Lačni Franz

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Lačni Franz (meaning Hungry Franz) is a rock band from Slovenia that was also popular in the 1980s in Yugoslavia. While they were inspired by another Slovenian radical band Buldožer known for utilizing sheer madness in the social and political satire, their lyrics are more self-ironic. The band was formed in Maribor in June 1979. Their name, meaning hungry Franz, is a pun on the name of a character from the novel Catch-22, Hungry Joe, and describes a hunger for rock music. ^[1]

The band's music and attitude were in a sense laid back, and they portrayed themselves as a local band from a provincial town. Zoran Predin's lyrics ranged from disturbing ballads (, ), through love songs (, ), to social and political satire (, ).

The key band members were frontman and songwriter Zoran Predin, and guitarist . The band had the most creative success towards the end of the 1980s, with classical albums such as Ikebana, , Ne mi dihat za ovratnik, and (the last one made with the original crew). Their last studio album was released in 1994. Lačni Franz officially ceased to exist in 1997 after a series of compilation albums.

Zoran Predin continued a solo career after the Franz disbanded. Many of the band's hits, such as Praslovan, , , Ne mi dihat za ovratnik, Čakaj me and , have remained in his concert repertoire.

The band briefly regathered in the winter of 2005 - 2006, and held a series of concerts in Slovenia, Belgrade, and Zagreb.

Members[]

Current Members

• Zoran Predin, vocal
• , bass guitar
• Luka Čadež, drums
• , keyboards
• Tine Čas, lead guitar

Past members[]

• , lead guitar (1979–1985)
• , lead guitar (1985-)
• , bass guitar (1979–1983)
• , bass guitar
• , synthesizer
• , drums (1979–1982)
• , drums
• , congas (1987–1989)
• , lead guitar (2014)

Discography[]

Albums[]

• (1981)
• (1982)
• (1983)
• (1983)
• (1984)
• (1986)
• (1987)
• (1989)
• (1989)
• (1991)
• (1994)
• (1995)
• (1995)
• (9 CD–box) (2000)
• (CD+DVD) (2005)
• (2016)

(All albums were issued by , except live album, which was a self-release and , issued by

External links[]

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• Zoran Predin's official site
• Fan site
• Lačni Franz Videos

References[]

• Janjatović, Petar (1997). Ilustrovana Yu rock enciklopedija. Geopoetika.