Tublatanka
The band was formed in 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia by Maťo Ďurinda (also … Read Full Bio ↴The band was formed in 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia by Maťo Ďurinda (also known as Martin Ďurinda), Palo Horváth, and Ďuro Černý. Ďurinda was a student at Comenius University in Bratislava at the time where he met drummer Ďuro Černý in a wine bar called Veľkí Františkáni thanks to a friend of his. The two talked about their favorite bands such as: Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Nazareth, The Who, Yes, Pink Floyd, etc. After much discussion the two decided to form a rock trio much like their heroes Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and ELP (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer). But they would need a very talented bassist.
Černý remembered seeing a talented and charismatic bassist named Palo Horváth playing in a band called Mentol so they decided to visit him at his flat in a quarter of Bratislava called Dúbravka. The three hit it off and decided to jam together for the first time, eventually, they decided to form a band together. The three began practicing and writing songs on the fourth floor of Ďurinda's campus building until Ďurinda finished his schooling. With more and more songs being written, the trio wanted to sing in a style that everyone could relate to so they approached Martin Sarvaš, who was a student of architecture and good friend of Ďuro Černý to help write lyrics. Sarvaš was a lyricist for a band Černý was previously in.
The band began to perform in bars on most evenings around Bratislava and became quite popular amongst the crowds. Eventually they made a demo tape, gave it to Sarvaš and began shopping around for a record label. Sarvaš became their manager and created the image of their band. While getting intoxicated in Veľkí Františkáni, Černý and Ďurinda thought of their band name. Černý wanted to call the band TUBLAT (which means Bad Monkey a reference to Tarzan) but this name was mocked by crowds while they played. They eventually decided on Tublatanka as a combination of TUBLAT and Moravanka (a former local band they admired).
On January 30, 1983, there was a festival of the amateurish bands in PKO Bratislava ( park of culture and relaxation) that was organized by Richard Müller under the title of "Mladá vlna 82", where TUBLATANKA had an opportunity to appear as an opening band. The band had a notable unexpected success and the director of the Slovak Record Label OPUS, Milan Vašica, who was sitting among audience offered the boys to record theirfirst big Self-Titled LP. The album sold over 100,000 in the first few months after it was released so OPUS records offered to record their second album which came out a year called entitled Skúsime to cez vesmír (Flying to the Universe). While recording that album, Ďurinda was called into his basic military service and reported to Klátov much to his dismay since he wanted to finish recording the album. Sales for Skúsime to cez vesmír charted at the number one spot and the band started their "30-years tour" that was organized by Jožo Šebo (now he is a manager of J.Kirschner.) The band was endowed by a wide range of fans in sold out concerts in the amphitheatres and the sport halls. The boys won their first performance on the television program Triangel with their song "O nás" (About Us).
The band recorded their third album Žeravé znamenie osudu (Bitter Destination) in 1988 and got the opportunity to recordthe album in OPUS record's new digital studio. The album sold 250,000 copies in the first few months and received the Zlatý erb OPUS-u (Gold Shield of Opus). Tublatanka then did concerts all over Czechoslovakia and the song "Láska, drž ma nad hladinou"(Support Me, My Love) was in first place of Czechoslovak chart of Formula Pop for several months. In November 1988, the band was invited to play in a music festival in Moscow that was held at the stadium Lužianky where ten shows were held with an attendance of 14-15 thousand of people in attendance.
On September 16, 1989, the band had a big concert at the amphitheatre of Bratislava, that was recorded by professional film crew. In November 1989, when the "Velvet Revolution" broke out and the first demonstrations against the Communist Party for democracy began to appear, Ďurinda provided his guitar equipment and he installed a sound system in SNP square in Bratislava by four reproboxes and 2 amplifiers during the first three days of revolution. The song "Pravda víťazí"(The Truth Wins) became an unwritten anthem of Velvet Revolution. Repeatedly was this song was in first place of music chart on the television program called Triangel and even a videotape under the title "Pravda víťazí" that represented the successful concert at the amphitheater in Bratislava, appeared at the Christmas market. The concert tape was completely sold out.
In 1990, the band left for Jevan to a studio of L.Steidl in Czech Republic to record their fourth album "Nebo-peklo-raj" (Heaven-Hell-Paradise). Andy Hryc, an actor who prepared also an intro to the song "Démon pomsty" (Devil of Revenge), christened the album at a significant debut where thousands of people were present. In 1992 the next album was released, entitled "Volanie divočiny" (Call of the Wild) in which not only featured the lyrics of Sarvaš, but also of Whisky (a Slovak musician who was also a good friend of Ďurinda's).
In 1993, the relations between Ďurinda and Horváth began to diminish due to creative differences. After a show in Karlsruhe, Germany, Horváth left Tublatanaka due to creative differences with Ďurinda. As Ďurinda couldn´t find anybody who would replace Horváth for a long time, he had to take over bass while he and Černý recorded their 1993 Christmas album "Poďme bratia do Betlehema" (Let´s go to Bethlehem, My Brothers) that appeared at the Christmas market and it became extremely popular around that time. This album was christened by Silvia Lakatošová, the last Miss Czechoslovakia. At that time, Ďuro Černý became addicted in drugs after trying them with his friends from a band called Slobodná Európa (which he played often apart from Tublatanka with) offered him them. Černý was no longer able to play with Tublatanka and left to be cured.
Maťo stayed alone and had to look for new musicians. The advertisment in a newspaper Nový Čas was useless, two interviews took place but nobody from mroe than 60 musicians were suitable to his liking. So he discovered a guitarist and singer named Jozef "Dodo" Dubán, a graduate of law who became available because he left his band "Money Factor", as well as a bass guitarist Juraj Topor (designer of a fashion show), who, as the guitar technician, helped Maťo to prepare the concerts and before he had played together with the band "If."
In August 1994, the band attended a music show in the Polish city of Sopoty with its song "Ja sa vrátim"(I will Return). For the first time a drummer, Dušan Giertl, and their new band manager at the time managedthe band from 1993 until 1997. So the new lineup of Tublatanka was formed and they began to prepare a new album and started practicing a new concert repertoire. Even a partly cured Ďuro Černý re-joined the band and there was recorded a new CD "Znovuzrodenie"( Rebirth). At the beginning of 1994, the band won a competition on STV and in March they left to represent Slovakia in a great festival "Veľká cena Eurovízie"(Grand award of Eurovision or Eurovision Song contest) in Dublin, Ireland with their song "Nekonečná pieseň" (Neverending Song). This festival was watched live with a total of 300 million viewers. The band was placed at the 17th place of 25, so after their return to Slovakia only negative press and bad reviews welcomed them.
Ďuro Černý left the band once again in 1995 due to problems with drugs that led to severe health problems. Martin Uherčík replaced Černý in 1995. Shortly after this the band took a very long break from recording and released two greatest hits CDs that contained a few english versions of their songs originally intended for English Versions of their classic albums "Skúsime to cez vesmír" and "Žeravé znamenie osudu."
In 2001, the band finally recorded and released a new album entitled "Pánska jazda" (Stag Party). This album did not feature and lyrics by their usual lyricist Martin Sarvaš, instead, Ďurinda took over that job. The album transitioned Tublatanka into a more mainstream sound as opposed to their earlier work.
Martin Uherčík quit the band after "Pánska jazda" and was replaced by Peter Schlosser. Sadly, Jozef "Dodo" Dubán tragically died by suicide in 2002. Ďurinda never replaced him but instead to continue on as a rock trio once again. After another long successful run of touring, Tublatanka released "Patriot" in 2005 which contained 14 new songs and contained some lyrics by Martin Sarvaš once again. A year after it was released, Tublatanka released their second Christmas album Vianočný deň to much critical acclaim. Currently the band continues to tour all over Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Černý remembered seeing a talented and charismatic bassist named Palo Horváth playing in a band called Mentol so they decided to visit him at his flat in a quarter of Bratislava called Dúbravka. The three hit it off and decided to jam together for the first time, eventually, they decided to form a band together. The three began practicing and writing songs on the fourth floor of Ďurinda's campus building until Ďurinda finished his schooling. With more and more songs being written, the trio wanted to sing in a style that everyone could relate to so they approached Martin Sarvaš, who was a student of architecture and good friend of Ďuro Černý to help write lyrics. Sarvaš was a lyricist for a band Černý was previously in.
The band began to perform in bars on most evenings around Bratislava and became quite popular amongst the crowds. Eventually they made a demo tape, gave it to Sarvaš and began shopping around for a record label. Sarvaš became their manager and created the image of their band. While getting intoxicated in Veľkí Františkáni, Černý and Ďurinda thought of their band name. Černý wanted to call the band TUBLAT (which means Bad Monkey a reference to Tarzan) but this name was mocked by crowds while they played. They eventually decided on Tublatanka as a combination of TUBLAT and Moravanka (a former local band they admired).
On January 30, 1983, there was a festival of the amateurish bands in PKO Bratislava ( park of culture and relaxation) that was organized by Richard Müller under the title of "Mladá vlna 82", where TUBLATANKA had an opportunity to appear as an opening band. The band had a notable unexpected success and the director of the Slovak Record Label OPUS, Milan Vašica, who was sitting among audience offered the boys to record theirfirst big Self-Titled LP. The album sold over 100,000 in the first few months after it was released so OPUS records offered to record their second album which came out a year called entitled Skúsime to cez vesmír (Flying to the Universe). While recording that album, Ďurinda was called into his basic military service and reported to Klátov much to his dismay since he wanted to finish recording the album. Sales for Skúsime to cez vesmír charted at the number one spot and the band started their "30-years tour" that was organized by Jožo Šebo (now he is a manager of J.Kirschner.) The band was endowed by a wide range of fans in sold out concerts in the amphitheatres and the sport halls. The boys won their first performance on the television program Triangel with their song "O nás" (About Us).
The band recorded their third album Žeravé znamenie osudu (Bitter Destination) in 1988 and got the opportunity to recordthe album in OPUS record's new digital studio. The album sold 250,000 copies in the first few months and received the Zlatý erb OPUS-u (Gold Shield of Opus). Tublatanka then did concerts all over Czechoslovakia and the song "Láska, drž ma nad hladinou"(Support Me, My Love) was in first place of Czechoslovak chart of Formula Pop for several months. In November 1988, the band was invited to play in a music festival in Moscow that was held at the stadium Lužianky where ten shows were held with an attendance of 14-15 thousand of people in attendance.
On September 16, 1989, the band had a big concert at the amphitheatre of Bratislava, that was recorded by professional film crew. In November 1989, when the "Velvet Revolution" broke out and the first demonstrations against the Communist Party for democracy began to appear, Ďurinda provided his guitar equipment and he installed a sound system in SNP square in Bratislava by four reproboxes and 2 amplifiers during the first three days of revolution. The song "Pravda víťazí"(The Truth Wins) became an unwritten anthem of Velvet Revolution. Repeatedly was this song was in first place of music chart on the television program called Triangel and even a videotape under the title "Pravda víťazí" that represented the successful concert at the amphitheater in Bratislava, appeared at the Christmas market. The concert tape was completely sold out.
In 1990, the band left for Jevan to a studio of L.Steidl in Czech Republic to record their fourth album "Nebo-peklo-raj" (Heaven-Hell-Paradise). Andy Hryc, an actor who prepared also an intro to the song "Démon pomsty" (Devil of Revenge), christened the album at a significant debut where thousands of people were present. In 1992 the next album was released, entitled "Volanie divočiny" (Call of the Wild) in which not only featured the lyrics of Sarvaš, but also of Whisky (a Slovak musician who was also a good friend of Ďurinda's).
In 1993, the relations between Ďurinda and Horváth began to diminish due to creative differences. After a show in Karlsruhe, Germany, Horváth left Tublatanaka due to creative differences with Ďurinda. As Ďurinda couldn´t find anybody who would replace Horváth for a long time, he had to take over bass while he and Černý recorded their 1993 Christmas album "Poďme bratia do Betlehema" (Let´s go to Bethlehem, My Brothers) that appeared at the Christmas market and it became extremely popular around that time. This album was christened by Silvia Lakatošová, the last Miss Czechoslovakia. At that time, Ďuro Černý became addicted in drugs after trying them with his friends from a band called Slobodná Európa (which he played often apart from Tublatanka with) offered him them. Černý was no longer able to play with Tublatanka and left to be cured.
Maťo stayed alone and had to look for new musicians. The advertisment in a newspaper Nový Čas was useless, two interviews took place but nobody from mroe than 60 musicians were suitable to his liking. So he discovered a guitarist and singer named Jozef "Dodo" Dubán, a graduate of law who became available because he left his band "Money Factor", as well as a bass guitarist Juraj Topor (designer of a fashion show), who, as the guitar technician, helped Maťo to prepare the concerts and before he had played together with the band "If."
In August 1994, the band attended a music show in the Polish city of Sopoty with its song "Ja sa vrátim"(I will Return). For the first time a drummer, Dušan Giertl, and their new band manager at the time managedthe band from 1993 until 1997. So the new lineup of Tublatanka was formed and they began to prepare a new album and started practicing a new concert repertoire. Even a partly cured Ďuro Černý re-joined the band and there was recorded a new CD "Znovuzrodenie"( Rebirth). At the beginning of 1994, the band won a competition on STV and in March they left to represent Slovakia in a great festival "Veľká cena Eurovízie"(Grand award of Eurovision or Eurovision Song contest) in Dublin, Ireland with their song "Nekonečná pieseň" (Neverending Song). This festival was watched live with a total of 300 million viewers. The band was placed at the 17th place of 25, so after their return to Slovakia only negative press and bad reviews welcomed them.
Ďuro Černý left the band once again in 1995 due to problems with drugs that led to severe health problems. Martin Uherčík replaced Černý in 1995. Shortly after this the band took a very long break from recording and released two greatest hits CDs that contained a few english versions of their songs originally intended for English Versions of their classic albums "Skúsime to cez vesmír" and "Žeravé znamenie osudu."
In 2001, the band finally recorded and released a new album entitled "Pánska jazda" (Stag Party). This album did not feature and lyrics by their usual lyricist Martin Sarvaš, instead, Ďurinda took over that job. The album transitioned Tublatanka into a more mainstream sound as opposed to their earlier work.
Martin Uherčík quit the band after "Pánska jazda" and was replaced by Peter Schlosser. Sadly, Jozef "Dodo" Dubán tragically died by suicide in 2002. Ďurinda never replaced him but instead to continue on as a rock trio once again. After another long successful run of touring, Tublatanka released "Patriot" in 2005 which contained 14 new songs and contained some lyrics by Martin Sarvaš once again. A year after it was released, Tublatanka released their second Christmas album Vianočný deň to much critical acclaim. Currently the band continues to tour all over Slovakia and Czech Republic.
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Tublatanka Lyrics
Bez Tvojej Lásky Dúfal som, že ťa mám iba pre seba, Klamať do…
Bol som dlho preč Bol som dlho preč a mám toho dosť, Neviem či…
Buvaj dieta krasne Búvaj dieťa krásne, uložené v jasle Búvaj, búvaj pachoľa, mi…
Cesta snov Na ceste snov Mám len svoj tieň Ja stále rád sa vrátim Na…
Čierny dážď Aj keď sú vraj proti nám všetky znamenia Lepšiu ženu nepozná…
Cítím sa fajn Utekám a neviem kam Televízor vypínam Priateľov už radšej ne…
Dajte mi na to liek V sobotu chodím cez štyri vody za svojím lekárom. Trochu sa…
Dám ti viac Dám ti viac, Dám ti viac, Dám ti viac,než midovolíš. …
Démon pomsty Deti stále nechcú spať, Vlci vyjú na mesiac, Lebo táto…
Dnes Dnes mám rande so svojím mestom nejdem do baru len tak…
Dnešný deň sa radujeme Dnešný deň sa radujme a veselo spievajme Dnešný deň sa raduj…
Do hory do lesa valasi Do hory, do lesa, valasi, či horí v tom našom…
Dobrý pastier sa narodil Dobrý pastier sa narodil, aby ovečky vyslobodil Pri betlémsk…
Dotyk rúžom na pohár Biele víno, bledá tvár, Dotyk rúžom na pohár. Každý …
Emigrantská pieseň Často sa mi sníva, že sa vraciam k nám Späť ku…
Falošná bábika Falošný plač, falošný smiech Falošná túžba a v očiach hriec…
HEJ HEJ MAMA Hej hej mama matka zem Povedať ti niečo chcem Hej hej mama…
Ilúzia Nie, nie, nie, každý z nás niečo vie Každý predsa niečím…
Ja sa mam Ja sa mám, tak ako príde, ja sa mám, tak ako…
Ja sa vratim! Dávno poznám cestu von zo slepých uličiek. Chvíľu som mal z…
Kam mám ísť Hľadám svoju mladosť stratenú Chvíle, ktoré nikdy nezhasnú M…
Kráľ a kráľovná (Maťo Ďurinda) Vyrážam večer do ulíc Chvíľu ti možno nep…
Kúpim si kilo lásky Kúpim si kilo lásky a srdce v prášku dá všetko…
Láska drž ma nad hladinou Láska drž ma nad hladinou Láska Som z teba stvorený, Ty vša…
Láska útočí Už od dávnych čias chodí v šatách žien Láska útočí a…
Láska, drž ma nad hladinou Láska drž ma nad hladinou Láska som z teba stvorený, ty vša…
Len dieťa ma naučí Len dieťa ma naučí Ako môžem šťasný byť V tých dňoch…
Len Dieta Mau Naucí Len dieťa ma naučí ako môžem šťasný byť V tých dňoch…
Loď do neznáma Loď ktorá sa plaví do neznáma Stratí svoj smer ak ju…
Mám byť iný Každé ráno počúvam kam to stále utekám Nech to vážne vysvetl…
Mám rád veci nemožné Červené stromy, ktoré lietajú A domy, ktoré často spievajú s…
Máme to zrátané Každý máme svoj strach, každý o tom vie Každý skúša, kým…
Matka Máš smutnú tvár vždy keď prídem domov ráno Nie nezaspíš čak…
Mesto nesplnených snov Kráčam ulicou žobrák hľadá úkryt pred zimou Dieťa spí zbohat…
Mimozemský hlas V cieli modrá zem Loď sa blíži k nej Spraviť prieskum lásky…
Môj starý dobrý kabát Môj starý dobrý zimník má len jeden gombík, Iba jednu vadu,…
Najkrajšie ženy sveta Najkrajšie ženy sveta chodia okolo nás Je to tak krásne vedi…
Nebezpečie života Príboj, more búši do skál Bráň sa, čakaj úder pod pás Dýchaj…
Nebo peklo raj (Maťo Ďurinda Martin Sarvaš) Hej, kade chodíš, Hej, ako …
Nemôžeš mi ujsť Tak som si povedal, že ma to nebaví, Si pre mňa…
Nesiem Vám noviny Nesiem Vám noviny, počúvajte Z betlehemskej doliny pozor daj…
Neváham Nemám dosť peňazí a keď mám, ešte chcem Čím viac mám,…
Neváham... Nemám dosť peňazí, A keď mám, ešte chcem, Čím viac mám, tý…
Niekto ťa má rád V časoch najhorších ani nezbadáš, že ti vlastná tvár uniká K…
O nás Úlomky dní, smiech aj strach skúšame nájsť v záhradách. Aj …
PANIKA Ty letíš Ja padám Čas zúri proti nám On kradne Ty hľadáš Le…
Pásli ovce valasi Pásli ovce valasi pri betlehemskom salaši Hajdom hajdom tidl…
Pastieri pastieri hore vstante Pastieri, pastieri, hore vstaňte Do Betlehema sa ponáhľajte …
Pieseň pre Doda Gitara hrá, nepočuť tóny Pália do nás čierne neóny Nikdy svo…
Podme bratia do Betlehema Poďme bratia do Betlehema Didlaj didlaj didlaj dá Ježišku, m…
Povedzte nám pastuškovia Povedzte nám pastuškovia, čo ste videli Keď ste sa tak o…
Pravda víťazí Svet je iný než som myslel Svet je smutne skutočný Prázdni ľ…
Priateľ (Maťo Ďurinda Martin Sarvaš) Ako sa máš priateľ môj, čo r…
Prišiel môj čas Prišiel na mňa čas búrlivý plný zákerných úderov jeho prst j…
Prometheus Kto si ma volá ktosi to zkúša niekomu naozaj nechýbamStále…
Protipóly Svetlo a tieň, polnoc a deň Ak ty si ábel, tak…
Rána nocí prebdených (J. Dubán M. Maček) Rána nocí prebdených Tých čo láskou …
Rieka Už je rieka, už je blízko, tá všetko vie, Vždy na…
Rock do civilu Tam kdesi v diaľke tam moja láska spí A ja tu…
Schody do seba ( - 4x) ( - 4x) 1.Vždy keď do seba ľudia chodia Svoje…
Šikmooká Stretli sme sa u vás priamo v raji Od tej chvíle…
Skúsime to cez vesmír Á-á-á-á-á-áu... Vojna trvá sedem rokov, svet krváca z ťažký…
Šlabikár Samo je správny chlapík a Samo to vie, Takže mu žiadna…
Šlabikár Ii Už nikdy viac raňajšie hádky Že kde som bol, a čo…
Šlabikár III. Som na cestách za slobodou, tam kde jedna končí, druhá začín…
Šlabikár IV Ja prichádzam do chrámu večností Vidím svoje ruky na kríž pr…
Šlabikár V. Šlabikár V. (Maťo Ďurinda Martin Sarvaš) Čo bolo v Šla…
Šlabikár VII Známy hlas sa zas a zas v hlavách násobí Svetlá v…
Slnko Nad Hlavou Keď máš slnko nad hlavou A tvoj tieň ti zahalí…
Smrť a sláva (Maťo Ďurinda Martin Sarvaš) Malou škárou svetlo svieti, …
SNENIE Viem dnes už nezaspím Zbalím sa radšej hneď Myšlienkami niek…
Som rád že ťa stretnem len náhodou Šedivé tváre jesenné, kaviareň plná sladkých slov A tvoje ús…
Spálená láska Mával som ťa vážne rád Len málo som si vládal…
Správy zo sveta Skôr než zistíš čo sa môže, rýchlo spoznáš čo sa…
Starý Film Na plote v našej ulici Na dvore kde som vyrastal Visel tam…
Stojím padám Nechodím už za tebou, iný ťa už má To si dobre…
Stojím, padám Nechodím už za tebou, iný ťa už má, to si dobre spravila, už…
Stúpam Stúpam, mám veľké ciele, stúpam, dýcham pravidelne, Stúpam,…
Tichá noc Tichá noc, svätá noc Všetko spí, všetko sní Sám len svätý bd…
Tichá noc Tichá noc (upravil Maťo Ďurinda) Tichá noc, svätá noc!…
Tuláčik s dobrou povesťou V narkóze bezbolestných hodín Lieta si tíško nad vecou Smeje…
Už som Váš Bol som celkom nevinný, žil som samojediný Sem tam som bol…
Veľké nádeje Vraj ma život má už dosť Že vraj mu vždy málo…
Veľký deň Cítim to dnes vo vzduchu Že leto prichádza Ťazká práca je za…
Viem čo chceš 1 chvíľu mi pripadáš smiešne Chvíľu sa ťa musím báť S tebou…
Viem kam ísť Už voda padá z neba sem k nám Ludia zas pramene…
Vo Veľkej Škole Dní Vo veľkej škole dní tichí chlapci nesedia Iba tí vybraní, tí…
Volám ťa Drahá prečo kradneš mi môj spánok Veď už na nič iné…
Volanie divočiny Volanie divočiny (Maťo Ďurinda Milo Láber) Nie, nie, n…
Vráť ten deň Rozplýva sa ako opar z čistej rannej hmly Nevládze už…
Vstávajte pastieri Vstávajte pastieri, berte sa hor', aká to novina, dajte pozo…
Zajtra Zajtra ťa stretnem, zajtra bude ten šťastný deň, Aj keď som…
Žeravé znamenie osudu Milujem všetko čo páli, s ohňom sa strašne rád hrám, Narodi…
Život ako naozaj Do polboka odratí, neumytí, strapatí, Šliapeme vám na päty…
Život s tebou Viem, že ma už nič neprekvapí Čo eště ďalej príde Som zklama…
Znova sám v uliciach Roky sa túlam po nociach A veľmi dobre už viem, Že všetko…
Zostaň so mnou Zostaň so mnou, pre mňa si tá Ktorej sa žiadna nevyrovná A…
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