_Croatian
Priča o Mississippi Queen-u počela je 1989. godine u Zagrebu,Hrvatska. Bend je osnovan u sastavu: Jurica Štelma (kontrabas), Karlo Starčević (ritam gitara, vokal), Renato Zgrablić-Pit (ritam gitara, vokal) i Vedran Žanko(solo gitara, vokal). U tom sastavu, MQueen je svirao više od godinu dana, i snimili su nekoliko stvari,od kojih su tri pjesme objavljene na kompilaciji "Rock this town". To su bile prve službeno objavljene snimke Mississippi Queen-a. 1990-ta godina bila je vrlo uspješna,jer nijedan drugi bend u Hrvatskoj nije u sastavu imao „slapping“ kontrabas,pa je za mainstream to bilo vrlo „egzotično“ i interesantno . Te su godine imali stotine koncerta i nekoliko pojavljivanja na nacionalnoj televizijskoj kući. Krajem 1990. Vedran napušta bend,i od tog vremena, Renato preuzima solo gitaru. Nekoliko sljedećih godina bend nastupa kao trio, ali samo je nekoliko stvari bilo snimljeno u tom periodu,koje su kasnije objavljene kao bonus tracks na reizdanju albuma "Golden Years". 1992.novi članovi dolaze u bend: Gorana Čehić(violina, vokal) i Igor Balent(bubnjevi) i bend snima svoj prvi album(Golden Years).Posebnost tog projekta je u tome,što bend po prvi put izlazi sa jednom autorskom pjesmom. Međutim,za taj album nije bilo interesa izdavačkih kuća,tako da su ga članovi MQueen-a objavili samostalno. Nakon godine dana,Igor i Gorana napuštaju bend i Mississippi Queen opet nastavlja kao trio. Sljedeći album,"Ten Years After" snimljen je 1999. godine. Posebnost tog albuma je u tome,što je bend ušao u studio i odsvirao jedan svoj uobičajeni koncert,te kasnije samo odabrao pjesme koje će se naći na njemu,tako da je to ostala prava slika benda iz tog vremena. Ni ovaj projekt nije zaživio kao „regularno“ izdanje i tada bend pokušava napraviti zaokret i približiti se mainstream-u, kako bi ostavili neki trag svog postojanja u diskografiji. Započinje se rad na autorskom materijalu na hrvatskom jeziku,ali ni taj pokušaj ne budi interes diskografskih kuća. Tada bend odlučuje,po prvi put, poslati svoje snimke autorskih pjesama na engleskom jeziku stranim diskografskim kućama,specijaliziranim za tu vrstu glazbe. To je rezultiralo pozivom u „Tail“ Studio,Švedska. Ta suradnja nije zaživila, ali su sačuvane dvije snimke s tog sessiona, koje su kasnije izašle na kompilaciji „Crockabilly“ zaAquarius Records. U to vrijeme Pit napušta bend i kao gitarist dolazi Ivan Semeš-Sammy. Tada bend potpisuje ugovor sa Rhythm Bomb Records iz Londona i u Lightning Recording studiju u Berlinu, snima album "Did You Say Love" 2005. godine. Album je prepoznat od publike i odlično ocjenjen od kritičara, pa bend počinje biti sudionik mnogih festivala i klubova po Europi. Ubrzo bend napušta Sammy i kao novi član dolazi etablirani berlinski gitarist i producent Axel Prefacke, te 2008. godine izdaju novi album "Rock-A-Billy Heaven Bound". Postava Mississippi Queen-a: Jurica Štelma - Kontrabas Karlo Starčević - Ritam gitara, Vokal Gvozden Šopp - Solo gitara Kruno Krapec - Bubanj Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/296532520369982/ MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/m.queen_ |
_English
The story of Mississippi Queen began in the fall of 1989, in Zagreb, capitol of Croatia. The band was formed by Jurica Štelma (upright bass), Karlo Starcevic (rhythm guitar, vocal), Renato Zgrablic-Pit (second rhythm guitar, harp, vocals) and Vedran Žanko (lead guitar, vocals). They played together for over a year, and recorded a few sessions from which tree songs were published on the compilation tape "Rock this town". These were first official recordings of Mississippi Queen. 1990 was a very successful year for Mississippi Queen, because no other band ever had that line-up with a slapping bass in Croatia. They had hundreds of concerts and several appearances on national TV! By the end of 1990 Vedran left the band, and from that period on, Pit took the lead guitar. The next couple of years, the band performs as a trio, but just one session was recorded in that period. Those tree songs came out as bonus tracks on the first album, "Golden years" in 1993. At that time, two new musicians joined the band: Gorana Cehic (fiddle, vocal), and Igor Balent (drums). This album features the first self-penned song of Mississippi Queen, but no record company showed any interest in it at that moment, so the boys produced it on their own. After a year, the drummer left the band, so they decided to proceed as a trio again. The next album, "Ten Years After" was recorded in 1999, with all cover songs, similar to what they usually played on concerts. But after a few years, the band got fed up with doing covers. They wanted to perform their own songs, and find an audience that would appreciate them. So the band started to write and the album "Did You Say Love" is now a fact. The CD was entirely recorded at the Lightning Recording Studio in Berlin, 2004.for Rhythm Bomb Records,with Ivan Semes-Sammy on the lead guitar.The things started to steam up for the band 'cause the critics were great,and the band took part of the festivals,and clubs around Europe.2008.Sammy left the band,and Axel Praefcke took on the lead guitar. With him, MQueen recorded new album, "Rock-a-Billy Heaven Bound" (Rhythm Bomb Records). Mississippi Queen are: Jurica Štelma - Upright Bass Karlo Starčević - Rhythm Guitar, Vocal Gvozden Šopp - Lead Guitar Kruno Krapec - Drums |