Modus was a Slovak pop band, originally established in 1967 by Stanislav Hrda, Ján Baláž, Peter Krutek, Juraj Czinege, Tomáš Bery Psota, Ľubomír Stankovský, Gabriel Wertlen and Miroslav Žbirka in the former Czechoslovakia. The formation (identified nowadays as Modus 0) initially played cover versions of the 60's hits. A major change followed after the arrival of Ján Lehotský who joined the ensemble in 1972, and became their leader. The years 1976-80, which included albums Modus (1979) and Balíček snov (1980), referred to as Modusmania, denoted the band's stardom era.

Past members

Stanislav Hrda - piano, keyboards (1967–68) Ján Baláž - solo guitar (1967–72, 74-75) Miro Žbirka - lead vocal, guitar (1967–72, 76-81) Gabriel Wertlen - bass (1967–70) Ľubo Stankovský - drum (67-72,74), lead vocal (83-86) Peter Krutek - vocals, trumpet (1967–70) Juraj Czinege - vocals, saxophone, clarinet (1967) Tomáš "Bery" Psota - vocals, trombone (1967) Tomáš Berka - vocals, keyboards (1968) Eugen Kratochvíla - piano, keyboards (1969–70) Mikuláš Gürtler - vocals, others (1970) Vladimír Kaššay - bass (1970–72, 83-86) Ján Lehotský - lead vocal, piano, keyboards (1972–89) Ľudovít Nosko - lead vocal, bass (1974) Ladislav Severa - solo guitar (1975) Ladislav Lučenič - bass (1975, 77) Cyril Zeleňák - drum (1975) Karel Witz - solo guitar (1976) (as guest in 80) Štefan Havaši - bass (1976) Miroslav Jevčák - drum (1976–78) Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, others (1976–83)Viliam Pobjecký - solo guitar (1977–79) Dušan Hájek - drums (1979–80) Ján Hangóni - lead vocal, solo guitar (1981–83) Anastasios Engonidis - bass (1981–83) Karol Morvay - lead vocal, drum (1981–83) Jiří Vana - solo guitar (1983–86) Marián Greksa - lead vocal, others (1984–85) Milan Vyskočáni - lead vocal, others (1985) Ivona Novotná - lead vocal, others (1985–88) Miroslav Šulc - solo guitar (1987–89) Miroslav Valenta - solo guitar, keyboards (1987–89) Peter Palkovič - bass (1987–89) Ivan Marček - drum (1987) Jozef Paulíni - lead vocal (1987–88) Peter Szapu - drum (1988) Peter Beláni - drum (1988–89) Iveta Sedláková - lead vocal, others (1988–89) Marcela Březinová - lead vocal, vocals (1989) Lešek Semelka - lead vocal, others (1989) Guest performances Imrich Diskantíni - tenor saxophone (1985) Ján Fabrický - drum (1988)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsGSA
1979Modus Label: OPUS (#9116 0856) Format: LP, CD, CC41
1980Balíček snov Label: OPUS (#9116 0999) Format: LP, CD, CC—
198199 zápaliek Label: OPUS (#9113 1215) Format: LP, CD, CC37
1983Záhradná kaviareň Label: OPUS (#9113 1346) Format: LP, CC—
1984Najlepšie dievčatá Label: OPUS (#9113 1549) Format: LP, CC—
1985Každý niečo hrá Label: OPUS (#9113 1632) Format: LP, CC—
1986Vlaky s rokmi Label: OPUS (#9113 1776) Format: LP, CC—
1988Keď sa raz oči dohodnú Label: OPUS (#9313 1989) Format: LP, CD, CC—
"—" denotes an album that did not enter the GSA list.
YearAlbum details
Export albums Year Album details 1980 Modus Label: OPUS (#9116 0974) Format: LP, CD, CC 1985 The Best Girls Label: OPUS (#9113 1587) Format: LP, CC Everybody Plays Label: OPUS (#9113 1648) Format: LP, CC 1987 Friends Label: OPUS (#9113 1776) Format: LP, CCCompilations Year Album details 1987 Zrkadlo rokov Label: OPUS (#9113 1867) Format: LP, CC 1995 The Best of 1977–1988: Vol 1 Label: Open Music (#0033 2312) Format: 2CD 1998 The Best of 1979–1988: Vol 2 Label: Open Music (#0064 2312) Format: 2CD Úsmev Label: Bonton Music (#49 1722) Format: CD 2005 Gold Label: OPUS (#91 2708-2) Format: CD
1980Modus Label: OPUS (#9116 0974) Format: LP, CD, CC
1985The Best Girls Label: OPUS (#9113 1587) Format: LP, CC
Everybody Plays Label: OPUS (#9113 1648) Format: LP, CC
1987Friends Label: OPUS (#9113 1776) Format: LP, CC
YearAlbum details
1987Zrkadlo rokov Label: OPUS (#9113 1867) Format: LP, CC
1995The Best of 1977–1988: Vol 1 Label: Open Music (#0033 2312) Format: 2CD
1998The Best of 1979–1988: Vol 2 Label: Open Music (#0064 2312) Format: 2CD
Úsmev Label: Bonton Music (#49 1722) Format: CD
2005Gold Label: OPUS (#91 2708-2) Format: CD

Singles

As lead artist

YearSingle detailsLabelCatalogue
A-sideB-side
1972"Suzi""Starý pán"OPUS#9043 0166
1973"Cesta so psom""Nevolaj viac"#9043 0260
1974"Formula 1""Sen o tebe"#9143 0361
1977"Veľký sen mora""Preteky s láskou"#9143 0438
"Margaréta""Záhadná"[A]#9143 0439
"Úsmev""Deň ako z pohľadnice"[B]#9143 0440
"Stará láska"Unknown#9143 0???
1980"Mágovo číslo""Naposledy"#9143 0540
1981"Spoluhráčka""Stará kára"#9143 0558
1982"Zrkadlo rokov""Dnes už viem"[C]#9143 0573
1984"Otec a syn"Unknown#9143 0260
1985"(Domov kráča) Trieda""Má iba 16+1 deň"#9143 0635
1986"Kapely starnú""Lepšie je žiť"#9143 0654
1990"Plátené dievča"Unknown#9143 0748

As featured artist

YearSingle detailsLabelCatalogue
A-sideB-side
1977"Zažni"[A]"Správa o ľuďoch"[A]OPUS#9143 0441
"Boľavé námestie"[B]"Ty vieš, mama"[B]#9143 0446
"Letná láska"[A]"Kráľ detských ciest"#9143 0450
"Známy tón"[A]"Drahá"[A]#9143 0461
1978"Dievčatá"[A]"Čím viac máš"[A]#9143 0471
1979"Vyznanie"[B]"Malý veľký vlak"[A]#9143 0500
1980"Kufor a šál"[B]"Nostalgia"[B]#9143 0521
"Domy na zbúranie"[B]"Vieš byť zlá"[A]#9143 0522
"Svet stromov"[B]"Tajomstvo hier"[E]#9143 0528
"Klaun z domu č. 6"[A]"V slepých uličkách"[D]#9143 0538
"Cirkusový kôň"[B]"Deň letí"[B]#9143 0539
1982"Srdcia dievčat"[B]"Slnečný kalendár"[B]#9143 0561
1983"Záhradná kaviareň"[B]"Aký som"#9143 0595

Notes

  • A ^ Denotes a solo single by Miro Žbirka.
  • B ^ Denotes a solo single by Marika Gombitová.
  • C ^ Denotes a solo single by Pavol Hammel, no contribution.
  • D ^ Denotes a solo single by Žbirka featuring Gombitová.
  • E ^ Denotes a single by Lehotský and Gombitová

See also

General

  • Lehotský, Oskar (2008-02-06). [Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus] (PDF). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (Thesis) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from (PDF) on 2011-08-19.

Specific

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