Here you will read about four guys named Ilija, Igor, Dejan and Aleksandar (they are all very common names in other parts of the world so stop laughing), who were in bands like Moron, Andormeda and the Undertakers, all hailing from Sveti Nikole. Accordingly, historians have devided the pre-Insomnia era into three periods: The Moron Years, the Andromeda Experience and the Undertakers Undertaking.
Regardless of the unsuccessful debut, Moron were even more resolute in their quest for stardom and musical proficiency. Hours and hours of arduous practice sessions followed but soon a problem had arisen. Filip the drummer was actually not interested in playing heavy music and was not as enthusiastic in Moron because he had formed a happy-go-lucky band called the Ski Rolls, and of course there was the additional problem in the fact that he was unwilling to grow his hair. Such snobbery!!! The search had began for someone who would fit in Moron, who could play the guitar or drums and most importantly have long(ish) hair.That person was Ilija Tasev, who thought that he was an excellent guitarist and drummer, and singer. His long hair also fitted under the Moron criteria. He volunteered to be a drummer, but his ego dictated that he play and sing a few songs as well. The band was now complete, fervourous practice sessions followed.
The reason for the heightened activity of Moron was the upcoming Rock Fest in Sveti NIkole. It was now 1993 and it was cold, that was all that historians have kept in record. The important thing is that Moron was workling relentlessly for they were to be the winner of the Fest. People still remember that night because it was one of the most enthusistic events to happen until that point of time in Sveti Nikole. The first band to open the night was Narkomani, with the passive Dejan Dimitrov on bass. They were followed by a single-man punk rock group with a cult following lead by the charismatic Dejan Georgievski, who had three excellent own written songs but had to borrow band members to accompany him. He was followed by the Undertakers, who in an argument prior to the event were left without their star guitarist Dejan Dimitrov reluctentlty quitting because his image would be blemished with a band that only just started to play their instruments. Nevertheless, their show was one of the most energetic surprising even the biggest optimists, of course the sound had a lot to be desired. Exact records were not kept but legend has it that Ski Rolls were next. The happy-go-lucky band was not so hunky dorry because hours and hours of practice payed off in their eveolved sound, plus they acquired a new singer which actually lead them to greater heights.
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