Today I bought an LP on the ebay of hungary (its called vatera) of the only realy known instrumental guitar musician of 60s (István 'Judy' Faragó).
And I thought, maybe you are interested in the instrumental music of this - little bit unknown - countries. So i start this thread to show some old instrumental gutar songs from here, eastern europe
In Hungary in the 60s, the english wave was stronger than the american (ok, im 32 yrs old, so...i wasnt there ), and the instrumental guitar music of this era absolutly shows that. Its 'Shadows type' music.
I will try to collect here some instrumental guitar videos/songs from the hungarian musicians, maybe it's interested, or stg.
It wasnt too big scene, there wasnt really instrumental bands (or we dont remember them), but beat bands played some instrumental songs (b sides, concert numbers, etc). It wasnt easy to get really good instruments, amps from england, west germany, or america, and the east european instruments (russain, etc) wasnt too good. I dont know...maybe you will hear that.
Ok.. I stop talking, and start posting I hope you will enjoy, and I ask you, if you know east european instrumental guitar bands from 60s (from russia, poland, ...) post theme here, im very courious. If nobody cares, i promise, i will finish and.. sorry, my english..
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
Illés was one of the most important and popular bands in hungary in the 60s. They where a beat band with singers, and really good lyrics. They play an instrumental song here.
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
The second is an Illés too. An original composition of Levente Szörényi, singer and lead guitarest of the band. I love that stuff
A magányos (The Lonely One)
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
Hindu dal is a Rimszkij Korszakov melody, Atlantis rock is an original
Guitar solos: Béla Radics
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
IvanP
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Posted on Dec 01 2012 04:32 PM
Kawentzmann wrote:
Great topic! Let me see what I earmarked…
Last track is from Turkey, which is half in Eastern Europe, half Asia.
Two of the videos you posted are by Atomi (pronounced Ah-toh-mee), a band from Zagreb, Croatia. I just talked to my dad, and he remembers them well - in fact, he said that their rhythm guitarist Miro and he used to play guitars together casually, playing Duane Eddy songs, and they'd run into each other later on, once they were older, too - the guy lived close to us in Zagreb. "Zlatna Ulica" is their version of the Shadows/Fireballs song "Find Me a Golden Street", and obviously, "Driftin'" is by the Shadows (or to be more precise, the Drifters!).
Hey! That's good, that this topic finished to be a 'talkin' to myself thread.
The FIJ - videos, you posted:
He and his first band Scampolo was one of the first beat bands in Hungary - in the early 60s, but they can't make a record (it wasn't easy under the communist regime) - and it was instrumental!
After that they found a singer, and started to become popular, the political regime killed the band.. Its hard to explain, but for example the 'Magányos' - in my 3rd post - is instrumental, because they let the Illés make a record, but they can't sing on it.. (the Illés was one of the bests - maybe the best - group, what didn't play covers, write original songs, had a unique voice - and really strong lyrics - that's why they can't sing on the record, for the first time - the politics was afraid of the effect..)
So, FIJ - I didn't posted these, because I'm searching for some songs from the sixties, this records was made in the 80s (I've got a copy of them) - I never heard how they play when they where young, and powerful. - It's really hard to find these, but I'm on it, I've got some old friends, who heard him live, I hope, I will find something
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
ok, a funny stuff, this guy in the video, a master of taekwondo, he's got a cd 'Taekwondo boogie'. I don't have a copy
In this tv show, a kid asks him, to play together, whatever, funny
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
ok, it's not surf, or instro, and it's from azerbaijan (asia). He plays traditional music of his country, with modern instruments. very, very impressive and inspirative, and - in the video - he's got an east european guitar (jolana from czechoslovakia)
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
you're welcome! i'm on it, i'll post, if i find something
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original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
original compositions (low-level demo stuff /out of tune, etc) myStuff not my best, but i don't like to be in a musician community without anything to show
April Birthdays 
), and the instrumental guitar music of this era absolutly shows that. Its 'Shadows type' music.
(the Illés was one of the bests - maybe the best - group, what didn't play covers, write original songs, had a unique voice - and really strong lyrics - that's why they can't sing on the record, for the first time - the politics was afraid of the effect..)
