Už jsme doma
Už jsme doma (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuʃɪsmɛ ˈdoma], ) are a Czech progressive rock band from Prague who originally formed in Teplice in 1985. The Prague Post has termed them one of "the two great bastions of the Czech alternative scene" (along with Psí vojáci).
Cited musical influences include the Residents, the Damned, Ebba Grön, Pere Ubu, Uriah Heep, Omega, and the Rock in Opposition movement. Rolling Stone's David Fricke referred to them as "an amazing Czech quintet ... that rattled like a combination of Hot Rats-aphonic Frank Zappa and John Zorn's hyperjazz." Critics have also compared the band to Fugazi and Men at Work.
As of 2022, Už jsme doma has released eleven studio albums, two EPs, three live albums, one compilation album, as well as several video albums with documentary footage, and a pop-up book. The band's name literally translates to "we're home now" but idiomatically means "well, there you go" in Czech conversation.
Until the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1990, the band was considered illegal by the Communist state and was forced to hold secret concerts and risk arrest if caught.
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