poppy. There were 2 more covers – Telegram Sam from T.Rex and Velvet Undergrounds “Rano jutro” (Sunday Morning). But the biggest hit from this record was Psihomodo Pop song “Ja volim samo sebe” (I’m in Love with Myself). Its very catchy – bubble gum pop song. Of course there were few great glitter punk standards like “Nebo” (Sky), “Nema nje (zauvijek)” and really nice song called “Frida”.
Psihomodo-Pop – Godina Zmaja
Label: Jugoton
Country: Yugoslavia
Released 1988 with inner containing info + pictures. embroidered, embossed, raised cover
Pressing : LSY-68116
Tracklist
A1 Kad Sam Imao 16 5:00
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Sale* , parka* , Brada*
Written-by [Music] – Smiljan Paradi
A2 Nebo 3:07
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Piko* , Sale*
Synthesizer [Juno 106], Piano – Toni Markolini-Roa*
Written-by [Lyrics And Music] – Davor Gobac
A3 Ja Sam 3:15
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Max* , Piko* , Sale* , parka* ,Brada*
Synthesizer [Juno 106], Piano – Toni Markolini-Roa*
Written-by [Lyrics And Music] – Davor Gobac
A4 Frida 3:35
Arranged By – Vlatko Cavar
Backing Vocals – Lucia Marinkovic , Suzi Marinkovic
Written-by [Lyrics And Music] – Davor Slamnig
A5 Nema Nje (Zauvijek) 2:44
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Lucia Marinkovic , Suzi Marinkovic
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Neven Kepeski
A6 Hej, Djevojko 2:30
Arranged By – Tigran Kalebota
Backing Vocals – Massimo* , Sale*
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Johnny Ramone
B1 Ja Volim Samo Sebe 3:53
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Lucia Marinkovic , Suzi Marinkovic
Synthesizer [Yamaha Dx7] – Kreimir Klemencic-Klema*
Vocals – Goran Pir
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Smiljan Paradi
B2 Ramona 2:38
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Synthesizer [Yamaha Dx7] – Kreimir Klemencic-Klema*
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Johnny Ramone
B3 Telegram Sam 3:42
Arranged By – Piko Stancic
Backing Vocals – Lucia Marinkovic , Piko* , Sale* ,Suzi Marinkovic , Brada*
Drums, Percussion – ime Kopola-Kopi*
Synthesizer [Yamaha Dx7] – Kreimir Klemencic-Klema*
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Marc Bolan
B4 Rano Jutro 2:44
Arranged By – Saa Radulovic
Backing Vocals – Sumo* , Massimo* , Sale*
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Lou Reed
B5 Ona Vriti Da Voli Me! 3:03
Arranged By – Saa Radulovic
Backing Vocals – Sale* , parka* , Brada*
Synthesizer [Yamaha Dx7] – Kreimir Klemencic-Klema*
Written-by [Lyrics] – Davor Gobac
Written-by [Music] – Saa Radulovic
B6 Leteci Odred 3:50
Arranged By – Vlatko Cavar
Backing Vocals – Sale* , parka* , Brada*
Drums, Percussion – ime Kopola-Kopi*
Written-by [Lyrics And Music] – Davor Gobac
B7 Zelengaj 07.04.88. 0:36
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Vocals – Saa Radulovic-Sale*
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica – Vlatko Cavar-Brada*
Bass, Vocals – Smiljan Paradi-parka*
Drums – Tigran Kalebota
Lead Vocals – Davor Gobac
Recorded and mixed March-April 1988 in “Audio/Video Studio SIM”, Zagreb.
Zagrebačka grupa Psihomodo Pop nastala je 1983. godine nakon raspada kultne punk rock grupe Klinska Pomora iz koje dolazi pjevač Gobac i pridružuju se kultnoj underground grupi Neron koja nakon Gobčevog dolaska mijenja ime u Psihomodo Pop.
Psihomodo svoj glazbeni izričaj grade na čvrstim post punk rock temeljima, a od samih početaka im je bila važna odrednica ; žestoki i uvjerljivi koncertni nastupi, koji se mogu usporediti sa samim Rolling Stonesima, Ramonesima, Iggy Popom,…. očitim uzorima Psihomodovaca…
Upravo je na koncertima Psihomodo Popa publika mogla na najbolji način vidjeti i osjetiti da rock’n’roll nije samo glazba nego i stil života, pa su tako baš zbog svog beskompromisnog pristupa u glazbenom i scenskom izrazu Psihomodo Pop čak pet godina imali status demo grupe.
Napokon, krajem 1988. godine izlazi prvi album ‘Godina Zmaja’ koji ih odmah promovira kao jednu od vodećih grupa na tadašnjoj rock sceni. Hit-pjesma ‘Ja Volim Samo Sebe’ u brojnim je novinskim anketama proglašena pjesmom godine. Na albumu prvijencu se nalaze hitovi koji i dan danas pale i žare na Psihomodo live nastupima kao “Frida”, “Ramona”, “Nebo”, “Kad Sam Imao 16”, “Telegram Sam”…pjesme koje su postale klasika domaćeg rocka.
Iste godine Psihomodo Pop nastupa na ‘Grote prijs of Netherland’ (Velika nagrada Nizozemske) gdje su u konkurenciji od 600 rock grupa odabrani među šest najboljih. Ovaj uspjeh nije prošao nezapaženo, pa se za Psihomodo Pop zainteresirao tada jedan od najpopularnijih voditelja MTV-a Marcel Vanthil koji uvrstio u svoj program englesku verziju pjesme “Ja Volim Samo Sebe” preimenovanu u “I’m In Love With Gobac” za koju je snimljen spot baš u na koncertu u Amsterdamu, a to ujedno bio i prvi video spot sa ovih prostora emitiran na MTV-u.
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