Breakout
Breakout is one of the most important bands in the history of Polish guitar music, most closely associated with Tadeusz Nalepa and Mira Kubasińska. The group was founded on 1 February 1968 by Franciszek Walicki, with its core formed by musicians coming out of the earlier band Blackout. Although Rzeszów is the safest choice for the band’s place of origin, its stage launch was quickly tied to Warsaw. Breakout played its first concert there on 21 February 1968 at the Stodoła club, and only a few days later made its official debut at the Musicorama festival. From the beginning, the band stood apart by moving beyond the conventions of classic big beat. Breakout shifted Polish popular music toward blues rock,...
Artist Trivia
- Breakout grew directly out of the earlier band Blackout, so it was not a fresh start from scratch but a deliberate artistic and image shift.
- The group is widely described as a pioneer of Polish blues rock, not only because of its hits but because it helped move Polish guitar music away from big beat toward a heavier and more author-driven sound.
- In 1968, the band toured the Benelux countries, which was a major sign of ambition and international reach for a Polish rock act of that era.
- The 1971 album “Blues” is broadly regarded as the band’s signature release and one of the landmark records in Polish rock and blues history.
Discography
10 releases
Żagiel ziemi
Album1980
ZOL (Zidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający)
Album1979
NOL (Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający)
Album1976
Kamienie
Album1974
Ogień
Album1973