Koza nostra
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Koza nostra is the tenth studio album from Serbia
n and former Yugoslav
rock band
Riblja Čorba
, released in 1990.
Koza nostra is the first studio album recorded with guitarist Zoran Ilić, who came to Riblja Čorba as a replacement for Nikola Čuturilo
. "Al Kapone" ("Al Capone
", actually referring to Josip Broz Tito
) featured Branimir Štulić
and Azra
members on backing vocals. "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" featured former Suncokret
(Riblja Čorba's frontman Bora Đorđević's former band) members Gorica Popović
, Snežana Jandrlić and Biljana Krstić on backing vocals. Keyboards on the album were played by Bajaga i Instruktori
member Saša Lokner.
Notable tracks from the album included a cover of Chuck Berry
's song "Memphis, Tennessee
", Riblja Čorba version titled "Crna Gora, Bar" ("Bar, Montenegro
"), the punk rock
song "Deca", and "Tito je vaš", which directly ridiculed Josip Broz Tito
.
(the other one being Osmi nervni slom
cover).
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n and former Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
, released in 1990.
Koza nostra is the first studio album recorded with guitarist Zoran Ilić, who came to Riblja Čorba as a replacement for Nikola Čuturilo
Nikola Čuturilo
Nikola Čuturilo , also known as Čutura is a Serbian musician...
. "Al Kapone" ("Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
", actually referring to Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
) featured Branimir Štulić
Branimir Štulic
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić is a Yugoslav singer, songwriter, poet and a leader of the popular former Yugoslav rock group Azra...
and Azra
Azra
Azra was a rock band from Zagreb 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 and Boris Leiner . The band is named after a verse from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine...
members on backing vocals. "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" featured former Suncokret
Suncokret
Suncokret was a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade.-Band history:The band was formed in 1975 by former Zajedno member Bora Đorđević , a former U Cvetu Mladosti member Nenad Božić and female singers Snežana Jandrlić and Vesna Rakočević...
(Riblja Čorba's frontman Bora Đorđević's former band) members Gorica Popović
Gorica Popović
Gorica Popović is a Serbian theatre, television and film actress.-Selected filmography:*The Fall of Italy *The Dark Side of the Sun *Battle of Kosovo -External links:...
, Snežana Jandrlić and Biljana Krstić on backing vocals. Keyboards on the album were played by Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
member Saša Lokner.
Notable tracks from the album included a cover of Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
's song "Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee (song)
"Memphis, Tennessee" is a song by rock & roll singer-songwriter Chuck Berry. It is sometimes shortened to "Memphis". In the UK, the song charted at #6 in 1963, at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers, who came from Sheffield, Yorkshire...
", Riblja Čorba version titled "Crna Gora, Bar" ("Bar, Montenegro
Bar, Montenegro
Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...
"), the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
song "Deca", and "Tito je vaš", which directly ridiculed Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
.
Album cover
The album cover was designed by Zoran Ilić, and is one of two Riblja Čorba album covers which were not designed by Jugoslav VlahovićJugoslav Vlahović
Jugoslav Vlahović is a Serbian artist, illustrator, photographer and a former rock musician. Vlahović is known for his work on album covers...
(the other one being Osmi nervni slom
Osmi nervni slom
Osmi nervni slom is the seventh studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba in 1986....
cover).
Track listing
- "Al Kapone" (B. Đorđević) – 3:52
- "Ja je gledam kako spava" (Z. Ilić, B. Đorđević) – 4:23
- "Deca" (B. Đorđević) – 3:13
- "Bejbi" (B. Đorđević) – 2:41
- "Hej, kako ti je sad" (B. Đorđević) – 3:31
- "Tito je vaš" (M. MilatovićVicko MilatovicMiroslav "Vicko" Milatović is a Serbian musician best known as the drummer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Early career:...
, B. Đorđević) – 4:50 - "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" (V. BožinovićVidoja BožinovicVidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
, B. Đorđević) – 5:04 - "Milivoje vatrogasac" (M. AleksićMiša AleksicMiroslav "Miša" Aleksić is a Serbian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
, B. Đorđević) – 3:42 - "Žikica Jovanović Španac" (B. Đorđević) – 3:37
- "Crna Gora, Bar" (C. BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
, B. Đorđević) – 3:05
Personnel
- Bora Đorđević - vocals
- Vidoja BožinovićVidoja BožinovicVidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
- guitar - Zoran Ilić - guitar
- Vicko MilatovićVicko MilatovicMiroslav "Vicko" Milatović is a Serbian musician best known as the drummer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Early career:...
- drums - Miša AleksićMiša AleksicMiroslav "Miša" Aleksić is a Serbian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
- bass guitar
Guest musicians
- Saša Lokner - keyboard
- Branimir ŠtulićBranimir ŠtulicBranimir "Johnny" Štulić is a Yugoslav singer, songwriter, poet and a leader of the popular former Yugoslav rock group Azra...
- backing vocals (on "Al Kapone") - AzraAzraAzra was a rock band from Zagreb 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 and Boris Leiner . The band is named after a verse from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine...
members - backing vocals (on "Al Kapone") - Gorica PopovićGorica PopovićGorica Popović is a Serbian theatre, television and film actress.-Selected filmography:*The Fall of Italy *The Dark Side of the Sun *Battle of Kosovo -External links:...
- backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu") - Snežana Jandrlić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu")
- Biljana Krstić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hoteu")
Covers
- Serbian progressiveProgressive metalProgressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
/power metalPower metalPower metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band AlogiaAlogia (band)Alogia is a Serbian progressive/power metal band from Smederevo. Formed in 2000 by brothers Miroslav and Srđan Branković, Alogia is one of the top acts of the Serbian heavy metal scene.-History:...
released a cover of "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" on their 2004 album Priče o životuPriče o životuPriče o životu is the second studio album by Serbian progressive/power metal band AlogiA, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Reditus" - 4:38#"Novi dan" - 6:23#"Trgovci dušama" - 4:37#"Još samo ovaj put" - 4:57...
. Vicko MilatovićVicko MilatovicMiroslav "Vicko" Milatović is a Serbian musician best known as the drummer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Early career:...
and Vidoja BožinovićVidoja BožinovicVidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
made a guest appearance on Alogia's concert in Studentski kulturni centar in BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
performing "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" with the band. The recording of the concert, including "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu", was released on AlogiA's 2006 live album Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKCPriče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKCThe DVD version was released in 2007. It featured three additional tracks: "Tonem u san", "What a Feeling" and "Priča o životu". It also featured bonus consisting of interviews, clips from AlogiA performances at the EXIT festival and Belgrade Beer Fest, and official music videos for "What a...
.