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Už Jsme Doma — Uprostřed Slov (In the Middle of Words)
(Skoda SK0012-2, 1990/1998, CD)

by Mike Grimes, Published 1997-05-01

Uprostřed Slov (In the Middle of Words) Cover art

Use a tuner for the guitar? The hell with that! Už Jsme Doma's first album has lots of the same trademark zany quirks that defined their recent Pohádky Ze Zapotřebí in a somewhat rawer fashion. Compared to their latest studio release, Uprostřed Slov has even more rambunctious stops and starts, and a whistle (sort of) solo — not a human whistling, but one of those referee things. The band is still searching for their identity. In this early collection, the group experiments with some choir-style vocals in addition to the flat-out, often insane singing that they do so well. They also use more different horns and even the occasional flute. The drums aren't the all-stops-out frenzied that they are now either, he actually chills out now and again. Už Jsme Doma is difficult to pigeonhole into a single category, and that's great. Their music would be just as at home on a college "alternative" radio station as it would on a European folky rock channel or a progressive rock show. They aren't what most people would consider a textbook "crossover" band, but in a weird sort of way, they are just that. Their raw, in-your-face style of delivery can be unsettling, but the music is original, honest, and from the heart. That is always a great starting point.

Filed under: Reissues, Issue 12, 1998 releases, 1990 recordings

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