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Trkulja - Å iljo, drummer Damir Å omen and keyboardist Viktor LipiÄ. This lineup recorded the band's sixth studio album, "TeÅ”ke Boje", which was released in 2011. On this album, the band displayed a much darker and more aggressive style of blues rock, with psychedelic elements mixed in as well. The title track was a hit, with some critics even calling it the "best Croatian rock song of the last 20 years", and a music video was filmed for it. Other staples from the album included "Pozovi Me U NoÄ" and "Depresija". In 2012, the album won several Porin awards for song of the year, best rock album, and best music video of the year. Soon afterwards, Å iljo left the band due to personal differences with Bare and was replaced by ex-Pips, Chips i Videoclips guitarist Alen KraljiÄ, who also played with Bare as a member of PlaÄenici.
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Kilmister's father dying in the middle of recording. The band utilized session musicians Davor Rodik and Gojko TomljanoviÄ to play pedal steel guitar and keyboards respectively. The album contained several hits, the most famous being "Mene Ne Zanima", "Odvedi Me" and "A Ti JoÅ” PlaÄeÅ”". A music video was filmed for Mene Ne Zanima, which won a Porin award. The title track and "Baretov Blues" became live staples as well, while original guitarist Ivica Duspara received a writing credit for "Nije Lako".
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became a hit and a music video was filmed for it. Deceased guitarist Marin
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Tihomir JalŔovec - Chaka on drums. The band released "Vrijeme Je Da Se Krene", their fourth and most commercially successful studio album, on Jabukaton records in 1996.
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Majke were formed in 1984 in Vinkovci, Croatia by vocalist Goran Bare, bassist Nedjeljko IvkoviÄ - Kilmister, drummer Željko MikuliÄ - Korozija, and guitarists Marin Pokrovac and Ivica Duspara. They released their first demo tape in 1988 on the label SluÅ”aj Najglasnije. The following year, some of
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In 2007, after seven years of inactivity, most of the "Vrijeme Je Da Se Krene" lineup reunited under the moniker Goran Bare & Majke, with ex-Laufer drummer Alen TibljaÅ” replacing Chaka. TibljaÅ” had also previously played with Bare in his backing band, PlaÄenici. The band also recruited a
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After the breakup, Bare embarked on a successful solo career, releasing his first album, "Izgubljen I NaÄen", in 2001, recorded with his backing band PlaÄenici. Meanwhile, ÄaliÄ and Kilmister formed the band Elektrobuda, releasing an album titled "Sveti Zvuk" in 2005.
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