Sunday, March 9, 2014

The Real Eurovision Song Contest # 14 Czech Republic - The Plastic People of the Universe

 
Underground band much suppressed during the Soviet era in Czechoslavakia though they weren't explicitly political. An indication of the extent to which authoritarian regimes can be scared and threatened by music. According to Vaclav Havel and others this band were an enormously important force. There's a good article on them on the Perfect Sound Forever website describing their history and importance.

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