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Influences and tributes
EKV is easily the most influential band of the Yugoslavian Novi talas movement
of the '80s, despite other seminal (and at the time more popular) bands that
appeared in the period, like Idoli, Električni orgazam, Azra and Disciplina
kičme. Many bands have covered their songs over the years, but what is perhaps
more important is the specific lyrical themes and imitation of Milan's unique
poetic style that surfaces every now and then with many young bands.
Of the bands heavily influenced by EKV, by far the most important is Van Gogh,
which has risen to the status of the most popular rock band in Serbia in the
second half of the '90s, but is sometimes criticized for trying to mimic EKV too
much, especially lyric-wise. Another band highly inspired by EKV is Block Out,
who covered EKV's song Soba (Room) which they generally play very often on their
gigs as a homage to this legendary band.
In 2003 a tribute album to Milan called Kao da je bilo nekad was released to
mixed reception. The album consists of 15 covers of Milan's songs (14 EKV and
one Šarlo Akrobata song) by a range of musicians spanning from EKV
contemporaries like Električni Orgazam and Darko Rundek, to bands that have only
emerged on to the scene at the turn of the millennium, like Vrooom and Jarboli.
Interestingly, while even Koja put his past grievances aside, and appeared on
the album (participating in the cover of 'Zemlja'), Van Gogh was absent.
Another tribute album released in 2003 was a live album, recorded on the tribute
concert to Ekatarina Velika held on February 22, 2003, in the "Tvornica" club in
Zagreb. The performers included Croatian bands Le Cinema, Vatra and Urban & 4,
solo artists Massimo Savic with EKV tribute band Bijeli Slon, Darko Rundek with
Cargo Orkestar, and Srdjan "Gile" Gojkovic, frontman of the Serbian rock band
Elektricni orgazam, also with by Bijeli Slon. The album consists of 13 live
covers, each artist performing several.
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