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Biography:
Formed in Budapest in September, 1962 by the winds player László Benkő on organ and János Kóbor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members. In 1967 Tamás Mihály came on bass, Gábor Presser joined on keyboards and began writing original music for the band (in 1968 György Molnár became a lead guitarist), contributing to the release of three LPs before leaving the band with József Laux, a drummer from 1962, to form Locomotiv GT in spring 1971. These first albums were heavily influenced by the music of The Beatles and psychedelic rock, but they also looked forward to the band's future more hard rock, then progressive and space-rock styles. After Presser and Laux's departure, the band found a new drummer (Ferenc Debreceni (later as Debreczeni) came from group Neoton) and appointed Benkő as the main keyboardsman, in August 1971 creating the current lineup, which has remained the same for over 30 years:
János Kóbor ("Mecky"), lead vocals
György Molnár ("Elefánt"), guitars
László Benkő ("Laci"), keyboards, vocals
Tamás Mihály ("Misi"), bass, vocals
Ferenc Debreceni ("Ciki"), drums
This lineup of Omega released ten more albums from 1972 to 1987. Many of these were released both in Hungarian and in English, in the hopes of generating wider interest in their music. However, the contents of the English albums often differed from their Hungarian counterparts, sometimes assembling tracks from several different albums and nearly always changing the song order. Following a few years of inactivity, the band reunited in 1994, with former member Gábor Presser joining them at concerts and contributing several tracks to 1995's Trans And Dance.
Discography:
In Hungary, Omega have sold millions of albums, their most popular album being Gammapolis, which sold around 650,000 copies - it was the biggest selling album ever in Hungary. Omega performed by far the most concerts abroad of any Hungarian band; all in the age of communism/socialism. They were also the first Hungarian band to release an album on CD. Omega were well known for producing exciting live concerts with an accent on light shows and quality sound. They are by far the longest-running Hungarian rock band.
Studio albums:
Hungarian language albums:
Trombitás Frédi és a rettenetes emberek (1968)
10 000 lépés (1969)
Éjszakai országút (1970)
200 évvel az utolsó háború után (recorded in 1972, but not released until 1998)
Omega 5 (1973)
Omega 6: Nem tudom a neved (1975)
Omega 7: Időrabló (1977)
Omega 8: Csillagok útján (1978)
Gammapolis (1979)
Omega X: Az arc (1981)
Omega XI (1982)
Omega 12: A föld árnyékos oldalán (1986)
Omega XIII: Babylon (1987)
Trans And Dance (1995)
Omega XV: Egy életre szól (1998)
Omega XVI: Égi jel: Omega (2006)
English language albums:
Omega Red Star From Hungary (1968)
Omega (1973)
200 Years After The Last War (1974)
Omega III (1974)
The Hall Of Floaters In The Sky (1975)
Time Robber (1976)
Sky Rover (1978)
Gammapolis (1979)
Working (1981)
Transcendent (1996)
Also, one German studio album was released:
Das Deutsche Album (1973)
Source: Wikipedia
Some Videos:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OMWz5DNSE4]YouTube - Omega -1974- Thrid - Stormy Fire / Tûzvihar[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplKADtgO-A&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - I Go Away[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8Wfogx7Q8&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Don´t Keep Me Waitin´ 1976[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5T3F__9hs&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Spanish guitar[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8OrU6E4M0&feature=related]YouTube - Omega Gyongyhaju lany[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2e85e6vr8&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Lady of the Summer Nights 1978[/ame]
Source: YouTube
Formed in Budapest in September, 1962 by the winds player László Benkő on organ and János Kóbor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members. In 1967 Tamás Mihály came on bass, Gábor Presser joined on keyboards and began writing original music for the band (in 1968 György Molnár became a lead guitarist), contributing to the release of three LPs before leaving the band with József Laux, a drummer from 1962, to form Locomotiv GT in spring 1971. These first albums were heavily influenced by the music of The Beatles and psychedelic rock, but they also looked forward to the band's future more hard rock, then progressive and space-rock styles. After Presser and Laux's departure, the band found a new drummer (Ferenc Debreceni (later as Debreczeni) came from group Neoton) and appointed Benkő as the main keyboardsman, in August 1971 creating the current lineup, which has remained the same for over 30 years:
János Kóbor ("Mecky"), lead vocals
György Molnár ("Elefánt"), guitars
László Benkő ("Laci"), keyboards, vocals
Tamás Mihály ("Misi"), bass, vocals
Ferenc Debreceni ("Ciki"), drums
This lineup of Omega released ten more albums from 1972 to 1987. Many of these were released both in Hungarian and in English, in the hopes of generating wider interest in their music. However, the contents of the English albums often differed from their Hungarian counterparts, sometimes assembling tracks from several different albums and nearly always changing the song order. Following a few years of inactivity, the band reunited in 1994, with former member Gábor Presser joining them at concerts and contributing several tracks to 1995's Trans And Dance.
Discography:
In Hungary, Omega have sold millions of albums, their most popular album being Gammapolis, which sold around 650,000 copies - it was the biggest selling album ever in Hungary. Omega performed by far the most concerts abroad of any Hungarian band; all in the age of communism/socialism. They were also the first Hungarian band to release an album on CD. Omega were well known for producing exciting live concerts with an accent on light shows and quality sound. They are by far the longest-running Hungarian rock band.
Studio albums:
Hungarian language albums:
Trombitás Frédi és a rettenetes emberek (1968)
10 000 lépés (1969)
Éjszakai országút (1970)
200 évvel az utolsó háború után (recorded in 1972, but not released until 1998)
Omega 5 (1973)
Omega 6: Nem tudom a neved (1975)
Omega 7: Időrabló (1977)
Omega 8: Csillagok útján (1978)
Gammapolis (1979)
Omega X: Az arc (1981)
Omega XI (1982)
Omega 12: A föld árnyékos oldalán (1986)
Omega XIII: Babylon (1987)
Trans And Dance (1995)
Omega XV: Egy életre szól (1998)
Omega XVI: Égi jel: Omega (2006)
English language albums:
Omega Red Star From Hungary (1968)
Omega (1973)
200 Years After The Last War (1974)
Omega III (1974)
The Hall Of Floaters In The Sky (1975)
Time Robber (1976)
Sky Rover (1978)
Gammapolis (1979)
Working (1981)
Transcendent (1996)
Also, one German studio album was released:
Das Deutsche Album (1973)
Source: Wikipedia
Some Videos:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OMWz5DNSE4]YouTube - Omega -1974- Thrid - Stormy Fire / Tûzvihar[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplKADtgO-A&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - I Go Away[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8Wfogx7Q8&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Don´t Keep Me Waitin´ 1976[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5T3F__9hs&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Spanish guitar[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8OrU6E4M0&feature=related]YouTube - Omega Gyongyhaju lany[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2e85e6vr8&feature=related]YouTube - Omega - Lady of the Summer Nights 1978[/ame]
Source: YouTube
