KUD Idijoti

punk

KUD Idijoti (translation: Society of Culture and Arts Idiots - note that the word Idijoti is deliberately spelled wrong, the correct croatian form of the word is idioti) was a punk-rock band from Pula, Istria, Croatia. The band was formed in 1981 and released its debut album in 1986. In 1987 they won the Youth Festival prize in Subotica in competition with over 300 bands and quickly gained recognition as one of the most popular bands on the punk scene of the former Yugoslavia. After winning the first prize they have gained international popularity, performing live in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary and Italy. Particularly in Italy in Reggio Calabria, the festival of Mediterranean countries almost turned into an international incident, after carabinieri stopped the performance of the famous communist song Bandiera Rossa. Their compilation album, Bolivia R'N'R, compilation of the first three singles and three previously unreleased songs, was published in January 1990 by the independent German record label Incognito Records. In May of the same year they published the next album Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (We are Only Here for the Money), which until now went on to become their biggest selling album. Due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, the release of their third album, Glupost je neuništiva (Stupidity is indestructible) was briefly delayed, and consequently released at the end of 1992. Next year they published the album Tako je govorio Zaratusta (Thus Spoke Zaratusta), which was a...