Hungary Anyone?

From Hungary came one very talented prog band called Omega. I only had two of their albums as they became a bit difficult to acquire in our neck of the woods at the time. This band was tight, precise, and had the ability to write songs that felt immediately familiar.Omega would have been one of my most favorite bands if it weren't for the fact that their albums were just too hard to track down. Apparently they released albums in English, Hungarian, and German languages to reach a more vast audience. Talk about your hard working band! From the album titled "Omega", some of the best tunes in my opinion are "Help to Find Me", "Remembering", and "Spanish Guitar". What I admire most about Omega was what I learned just recently: the lineup below spanned 30 years of togetherness.

• János Kóbor--lead vocals
• György Molnár--guitars
• László Benko-- keyboards, vocals
• Tamás Mihály--bass, vocals
• Ferenc Debreceni--drums

For complete ear candy, check out their first LP simply titled "Omega." Then move to the album "200 Years after the Last War." For the time period, there was no relevant information available about Omega. Rumors abound had them as communist defectors seeking political asylum in various countries. Better rumors yet had them hiding out in Switzerland, then rotating around the world escaping communist bounty hunters. I personally know very little of their history except that they put out exceptional albums and were serious contenders for the prog heavyweight championship.