KUD Idijoti - Necu da radim za dolare EP

This is a curious, semi-bootleg release, about which you can read more at the sadly retired blog that has originally posted it, Audio Heaven. Since all of its files have been taken down by Mediafire, I'm reuploading it here, so it can still be available for your dining and dancing pleasure. The last three songs are pretty uneventful, but the first two are alternate versions of a couple of great tracks from Idijoti's debut LP, "Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para", which are as great as the officially released ones. Enjoy!

By the way, the guy who used to run Audio Heaven now has a new blog, Pula Rock City, which features tons of rare recordings by bands from Pula; if you are interested in the rock sounds from that city, which you should be, go ahead and explore it.

Track listing:

1. Necu da radim za dolare (3:26)
2. Smrt (4:09)
3. Necu da radim za dolare (instrumental mix) (3:27)
4. Necu da radim za dolare (metal-dub extended remix) (8:27)
5. Smrt (instrumental mix) (4:09)

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KUD Idijoti - Zbrka pjesama (Tusta 1955-2012)

Branko Črnac Tusta, the singer of Croatia's (and earlier, Yugoslavia's) longest-lived and best-loved punk rock band KUD Idijoti, has passed away two days ago, after battling cancer for almost two years. It's hard to explain even to myself exactly what this means to me. He and the band he was fronting for 27 years have been the entry point to punk rock for almost every punk fan in Yugoslavia aged between 13 and what, 43? He has been openly and passionately voicing his support for antifascist and antinationalist views during every moment of his long (but still not long enough) career; even, or perhaps especially, during times when this was least desirable by the majority. He was always present, always available and always approachable; Facebook is right now flooded with what seems to be a picture of every kid alive next to him in a club, at a show, in a restaurant or on the street. I don't think I have ever visited his town of Pula without passing him by somewhere on a street, and feeling happy and proud that I KNOW and FEEL and SHARE the amazing music he was making. The songs he sang contain more love for People than any national anthem ("people", not "A people"); and I believe they'll last longer, too. Their use of the red five-point star has gotten them in trouble both when it was a beloved state symbol, and later, when it was a hated reminder of a communist past; I think the reason was that they understood the symbol better and have done it more justice than either of their prosecutors. I have seen lots of their shows, and was never less than overwhelmed after they finished. I have seen them in small clubs, at huge open-air festivals and also at a neighbourhood celebration in a park between buildings; and no matter whether I paid 5, 450, 70 or 0 for the show, no matter whether they played with D.O.A. (who reportedly insisted the headliner/support roles be reversed, fearing appearing on stage after them), Kraftwerk, Anthrax or Franz Ferdinand, their show was always the best one of any evening. I have never had second thoughts about traveling for 200-300 km to see a second Idijoti show in a month; now that they are, incredibly and unbelievably, gone, I'm sorry I didn't go see them two times a week. I know I am rambling, but it's so hard to come to terms with the end of a thing, a relationship if you will, that has been here for me since I was fifteen, and for others, well, basically since before I was born; and that has provided me with reassurance, love and happiness through countless tapes, LP's, singles, CD's, shows, bootleg MP3's, archive YouTube clips, interviews, quotes, singalongs at shows, parties, beaches and parks, and a few exchanged words and a handshake, just to have a little feel of the person behind all the aforementioned. Tusta was not a saint and I don't want or need to paint such a picture of him; we are all faulted, all shorter and uglier than our ideals, but for me seeing a regular guy reach for the stars, be they red and five-pointed or otherwise, means much more than contemplating a faultless imaginary friend of a god, saint or angel variety. What Tusta has been doing for most of his life will always remain a significant part of who I am and who many others, similar or different to me, are; and for creating and nurturing this part of me, I am forever grateful.

With this post I am including a scan of the original KUD Idijoti lyrics book, "Zbrka pjesama", from 1988. Perhaps it'll help some of the future singalongs be more accurate wording-wise, now that Tusta cannot lead anymore.

And if you need a reminder on how great they were, there are six excellent old shows in this earlier post.

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I'm no exception. Pula, 2005.

KUD Idijoti - MEGA IDIJOT COLLECTION

If you know anything about Croatian/ex-Yugoslavian punk rock, you know that KUD Idijoti are the greatest band we ever had. They have lots of LP's and singles, all of them great; two legitimately released live tapes, both great; three demo tapes, all great. All this stuff you can find on other blogs, but I have found six of their German shows dating from 1989 to 1994, recorded by the mysterious "Barny Trouble" (whoever and wherever you are - thanks, mate!), and to my knowledge, unavailable anywhere else. Just some of the highlights: the "Disco Is Not Dead/Daddy Cool" medley; the hardcore version of "Darwill"; all the riotously funny stage banter in rudimentary English; and of course, all the brilliant music. Most shows are complete (the Bonn one isn't), some sound excellent, some quite good, some not quite good - the "Darwill" intro on the Hofingen show sounds like Nomeansno playing Cock Sparrer's "Because You're Young" - oh what a wonderful proposition! - but everything is worth having and hearing. So without much further ado...

Live at Der Zelle, Reutlingen 07-04-1989
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:16)
2. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:10)
3. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (2:26)
4. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:59)
5. KUD Idijoti - Ljudi kao ja (3:03)
6. KUD Idijoti - Maja (2:57)
7. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:50)
8. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:37)
9. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:07)
10. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:35)
11. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:09)
12. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:41)
13. KUD Idijoti - Pula (2:41)
14. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:33)
15. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:21)
16. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:48)
17. KUD Idijoti - Kad sunce opet zadje (1:56)
18. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:19)
19. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (5:51)
20. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:21)
21. KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (5:41)

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Live at Pantheon, Bonn 03-04-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:24)
2. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:18)
3. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:56)
4. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:49)
5. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:11)
6. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:07)
7. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:26)
8. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:10)
9. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:48)
10. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:24)
11. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:57)

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Live at Jugendzentrum, Hofingen 06-04-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Spika (0:56)
2. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:21)
3. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:53)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:10)
5. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (3:09)
6. KUD Idijoti - Lutke na koncu (3:22)
7. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:29)
8. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:10)
9. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:56)
10. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:35)
11. KUD Idijoti - Maja (2:37)
12. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:59)
13. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (1:59)
14. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:07)
15. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:39)
16. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:25)
17. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:58)
18. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:40)
19. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:16)
20. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:09)
21. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (4:51)

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Live at Ballroom, Munich 13-10-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Smrt (4:39)
2. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:56)
3. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (2:26)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:27)
5. KUD Idijoti - Lutke na koncu (3:33)
6. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:38)
7. KUD Idijoti - Necu da radim za dolare (3:31)
8. KUD Idijoti - Zbogom Marija (4:20)
9. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:14)
10. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:25)
11. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:09)
12. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (3:23)
13. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru - Ljudi kao ja - Maja (5:36)
14. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:19)
15. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead + Daddy Cool (3:05)
16. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (2:29)

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Live at Jugendzentrum, Filderstadt 14-12-1991
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (2:00)
2. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:21)
3. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:04)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:36)
5. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (2:53)
6. KUD Idijoti - Maja (3:12)
7. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:06)
8. KUD Idijoti - Pjesma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru (2:38)
9. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (problemi) (0:52)
10. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (2:29)
11. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:49)
12. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead + Daddy Cool (3:11)
13. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:12)
14. KUD Idijoti - Ima li ovdje zivota prije smrti (2:32)
15. KUD Idijoti - Nostra bandiera (2:32)
16. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:01)
17. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:22)
18. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:47)
19. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (5:33)
20. KUD Idijoti - Uvod u tehnolosku revoluciju (disco verzija) (0:57)
21. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (1:25)
22. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:26)

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Live at Bernhausen, Stuttgart 30-04-1994
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Spika (1:29)
2. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (3:08)
3. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:55)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:22)
5. KUD Idijoti - Cupa (1:32)
6. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:50)
7. KUD Idijoti - Nema vise snifera (3:11)
8. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (1:25)
9. KUD Idijoti - Pjesma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru (3:15)
10. KUD Idijoti - Ne zaboravi (2:54)
11. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:19)
12. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:12)
13. KUD Idijoti - T.G.N. (2:05)
14. KUD Idijoti - Mina-mina (1:20)
15. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:31)
16. KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (3:10)
17. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:13)
18. KUD Idijoti - Intermezzo (1:22)
19. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:53)
20. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (3:06)
21. KUD Idijoti - Amerika (Anti-anti) (2:59)
22. KUD Idijoti - Glupost je neunistiva (4:21)
23. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (2:22)
24. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (7:06)
25. KUD Idijoti - Narkofan (5:49)

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And as a special bonus, here is a rip of their old VHS tape "Djuro Was Sold Out". The image quality is sadly very, very low, but the audio is not so bad - so until a better rip surfaces, you'll have to make do with this one.

Download part 1
Download part 2
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