Part two of of Yediot Ahronot's ranking of the 100 most important
Israeli rock albums.
A warning: The list stops in 1989, as the authors decided it
was too soon
to judge after that.
1980
"Doda" -- Aunt
Danny Sanderson and Gidi Gov
Humorous rock proved a commercial failure, but an artistic
success.
Sivan
Yigal Bashan and Brush
Israeli country rock
1981
White Wedding
Shalom Hanoch
A masterpiece from the wreckage of his marraige
Hamsin
The first Hebrew heavy metal. A decade too soon.
Rock Tel Aviv
Manni Beger
From Gan Eden, Beger's first solo album
Heavy Shadow
Arik Sinai
Country rock
The Lowest Place in Tel Aviv
Esther Shamir
Radio Hazak
T-Slam
The first album from the quartet that became a sextet. A
breakthrough in the marketing of Israeli rock.
Yitzhak
Yitzhak Klepter
First solo effort from the Churchills and Kaveret veteran.
Mother, I Don't Want to be Weaned
The Klick
First successful Israeli New Wave record. The darkest album
in Israeli rock until then.
Eli Avramov, Dani Dotan, Oved Efrat and Jack Goldberg
Attrition (Hatasha)
Theatrock
The Haifa Repetoire Theater does rock, with Dori Ben Ze'ev,
Gidi Gov, meir Swissa and Moshe Ivgi.
Take Me Home
Gali Atari
1982
Sitting on the Fence
Arik Einstein and Yitzhak Kleptor
One of Einstein's best, as he makes the transition from
working with a keyboardist to a guitarist.
B'tzir Tov
Ilan Virzberg and Shimon Galbetz. Words by Yonah Walch.
Everys song a different style, including rock, Indian music,
punk and folk.
Now
Tzvika Pik
Pik's "one true rock album" and a "colossal failure" --
several years ahead of its time.
Card
David Broza
A mix of rock, folk and blues. Broza's best album, a
commercial failure.
Sweet *Tzemer Gefen
Shlomo Gronich
After years wandering the world and musical genres, Gronich
returns to a rock album. Some soft, mostly hard.
Premeire
Mozi Cohen, Avner Kener and Yoel Lerner
The punkish side, with rock, jazz rock, blues and lots of
soul.
You're Not Alone
Yigal Bashan and Brush
Another effort at country rock
24 Hours a Day
Benzine
With Yehuda Poliker and Ya'akov Gilad. Direct, powerful, warm
rock.
1983
Ten Inch
Airel Zilber
The one time Zilber wanted to say something in real-time, and
now wait for a full album. Protest, madness, and wonderful piano.
1984
World *Tzfuf
The Klick
A theatrical group, intelligent and self-aware. One the
borderline between the British "Suburban Sound" of the '70s and
the New Wave.
Night Watch
Benzene
Benzene's second was better than its sales. Poliker's first
sings of Greece.
Fixed Order
Tango
The Silk Road
Yehudit Ravitz
Under a silk glove, Ravitz reveals her rock'n'roll fist.
