Etc (band) explained

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Etc…
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Origin:	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genre:	Rock
Years Active:	1974–1982, 1985–present
Current Members:	Vladimír Mišík Petr Pokorný Pavel Skála Jiří Veselý Jiří Zelenka Vladimír Pavlíček
Past Members:	Vladimír Kulhánek Jan Hrubý Vladimír Padrůněk Anatoli Kohout František Francl Jiří Jelínek Petr Skoumal Stanislav Kubeš Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba Ivan Kadaňka

Etc... is a Czech rock band from Prague, formed in 1974 by singer and guitarist Vladimír Mišík.^[1] Various musicians have rotated through the group's ranks, including violist Jan Hrubý (Framus Five), bassist Jiří Veselý (Stromboli, Žlutý pes), guitarist Petr "Kulich" Pokorný (Framus Five, Žlutý Pes), drummer Ivan Kadaňka, bassist/cellist Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba, as well as bassists Vladimír Padrůněk and Vladimír Guma Kulhánek.^[2]

Between 1982 and 1985, the group was banned from performing by the Communist government.^[3]

In 2010, Etc... was inducted into the Beatová síň slávy (Beat Hall of Fame)^[4] and released the album Ztracený podzim.^[5]

In 2011, the group, minus Vladimír Mišík, released a collaboration album with Vladimír Merta, titled Ponorná řeka.^{[6] [7]}

Band members

Current

• Vladimír Mišík – guitar, vocals
• Petr "Kulich" Pokorný – guitar
• Pavel Skála – guitar, vocals
• Jiří Zelenka – drums, vocals
• Vladimír Pavlíček – violin
• Jiří Veselý – bass

Past

• Vladimír Guma Kulhánek – bass
• Jan Hrubý – violin
• Vladimír Padrůněk – bass
• Jaroslav Olin Nejezchleba – double bass, cello
• Ivan Kadaňka – drums
• Pavel Novák – bass
• Anatoli Kohout
• František Francl
• Jiří Jelínek
• Petr Skoumal
• Stanislav Kubeš

Discography

• Etc… (1976; also known as Stříhali dohola malého chlapečka)
• They Cut Off the Little Boy's Hair (1978; English version of Etc…)
• Etc… 2 (1980)
• Etc… 3 (1987)
• Etc… 4 (1987)
• Jiří Jelínek in memoriam (1987)
• 20 deka duše (1990)
• Nechte zpívat Mišíka (1991; live recording)
• Jen se směj (1993)
• Unplugged (1994; live recording)
• Město z peřin (1996)
• Nůž na hrdle (1999)
• Umlkly stroje (2004)
• Archa + hosté (2008)
• Déja vu (1976–1987) Box I. (2009; set of remastered first four albums)
• Ztracený podzim (2010)
• Déja vu (1989–1996) Box II. (2010; second set of four remastered albums)
• Ponorná řeka (2011; with Vladimír Merta)

External links

• • Etc… at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vladimír Mišík se v plné síle vrací na pódia. Turné slaví 40 let ETC... . idnes.cz . 1 October 2014 . 12 March 2022 . cs . Vladimír Mišík Is Returning to the Stage in Full Force. The Tour Celebrates 40 Years of ETC... . https://archive.today/20210307152724/https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/misik-vyrazi-na-vyrocni-turne.A141001_133724_hudba_ob . 7 March 2021 . dead.
2. Web site: Etc.... ceskatelevize.cz . 12 March 2022 . cs.
3. Web site: Nová Vlna Se Starým Obsahem (23.3.1983) . moderni-dejiny.cz . 28 November 2013 . 13 March 2022 . cs . New Wave with Old Content (23.3.1983).
4. Web site: Beatová síň slávy má nové obyvatele: Otu Petřinu, Františka Kotvu a Etc... . idnes.cz . 28 May 2010 . 12 March 2022 . cs . The Beat Hall of Fame Has New Inhabitants: Ota Petřina, František Kotva, and Etc... . https://archive.today/20210307153051/https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/beatova-sin-slavy-ma-nove-obyvatele-otu-petrinu-frantiska-kotvu-a-etc.A100528_141556_hudba_ob . 7 March 2021 . dead.
5. Web site: Mišík svůj podzim neztratil . musicserver.cz . 8 July 2010 . 12 March 2022 . cs . Mišík Did Not Miss Autumn.
6. Web site: Vladimír Merta & Etc...: Ponorná řeka . muzikus.cz . 11 June 2011 . 12 March 2022 . cs.
7. Web site: Písničkář Vladimír Merta natočil desku s rockovou kapelou. Poslouchejte . idnes.cz . 17 May 2011 . 12 March 2022 . cs . Songwriter Vladimír Merta Recorded an Album with a Rock Band. Listen.