Lady Pank is a Polish

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band, started in 1981 in

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Jan Borysewicz Jan Józef Borysewicz (born April 17, 1955) is the co-founder and guitar player of Lady Pank, a Polish rock band. He composed all but two of their songs. Borysewicz was born in Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the cap ...

and Andrzej Mogielnicki. One of the most popular groups in history of Polish rock. Its first hit was ''Mała Lady Punk'' ("Little Lady Punk"). Lady Pank garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when

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placed the video for the band's single "Minus Zero" on rotation. The title was somewhat changed for the English language release; the original Polish title ''Mniej niż zero'' means "less than zero". The video for one of the band's greatest hits
Zawsze Tam Gdzie Ty
' is set on

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's 'L', the Quincy Station in particular.

Lineups and musicians

Jan Borysewicz and Janusz Panasewicz have been with the group since the beginning, and have maintained a specific and recognizable sound for the quintet. Most of the lead vocals are done by Panasewicz, and occasionally by Borysewicz. The original members of band were: *

- solo

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*Janusz Panasewicz -

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*Paweł Mścisławski -

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*Edmund Stasiak -

*Jarosław Szlagowski -

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The band's current line up is: *

- solo guitar/vocals *Janusz Panasewicz - vocals *Kuba Jabłoński - drums *Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz - bass guitar *Michał Sitarski - guitar The band's most popular songs are: ''Tańcz głupia, tańcz'' ("Dance, stupid, dance"), ''Mniej niż zero'' ("Less than zero"), ''Wciąż bardziej obcy'' ("More and more of a stranger"), ''Kryzysowa narzeczona'' ("Crisis fiancée"), ''Zamki na piasku'' ("Castles on the sand"), ''Tacy sami'' ("Just the same"), ''Zostawcie Titanica'' ("Leave the

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alone"), ''Mała wojna'' ("Little war"), ''Zawsze tam gdzie ty'' ("Always there, where you are"), ''Znowu pada deszcz'' ("It's raining again"), ''Na granicy'' ("On the border"), ''Stacja Warszawa'' ("

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Station").

Live performances

In 1983 alone, the group performed live 369 times. After another three years the total number of live shows grew to over 800, a record at the time in Poland. On November 30, 2000, Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in

, celebrating the group's 18th birthday. In 2007,they were celebrating their 25th birthday and promoting the album "Strach się Bać" during the tour. In 2008, they started playing symphonic concerts with Orkiestra Symfoników Gdańskich. In 2012, they played several symphonic concerts, celebrating their 30th jubilee. In 2014-15 they went on an acoustic tour over Poland, recording material for the album "Akustycznie". In late 2015, they started their "The Best of" Tour. In years 2016-2017 they played a tour, promoting their album "Miłość i władza" celebrating their 35 years on stage. In 2018, they played LP1 Tour, promoting their album "LP1". In 2021, they started a tour promoting album "LP40", celebrating their 40th birthday. The tour ended on December 17, 2022, in Warsaw. On 22 June 2022 they recorded their "MTV Unplugged" concert.

Instruments

Borysewicz and the other guitar players prefer

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guitars, although he also uses guitars such as Gibson,

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or Charvel. His favourite guitar in years 2000-2018 was Fender Stratocaster Lone Star in candy apple red colour with his daughter's hand reflected in white paint. Since 2018 he is playing a Fender Stratocaster Jeff Beck Signature models. In 2020, he released his signature model of Laboga Diamond Sound combo amp series. His sound on the first Lady Pank album is most of 1978 Fender Stratocaster,

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Lineups and musicians

Live performances

Instruments

Discography

Studio albums

References

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