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Riblja ?orba (Serbian Cyrillic: ????? ?????, pronounced [rîb?a: t????:rba]; translation: Fish Stew) is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. The band was one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Yugoslav rock scene.

Riblja ?orba was formed in 1978 by vocalist Bora ?or?evi?, guitarist Rajko Koji?, bass guitarist Mi?a Aleksi? and drummer Vicko Milatovi?. Their debut release, the single "Lutka sa naslovne strane" (1978), saw huge success and launched them to fame. They were soon joined by guitarist Mom?ilo Bajagi? "Bajaga", the new lineup releasing the album Kost u grlu (1979), which was, largely due to ?or?evi?'s social-related lyrics, a huge commercial and critical success. Their following releases, Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti (1981), Mrtva priroda (1981) and Buvlja pijaca (1982) launched them to the top of the Yugoslav rock scene; ?or?evi?'s provocative social- and political-related lyrics were praised by the critics and often caused media scandals. In the mid 1980s, the band saw a slight decline in popularity, but made a triumphant comeback with the album Istina (1985), recorded with new guitar duo, Vidoja "D?ind?er" Bo?inovi? and Nikola ?uturilo. Until the end of the decade and breakup of Yugoslavia, the band managed to sustain their popularity, but after the beginning of Yugoslav wars it heavily declined in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to ?or?evi?'s support for Serbian nationalism. However, ?or?evi? also opposed the regime of Slobodan Milo?evi?, demonstrating his attitude on the albums Riblja ?orba recorded during the 1990s. Since the beginning of the 2000s, the band manages to remain one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene, although the albums they released during the 2000s and 2010s saw little critical success.

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1970s: The beginnings and rise to fame

Riblja ?orba leader, Bora ?or?evi?, started performing and composing as a teenager. In his early bands he usually sang and played rhythm guitar. One of them, Poslednji Ostatak Romanti?nog Sveta (The Last Remaining of the Romantic World) featured Radomir Mihajlovi? "To?ak", who would later become the leader of Smak, on guitar. In the early 1970s, ?or?evi? played in Belgrade's Atelje 212 production of Jesus Christ Superstar and started his studies of theatre organization on the Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts. At the same time, he formed the acoustic rock band Zajedno (Together), with which he recorded two 7" singles, the single "Vizija" ("Vision") bringing them certain media attention, and started contributing to Radio Belgrade show Ve?e uz radio (Evening by the Radio) and music magazine D?uboks, usually with reports on acoustic rock scene. In 1975, he left Zajedno, forming the acoustic band Suncokret, which soon gained media attention and popularity with their humorous folk rock-oriented songs. ?or?evi? spent three years in Suncokret, releasing the album Moje bube (My Bugs) and five 7" singles with the band. He decided to leave Suncokret in 1978, after the band refused to perform his new song, "Lutka sa naslovne strane" ("Doll from the Front Cover"), a ballad about a fame-hungry model, claiming the song does not fit into the band's style. Another Suncokret member, Biljana Krsti?, decided to leave the band with ?or?evi?, and the two joined the pop rock band Rani Mraz, led by ?or?e Bala?evi?. ?or?evi?, Bala?evi?, Krsti? and Verica Todorovi? would become the most famous Rani Mraz lineup. However, this lineup of the band lasted for only month and a half. In July 1978, ?or?evi? decided to leave the band.

?or?evi? decided to start cooperating with the members of the band SOS. The band, formed in 1972 by Miroslav "Mi?a" Aleksi? (bass guitar), Dragan ?tulovi? "?tuks" (guitar) and Steva Stevanovi? (drums), previously released three 7" singles and performed as the backing band for singer-songwriter Sr?an Marjanovi?, but did not manage to gain larger attention. The band's debut album, Prvi poziv (First Call), which featured ?or?evi? as guest vocalist, was refused by all major record labels. In the summer of 1978, the band consisted of Aleksi?, Miroslav "Vicko" Milatovi? (drums) and Radislav "Rajko" Koji? (guitar). ?or?evi? and SOS members made an agreement to form the band on August 15, 1978 in the kafana ?umatovac in Belgrade. The four intended to name the band Bora i Ratnici (Bora and the Warriors), Popokatepetl (Popocatépetl) or Riblja ?orba (Fish Stew, at the time the Belgrade slang for menstruation), but as the magazine Radio TV revija published a poster of the band with the name Riblja ?orba, the band decided to continue performing under that name.

Riblja ?orba had its first concert in Elemir on September 8, 1978. In the first part of the concert, Aleksi?, Koji? and Milatovi? performed Humble Pie, ZZ Top, Johnny Winter and Deep Purple covers, and in the second part they were joined by ?or?evi?, with whom they performed their songs and The Rolling Stones and Joe Cocker covers. In November, Radio Belgrade show Ve?e uz radio celebrated its anniversary with a large concert in Subotica Sports Hall. Riblja ?orba appeared on the concert playing only two songs but managed to win the audience's attention. They gained new fans at a fund raising concert in Sarajevo and the 1978 BOOM Festival held in Novi Sad. On December 22, they released their first single, "Lutka sa naslovne strane", which became an immediate hit. The song featured jazz trumpeter Stjepko Gut on piano.

After the single release, ?or?evi? decided to leave acoustic guitar and dedicate himself to singing, and the members of the band considered adding a keyboardist to the lineup, but eventually decided to hire a rhythm guitarist. The band's new member became Mom?ilo Bajagi?, at the time a high school student. He was recommended by Koji?, who previously played with Bajagi? in the band Glogov Kolac (Wooden Stake). This lineup held its first concert on January 7, 1979 in Jarkovac; in the first part of the concert the band performed covers, and in the second part they performed their own songs, with Bajagi? playing in the second part only. On February 28, they held a long promoted concert in Belgrade's Youth Center, which was the band's first concert in Belgrade. The concert featured ballerinas, students of former prima ballerina Minka Kamberovi?, and during the performance of "Lutka sa naslovne strane" ?or?evi? broke a mannequin to pieces. During that concert, Riblja ?orba played most of the songs which would be released on their first album. At the beginning of March, the band held several concerts in Macedonia, gaining new fans. Bajagi?, still a high school student, managed to skip school by telling his teachers that he will be absent due to appendectomy. However, he got into trouble after one of the teachers saw a report on the tour in Politikin Zabavnik magazine, but ended up without suffering serious consequences. After, on the band's concert in Dolovo, Aleksi? fell from the stage and broke his leg, he was replaced by Miroslav Cvetkovi? (who would later become a member of Bajagi?'s band Bajaga i Instruktori) for the band's concerts in Sand?ak. On these concerts, Cvetkovi? also sang in the covers of foreign hits. On March 19, 1979, Riblja ?orba released their second single with the songs "Rock 'n' Roll za ku?ni savet" ("Rock 'n' Roll for Residents' Committee") and "Valentino iz restorana" ("Restaurant Valentino"). The lyrics for "Valentino iz restorana", with which the band appeared at the Opatija Festival, were co-written by ?or?evi? and Marina Tucakovi?, which was the only time in the history of the band that the author of the lyrics was someone outside the band.

Riblja ?orba spent the summer in Makarska, where they practiced for the upcoming promotion of their debut album. The concert was held on September 1 on Belgrade's Ta?majdan Stadium. Although the album was at the time still unreleased, the stadium was sold out, thanks to large media attention and low ticket prices. Bulevar and Formula 4 performed as the opening bands. Riblja ?orba played all the songs which would be released on their debut album, the songs released on their 7" singles, and the covers of Joe Cocker's version of "The Letter" and The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash". A huge surprise for the band members and the media was the fact that the audience knew all the lyrics; it was later revealed that the fans were recording ?or?evi?'s radio interviews, during which parts of the songs were broadcast. This was the concert on which ?or?evi?, thanks to his stage charisma, got his concert nickname Bora Majstor (Bora the Master). Meri Caki?'s "anti-ballet" group Ribetine (Chicks) also performed at the concert (Meri Caki?, who appeared on the concert wearing garter belts, has, by some claims, inspired ?or?evi? to write "Lutka sa naslovne strane", although he denied the claims). Several days later, ?or?evi? went to Doboj and Koji? went to Sarajevo, to serve in the Yugoslav People's Army. On November 28, the band, without ?or?evi?, performed in Sarajevo. Koji? was on his evening leave and performed wearing a uniform. Aleksi? was on vocals, but, as he did not know all the lyrics, the audience was the one who sang most of the songs. This was the only time in Riblja ?orba's career when the band performed without ?or?evi?. Soon after, Aleksi? went to Koprivnica to serve in the army, so the band's debut album was released during the group's hiatus.

Riblja ?orba's debut album, Kost u grlu (Bone in the Throat), recorded during the summer of 1979 and produced by Enco Lesi?, was released in September 1979. The album cover was designed by the cartoonist and a former Porodi?na Manufaktura Crnog Hleba member Jugoslav Vlahovi?, who would later design covers for most of Riblja ?orba albums released until the present day. The track "Jo? jedan ?ugav dan" ("Another Lousy Day") was originally titled "Jo? jedan usran dan" ("Another Shitty Day"), but ?or?evi? was persuaded by PGP-RTB editors to change the lyrics prior to recording. The song "Mirno spavaj" ("Sleep Tight") was written by ?or?evi? and Suncokret guitarist Nenad Bo?i? during ?or?evi?'s days in Suncokret, and was previously recorded for the SOS' Prvi poziv. PGP-RTB editors believed that the verse "Popij svoje sedative" ("Take your sedatives") from "Mirno spavaj" might have reminded of drug abuse, and the initial number of album copies, with the version of the song containing this verse, were soon retrieved from the stores; about 100 copies of the album with the original version of the song were sold, and are today considered a rarity. The album, featuring an edited version of "Mirno spavaj", soon reappeared in the stores. It was well received by fans and critics alike, mostly due to ?or?evi?'s social-related lyrics. It brought a large number of hits: "Zvezda potkrovlja i suterena" ("Star of Attics and Basements"), "Egoista" ("Egoist"), "Ja sam jo? ona ista budala" ("I'm Still the Same Old Fool"), and "Ostani ?ubre do kraja" ("Remain Scum to the End"). Kost u grlu was sold in about 120,000 copies. ?or?evi? was proclaimed the Rock Musician of the Year by most of the music magazines, and Riblja ?orba's hard rock sound with blues elements was not perceived as archaic, although the age of new wave in Yugoslavia was about to begin.

Early 1980s: Nationwide popularity, Zagreb Ice Hall incident, political scandals

At the end of July 1980, ?or?evi? and Koji?, both still serving the army, appeared in Belgrade to record the song "Nazad u veliki prljavi grad" ("Back to the Big Dirty City") with Bajagi? and Milatovi?. ?or?evi? was on a leave, and Koji? smuggled himself out of Sarajevo barracks. As Aleksi? did not manage to get a leave, bass guitar on the song was played by Bajagi?. After his return to Sarajevo, Koji? was sent to army jail for two weeks; although he managed to smuggle himself back into the barracks, his superior saw a photograph of the band sitting in kafana ?umatovac in a newspaper. "Nazad u veliki prljavi grad", recorded in one night, was released as a single on September 1, 1980. The B-side featured the original, uncensored version of "Mirno spavaj". After ?or?evi? and Aleksi? returned from the army, the band held their comeback concert in Dadov Theater. They were announced as Zlatni Valovi Dunava (The Golden Waves of Danube), a lounge band which has been trying to sign a record contract for seven years. On the concert, the band performed new songs, written by ?or?evi? during his army service. In December, they were joined by Koji?, and on December 31 and January 1, they held two concerts with the hard rock band Atomsko Skloni?te (Atomic Shelter). The concerts were held in Belgrade's Pionir Hall and were advertised as "Atomska ?orba" (Atomic Stew).

In February 1981, Riblja ?orba released its second album, Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti (Perverted Imagination and Sordid Passions). The album was produced by Enco Lesi?, who also played keyboards on the album recording and composed the song "Rekla je" ("She Said"). The songs "Nemoj, sre?o, nemoj danas" ("Don't, Honey, Not Today"), "Dva dinara, dru?e" ("Two Dinars, Comrade") and "Evo ti za taksi" ("Here's Some for the Cab") were composed by Bajagi?; while in the army, ?or?evi? sent Bajagi? the songs' lyrics, and was surprised to discover, upon his return, that Bajagi? had written music on the lyrics. The original album cover was supposed to display a photograph of naked Mrs. Adela, an eighty-year-old model at the Belgrade Academy of Fine Arts. However, shortly before the album was released, Do?ivjeti stotu by Bijelo Dugme appeared, with a naked old woman on the three-piece cover, so the Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti cover ended up featuring the writer Milo? Jovan?evi? reading a porn magazine. The album brought a large number of hits: "Osta?u slobodan" ("I'll Stay Free"), "Lak mu?karac" ("Easy Man"), "Evo ti za taksi", ballads "Neke su ?ene pratile vojnike" ("Some Women Escorted Soldiers"), "Nemoj sre?o, nemoj danas" , "Dva dinara dru?e" and "Rekla je". By the end of 1981, the album was sold in more than 200,000 copies.

The band promoted the album on a large Yugoslav tour, with 59 concerts. The beginning of the tour featured two concerts in Belgrade's Pionir Hall, with about 5,000 spectators per concert. The first concert was marked by an incident: the Hall's manager refused to turn of the lights in the Hall, fearing that the audience could "demolish the parquetry". The opening band, Papatra (which featured Miroslav Cvetkovi?), performed under the lights switched on, but ?or?evi? refused to go out on the stage until the light are turned off. The efforts of the band, the Hall's management and the police to reach an agreement lasted for about an hour, and there was a danger from the angry audience's reactions, but, eventually, the management was persuaded to turn the lights off. At the end of June, they headlined a concert in Zagreb, which was organized by the newspaper Vjesnik and featured the most popular Yugoslav bands at the time. At that time, Aleksi? got married so, for several concerts, he was once again replaced by Cvetkovi?. During the tour, the band performed in Belgrade once again, on Kalemegdan. The concert featured guest appearance by Gillan bass guitarist John McCoy, who would produce the band's following album, on the cover of ZZ Top song "Tush". The concert featured about 10,000 spectators, and was, despite the fact that some of them got injured, praised by the press.

In November, the band released their third studio album, Mrtva priroda (Still Life), produced by McCoy. Mrtva priroda was the first album which featured Bajagi?'s lyrics, in the song "Ja sam se lo?io na tebe" ("I Had Hots for You"). It also brought Riblja ?orba's first openly political song, "Na zapadu ni?ta novo" ("All Quiet on the Western Front"). The album's main hits were "Volim, volim, volim, volim ?ene" ("I Love, Love, Love, Love Women"), "Pekar, lekar, apotekar" ("Baker, Doctor, Pharmacist"), "Ne veruj ?eni koja pu?i Drinu bez filtera (Ostavi je)" ("Don't Trust a Woman that Smokes Non-Filter Drina (Leave Her)"), "Na zapadu ni?ta novo", "Ne?u da ispadnem ?ivotinja" ("I Don't Want to Be an Animal"). During the first week after its release, the album was sold in more than 100,000 copies, becoming the fastest-selling Yugoslav album, with the final number of copies sold being bigger than 450,000. Mrtva priroda confirmed the band's status as the most popular Yugoslav band. New Musical Express wrote about the band, stating that Riblja ?orba is "the most popular thing in Yugoslavia after Tito".

In January 1982, with a concert in ?a?ak, Riblja ?orba started their Yugoslav tour. The tour's slogan was "Ko pre?ivi - pri?a?e" ("Those Who Survive Will Tell the Tale"), which would prove to be a very unfortunate title. For the band's concert in Zagreb Ice Hall, held on February 8, an initial number of 10,500 tickets was sold out, and the organizers decided to put an additional number of 4,500 tickets to sale, thus making the hall overcrowded. As only two exit doors were open, in the rush at the end of the concert a fourteen-year-old girl ?eljka Markovi? was trampled, dying of injuries. Part of the press publicly attacked Bora ?or?evi?, Riblja ?orba and rock music in general. On the rest of the tour, the organizers reduced the number of tickets, and some of the concerts were cancelled, as the organizers feared of new problems.

This was also the time of the first political scandal that followed Riblja ?orba. At the beginning of February, Ilustrovana Politika magazine published a letter written by a teenager, who wrote about political suitability of ?or?evi? and Riblja ?orba. This caused SUBNOR (Union of Associations of Fighters in the War of Liberation) of Karpo? to demand Mrtva priroda to be banned because of the lyrics "Za ideale ginu budale" ("Fools get killed for ideals") and "Kreteni di?u bune i ginu" ("Jerks start uprisings and get killed") from the song "Na zapadu ni?ta novo". They were soon joined in their demands by SUBNORs of Sarajevo and Bezdan, as well as by League of Communist Youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The scandal saw large covering in the media, which had the effect on the concerts. The band had to cut short their concert in Celje, because the firemen appointed as security were aggressive towards the audience. The concert in Sarajevo was held only after ?or?evi? wrote explanations for the lyrics of the songs the band would perform and signed a liability waiver, stating that he would perform the song "Na zapadu ni?ta novo" on his own risk. The concert in Tuzla was canceled because, as the organizers stated, "order can not be guaranteed on a concert of a group actions of which are not in accordance with socialist morale". The scandal quieted down after Milo Dimitrijevski, the president of SUBNOR of Yugoslavia, publicly defended the band.

Riblja ?orba ended the tour in April 1982, with four concerts in Belgrade's Pionir Hall. The concerts were held a month later than initially planned, as organizers hesitated due to Zagreb tragedy, fearing they might not be able to provide adequate security. The first of the concerts was not well visited, but the following three were, with a final number of tickets sold for the concerts being about 20,000. On the last of the concerts, held on April 11, the band recorded their first live album, U ime naroda (In the Name of the People), the title alluding to the political scandal around "Na zapadu ni?ta novo". On the Youth Day, the band was unexpectedly awarded with May Award by the Belgrade Committee of the League of Socialist Youth, with an explanation that the band "sings about the life and the problems of young people" and that "it has become a symbol of the large part of the youth". U ime naroda was released in July, selling 120,000 copies and becoming the best selling Yugoslav live album until then. Several days after the album release, Riblja ?orba, alongside Radomir Mihajlovi? "To?ak", Aki Rahimovski and Elektri?ni Orgazam, performed on a large concert on the Square of Marx and Engels in Belgrade, organized as a sign of support for the Palestinian people.

The band's following album, Buvlja pijaca (Flea Market), was released at the end of 1982. The producer was once again John McCoy, and the album was mixed in London. The album featured Kornelije Kova? as guest keyboardist. It featured softer sound than previous Riblja ?orba albums, with some of the songs featuring woodwind and bowed string instruments. The song "Baby, Baby, I Don't Wanna Cry" was the first Riblja ?orba song written entirely by Bajagi?. Bajagi? originally wrote the song for singer Sla?ana Milo?evi?, but ?or?evi? insisted that the song should be recorded by Riblja ?orba. Buvlja pijaca brought a large number of successful songs: ironic love songs "Draga ne budi peder" ("Darling, Don't be a Faggot"), "U dva ?e ?ista?i odneti ?ubre" ("At Two Garbage Collectors Will Collect the Trash"), "Dobro jutro" ("Good Morning"), and political songs "Ja ratujem sam" ("I'm Waging War Alone"), "Pravila, pravila" ("Rules, Rules"), "Kako je lepo biti glup" ("How Nice It Is to Be Stupid"), "Slu?aj, sine, obri?i sline" ("Listen Son, Wipe Your Nose"). However, the final number of copies sold was 250,000, which was less than expected by the band and the record company. Film director Mi?a Milo?evi? would use most of the songs from the album in his 1982 film A Tight Spot. At this time, ?or?evi? was voted the Ideal Man by the readers of women magazine Bazar. As a sign of his appreciation, ?or?evi? wrote a joking poem "Doma?ice, skinite ga?ice, ja volim va?e flanelske spava?ice" ("Housewives, take off your panties, I love your flannel nightgowns"), which the magazine refused to publish.

The band started a tour two weeks after the album release. However, the audience was less interested in their concerts than on the previous tours. The concerts in Croatia were organized by Scena revolucije (Revolution Scene), an organization of Croatian SUBNOR. The tour was ended with a concert in Belgrade Fair - Hall 1, which was the first concert in the hall after 1967 Belgrade Gitarijada festival. The concert was extensively promoted. ?or?evi? himself threw flyers over Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, ?abac and Pan?evo, from a plane piloted by aviator and disc jockey Zoran Modli. The concert was entitled Hleba i igara (Bread and Games), and featured the biggest stage on a Yugoslav rock concert up to that point. The concert featured about 8,000 spectators. The opening bands on the concert were D' Boys, Divlji An?eli and Siluete, the latter performing with guitarist Nikola ?uturilo, who would later become a member of Riblja ?orba. As Milatovi? had to leave the band after the concert due to his army obligations, a barber cut his hair off on the stage. After the concert, Milatovi? left the band and was temporarily replaced by a former Tilt and Suncokret member Vladimir Golubovi? (who would later join Bajagi?'s band Bajaga i Instruktori).

Prior to leaving to serve the army, Milatovi? started a side project: he formed the heavy metal band Ratnici (later known as Warriors) with the vocalist Du?an Nikoli?, but recorded only an EP with them. After he went to serve the army, Warriors recorded their debut album without Milatovi?, moving to Canada after its release. A short break after the Buvlja pijaca tour was used by another two Riblja ?orba members for their side projects. Koji? released his solo EP Ne budi me bez razloga (Don't Wake Me Up Without a Good Reason), with lyrics written by ?or?evi? and Bajagi? and featuring ?or?evi? and Golubovi? as guests. The EP also featured Nenad Stefanovi? "Japanac" on bass guitar and Laza Ristovski on keyboards. Bajagi? worked on the songs for his upcoming solo album, but found time to write several songs for Riblja ?orba's next album.

Mid 1980s: The crisis and decline in popularity, lineup change and comeback

At the end of 1983, Riblja ?orba represented Yugoslavia on an international youth festival in Bulgaria. The title of the festival was The Balkans - A Zone without Nuclear Weapons. The band held four concerts, the first one, in Plovdiv, attended only by young socialist activists with special invitations, forced by security to remain on their seats throughout the whole concert. On the closing ceremony, the band performed after Greek folk dancers, Bulgarian rhythm dancers and Romanian youth theatre, which performed the play Specter of Capitalism Attacks the Youth of the East. Prior to the concert, the band was asked by the organizers not to perform the song "Kako je lepo biti glup".

Riblja ?orba's fifth studio album, Ve?eras vas zabavljaju muzi?ari koji piju (Tonight You Will Be Entertained by Musicians Who Drink), was released in 1984. As Riblja ?orba's record label PGP-RTB refused to pay for the recording in London, the band signed a contract with PGP-RTB's main competitor, Jugoton. However, the album ended up being recorded in Ljubljana and mixed in London. It was produced by Kornelije Kova?. Immediately after the album was released, state's censors declared songs "Mangupi vam kvare dete" ("Bad Boys Are Spoiling Your Kid") and "Besni psi" ("Rabid Dogs") "ethically unsuitable". The censors labeled the album as kitsch, which meant the price of it had to be higher than the normal record price. "Besni psi" even caused an international scandal. Because of the lyrics "Gr?ki ?verceri, arapski studenti, negativni elementi, maloletni delikventi i besni psi". ("Greek smugglers, Arab students, negative elements, juvenile delinquents and rabid dogs"), embassys of three Arab countries and Zaire protested because, in their words, "?or?evi? equated foreign students and rabid dogs", and the Yugoslav Ministry of Culture demanded an analysis of the song by the experts. Prior to the promotional concert in Belgrade, the Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded from the band not to perform the song.

Ve?eras vas zabavljaju muzi?ari koji piju was not as nearly successful as Riblja ?orba's previous albums. ?or?evi?'s dark, depressive lyrics were disliked by the critics, and the album's only hit was the gentle ballad "Kad hoda?" ("When You Walk"), written by Bajagi?. In the spring of 1984, Bajagi?'s solo album Pozitivna geografija (Positive Geography) was released, and was very well received by fans and critics alike. Bajagi? and the musicians he recorded Pozitivna geografija with promoted the album with a well-attended concert in Belgrade's Dom sindikata, after which they got a large number of offers from concert organizers. On the other hand, Riblja ?orba spring tour was unsuccessful. Eight concerts were canceled due to lack of interest, and the concert in Pionir Hall was not well attended. The tour revealed the crisis and brought conflicts inside the band. ?or?evi? and Aleksi? started turning towards alcohol, and Koji? was already a heroin addict. After Koji? failed to appear on two television appearances of the band, on several occasions left the band during the tour and had a car accident, ?or?evi? and Aleksi? decided to exclude him from the band. Bajagi?, however, insisted that Koji? remains a member, so ?or?evi? and Aleksi? changed their decision. The band went on a summer break. However, they were soon offered 50,000 dollars by a hotel owner from Thessaloniki for summer performances. ?or?evi? phoned Bajagi?, who was at the time on his vacation on Mljet, but Bajagi? refused to return, explaining that, after his vacation, he had planned concerts on youth work actions with his new band, Bajaga i Instruktori. Koji? too refused to perform in Greece, and ?or?evi? and Aleksi? decided to exclude both of them from the band. These events got large attention in the press. Both Bajaga and Koji? found out that they were excluded from the band from the papers. Bajagi? would continue his career as the leader of highly successful pop rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, while Koji? would retire from music, dying in 1997.

Riblja ?orba's new guitarists became Vidoja "D?ind?er" Bo?inovi?, formerly of Pop Ma?ina, Dah, Opus and Rok Ma?ina, and Zoran Da?i?, formerly of ?amar. Soon after, Milatovi? returned from the army and rejoined Riblja ?orba, while Golubovi? moved to Bajagi?'s Bajaga i Instruktori. After only five rehearsals, Da?i? had to leave the band due to family obligations. (Da?i? would later form the starogradska muzika band Legende, and ?or?evi? would write lyrics for seven and music for two songs released on their debut album.) He was replaced by Nikola ?uturilo. Before he joined Riblja ?orba, ?uturilo was a member of the bands Kredit (which would later evolve into Laki Pingvini), Bicikl, Zamba, Siluete, and, for only couple of months, Elektri?ni Orgazam. The band spent the autumn of 1984 performing mostly in clubs, firming their sound and practicing for the recording of the new album. On the last evening of Belgrade Summer Festival, on September 20, 1984, the band performed in Belgrade Youth Center, the concert being announced as a performance of the band called Debeli Bogoljub i Ljuti Tezgaro?i (Fat Bogoljub and Old Moonlighters). At this time, ?or?evi? made a guest appearance on the 1984 self-titled album by Bijelo Dugme, Riblja ?orba's main competitors at the time. ?or?evi? appeared on the song "Pediculis Pubis" (misspelling of "Pediculosis pubis"), having co-written it with Bijelo Dugme leader Goran Bregovi? and singing it with Bregovi? and Mladen Voji?i? "Tifa". This guest appearance helped Riblja ?orba's shattered status. In the winter, the band entered the studio to record their next album.

The band's sixth studio album, Istina (The Truth), was released in 1985. Prior to album release, the band promoted it on their performance in the club Kulu?i? in Zagreb. The album was produced by McCoy, and recorded by Ratko Ostoji? and Goran Vejvoda. Goran Bregovi? returned the guest appearance by singing with ?or?evi? in the song "Disko mi?i?" ("Disco Muscle"). As Jugoton refused to release the songs "Snage opozicije" ("Opposition Forces"), "Pogledaj dom svoj, an?ele" ("Look Homeward, Angel"), "'Alo" ("Hello") and "Dvorska budala" ("Jester") because of their political-related lyrics, the band signed back with PGP-RTB, which refused to release only "Snage opozicije". After most of the newspapers published the lyrics of "Snage opozicije", the band gave up the idea to release it as a self-released single. (The song remained unreleased until 1997, when it appeared on the compilation album Tre?i srpski ustanak.) However, ?or?evi? had to replace the lyrics "S planine ?akal zavija, tamo je Jugoslavija" ("A jackal is howling from the mountain, over there is Yugoslavia") from the song "'Alo" with "Ja iz dalekih predela posmatram tu?a nedela" ("From the faraway lands I'm watching their misdeeds"). Although after Ve?eras vas zabavljaju muzi?ari koji piju many critics claimed that Riblja ?orba belongs to the past, Istina was praised by both fans and critics. It represented the band's triumphant comeback, mostly thanks to the song "Pogledaj dom svoj, an?ele", and is often considered Riblja ?orba's magnum opus. On the Bosnian winter tour that followed the album release and featured concerts in small town Bile?a and villages Donja Mahala, Matuzi?i and Ti?ina, the former YU Grupa bass guitarist ?ika Jeli? replaced Aleksi?, who was not able to perform due to illness. At the time, Jeli? was 42, ?orevi? was 32, and ?uturilo was 22. In May, the band held a successful concert in Belgrade Sports Hall, and ?or?evi? released his first book of poems entitled Ravnodu?an prema pla?u (Apathetic towards Crying). In a month, 10,000 copies of the book were sold.

Late 1980s: New successes and political scandals

In February 1986, the band released their eight studio album, Osmi nervni slom (Eighth Nervous Breakdown). The album was produced by Kornelije Kova?. It featured British reggae musician Eddy Grant on vocals in the song "Amsterdam". Grant was, after his concert in Belgrade, persuaded by Riblja ?orba members to come to the studio and sing two strophes of the song. Other guests included saxophonist Jova Maljokovi?, on the song "Jedan ?ovek" ("One Man"), and actress and Bastion vocalist Ana Kostovska, on the song "Prokleto sam" ("So Damn Alone"). The album's biggest hits were "Amsterdam" and "Nemoj da ide? mojom ulicom" ("Don't Walk Along My Street"). The political songs "Tu nema Boga, nema pravde" ("There's no God, There's no Justice") and "Ju?na Afrika '85. (Ja ?u da pevam)" ("South Africa '85 ("I'm Gonna Sing)"), although no more explicit than songs from previous Riblja ?orba albums, had a hard time finding the way to the listeners because of the radio editors' self-censorship. At the beginning of 1986, ?or?evi?'s lyrics were even discussed by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia's Committee for Informative and Propaganda Actions. Political dilemmas did not affect the audience: on March 8, with a concert in Sarajevo's Skenderija, which featured some 10,000 spectators, Riblja ?orba started their most successful tour since the Mrtva priroda tour. At the end of March, they sold out Pionir Hall for the first time in four years, confirming their return to the top of the Yugoslav rock scene. During the same year, Milatovi? released his first solo album, U ritmu srca malog dobo?ara (In the Rhythm of the Little Drummer Boy's Heart). The album was produced by Kova?, and featured songs written by Milatovi? during Mrtva priroda and Ratnici - Warriors sessions. At the 1986 MESAM Festival, the band was awarded with the Rock Band of the Year Award, ?or?evi? was proclaimed Composer of the Year, and "Amsterdam" was proclaimed Hit of the Year.

In February 1987, they released their ninth studio album, Ujed za du?u (Soul Bite). The album was produced by Kova?, and featured the band's first cover, "Zadnji voz za ?a?ak" ("Last Train to ?a?ak", cover of The Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville"). Surprisingly, the album did not feature political lyrics, with the exception of "?lan mafije" ("Mafia Member"), a Caribbean music-inspired song in which ?or?evi? humorously described the League of Communists of Yugoslavia as mafia. The songs "Nesre?nice nije te sramota" ("Miserable Woman, Aren't You Ashamed") and "Za?to ku?e arlau?e" ("Why the Dog Howls") were released on a 7" single, which was given as a gift to the buyers of the first 1,000 copies of the album. On July 19, the band, alongside Parni Valjak, Leb i Sol and ?or?e Bala?evi?, performed at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on the 1987 Summer Universiade closing ceremony.

?or?evi?'s 1987 unplugged performance with singer-songwriter Arsen Dedi? in Terazije Theatre resulted in a famous bootleg album Arsen & Bora ?orba Unplugged '87. The performance featured Stjepan Mihaljinec on piano and Bo?inovi? and ?uturilo on guitars. In 1987, ?or?evi? was indicted for "disturbing the public", when he red his poems on Studio B's anniversary celebration in Sava Centar. However, the court dismissed the prosecution's charges, as ?or?evi? was reading poems already published in his books and in various magazines. In 1988, after reading his poems in Bar, he was, after accusations of a policemen who was present, indicted for "insulting the working people of Yugoslavia", but these charges were, after a longer process, dropped. In 1988, ?or?evi? released Bora pri?a gluposti (Bora's Talking Rubbish), which featured a recording of his poetry evening held in Belgrade's Engineering Students' Club. During the same year, he was accepted to the Association of Writers of Serbia, after writing his application on a table napkin.

In 1988, Riblja ?orba celebrated ten years of existence by releasing Pri?a o ljubavi obi?no ugnjavi (Talking about Love Is Usually Annoying), produced by Kova?, and the compilation album Riblja ?orba 10, which was released in a limited number of 1,000 copies only, and was given to the friends of the band and the media. The anniversary concert in Belgrade Fair featured some 15,000 spectators. Prior to the concert, the band had an intention to hold a fund raising concert in front of the Church of Saint Sava, with all the funds raised dedicated to the construction of the Church, with ?or?e Bala?evi?, Ekatarina Velika and Piloti as special guests, but did not manage to get the permission from the police to organize it. Although the situation in the country became more dramatic, the album did not feature many political-related songs.

During these couple of years, ?uturilo started composing and writing lyrics for acts like Dejan Cuki?, YU Grupa and Kerber, and, in 1988, he released his first solo album 9 lakih komada (9 Easy Pieces). After releasing his second studio album, Raskr??e (Crossroads), in 1989, he decided to leave the band and dedicate himself to his solo career. The band held their last concert with ?uturilo on October 14, 1989 in Sarajevo. He was replaced by Zoran Ili?, a former Bezobrazno Zeleno member.

In 1990, the band released Koza nostra (transliteration for Cosa Nostra, but also a word play, with "Koza" meaning "goat" in Serbian). The album was produced by Sa?a Habi?. It featured Branimir ?tuli? and Azra members on backing vocals, on the track "Al Kapone" ("Al Capone"), former Suncokret members Bilja Krsti?, Gorica Popovi? and Sne?ana Jandrli? on backing vocals, and Bajaga i Instruktori member Sa?a Lokner on keyboards. The album included a cover of Chuck Berry's song "Memphis, Tennessee", Riblja ?orba version entitled "Crna Gora, Bar" ("Montenegro, Bar"), "Baby" which ?or?evi?, by his claims, wrote when he was 13, and "Tito je va?" ("Tito Is Yours"), one of the first Yugoslav rock songs to openly ridicule late Josip Broz Tito. After the album release, the band performed in Sweden, Romania and Australia. In Romania, they performed, alongside Bajaga i Instruktori, Galija, Valentino and Viktorija, in Timi?oara, at the three-day concerts organized two months after the Romanian Revolution. All five acts performed on three concerts in Timi?oara Olympia Hall in front of some 20,000 people each night.

1990s: Riblja ?orba during war years and Milo?evi?'s regime

After the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars in 1991, Riblja ?orba members decided to record their farewell album. Labudova pesma (Swan Song) was recorded in Vienna at the end of 1991. Oliver Mandi?, a highly successful pop rock singer and composer, cooperated with the band on the recording. The idea was for Mandi? to become a full-time member of the band, but, due to disagreements between him and ?or?evi?, the cooperation was ended, and three songs composed by him did not appear on the album. Labudova pesma, which did not turn out to be Riblja ?orba's last album, as they eventually changed their decision to disband, featured only one hit, "Kad sam bio mlad" ("When I Was Young", cover of Eric Burdon's "When I Was Young"), and was generally disliked by the critics, starting the series of Riblja ?orba albums with little critical acclaim. During 1992, Zoran Ili? formed the comedy rock supergroup Babe with Bajaga i Instruktori member ?ika Milenkovi?, Elektri?ni Orgazam member Goran ?avajda and a former Bezobrazno Zeleno member Zoran Vasi?.

The next Riblja ?orba album Zbogom, Srbijo (Farewell, Serbia), released in 1993, was not very successful either. Except the ballad "Jedino moje" ("My Only One"), "Zelena trava doma mog" ("Green Grass of My Home", a cover of Curly Putman's "Green Green Grass of Home"), "Danas nema mleka" ("No Milk Today", a heavy metal cover of Herman's Hermits' "No Milk Today") and "Tamna je no?" ("Dark Is the Night", a cover of Mark Bernes' "Tyomnaya noch"), the other songs from the album remained unnoticed. After the album release, Vlada Barjaktarevi?, a former Van Gogh member, who worked with the band on the album, became the band's first keyboard player.

At this time, ?or?evi? became an active supporter of Serbian nationalism. With Knin band Min?u?ari he recorded controversial song "E moj dru?e zagreba?ki" ("Oh, my Zagreb Comrade"), as a response to Jura Stubli?'s song "E moj dru?e beogradski" ("Oh, my Belgrade Comrade"). This had closed the door to Riblja ?orba in Croatian and Bosnian mainstream media and caused Riblja ?orba to lose a part of their fans in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ?or?evi?'s support for Serbian nationalism did not, however, imply support for the government of Slobodan Milo?evi?, and he would express his attitude in Riblja ?orba political songs recorded on the band's following albums, as well as on the 1996 album Njihovi dani (Their Days), which was recorded by Riblja ?orba, but which he released in his own name rather than that of his band. The song "Baba Jula" ("Grandma Yula"), which alluded to Mirjana Markovi?, became one of the anthems of 1996-97 protests in Serbia.

In the summer of 1996, Riblja ?orba performed in Republika Srpska, on Serb Democratic Party rallies. The band performed without Ili?, and it was then when it was announced that he is not a member of the band anymore. Ili? was not replaced, and the band continued their activity with one guitarist only. The album Ostalo je ?utanje (The Rest Is Silence), released in 1996, featured a cover of John Lennon's song "Jealous Guy", Riblja ?orba version titled "Ljubomorko" ("Jealous Guy"), and the song "Odlazi od mene, ubico, idi" ("Go Away from Me, Murderer, Leave"), originally recorded for a production of Moscow-Petushki. The latter was sung by former Suncokret female singers Biljana Krsti?, Sne?ana Jandrli? and Gorica Popovi?, being the only Riblja ?orba song not sung by ?or?evi?. The album was followed by concerts across Canada, Australia and Europe. During the same year, Milatovi? started his second side project, the hard rock band Indijanci (Indians). The band's debut, self-titled album, released in 1997 and featuring guest appearance by Rajko Koji? (which was his last recording), was, mostly due to pornographic lyrics, panned by the critics. At the beginning of 1997, a compilation album Tre?i srpski ustanak (Third Serbian Uprising), with a selection of Riblja ?orba political songs, was released. The album featured previously unreleased "Snage opozicije" and one new song "Volim i ja vas" ("I Love You, Too"), written during the 1996-97 protests. In 1997, the band held a tour named "Po slobodnim gradovima Srbije" ("Around the Free Cities of Serbia"), as the bands performed in cities in which Socialist Party of Serbia was not in power, which culminated with two concerts in Ta?majdan, on May 31 and June 1, with Rambo Amadeus, Babe, Prljavi Inspektor Bla?a i Kljunovi, Direktori, Indijanci, Aleluja, and Kraljevski Apartman as the opening acts. On these two concerts Riblja ?orba recorded live albums Beograd, u?ivo '97 - 1 and Beograd, u?ivo '97 - 2. (Belgrade, Live 97 - 1 and 2). On December 22, 1997, the band was scheduled to hold a concert in Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, however, the Slovenian authorities refused to issue visas to the members of the band because of ?or?evi?'s political statements.

At the beginning of 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Riblja ?orba recorded the patriotic tune "Samo Sloga Srbina Spa?ava" ("Only Unity Saves the Serbs") with Bajagi?, Dejan Cuki?, Van Gogh frontman Zvonimir ?uki? and Generacija 5 frontman ?or?e David. In June of the same year, Milatovi? decided to leave Riblja ?orba and move to Australia, but soon changed his mind and returned to the band; the band had only one concert without him, in Zürich, Switzerland, with former Piloti member Zoran "?era" Obradovi? on drums. In November 1999, Riblja ?orba released Nojeva barka (Noah's Ark), produced by Aleksi? and Mi?a Popovi?. Album featured a cover of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons", Riblja ?orba version titled "16 no?i" ("16 Nights"). The song "Gde si" ("Where Are You") was composed by Mom?ilo Bajagi?, who also made a guest appearance on the song. Thealbum also featured Branko Maru?i? "?utura" (harmonica), Mirko Tomi? (pedal steel guitar), Sr?an ?okovi? (trumpet) and Slavolub Kolarevi? (saxophone).

2000s

In 2000, ?or?evi? took an active role in Democratic Opposition of Serbia rallies preceding the overthrow of Slobodan Milo?evi?. The band's first album after political changes was Pi?anje uz vetar (Pissing Against the Wind), produced by Aleksi? and Milan Popovi? and released in 2001. "Crno-beli svet" ("Black and White World") was a duet sung by ?or?evi? and Eyesburn frontman Hornsman Coyote, who also played the trombone on the song. The other guests on the album included Dejan Cuki? on backing vocals, Vidoja Bo?inovi?'s brother Zoran Bo?inovi? on guitar, actor Josif Tati?, who recited in the song "?ekaju?i ?oveka" ("Waiting for a Man"), Boban Markovi? Trumpet Orchestra, and others. In 2002, after the tour following the album release, Barjaktarevi? left the band and was replaced by Nikola Zori?, a graduate from the Belgrade Music Academy.

In 2003, Riblja ?orba released Ovde (Here), with songs "Za?to uvek kurcu sviram" and "Pi?kin dim" released on the bonus CD. The album saw little success, with the ballad "Poslednja pesma o tebi" ("The Last Song About You") becoming the album's only hit. The recording featured Dejan Cuki?, Bilja Krsti?, ?or?e David and other guests. On December 20, Riblja ?orba, alongside Orthodox Celts, performed in Belgrade's Engineering Students' Club, but Riblja ?orba performance was interrupted due to a bomb threat. During the same year, Milatovi? released his second solo album, a children's music album entitled De?aci o devoj?icama (Boys about Girls), which featured ?or?evi?, Bajagi?, ?ika Milenkovi? (of Bajaga i Instruktori and Babe), Dejan Cuki?, Zvonimir ?uki? "?ule" (of Van Gogh), Igor Bla?evi? "Bla?a" (of Prljavi Inspektor Bla?a i Kljunovi), Miodrag "Pile" ?ivanovi? (of Alisa), ?or?e David and Billy King as guest vocalists. On July 3, 2004 Riblja ?orba, alongside the Belgrade faction of the band Zabranjeno Pu?enje, held a concert at the Belgrade U??e, in order to celebrate Riblja ?orba's twenty-five and Zabranjeno Pu?enje's twenty years on the scene. The concert featured a large number of opening acts, including Negative, Prljavi Inspektor Bla?a i Kljunovi, Bjesovi, Alogia, Roze Poze, Abonos, Kraljevski Apartman and ?or?e David. However, the concert is best remembered by the fact that Zabranjeno Pu?enje performed their world music-oriented material they recorded as The No Smoking Orchestra, which provoked the fans who throw various objects on stage, forcing the band to end their performance after only half an hour.

At the half of the 2000s, the members of the band came up with an idea of releasing a studio album in three parts, as three separate EPs. The first part of the album Trilogija (Trilogy), Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez za?tite (Trilogy 1: Virginity without Protection) was released in 2005, and the second and the third, Trilogija 2: Devi?anska ostrva (Trilogy 2: Virgin Islands) and Trilogija 3: Ambasadori lo?e volje (Trilogy 3: Badwill Ambassadors) were released in 2006. On March 10, 2007, the band held a concert in Belgrade Arena. The concert featured Radio Television of Serbia Symphony Orchestra and Obili? Academic Choir, both conducted by Vojkan Borisavljevi?. On the concert, ?or?evi? jokingly introduced the members of the band as convicts and fugitives indicted for war crimes: Nikola Zori? as Veselin ?ljivan?anin, Mi?a Aleksi? as Biljana Plav?i?, Vicko Milatovi? as Milorad Ulemek "Legija", Vidoja Bo?inovi? as Ratko Mladi?, and himself as Radovan Karad?i?; the introduction of Milatovi? as Ulemek was much criticized by the Serbian public. The recording of the concert was released on the album Gladijatori u BG Areni (Gladiators in BG Arena), both in a live album and video album version.

At the beginning of 2009, the group released the studio album Minut sa njom (A Minute with Her). Minut sa njom was the first Riblja ?orba album since Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti which did not feature any song with political-related lyrics. During the same year, Po?ta Slovenije released the postage stamp which featured Riblja ?orba logo. The band celebrated thirty years since the release of their debut album Kost u grlu with a concert in Belgrade Arena, held on October 31, 2009. The recording of the concert was released during the following year on the live/video album entitled Niko nema ovakve ljude! (No One Has This Kind of People!).

2010s

In August 2011, PGP-RTS released Riblja ?orba box set, which featured twelve CDs: the first ten studio albums, the first live album, and the singles released in the 1978--1990 period and rarities on the twelfth CD. In January 2012, the band released the live album Koncert za brigadire (Concert for the Brigadiers). The album features a recording of the band's performance on the 1985 youth work action ?erdap 1985. The album was released through RTV Stara Pazova, on CD and, in a limited number of 1000 copies, on vinyl record. In 2012, Zori? started a side project, the band Kontrast (Contrast), with which he released the album Trenutni hir (Momentary Caprice). During the same year, ?or?evi? stated that the band is likely to perform in Zagreb, for the first time since the end of the war.

On November 15, 2012, the band released their latest studio album entitled Uzbuna! (Alarm!). The album was released both on CD, through City Records, and on vinyl, through Fidbox. The album was produced by John McCoy, with whom the band cooperated again after 27 years. At the same time, a 7" single, featuring the songs "Uzbuna!" and "U?asno mi nedostaje" ("I Miss Her so Much"), the latter recorded live, was released through Fidbox. The band celebrated 35 years of activity with a concert in Kombank Arena, held on March 23, 2013. The concert featured guest appearances by McCoy, Bajagi? and ?uturilo. In October 2013, the band performed in London's 100 Club. During the same month, Radio Television of Serbia broadcast a four-part documentary about ?or?evi? and the band, entitled Uporno dozivanje an?ela (Persistent Calling for the Angel), written by and directed by Slobodan Simojlovi?.

In late 2014, the band held a series of unplugged concerts across Serbia. The concerts, which were the first unplugged concerts since the beginning of the band's career, featured Block Out member Miljko Radonji? on drums (Milatovi? playing percussions) and string decet Metamorfozis. On April 22, 2016, the band performed, alongside Van Gogh, Piloti, Galija and Elektri?ni Orgazam on the opening of renovated Ta?majdan Stadium.

In September 2016, Aleksi? stated that the band would start their anniversary tour, marking 40 years of activity, in the summer of 2017, with a concert on Red Star Stadium.

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Legacy

Riblja ?orba is one of the most popular, best-selling and most influential acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and Bora ?or?evi? is widely considered one of the most notable and influential authors in the history of Yugoslav rock. Riblja ?orba's and Bora ?or?evi?'s work has been praised by singer-songwriter Arsen Dedi?, singer-songwriter ?or?e Bala?evi?, Vatreni Poljubac leader Mili? Vuka?inovi?, Prljavo Kazali?te guitarist and leader Jasenko Houra, former Azra leader Branimir "D?oni" ?tuli?, singer-songwriter and former La?ni Franz leader Zoran Predin, former Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bi?a leader Du?an Mihajlovi? "Spira", and others. Riblja ?orba's work has been cited as influence by the members of Hladno Pivo, Bjesovi and others. Riblja ?orba songs were covered by acts such are Prljavi Inspektor Bla?a i Kljunovi, Zakloni??e Prepeva, Sick Mother Fakers, Six Pack, Alogia, Bjesovi, Del Arno Band and others. Riblja ?orba remains one of the top mainstream acts on the Serbian rock scene, however, Bora ?or?evi?'s support for Serbian nationalism during Yugoslav wars has caused a large decline in the band's popularity, especially in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music), published in 1998, features eight Riblja ?orba albums: Kost u grlu (polled No. 16), Mrtva priroda (polled No. 19), Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti (polled No. 23), Istina (polled No. 43), Buvlja pijaca (polled No. 64), Ve?eras vas zabavljaju muzi?ari koji piju (polled No. 80), Osmi nervni slom (polled No. 83), and U ime naroda (polled No. 85). The list of 100 greatest Yugoslav album, published by Croatian edition of Rolling Stone in 2015, features two Riblja ?orba albums, Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti (ranked No. 13) and Mrtva priroda (ranked No. 22). In 1987, in YU legende u?ivo (YU Legends Live), a special publication by Rock magazine, U ime naroda was pronounced one of 12 best Yugoslav live albums.

The song "Pogledaj dom svoj, an?ele" was voted Hit of the Year in 1985 by the listeners of Radio Beograd 202 and Song of the Decade in 1990. In 2009, the song was voted the Greatest Domestic Song by the readers of the Standard magazine. The Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list, published in 2000, featured six songs by Riblja ?orba: "Pogledaj dom svoj, an?ele" (polled No.1), "Dva dinara, dru?e" (polled No.2), "Ostani ?ubre do kraja" (polled No.25), "Lutka sa naslovne strane" (polled No.35), "Rock 'n' roll za ku?ni savet" (polled No. 64) and "Kad padne no? (Upomo?)" (polled No.76). The B92 Top 100 Yugoslav songs list features two songs by Riblja ?orba: "Kad hoda?" (ranked No.4) and "Lutka sa naslovne strane" (ranked No.12). In 2011, "Pogledaj dom svoj, an?ele" and "Lutka sa naslovne strane" were polled, by the listeners of Radio Beograd 202, two of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.

The lyrics of 12 Riblja ?orba songs (11 written by ?or?evi? and 1 written by Bajagi?) were featured in Petar Janjatovi?'s book Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007 (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 - 2007).

In 2016, Serbian weekly news magazine Nedeljnik pronounced Bora ?or?evi? one of 100 people that changed Serbia forever.

In 2009, Po?ta Slovenije released the postage stamp which featured Riblja ?orba logo. In 2013, Radio Television of Serbia broadcast a four-part documentary about ?or?evi? and the band, entitled Uporno dozivanje an?ela (Persistent Calling for the Angel), written by and directed by Slobodan Simojlovi?.

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Members

Timeline

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Discography

• Kost u grlu (1979)
• Pokvarena ma?ta i prljave strasti (1981)
• Mrtva priroda (1981)
• Buvlja pijaca (1982)
• Ve?eras vas zabavljaju muzi?ari koji piju (1984)
• Istina (1985)
• Osmi nervni slom (1986)
• Ujed za du?u (1987)
• Pri?a o ljubavi obi?no ugnjavi (1988)
• Koza nostra (1990)
• Labudova pesma (1992)
• Zbogom, Srbijo (1993)
• Ostalo je ?utanje (1996)
• Nojeva barka (1999)
• Pi?anje uz vetar (2001)
• Ovde (2003)
• Trilogija (2007)
• Minut sa njom (2009)
• Uzbuna! (2012)

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