Agata Kristi has created its unique style incorporating post-punk / new wave music with decadent poetry in their lyrics and made a great contribution to Russian rock. They achieved the Grand-Prix at festival of young European groups "Open du Rock" (France, 1991), premium "World Music Awards" as the most popular Russian music band (Monte-Carlo, 1997), four national premiums "Овация (Ovation)", in 2000 it was voted the best Russian group of the 90s.
The founders of the band - Vadim Samoylov (born in Sverdlovsk, 3 October 1964), Aleksandr Kozlov (born in Asbest, 25 September 1961) and Petr Mai - were schoolmates, they played together in a school band. In 1985 they (together with Vadim's younger brother Gleb Samoylov, who was born in Asbest, August 4, 1970) created a music band named "ВИА РТФ УПИ" (which literally stands for: vocal-instrumental ensemble of Radioengineering faculty of Ural Polytechnical Institute). The original band comprises:
Глеб Самойлов (Gleb Samoylov) - vocals, guitar, bass, lyrics, adaptation, keyboard
Вадим Самойлов (Vadim Samoylov) - vocals, guitar, bass, lyrics, adaptation, keyboard
Петр Май (Petr Mai) -- drums, percussion
Александр Козлов (Aleksandr Kozlov) - keyboard, composer/lyrics (now deceased)
They released several tape albums: "Если (If)", "Свет (Light)", and others. In the same year they changed the name of the band to "Agata Kristi" (the way Agatha Christie's name is pronounced in Russian). The name was chosen allegedly as best reflecting the band's sound style, a mysterious, eccentric, and at times sadistically spooky mix of glam, goth rock, and techno-like electronics.
The official birthday of "Agata Kristi" is February 20, 1988, the day of their first concert and the release of the first official album "Второй Фронт" (Vtoroj Front - Second Front). In 1988-1989 "Agata Kristi" played at several rock festivals and was beginning to attract attention. Still, two more albums to follow -- "Коварство и любовь" (Kovarstvo i Lubov - Craft and Love) and "Декаданс" (Dekadans - Decadence) -- seemed overly theatrical and pompous to many. There were also some internal tensions in the band: Petr Mai left and was replaced by Альберт Потапкин (Albert Potapkin), and then by Андрей Котов (Andrey Kotov) (born in Sverdlovsk, April 3, 1963).
In 1993 the band released a much more focused and balanced album: "Позорная Звезда" (Pozornaya Zvezda - Shameful Star), which marked a shift from the guitar-driven glam rock of the previous albums to a synth-based post-punk with a more subdued vocal delivery. The next album "Опиум" (Opium) enjoyed considerable success. "Agata Kristi" quickly became a popular act. Two songs from "Opium" -- "Сказочная Тайга" (Fairy Taiga) and "Опиум для Никого" (Opium for Nobody) became hits. The next albums - "Ураган" (Uragan - Hurricane) and "Чудеса" (Chudesa - Miracles) -- were gloomy, even depressive, and loaded with electronics, a move which was not well-recieved by many of the band's fans. 2000's "Майн Кайф?" (Main Kaif? - a word-play derived from Mein Kampf (Hitler's autobiography) and the Russian word "Kaif", meaning 'bliss' - featured sound no less gloomy and bleak than its predecessors, but received critical praise because of its unorthodox composition and song structures. In 2001, the founding keyboardist, Alexander Kozlov, died, which is said to be the reason for prolonged creative stagnation. Only in 2004 did the Samoylovs release the next album: "Триллер Часть 1" (Triller Chast' 1 - Thriller Part 1). It was a significant stylistic deviation from the band's trademark murky electronic sound. This lean, heavier, hard rock-infused album was generally well received by critics, that have found a likeness with the "Opium" album, and it has divided listeners & fans in two: those who stayed with the band, and those who didn't accept the new style. Several songs from this album made it to the top of the charts in Russia and made appearances on the radio.
While being less prolific in the 2000s, Agata Kristi has proved to be quite a long-lasting project. Over their history, the band explored a variety of styles, from the synth-pop of Depeche Mode and Freddie Mercury's extravaganza to the gloomy post-punk of The Cure and The Damned. Unlike the majority of the Russian rock scene, which historically adhered to the guitar-driven rock, Agata Kristi embraced a hefty share of synthesizer rhythms and drums, which, together with the characteristic vocals switching from a suggestive whisper to hysterical shrieks, makes their style easily recognizable.
Starting officially on 11.10.2008, after Andrey Kotov was driven out of the band - Agata Kristi was comprised of the Samoylov brothers and the following new members:
Дмитрий "Снэйк" Хакимов (Dmitry "Snake" Khakimov) - drums, percussion
Константин Бекрев (Konstantin Bekrev) - keyboard, bass
As for now the band does not give and live concerts anymore. Their last and final album "Epilogue" is announced to be released in spring 2010.
Official website: http://agata.ru
Гетеросексуалист
Агата Кристи Lyrics
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Как будто вычурная поза
Под шум хмельных идей
Пришла мечта о Ней
Как будто роза под наркозом
Да я люблю да я люблю
Об этом песни я пою
И петь не надо о другом
А я люблю а я люблю
И удержаться не могу
Я оптимист я оптимист
Я гетеросексуалист
Меня уводит в темноту
Счастливая меланхолия
И пусть жестока плеть
Я не устану петь
Ее потрепанное имя
Да я люблю да я люблю
Об этом песни я пою
И петь не надо о другом
Мы о другом споем потом
А я люблю а я люблю
И удержаться не могу
Я оптимист я оптимист
Я гетеросексуалист
The lyrics to Агата Кристи's song Гетеросексуалист depict the singer's passionate love for someone, expressed through metaphors such as bitter wine, a fanciful pose, and a rose in a drug-induced state. The singer proclaims their love and identity as a "heterosexual optimist" who cannot resist their feelings for this person, even in the face of melancholy and possible cruelty.
The repetition of the phrase "да я люблю" (yes, I love), coupled with the refusal to sing about anything else, highlights the intensity and single-mindedness of the singer's emotions. The lyrics also suggest a sense of defiance and individuality in the singer's self-identification as a heterosexual, which could reflect the societal expectations or pressures faced by individuals in the LGBTQ+ community.
Overall, the lyrics of Гетеросексуалист convey a raw sense of desire and devotion, set against a backdrop of hedonistic indulgence and introspective nostalgia.
Line by Line Meaning
Как будто горькое вино
Feeling of bitter-sweetness, like drinking wine.
Как будто вычурная поза
Behaving in an exaggerated manner, like posing.
Под шум хмельных идей
Amidst the noise of drunken thoughts.
Пришла мечта о Ней
Dreaming of Her came true.
Как будто роза под наркозом
Feeling drugged and in love, like under anesthesia.
Да я люблю да я люблю
Yes, I love, I love.
Об этом песни я пою
Singing songs about this love.
И петь не надо о другом
Not singing about anything else.
Мы о другом споем потом
We'll sing about other things later.
А я люблю а я люблю
But I love, I love.
И удержаться не могу
Can't help but give in to the feelings.
Я оптимист я оптимист
I am an optimist, I am an optimist.
Я гетеросексуалист
I am a heterosexual.
Меня уводит в темноту
Being consumed by darkness.
Счастливая меланхолия
Happy melancholy.
И пусть жестока плеть
Even if the whip is cruel.
Я не устану петь
I will never tire of singing.
Ее потрепанное имя
Her battered name.
Contributed by Anthony J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mylifeistea
Like bitter wine
Like a fancy pose
Under the noise of intoxicating ideas
There came a dream about her
Like a rose under anesthesia
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Leads me into darkness
happy melancholy
And let the whip be cruel
I won't stop singing
her tattered name
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Heterosexual
@mylifeistea
Like bitter wine
Like a fancy pose
Under the noise of intoxicating ideas
There came a dream about her
Like a rose under anesthesia
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Leads me into darkness
happy melancholy
And let the whip be cruel
I won't stop singing
her tattered name
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Yes I love, yes I love
About this song I sing
And you don't have to sing about something else
We'll sing about something else later
And I love, and I love
And I can't resist
I am an optimist, I am an optimist
I am heterosexual
Heterosexual
@user-lx7wz2wz7t
эх-90-тые😇😇😇
@user-um1ch4bm1d
Это песня шедевр! В наше время, это самая лучшая, позитивная песня, которая настраивает на семейный лад!!!
@user-jg5ih2qz1b
Ирка ты супер !!!
@Knut-2010
Отличная песня . От слов , до мелодии . Сейчас такого в хит-парадах не услышать .
@user-gg5br4em8l
Сколько слушаю столько и душа улетает!!! И по фиг мне как её позиционируют!!!! Песня супер и все!!! Агата Кристи рулит всегда!!!!
@freewheel_ks
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@user-iv2fe7hc1v
Под настроение всегда можно подобрать песню. От Агаты уже 26 не "отпускает". И "соскакивать" не собираюсь.
@user-yn2ep3tk9y
А я оптимус, пррайм
@user-yn2ep3tk9y
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀