Today’s Vegetable is sponsored by the letter I — as in Ida Hakkila, Regent of Radio and music consultant extraordinaire, who turned me on to this mind-strugglingly good compilation of Hungarian rock from the 60s & 70s.
Thanks to a strong musical heritage and the import of new kinds of electric and electronic instruments, Hungarian rock exploded during this period. And as you’ll hear, it wasn’t just a quaint imitation of American and British rock — it was a bona fide Hungarian freakout.
As evidence, I present Kati Kovács and her 1972 spiritual “Add Már, Uram, Az Es?t! (Lord, Send Us Rain!)”
Sample more songs from this compilation at the Finders Keepers site.
Kati Kovács – Add Már, Uram, Az Esőt! (Lord, Send Us Rain!) from the unfortunately titled compilation Well Hung: 20 Funk-Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary, Vol. 1 (Finders Keepers)
And here’s a little bonus Kati: “Rock And Roller”
