Luboš Pospíšil

Luboš Pospíšil
black-and-white image of Luboš Pospíšil standing in front of a control board onstage, holding a microphone, with smoke behind him
Pospíšil in 1987
Background information
Born (1950-09-06) 6 September 1950 (age 74)
Jeseník, Czechoslovakia
GenresRock, pop
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1969–present
Member of5P
Formerly of
Websitelubospospisil.cz

Luboš Pospíšil (born 6 September 1950) is a Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist, and the frontman of the pop-rock band 5P. In 1969, he was a founding member of C&K Vocal, and since he left the band, he has released twelve solo albums. Between 1988 and 1990, he was a member of Blue Effect.

Career

Pospíšil began his musical career in 1969 as a co-founder of the group C&K Vocal, together with Jiří Cerha, Ladislav Kantor, Petra Janů, Helena Arnetová, Milena Červená, and Karel Klos. He recorded the album Generation with the group in 1975. In the 1980s, he launched a solo career and in 1982, released his debut album, Tenhle vítr jsem měl rád, which included compositions by Ota Petřina and lyrics by Kantor. His second album, Love Prayer, was recorded with the group 5P and released in 1983. His next two albums, ...a nestřílejte na milence (1986) and Jsem v tom (1987), were both credited to the band, which included multi-instrumentalist Michal Pavlík (Čechomor, George & Beatovens) and drummer David Koller (Jasná Páka, Blue Effect, Lucie). 5P also included guitarist Bohumil Zatloukal (Jasná Páka), who worked on Pospíšil's next record, Vzdálená tvář, in 1993. The two have since occasionally toured together as an acoustic duo.

Between 1988 and 1990, Pospíšil sang and played guitar in the rock band Blue Effect. His only recording with them was the 1989 single "Kampa" and its B-side, "Úhel pohledu", both of which he wrote.

In 1998, Pospíšil recorded the album Můžem si za to oba with Bio-Graf. With 2008's Příznaky lásky, he returned to 5P and has remained with the band since. In 2011, they released the album Chutnáš po cizím ovoci,[1] followed in 2014 by Soukromá elegie.[2] Pospíšil's latest record, Poesis Beat, was released in 2021.[3]

In 2017, Pospíšil was inducted into the Beatová síň slávy.[4]

Discography

5P in 1982
Michal Pavlík (left) and Luboš Pospíšil playing with 5P in 1983

Solo and with 5P

Studio albums

  • Tenhle vítr jsem měl rád (1982)
  • Love Prayer (1983)
  • ...a nestřílejte na milence (1986)
  • Jsem v tom (1987)
  • Třináctá komora (1991)
  • Hazardní slavnost (2001)
  • Příznaky lásky (2008)
  • Chutnáš po cizím ovoci (2011)
  • Soukromá elegie (2014)
  • Poesis Beat (2021)

Compilations

  • Vzpomínka Na Jednu Venkovskou Tancovačku 1977–1983 (1994)
  • 20 největších hitů (2002)
  • Klub osamělých srdcí (Best of 2) (2004)
  • Tenhle vítr jsem měl rád – To nejlepší (2CD, 2010)
  • Route 66 – Exit 1 (1978–1993) (7CD, 2016)
  • Route 66 – Exit 2 (1998–2016) (6CD, 2016)

Live albums

  • Live!!! Ostrava (2019)[5]

with Bohumil Zatloukal

  • Vzdálená tvář (1993)

with Bio-Graf

  • Můžem si za to oba (1998)

References

  1. ^ Průša, Honza (2 August 2011). "5P: Stále jsme to my". Musicserver.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ Menčík, Milan (2 September 2014). "Luboš Pospíšil vydá koncem září nové album "Soukromá elegie"". Musicserver.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Luboš Pospíšil pokřtí Poesis Beat" [Luboš Pospíšil christens Poesis Beat]. radiobeat.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Beatová Síň Slávy přijala nové členy" [Beatová Síň Slávy has accepted new members]. radiobeat.cz (in Czech). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Luboš Pospíšil & 5P". supraphon.cz (in Czech). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2022.