{"id":328372,"date":"2022-03-04T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inform.com.de\/?p=328372"},"modified":"2021-05-03T08:07:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T05:07:53","slug":"list-of-the-most-famous-russian-rock-groups-10-best-russian-speaking-rock-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inform.com.de\/en\/list-of-the-most-famous-russian-rock-groups-10-best-russian-speaking-rock-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"List of the most famous Russian rock groups. 10 best Russian-speaking rock bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

The origin of Russian rock<\/h2>\n

It all started in the 60s of the twentieth century. Then domestic bands began to appear, playing in the manner of foreign “Beatles”, “Rolling Stones” and “Beach Boys”. Rock and roll was born, albeit different from the canonical, adjusted to Soviet realities, but already real, its own, domestic.<\/p>\n

Rock was forbidden. But the first alternative musical groups tried by all means to convey to the fans the motives of their work. These were the groups “Slavs”, “Skomorokhi”, “Sokol”. A little later, the “Integral” collective emerged, which became widely known in the 70s. In 1968, The Kids group was formed – the future famous “Time Machine”.<\/p>\n

1970s: rock under oppression<\/h2>\n

This decade was perhaps the most difficult in the history of the genre. Heavy music was officially banned; the leadership of the Soviet Union did not like it. Creative teams during this period tried in every possible way not to stand out, many chose the path of least resistance – the formation of vocal and instrumental ensembles (VIA) and work within the framework of the permitted.<\/p>\n

But even then, many groups were not afraid to work according to the canons of the chosen genre, although they were forced to be “underground”. “Time Machine” in these years records music on the sly, at night, in the speech studio of GITIS. But the new group “Resurrection”, due to its lighter sound, sometimes performs at concerts, and “Leap Summer” is working on the recording of the first magnetic album.<\/p>\n

In the early 70s, the “Aquarium” appeared. At the end of the decade, groups such as Magnetic Band, Picnic and Autograph emerged.<\/p>\n

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“Thaw” and the persecution of the 80s<\/h2>\n

In 1981, the first rock club was opened in St. Petersburg. This event meant a lot for the music of those years, because now alternative bands could come out of the “underground”. However, freedom did not last long: two years later, heavy music was again banned. This time, the rockers were called parasites, and real persecution began.<\/p>\n

After another two years, rock became legal again. A rock laboratory was opened in Moscow at that time – a special organization designed to regulate the activities of bands and performers playing heavy music. By this time, “Kino”, “Alisa”, “AuktsYon”, “Bravo”, “Nautilus Pompilius”, “DDT” were formed.<\/p>\n

90s: truly Russian rock<\/h2>\n

The last decade of the twentieth century was the beginning of freedom. In the 90s, the first Russian rock bands appeared on the stage. The list of bands of the new state, playing exclusively heavy music, was truly impressive: Agatha Christie, Nogu Brought Down!, Semantic Hallucinations, Mumiy Troll, 7B, Spleen, Zemfira and many others.<\/p>\n

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This decade was also significant in terms of freedom of choice of style. Russian music has been enriched by punk, alternative, power and symphonic metal, grunge, emo and rapcore. Representatives of each of these directions worked within the framework of the chosen style, their music was in many ways typical, and new trends always came to Russia from the West.<\/p>\n

Heavy music in the new millennium<\/h2>\n

Almost all styles that existed in the 90s of the last century have passed into the present century. Many bands, formed in the new millennium, returned to the sound of metal and the alternative of the 80s. This does not mean that they play out-of-date music, this can only be regarded as nostalgia for the lost romance of the past era. Perhaps, the desire of the musicians to return the ability to protest to rock, to make it as rebellious as it was at the very beginning of its history, also plays a role.<\/p>\n

Today there are a huge number of groups and performers who have chosen the path of heavy music. The modern public likes Jane Air, Animal Jazz, Murakami, Pilot, Louna and other rock bands in Russia. This list can be replenished indefinitely, because each fan of the genre has his own favorites. In addition, mastodons, masters of the Russian alternative movement, still exist, to this day they delight fans with new albums. And we can only wish them longevity, strength and creative inspiration.<\/p>\n

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Legendary Soviet rock bands in the sunset rays of the late USSR<\/h2>\n

As Yura Shevchuk prophetically sang in his song “They play hard rock”: “Unfortunately, I am not a prophet, but believe me, the time will come to surprise the whole world, Russian rock will rise over our Northern Palmyra.” And he really ascended, but later, and before that, in the 80s, the guys had to compose and play under strict censorship, despite which wonderful things were born that you will remember and hear again after reading this article.<\/p>\n

Cruise<\/h3>\n

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“Cruise” is a legendary group of the early 80s, according to many critics, who formed the style of Soviet melodic hard rock. During its existence, the group changed styles from hard rock combined with other directions of rock music (including new wave, art rock and blues rock) to heavy metal. Then she returned to the original style again.<\/p>\n

Alpha Team<\/h3>\n

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Another project with the participation of Sergei Sarychev. In “Alpha”, formed in 1983, Sarychev became the author of all songs and the only soloist. The hits were the songs “Storm”, “Theater” (later performed by Irina Ponarovskaya), and especially “Gulyaka” (on the verses of Sergei Yesenin).<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/h3>\n

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The group “Dynamic” was founded in 1982 and was one of the musical groups that brought a new wave of discoveries and experiments to the stage. The composition of the team often changed, but the permanent Vladimir Kuzmin remained its frontman. The musician acted as a soloist, and also created songs and participated in the organization of accompaniment at concerts and when recording compositions.<\/p>\n

Carnival<\/h3>\n

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The Carnival group was created in 1979 by Alexander Barykin and Vladimir Kuzmin. The Karnaval collective has repeatedly become a laureate of the Song of the Year song festival, and in 1986 the song Bouquet, written by Barykin on the verses of Nikolai Rubtsov, became the winner of this festival and an immortal hit. There, the Carnival group was awarded a special jury prize and an audience award.<\/p>\n

Araks<\/h3>\n

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“Araks” is not just a Moscow group. This is a living legend of Russian hard rock. “Araks” was the first to bring hard rock to large official venues, was the pioneer of this style, which was not encouraged by official organizations in those years. Founded in the late 60s at the Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University.<\/p>\n

Time Machine<\/h3>\n

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Russian rock band founded by Andrey Makarevich and Sergey Kavagoe in 1969. It is considered one of the most important bands in the history of Russian rock. In the works of “The Time Machine” you can hear elements of classic rock, bard songs, blues and rock and roll. The author of the overwhelming majority of the songs included in the team's repertoire is Andrei Makarevich.
\nIn 1986, when the country's cultural policy changed, MV began to gain momentum and achieved new creative successes.
\nThe most recognizable songs for all these years were: “For those who are at sea”, “Turn”, “Blue Bird”, “Our House”, “Puppets”.<\/p>\n

Picnic<\/h3>\n

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The group has long been perceived as a legend: no joke, so many years have been lived in music! Half-assed film on reels with early albums, amateur black-and-white photographs from twenty years ago – even then “Picnic” excited the imagination of romantic music lovers. And today already grown children of the first fans of “Picnic” come to the concerts of the group and sing along with each song in chorus. They are attracted by the same thing as young people of past generations. Philosophical and ironic poems, melodies composed of mystical accords and the voice of Edmund Shklyarsky woven into them.<\/p>\n

Alice<\/h3>\n

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The group was founded in November 1983. In 1985, the first changes took place in the group: instead of Borisov, Konstantin Kinchev became the vocalist. According to the readers of Komsomolskaya Pravda, the Alisa group is the most influential in Russian rock. The team celebrated its 36th birthday, continues to actively perform and work on the creation of new compositions.<\/p>\n

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The legendary and perhaps the most popular Soviet rock group, which included Viktor Tsoi. Vitya, who came to music, sang and knew only three guitar chords, later went through thorns to the stars: if at the very beginning of their career, the activities of Tsoi and his guys were criticized by both underground and official publications, then at the end of it any records were scattered in millions of copies throughout the entire Union. For eight years “Kino” from a group of unknown amateurs turned into rock monsters, gathering stadiums of fans. And each song became a real hit that you can listen to endlessly. “Kino” departed from the classic traditions of Russian rock of the 80s, actively starting to use drum machines, which added to their songs some pop.<\/p>\n

Zoo<\/h3>\n

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The group existed for only 10 years (1981-1991), but during this time the repertoire of Leningrad musicians became cult, and the leader and founder of the group Mike Naumenko became the idol of Russian rock music, whose name is on a par with the legends – Viktor Tsoi, Boris Grebenshchikov. The work of Mike and the Zoo band has influenced generations of rock musicians.<\/p>\n

Top 10 best Russian rock bands<\/h2>\n

A lot has been said about Russian rock: it has its loyal fans who methodically attend the next Invasion every year, and irreconcilable haters who believe that everything is stolen from The Cure, from the West, and that our music doesn't rock at all. As a rule, such conversations refer to old and famous rock bands. But does this mean that all groups are the same and cannot compete with the West? The rating of the best Russian rock bands, whose recordings are pleasant to listen to, and whose concerts never disappoint, will help answer this question.<\/p>\n

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For fans of Russian rock “Kino” and Viktor Tsoi are practically synonyms, which became a real legend during his lifetime. For eight years, from a group of unknown amateurs, they turned into rock monsters, gathering stadiums of fans, each song of which became a real hit that you can listen to endlessly. “Kino” departed from the classic traditions of Russian rock of the 80s, actively starting to use drum machines, which added some pop songs to the songs.<\/p>\n

DDT<\/h3>\n

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“DDT” is a real Russian legend, at the helm of which for more than 30 years has been Yuri Shevchuk, who wrote most of the group's songs that have become hits. The team plays soft rock with blues and jazz motives. The group has always paid a lot of attention to socially and socially important topics, although there are several very successful ironic, love and philosophical singles.<\/p>\n

Nautilus Pompilius<\/h3>\n

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“Nautilus Pompilius” is another of the legends of Russian rock from the 80s. The group has always paid a lot of attention to socially significant topics, where each verse of the songs makes you think, get out of the shell of its closed world and pay attention to the problems of society. The group manages to organically combine rock and symphonic music.<\/p>\n

Alice<\/h3>\n

According to polls of listeners and fans of rock, the albums of “Alice” are in the lead in the list of Soviet-Russian rock bands. The group was formed in Leningrad in 1983. A year later, Konstantin Kinchev joined the group, becoming its permanent leader, the author of many songs.<\/p>\n

With the arrival of a new vocalist, “Alice” sounded in a new way. The first public performance on the stage of a rock club in Leningrad was a great success. Hard sounding, semantic texts have become a new phenomenon in Soviet music. The albums sold across the country in huge numbers.<\/p>\n

The peak of popularity came in the late 80s – early 90s. The group successfully performed with tours around the world, its clips were played on all channels of national television. “Alice” is a long-liver, as it exists now. She still had her fans, and 21 albums were released in her entire history.<\/p>\n

Gaza Strip<\/h3>\n

At the end of the Soviet era, a distinctive rock band with the flashy name Gaza was born. The musicians played punk rock, folk, alternative and hard rock. But the main thing for them was the texts.<\/p>\n

The leader, author of music and lyrics was Yuri Klinskikh, who took on the creative pseudonym Yuri Khoy. For the first time, the musicians showed their creativity on the stage of the Voronezh rock club. It became clear that a new original team had appeared.
\nIn the USSR at the end of the 80s there was no person who would not hear the songs of the “Gaza Strip”. The peak of popularity was replaced by a period of creative searches for new directions. With the death of the Klinsky in 2000, the history of the group ends.<\/p>\n

Aria<\/h3>\n

Representative of Soviet and Russian heavy metal, the Aria group was created in 1985. The talented guitarist, composer Vladimir Kholstinin gathered everyone under his wing.<\/p>\n

One of the few Russian groups that was able to achieve commercial and great creative success not only in the vastness of Russia. The group struggled to make its way, because then in the USSR this genre of music was severely limited. But through the barriers “Aria” became popular, having received a number of prestigious international awards.<\/p>\n

The inimitable vocalist Valery Kipelov has become the hallmark of “Aria”. The group's albums were sold out in large numbers, fans rewrote cassettes in hundreds of thousands of copies.<\/p>\n

Spleen<\/h3>\n

Probably one of the most “pop” rock bands in Russia – Spleen. Unfortunately, all the “pop” comes down to a dozen songs related to the period of the late 90s and early 2000s. The rest of the work almost does not appear in cult films (probably because there are none now), advertisements and on television. However, in each of the one and a half dozen albums, you can find real hits, and individual albums can be listened to many times. And there is no shame in listening to Spleen today and going to their concerts, especially since the shows are really impressive.<\/p>\n

Mummy Troll<\/h3>\n

And here is the oldest rock group in Russia. Only Ilya Lagutenko is now left of the initial team, and his name is firmly associated with Mumiy Troll. It is also one of the most popular and commercially successful groups in Russia, which still conducts its creative activities. So, the last album “EAST X NORTHWEST” was released in 2018 and partially returned Mumiy Troll “to the roots”, recalling an echo of the past in a modern wrapper. The record did not repeat the past successes, however it is listened to pleasantly, and the corporate style of Mumiy Troll has not gone anywhere.<\/p>\n

Lumen<\/h3>\n

Wikipedia dryly says that Lumen is a Russian rock band from Ufa. It's like saying that Elon Musk is human. It seems to be true, but does not reflect the true scale. Lumen are the brightest representatives of the new wave of alternative rock in Russia. Their songs are furious rock anthems, melodic ballads, socially and politically oriented statements, each concert is a bright show of many thousands, which is the dream of most rock music lovers in Russia to attend.<\/p>\n

Zemfira<\/h3>\n

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Zemfira is one of the most successful performers of the Russian music scene, who has become a living symbol of female rock. The singer loves to experiment, mixing classic rock with other musical styles and directions. All six studio albums of Zemfira were wildly popular, and hits occupied the top of the charts for months.<\/p>\n

Contemporary performers<\/h2>\n

As for the currently widespread singers, serious competition has developed in this role, where personalities are of particular interest:<\/p>\n

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    Lusine “Lu” Gevorkyan Louna group<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Rustem Bulatov group Lumen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ani Green group LaScala<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Yuri Muzychenko band The Hatters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Roman Bilyk from the Beasts group<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, not all creative figures are represented here, but each mentioned musician made a huge contribution to the development of the genre.<\/p>\n

    Young performers<\/h3>\n

    Russia has always been famous for talented musicians, whose work drove millions crazy all over the world. Today, I especially want to highlight such young performers as:<\/p>\n

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    1. Lusine “Lu” Gevorkyan, Louna group;<\/li>\n
    2. Group “Porno Films”;<\/li>\n
    3. Times Square Group;<\/li>\n
    4. Balls group;<\/li>\n
    5. Group of fists in pockets;<\/li>\n
    6. Group of Naughty Molly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      These are more modern performers and groups that are incredibly popular among fans of Russian rock, as well as people who quite often have nothing to do with such a musical genre.<\/p>\n

      Male rock performers<\/h3>\n

      Since the middle of the last century, a lot of talented and successful musicians have appeared in this direction of music, who have left their mark on the development of Russian art. Basically, men are popular here, among whom you should definitely familiarize yourself with creativity:<\/p>\n