Generation "Pilgrim" Что сейчас больше всего care idle minds? One theme running gear - to whom and how to prepay for Bilan win Eurovision. But perhaps the most burning interest in this narrow-minded season raises the question: where vysralas group "Pilgrim" and who she bashlyaet to budge promotion. (Quoted from
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such a scale not dreamed of either Jackson or Madonna, not all the imperialist brands combined. Billboards, banners, posters, screens "Pilgrims" drove the rest of advertisements, Beeline and MTS have seemed paltry compared with some unknown dude. One provincial reporter unearthed information that the "Pilgrim" was created in the mid-70 students from the Moscow Automobile and Road Institute. Then, he says, the team disintegrated, and in 2004, Andrew Kovalev brought a new composition, and "Pilgrim" started a second life. Most likely, however, that the legendary story of the group - is the cart, descended from someone of the mountain. Kovalev at the concert asked to raise the hands of those in the audience who had already been at the concerts "Pilgrim." Rose two or three hands - perhaps the owners just afraid disgrace. Useless and stupid to stir up the archives and interview experienced metalworkers, and all the materials of, is not ruled out a hand ubiquitous Kovalev.
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concert left me with a lot of impressions, and brought the interesting thoughts. First of all, had to think about the meaning, place and meaning artist in our time as a sense of place and value of recognition and success. In the past, artists, writers and artists takes many years to gain popularity and people's love, many of the geniuses of a misunderstanding died unrecognized. And how much talent at this very moment languishing in hunger, poverty, insecurity - and holy faith in the intended success, and his finest hour. Girls and boys are tripping over themselves, are recorded in the studios at their own expense, present themselves as meat, on auditions, Lying with giblets for a song for a minute of fame ... And could not bathe, do not waste your time. Today, to become a superstar, maestro and a legend need to fill in the entire country billboards and streamers, to give a series of grandiose khalyavnykh concerts presented each of ten people in a T-shirt with his portrait, Demo-CD and booklet of lyrics. And the highlight something that you can become who you want: a popularly beloved poet and the voice of the people, the coolest Heavy Metal and biker country, a successful producer, music video and the publisher - or all at once in one person, as Andrew Arkadich Kovalev. PR artillery barrage, released in his honor, would be enough, no doubt, at least a hundred singers and songwriters. It is sad that such an utter bunch of bubble vgrohana in creativity elderly businessman and MP.
Concert "Pilgrim" has convinced me - that I have long know. (The idea itself is not new: it is founded Buddhism, postmodernism, the entire Pelevin and cyber-dystopia of "The Matrix.") That we live in a plastic synthetic reality, virtual cocoon woven spin-doctors. It may all Only about it have no idea who hung in and takes a cocoon for real physical world, the silicone in the body, the image of a man, and visibility - in the subject. Here, everyone, if only wishes could be the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, and Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Dwarfs can become giants, quietest - a cool, score - the all-powerful ... Actually, because of this understanding, I do not want to go not some hunchbacked uncle-exploiter six infamous thousand. I know that somewhere billions lying around just so nuzhet a certain level of enlightenment in order to have them all.
For this very reason, do not see any reason to comment music and performens "Pilgrim" or literary masterpieces Mr. Kovalyov. In our case, this is all irrelevant. Music in general is good. Despite tricked drawings bass and guitar riffs, tonal and rhythmic shifts, each song has a clear catchy melody. Any could be, and disco-house-hit and the number for Army choir. Kovalev, admittedly, a great songwriter. Obviously, he sings the word when composing their texts, as some Kalmyk nugget. Likewise, wrote Victor Tsoi, it is melodiousness, which is not a substitute strained tune, vytsezhenny of studio improvisation.

"Pilgrim" issues hard drive hard, guys Kovalev clearly not grow yesterday Pattle and mastered the guitar fretboard. Leafy walls of Kaliningrad City-Park "trembling like an aspen sheets, while the guys rubai its program. I'm not one partially deaf, and young heads that besieged the scene must have left their brains and eardrums ibid. Great outfit, "Pilgrim" from the skin, including raincoats, Celts and, of course, many tons of glittering accessories, vskruzhat head every fetishist. One boy after the speech proposed to "Bach" Moravian swap shirts, he looked at his bondazhny "fashion" and free patsanskuyu T-shirt and said: "I can not." Our company especially liked the female Lesch Strike, Ex-Wizard, "which spun like a whirligig leather Celts, wagged his hips, and sent by Air kisses. Laser illumination and animation I've seen for the first time in my life and did not even know that until this has reached technological progress. Drab green ripple, however, quickly exhausted. Would cost to provide the transitions of colors and different shapes of radiation exposure. Dancers in cages was noted.
Words because of which the most controversy ... In my opinion they are very well located and quite organically for the metal. In the clouds hovering the one who waits on the contemporary music of novelty and sincerity. Heck, we live in a time when there may be nothing new, and honest. All that we hear - is the realization of genre cliches, remixes of remixes in fact. Rock, which many believe the naked human conscience, is composed of ready-squared, standard guitar phrases and shouts refrains. You can yell anything, if only from the soul, but the public is actively responding to the familiar signals. Kovalev genius that creates the text, in whole consisting of the most frequent words of the official media. The same make and Tears for Fears - the true folk artist and exponent of the era. Hard rock no less than other areas related genre conventions.
"Pilgrim" performed strongly rising due to the heroic Goths metal. In this respect they are very rulyat stylistically "Pilgrim" is absolutely relevant. One track from the demo disc - "Where leave a trace" - is even a tribute to the pathetic symphonic metal, all in the spirit of Tristania - I personally very impressed. "Pilgrim" could sing about Vikings from the Edda or fantastic warlike beings, but merit and success of the group leader that he groped and grabbed the national battle-free. In fact, this revival of the Soviet ideological songs - namely it reminded me of melody and rhetoric, "Pilgrim." A decade ago by the patriotic Soviet bigwigs hits every mentally normal person, and now in his new capacity the same theme rolls to cheers. " Hello again, the era of festive concerts, parades and anniversaries!
Be sure to sing "glory" country and the people of any German band in Germany, it would be there prosecuted for Nazi propaganda.
Singing Yet - not talent Kovalev. His vocals, coupled with the appearance inexplicably reminded me of Zhirinovsky - he even sang, I remember, in one TV show song about Russia.
off-screen oddity was that my friend and equally did not hear the radio announcement of the concert. We are set to "tour in support of the premiere music video" B-2 '", and on the ground knew that there was referring to "The Battle"!
Printed poems Kovalev also woven of poetic conventions and standards are the same resurrected retro, like his songs. Dandelions, lace, lavender - all from the category of "Director-General released a collection of poems for the soul." When a man imagines himself a great writer and his persistently vparivaet Lyrics - this is called graphomania. I do not know the names for the same phenomenon in music - but Kovalev illustrates both.
But anyway - thank "Pilgrims"! - T-shirts carefully carry the songs and listen pereslushivaem, buy a new album, a poem read at night. In every house.
Photos from recital of "Pilgrim" in Kaliningrad May 31, 2008 at www.piligrim-rock.ru. Attention! While writing this article, the author suffered from harassment and beatings by dissatisfied with life partner. Accepted a donation for the restoration of health.