Modus (band) explained

Modus
Genre:	Rock, pop
Origin:	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Years Active:	–1972, –1989 2002–2003 (Reunion)
Label:	Magnum Opus Records
Associated Acts:	Janko Lehotský, Miro Žbirka, Marika Gombitová

Modus was a popular Slovak band, originally established in 1967 by Stanislav Hrda, Ján Baláž, Peter Krutek, Juraj Czinege, Tomáš Bery Psota, Ľubomír Stankovský, Gabriel Wertlen and Miroslav Žbirka in the former Czechoslovakia. The formation (identified nowadays as Modus 0) initially played cover versions of the 60's hits. A major change followed after the arrival of Ján Lehotský who joined the ensemble in 1972, and became their leader. The years 1976-80, which included albums Modus (1979) and Balíček snov (1980), referred to as Modusmania, denoted the band's stardom era.

Past members

Stanislav Hrda - piano, keyboards (1967–68)
Ján Baláž - solo guitar (1967–72, 74-75)
Miro Žbirka - lead vocal, guitar (1967–72, 76-81)
Gabriel Wertlen - bass (1967–70)
Ľubo Stankovský - drum (67-72,74), lead vocal (83-86)
Peter Krutek - vocals, trumpet (1967–70)
Juraj Czinege - vocals, saxophone, clarinet (1967)
Tomáš "Bery" Psota - vocals, trombone (1967)
Tomáš Berka - vocals, keyboards (1968)
Eugen Kratochvíla - piano, keyboards (1969–70)
Mikuláš Gürtler - vocals, others (1970)
Vladimír Kaššay - bass (1970–72, 83-86)
Ján Lehotský - lead vocal, piano, keyboards (1972–89)
Ľudovít Nosko - lead vocal, bass (1974)
Ladislav Severa - solo guitar (1975)
Ladislav Lučenič - bass (1975, 77)
Cyril Zeleňák - drum (1975)
Karel Witz - solo guitar (1976) (as guest in 80)
Štefan Havaši - bass (1976)
Miroslav Jevčák - drum (1976–78)
Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, others (1976–83)

Viliam Pobjecký - solo guitar (1977–79)
Dušan Hájek - drum (1979–80)
Ján Hangóni - lead vocal, solo guitar (1981–83)
Anastasios Engonidis - bass (1981–83)
Karol Morvay - lead vocal, drum (1981–83)
Jiří Vana - solo guitar (1983–86)
Marián Greksa - lead vocal, others (1984–85)
Milan Vyskočáni - lead vocal, others (1985)
Ivona Novotná - lead vocal, others (1985–88)
Miroslav Šulc - solo guitar (1987–89)
Miroslav Valenta - solo guitar, keyboards (1987–89)
Peter Palkovič - bass (1987–89)
Ivan Marček - drum (1987)
Jozef Paulíni - lead vocal (1987–88)
Peter Szapu - drum (1988)
Peter Beláni - drum (1988–89)
Iveta Sedláková - lead vocal, others (1988–89)
Marcela Březinová - lead vocal, vocals (1989)
Lešek Semelka - lead vocal, others (1989)

Guest performances

Imrich Diskantíni - tenor saxophone (1985)
Ján Fabrický - drum (1988)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	style=width:260px;	Album details	style=width:30px;	GSA ^[1]
1979	Modus Label OPUS (#9116 0856)^[2] Format: LP, CD, CC	41
1980	Balíček snov Label: OPUS (#9116 0999)^[3] Format: LP, CD, CC	—
1981	99 zápaliek Label: OPUS (#9113 1215)^[4] Format: LP, CD, CC	37
1983	Záhradná kaviareň Label: OPUS (#9113 1346)^[5] Format: LP, CC	—
1984	Najlepšie dievčatá Label: OPUS (#9113 1549)^[6] Format: LP, CC	—
1985	Každý niečo hrá Label: OPUS (#9113 1632)^[7] Format: LP, CC	—
1986	Vlaky s rokmi Label: OPUS (#9113 1776)^[8] Format: LP, CC	—
1988	Keď sa raz oči dohodnú Label: OPUS (#9313 1989)^[9] Format: LP, CD, CC	—
"—" denotes an album that did not enter the GSA list.

Export albums

Year	width=260	Album details
1980	Modus Label: OPUS (#9116 0974)^[10] Format: LP, CD, CC
1985	The Best Girls Label: OPUS (#9113 1587)^[11] Format: LP, CC
1985	Everybody Plays Label: OPUS (#9113 1648)^[12] Format: LP, CC
1987	Friends Label: OPUS (#9113 1776)^[13] Format: LP, CC

Compilations

Year	width=260	Album details
1987	Zrkadlo rokov Label: OPUS (#9113 1867)^[14] Format: LP, CC
1995	Label: Open Music (#0033 2312)^[15] Format: 2CD
1998	Label: Open Music (#0064 2312)^[16] Format: 2CD
1998	Úsmev Label: Bonton Music (#49 1722)^[17] Format: CD
2005	Gold Label: OPUS (#91 2708-2)^[18] Format: CD

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single details		width=60 rowspan=2	Label	Catalogue
Year	width=210	A-side	width=210	B-side	Catalogue
1972	"Suzi"	"Starý pán"		9043 0166
1973	"Cesta so psom"	"Nevolaj viac"	9043 0260
1974	"Formula 1"	"Sen o tebe"	9143 0361
1977	"Veľký sen mora"	"Preteky s láskou"	9143 0438
	"Margaréta"	"Záhadná"	9143 0439
	"Úsmev"	"Deň ako z pohľadnice"	9143 0440
	"Stará láska"
1980	"Mágovo číslo"	"Naposledy"	9143 0540
1981	"Spoluhráčka"	"Stará kára"	9143 0558
1982	"Zrkadlo rokov"	"Dnes už viem"	9143 0573
1984	"Otec a syn"		9143 0260
1985	"(Domov kráča) Trieda"	"Má iba 16+1 deň"	9143 0635
1986	"Kapely starnú"	"Lepšie je žiť"	9143 0654
1990	"Plátené dievča"		9143 0748

As featured artist

Year	Single details		width=60 rowspan=2	Label	Catalogue
Year	width=210	A-side	width=210	B-side	Catalogue
1977	"Zažni"	"Správa o ľuďoch"	OPUS	9143 0441
	"Boľavé námestie"	"Ty vieš, mama"		9143 0446
	"Letná láska"	"Kráľ detských ciest"		9143 0450
	"Známy tón"	"Drahá"		9143 0461
1978	"Dievčatá"	"Čím viac máš"		9143 0471
1979	"Vyznanie"	"Malý veľký vlak"		9143 0500
1980	"Kufor a šál"	"Nostalgia"		9143 0521
	"Domy na zbúranie"	"Vieš byť zlá"		9143 0522
	"Svet stromov"	"Tajomstvo hier"		9143 0528
	"Klaun z domu č. 6"	"V slepých uličkách"		9143 0538
	"Cirkusový kôň"	"Deň letí"		9143 0539
1982	"Srdcia dievčat"	"Slnečný kalendár"		9143 0561
1983	"Záhradná kaviareň"	"Aký som"		9143 0595

Notes:

A Denotes a solo single by Miro Žbirka.
B Denotes a solo single by Marika Gombitová.
C Denotes a solo single by Pavol Hammel, no contribution.
D Denotes a solo single by Žbirka featuring Gombitová.
E Denotes a single by Lehotský and Gombitová

References

General

Book: Lehotský, Oskar. Slovak Popular Music In The Years 1977-1989 — Modus. Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Bratislava, Slovakia. 2008b. 2008-04-23. 2011-04-07. sk.

Specific

External links

Janko Lehotský official website

Notes and References

Web site: Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov. Nový čas. cas.sk. 2007-09-22. Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 2011-10-20. sk.
Modus (Liner Notes) . Modus. 1979 . Modus . Vinyl Album . . . sk.
Balíček snov (Liner Notes) . Balíček snov. Modus . 1979 . Modus =. Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
99 zápaliek (Liner Notes) . 99 zápaliek. Modus . 1981 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Záhradná kaviareň (Liner Notes) . Záhradná kaviareň. Modus . 1983 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Najlepšie dievčatá (Liner Notes) . Najlepšie dievčatá. Modus . 1984 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Každý niečo hrá (Liner Notes) . Každý niečo hrá. Modus . 1985 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Vlaky s rokmi (Liner Notes) . Vlaky s rokmi. Modus . 1986 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Keď sa raz oči dohodnú (Liner Notes) . Keď sa raz oči dohodnú. Modus . 1988 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
Modus - Export Release (Liner Notes) . Modus (Modus album)#Export release. Modus (band). 1980 . Modus . Vinyl Album . Bonton Music. Czechoslovakia .
The Best Girls (Liner Notes) . The Best Girls. Modus . 1985 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia .
Everybody Plays (Liner Notes) . Everybody Plays. Modus . 1985 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia .
Friends (Liner Notes) . Friends (Modus album). Modus . 1987 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia .
Zrkadlo rokov (Liner Notes) . Zrkadlo rokov. Modus . 1987 . Modus . Vinyl Album . OPUS Records . Czechoslovakia . sk.
The Best of 1977-1988: Vol 1 (Liner Notes) . The Best of 1977-1988: Vol 1. Modus . 1995 . Modus . Double Compact Disc . . Slovakia . sk.
The Best of 1979-1988: Vol 2 (Liner Notes) . The Best of 1979-1988: Vol 2. Modus . 1998 . Modus . Double Compact Disc . Open Music . Slovakia . sk.
Úsmev (Liner Notes) . Úsmev (album). Modus . 1998 . Modus . Compact Disc . Bonton Music. Slovakia . sk.
Gold (Liner Notes) . Gold (Modus album). Modus . 2005 . Modus . Compact Disc . OPUS Records . Slovakia . sk.