''Neschastny Sluchai'' (russian: Несчастный случай, literally "Unfortunate Event") is a Russian rock band that was formed by
Valdis Pelsh and
Alexey Kortnev in 1983, while both men were students at
Moscow State University
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...
.
Despite being popular in Russia, the band is virtually unknown outside. The band leader, Alexei Kortnev, has repeatedly cited as major influences such bands as
Queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
,
King Crimson
King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...
, and
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
.
The band's lyrics are at the same time grotesque and sentimental while their music features complicated structures and melodic turns rooted in the
prog rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initi ...
of the '70s.
Members
* Alexey Kortnev (vocals, guitar, songwriting)
* Pavel Mordyukov (saxophone, vocals)
* Sergey Chekryzhov (keyboards, vocals)
* Dmitry Chuvelyov (guitar, vocals)
* Roman Mamaev (bass)
* Pavel Timofeev (drums, percussion)
Discography
* 1994 — ''Trody pludov'' (Троды плудов)
* 1995 — ''Mein Lieber Tanz''
* 1996 — ''Mezhsezon'e'' (Межсезонье)
* 1997 — ''Jeto ljubov (Это любовь)
*2000 — ''Chernosliv i kuraga'' (Чернослив и курага)
*2003 — ''Poslednie den'ki v raju'' (Последние деньки в раю)
*2006 — ''Prostye chisla'' (Простые числа)
*2010 — ''Tonnel' v konce sveta'' (Тоннель в конце света)
*2013 — ''Gonjajas' za bizonom'' (Гоняясь за бизоном)
*2014 — ''Kranty'' (Кранты)
References
Further reading
*Graudt, Svetlana. (June 14, 2002). "Crooner Goes From Classical to Queen." ''
The Moscow Times
''The Moscow Times'' is an independent English-language and Russian-language online newspaper. It was in print in Russia from 1992 until 2017 and was distributed free of charge at places frequented by English-speaking tourists and expatriates s ...
''. p. III.
External links
Official website
Musical groups from Moscow
Russian rock music groups
Russian indie rock groups
Russian pop musicians
Soviet rock music groups
Russian activists against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Musical groups established in 1983
Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award
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