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Rock music in Poland began in the 20th century. BecausePoland was acommunist country at the time, therock andpunk scenes often symbolized anti-establishment attitudes.[1]
After the era ofBig-beat, (aka “big-bit", a Polish style of simple rock'n'roll), one of the earliest pioneers of Polish rock wasTadeusz Nalepa, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who began his career playing pop music in his group - Blackout, before turning to blues rock and changing the band's name toBreakout in 1968. Their debut albumNa drugim brzegu tęcz", is often referred to as the "first Polish rock album".
SignificantBig-beat artists includeCzerwone Gitary,Niebiesko-Czarni,Czerwono-Czarni,Trubadurzy, andKarin Stanek.
In the 1970s, due to political pressure and censorship, few bands managed to gain commercial success or become artistically notable.
1970s artists included:Niemen,Budka Suflera,SBB,Marek Grechuta (artist on the edge of rock, usually not of that genre),Skaldowie.Breakout recorded and released their most successful album,Blues in 1971. Among these bands who achieved local success but never managed to gain international recognition despite their quality, were Grupa Stress and Nurt, which were more on the hard-rock psychedelic, progressive side.
1982 was the beginning of the "boom of rock" in Poland - featuring debuts or first success of many important bands. On 24.04.1982Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego was first broadcast, a voting chart that helped promote many bands. Underground artists were promoted at Rozgłośnia Harcerska.
From 1987-1990 - the crisis of rock - many artists emigrated, bands broke up, split or were suspended. Meanwhile, a second wave of Polish rock called Krajowa Scena Młodzieżowa (Sztywny Pal Azji,Chłopcy z Placu Broni,Róże Europy,Kobranocka,Tilt,Mr. Zoob,Rezerwat), but with minor market/artistic success.
The so-called GREAT FOUR werePerfect,Republika,Lady Pank,Maanam. Other: Oddział Zamknięty,Lombard,TSA,Bajm (mostly active and popular in the 2000s),
The underground scene includedKult,Dezerter,Brygada Kryzys,Klaus Mitffoch,Dżem, T.Love Alternative,Turbo, Aya RL,Izrael,Daab,Kat,Lessdress (debuted in 1989.)
1992-1995 featured the second boom of Polish rock, including many female vocalists.
From 1997 until the mid-2000s, Polish rock "went underground", disappearing from commercial media, despite many artistic successes and fan attention.
Significant 1990s artists wereWilki,Myslovitz,Acid Drinkers,Homo Twist,Vader,Voo Voo,Armia,Sweet Noise,Kazik/Kazik Na Żywo, andIra. Female rockers includedHey,Edyta Bartosiewicz,Kasia Kowalska, andO.N.A.,Closterkeller.
New success came frir Kult, Dżem,T.Love (after changing style from punk to rock shortened its name from T.Love Alternative)
Successful reunions came for Perfect, Republika, Lady Pank, and Maanam.
Significant 2000s artists included Myslovitz, Kult, Hey, Dżem, Wilki,Cool Kids of Death,Coma,Lao Che, Pogodno,Ścianka,Vader, Behemoth, Voo Voo,Lech Janerka,Strachy na Lachy, Krzysztof Wałecki (as a solo artist, with Vintage, and Oddział Zamknięty), Darek Pietrzak, Acid Drinkers, and Riverside.
Poland maintained an active undergroundextreme metal Music Scene. Some of the bands areVader,Behemoth,Yattering,Decapitated andLux Occulta. This paved the way for a large underground movement. One of the biggestdeath metal record labels in Poland is Metal Mind Records.
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