AZRA ... KAO TI I JA

AZRA
... KAO TI I JA
Azra was a rock band from Zagreb (Croatia) that was popular across Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak (bass) and Boris Leiner (drums). The band is named after a verse [2] from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine. They are considered to be one of the most influential bands from the former Yugoslav New Wave rock era and the Yugoslav Rock scene in general.

They released their first single in 1979 with songs "Balkan" and "A šta da radim". The first album named Azra was published in 1980 and achieved commercial success and popularized Azra in former Yugoslavia. Azra recorded its last studio album Između krajnosti (Between the extremes) in 1987. In 1988 the band recorded 4LP live album under the name Zadovoljština (Satisfaction), after which Štulić disbanded the band. Štulić recorded three more solo albums since moving to Houten, Netherlands, where he currently lives in seclusion. A 2003 rock documentary, Sretno dijete depicts Azra as the locus of the rock scene in the former Yugoslavia during the 1980s, along with Bijelo dugme. Even until today, Azra has remained very popular among youth in the countries of former Yugoslavia.

In 1998, the music critics compiled a list of 100 best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music. Five Azra albums were included, three of them in top 10. On the Radio B92's list of 100 greatest songs of former Yugoslavia, four Azra songs were included, all of them in top 20. Branimir "Johnny" Štulić - vocals, guitar Branko Matun - bass (1977) Paolo Sfeci - drums (1977) Mladen Jurčić - guitar (1977-1978) Branko Hromatko - drums (1977-1978) Marino Pelajić - bass (1977-1978) Jura Stublić - vocals (1978) Boris Leiner (ex Haustor) - drums, vocals (from 1979) Mišo Hrnjak - bass (1979-1987) Jurica Pađen - guitars (1983-1984, from 1987) Stephen Kipp - bass (from 1987) [1]
Discography
[edit] Singles "Balkan" (The Balkans) / "A šta da radim" (What am I Gonna Do) - (Jugoton 1979) "Lijepe žene prolaze kroz grad" (Pretty Women Passing Through the Town), "Poziv na ples" (The Invitation to Dance) / "Suzy F".- (Jugoton, 1980) "Džoni, budi dobar" (Johnny Be Good) / "Teško vrijeme" (The Difficult Time) - (Jugoton 1982) "E, pa što" (So What) / "Sloboda" (The Freedom) / "Gluperde lutaju daleko" (Jerks Wander Far) - (Jugoton 1982) "Nemir i strast" (Restlessness and Passion) / "Doviđenja na Vlaškom drumu" (Farewell on the Valachian Road) - (Jugoton 1983) Klincek stoji pod oblokom/Flash (26.12.83.Jugoton) sa albuma "Krivo srastanje" Mon Ami/ Duboko u tebi (16.04.84. Jugoton) sa albuma "Krivo srastanje"

[edit] Albums Azra - (Jugoton, 1980) Sunčana strana ulice (The Sunny side of the street) - (Double - Jugoton, 1981) Ravno do dna (Straight to the bottom) - (Triple Live - Jugoton, 1982) Filigranski pločnici (The Filigree Sidewalks) - (Double - Jugoton, 1982) Kad fazani lete (When pheasants fly) - (Jugoton, 1983) Krivo srastanje (The Mistaken Sublimation) - (Jugoton, 1984) It Ain't Like the Movies At All - (Triple - Diskoton, 1986) Između krajnosti (In Between Extremes) - (Jugoton, 1987) Zadovoljština (Satisfaction) - (Quadruple Live, 1988)

[edit] Compilation albums Single Ploče 1979-1982 - (Jugoton, 1982) Kao i jučer - Single Ploče 1983-1986 - (Jugoton, 1987; remastered rerelease by Croatia Records, 2003) Azra: The Ultimate Collection - (Croatia Records, 2007)

[edit] Videography Zadovoljština (Zagreb, Live Concert, 1988) Klincek stoji pod oblokom (Video compilation, 1990) Das Ist Johnny (Sarajevo, Live Film, 1991)

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[papaparanoya]

@petrusac

Ne bi menjao rat?! Mozda te ljudi nisu razumeli zbog dalmatinskog naglaska (u pisanju..?), jer zaista verujem da se vecina poklonika Azre sa time i te kako ne slaze. I bez rata bi komunizam pao, mi bi bili odvojene drzave, ili u nekoj vrsti labavije federacije nego sto je bila sfrj, ali znam da bi nam svima (sem mozda slovenije) bilo mnogo bolje nego sto jeste danas.

[imamovicH]

ova pjesma deluje cudno na mene uvijek zapalim cigaru i blejim u jednu tacku i sjetim se propustenih prilika

[asko315]

ja ću samo da kažem uć .........

[SuperSaltimbanco]

Nevjerovatno, ni poslije trideset godina ova pjesma ne gubi na ljepoti i aktualnosti, cak se jos vise uzdise, kao neka velika planina iznad svog ovog shunda i kitcha sto nas okruzuje u svijetu balkanske muzike!

[Nedim577]

Droga !

[ERICHMARRIA]

Best Yugoslavia band

[nasmijanocudoviste]

Spontano ignoriram sve komentare vezane za nacionalnost ... Kakva stvar!!

[RockmanMKD]

Na svaka dobra stara ex yu pesma ima tri vrste naroda. Jedni shto se karaju zbog politike, nacionalnosti, vojnu a drugi shto se karaju zashto ovi prvi pishe o politici. A ja sam budala shto pishe o njih :)

[jekanbg]

@ODEoLAZARUoTINTARA1 Takvima kao što si ti treba zabranini pristup...hmmmm...bilo gde van Zabele...Ma i tamo ima ok ljudi...

Zbog takvih kao što si ti svet tone u crno...

[wildrose284]

odlična pesma :)

[diivanija]

Pravi ton, pravi žal propuštene prilike za ljubav, možda...

Melanholični susreti dva udaljena univerzuma, obojeni neprepoznavanjem, bliski a strani, nedokučivi i nedostupni...daleko od ljubavi, kao ti i ja...

Kida naravno, a svako ima svoje razloge i tumačenja, univerzalna je kao i sve ostale...zato će uvek biti tako dobra. Svima.