Majerovy brzdove tabulky
(also MBT, Majer's Brake Tables)
Excellent alternative band playing something between folk and guitar pop, much more special and colorful than e.g. Buty (sometimes addressed as similar style), with much better lyrics, thus less commercially successful. Characteristic sound of saxes and existencial lyrics inspired by Oldrich Janota and his band Mozart K. New electronical instruments used on album 5. but the original sound of the band remained unchanged. However, the singer Andrea Landovska left in 2005; the repertoir gets adjusted to male singer duo Kahle-Linhart who do not always sing in tune, and suddenly the fragile magic of MBT sound is gone. The situation has not changed after arrival of the new skilled woman singer Alice Holubova (-> Hradistan). Kahle & Linhart still try to sing which means retreat from the position of one of the best and most original Czech folk-rock bands ever.
Line-up: Radim Prokop bg (1); Alena Juricova-Prokopova voc (1); Petr Linhart gt,dr...(1-5); Vit Kahle sax,kb...(1-5); Antonin Bernard vln,bg,cello,citera...(1-5); Andrea Landovska voc(2-5); Alice Holubova voc(6); Tomas Makovsky dr (6)
Discography:
1.
Nocni zpravy (demo MC 1989)
2.
Mista castych zjeveni (F-Art 1992 MC only; CD reissue Indies 2000)
3.
Gabreta (Indies 1996)
4.
Babi Jan (Indies 1998) *****
5.
Ryba ryb (Indies 2000)
6.
Palava (Indies 2004) ****
7.
Noc ozven (live, Indies MG 2008) ***+
Sample: Fabian (album #4., 50",
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