"For many years I listened to Celtic music and desperate envy took me - why do we not have this? In the end, I decided to take responsibility, and if it doesn’t work out, then I'm the only one to blame. Without any right, I've written 2 songs; the first of them is a variation on the song "Some Say The Devil Is Dead", which I heard in the performance of the Irish band Wolftones, the second is the Russian reworking of the classic Irish melody Rambling Irishman. In both cases, the melody provoked me to write the lyrics in Russian. But in the case of Rambling Ir… read more
"For many years I listened to Celtic music and desperate envy took me - why do we not have this? In the end, I decided to take responsibility, a… read more
"For many years I listened to Celtic music and desperate envy took me - why do we not have this? In the end, I decided to take responsibility, and if it doesn’t work out, then I… read more
Aquarium is one of the oldest Russian rock bands, founded in 1972 and led by singer/songwriter Boris Grebenschikov. Grebenschikov's music defies a singular genre and often incorporates folk rock, acoustic and reggae elements. Despite starting out as an underground Soviet band, Aquarium became very influential in the Russian rock movement and gained mainstream popularity in the 1980s. The band was formed in Leningrad, Soviet Union in 1972 by Борис Гребенщиков (Boris Grebenshchikov), then a student of Applied Mathematics at Leningrad State University, and Анатолий Гуницкий (Anat… read more
Aquarium is one of the oldest Russian rock bands, founded in 1972 and led by singer/songwriter Boris Grebenschikov. Grebenschikov's music defies a singular genre and often incorporates… read more
Aquarium is one of the oldest Russian rock bands, founded in 1972 and led by singer/songwriter Boris Grebenschikov. Grebenschikov's music defies a singular genre and often incorporates folk rock, acoustic and reggae elements. Desp… read more