About the names of Polish progressive rock artists. Part 2: 1990–2003 Cover Image

O nazwach polskich wykonawcow z kregu art rocka.Czesc 2: lata 1990–2003
About the names of Polish progressive rock artists. Part 2: 1990–2003

Author(s): Radosław Marcinkiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Musical onomastics; rock artists’ names

Summary/Abstract: This article is the second in the series of texts devoted to names of Polish progressive rock bands. As it was before, in the years 1990–2003 there were only few solo artists. They signed their albums with their own names and surnames rather than with pseudonyms. In case names of the bands new naming tendencies appeared after 1989. Two of them are the most important. Firstly, the earlier domination of Polish names was substituted with the tendency to give the bands English names, which was to a large extend caused by political changes. Secondly, many bands were given names which referred to classics of the genre.

  • Issue Year: 17/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 173-196
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish