DAG (acoustic rock band)
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| Also known as | Trio DAG |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Acoustic rock, progressive rock, folk rock |
| Years active | 1972 – 1975 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, ZKP RTLJ |
| Associated acts | Miki Jevremović, Suzana Mančić, Oliver Mandić |
| Past members | Dragan Popović Grujica Milanović Aleksandar Milanović |
DAG (Serbian Cyrillic: ДАГ), also known as Trio DAG (Трио ДАГ) were a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade.
The band was formed in 1972 by Dragan Popović (guitar, vocals), and brothers Grujica (percussion, vocals) and Aleksandar Milanović (guitar, vocals). They named the band using the initials of their first names (Dragan, Aleksandar, Grujica).
In 1972 the band released their debut single "Voz" ("Train"), and with the song "Rastanak" ("The Leave"), released on a 7" single in 1973, they won at the 1973 Zagreb Festival. In 1974 they released their only studio album, Sećanja (Memories). Although DAG was one of the representatives of the Belgrade acoustic rock scene, on the album they used electric instruments. The poetic lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković, and the album cover was designed by Grujica Milanović. The album was produced by the band members themselves and Boban Petrović, and featured numerous guests: Sloba Marković on keyboards, Robert Nemeček on bass guitar, Ljubomir Ristić on sitar, Branimir Malkoč on flute, and drummers Raša Đelmaš, Nikola Jager, and Mihajlo Popović. Although praised by the critics, the album saw little commercial success. After it was released, Popović left the band, forming the acoustic band Maj (May), with Aleksandar Bijelić and Bane Zarin. Meanwhile, DAG recorded a single "Kako ti je ime, devojčice" ("What's Your Name, Little Girl") with Miki Jevremović. The B-side featured DAG song "Za dečji san" ("For a Child's Dream").
After Popović left the band, DAG, for a short period of time performed with the female singer Suzana Mančić, but after the release of the single "Daj mi ruku" ("Give Me Your Hand"), recorded with Popović, in 1975, they ended their activity.
Aleksandar Milanović sold part of his unrecorded songs to Oliver Mandić, and worked with him on his early albums as a guitarist and arranger.
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