The musicians which were part of the alternative scene gave more expressed individual energy in the creation of their music. Srdjan Šaper, member of the band Idoli, described the music situation in Yugoslavia in the 1980s as a biological cycle of rock music very similar to the rock in the west. Some spoke against television, some about young people with small chances of development, others about pressure from third parties, and some were paranoid (Vukojević, 2005: 421, 424). For the other new wave bands and their treatment of the lyrics, Mladenović said that each band dealt with a specific subject. Concerning the lyrics, they had reduced approach. They were not interested in commercial success and the opinion of critics. Milan Mladenović (member of Šarlo Akrobata, EKV) has stated that in their work everything was spontaneous they were just taking the instruments in their hands they played the fastest they can without taking into account anything and just producing pure energy. The creation of the image about the Yugoslav alternative rock would continue with published interviews with some musicians who were active on the alternative scene during the 1980s. Nevertheless, there is a small critical aspect that this product lacked deeper creative author realization (Vukojević, 2005: 443, 444). The previous reviews on these bands were written in a positive context since there was no other way of writing. In another review on the record Artistička radna akcija, (Artistic Working Action) recorded with 10 new bands, Vukojević uses the term ‘alternative-new wave direction’. Vukojević concludes that the styles of these three bands are different, but in any case they work in the same period of the new wave and have room for fresh and original development. Branko Vukojević in the review published in Džuboks about the record Paket Aranžman, (Package Arrangement) recorded with three bands from Belgrade: Idoli (Idols), Šarlo Akrobata (Šarlo Accrobate) and Električni Orgazam (Electric orgasm), specifies these three bands as being part of the new Belgrade alternative scene (BAS). Key words: alternative rock EKV myth success Yugoslav rockĪlternative rock in Yugoslavia in the 1980’s – Introductionįrom the beginning of the 1980s in Yugoslavia, the Džuboks magazine began publishing articles concerning the new movement called ‘novi val’, ‘novi talas’ (‘new-wave’) or ‘alternative muzika’ (alternative music).
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