Drugi Način
| Drugi Način | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres |
Progressive rock Hard rock |
| Years active | 1974–1990 1992 - 2000 2008 - present |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Suzy, Croatia Records |
| Members | Branko Požgajec Boža Ilić Damir Vuk Mladen Palenkaš Mario Domazet Ernest Vinković |
| Past members | Halil Mekić Željko Mikulčić Ismet Kurtović Boris Turina Branko Bogunović Nikola Gečević Robert Krkač Miroslav Budanko Danijel Veličan Davor Senčar Dražen Kovač |
Drugi Način (trans. The Other Way) was a former Yugoslav rock band.
In the first half of the 1970s Branko Požgajec (vocals, keyboard, flute), Halil Mekić (guitar) and Vjekoslav Poldrugac (bass guitar) performed in the reformed Novi Akordi (trans. New Chords). After Mekić left the band due to his army obligations, Ismet Kurtović (vocals, guitar, flute) joined the band. This lineup released single with songs "Opet" and "Odlazak" and went on a tour. In July 1974 they were joined by Boris Turina (drums), who decided to leave a career of a table tennis player and dedicate himself to music. Turina previously wrote lyrics for several songs of Crveni Koralji and performed with Crveni Koralji and the first lineup of Zlatni Akordi. As this lineup of the band did not feature any original member of Zlatni Akordi, the members decided to rename themselves to Novi Akordi (New Chords), and in October 1974 adopted the name Drugi Način (The Other Way). The band members chose their name after a poem by Federico García Lorca and the band's logo was designed by comic book author Igor Kordey.
The band started to hold regular concerts at the music club Big Ben in Zagreb, and at the end of 1974 they recorded their debut album. The record label Jugoton from Zagreb did not want to sign the band, and the members broke the contract with another Zagreb-based record label, Suzy, because of disagreement about the album cover. Finally, the band signed for PGP-RTB from Belgrade, only because one of the editors liked the album artwork and decided to offer Drugi Način a contract without even listening to the album. Drugi Način, released in 1975, was a concept album with music influenced by Wishbone Ash, Deep Purple and Free and lyrics dealing with solitude. The music was written by Požgajec and Kurtović and the lyrics were written by Turina.
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