Katapult 2006 – CD

This CD reissue presents Katapults significant second album, originally released in 1980 after several successful singles and the bands debut live recording. The hard-rock trio of Oldich ha, Ji indel and Anatoli Kohout was exceptionally popular on stage and was now given the opportunity to refine its musical foundations in the studio, enrich the arrangements and avoid being restricted by standard track lengths. Some critics at the time considered their music, including Ladislav Vostreks lyrics, too simple. Today, however, it is clear that the riff-driven guitar songs with instantly memorable choruses, complemented by straightforward singing about real-life situations, have definitively won their battle with time. Songs including A, Svobodrna, Tvj prvn mejdan, Jen jednou dostat anci and Vojn XY hls pchod remain enduring anthems for generations of fans. The clear melodies and well-chosen themes resulted in energetic, urgent Czech big beat. Otakar Petina supported the band at the beginning of its career and contributes his guitar expertise and studio experience here. The nearly eight-minute Vojn XY, for example, demonstrates an unusually free form for its time, with a seemingly endless ending. The new edition also includes little-known photographs and a reflection on the seventy-five-year-old ha. The tracklist is A, Svobodrna, Dv re krepov, Tvj prvn mejdan, tyi dly noci, Jsi kehk, Koloto velkomsta, Jen jednou dostat anci, el zvolna and Vojn XY hls pchod.