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
Ковёр-Вертолёт
Агата Кристи Lyrics
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Мама – это не со мной
Неужели небо, неужели небо
Задеваю головой?
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
Мама, я опять живой
Ты уже не плачешь, ты уже не плачешь
Мама, полетим со мной!
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
На ковре-вертолете ветер бьет в глаза
Нам, хотя бы на излете, заглянуть за
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
На ковре-вертолете ветер бьет в глаза
Нам, хотя бы на излете, заглянуть за
The song "Kover Vertolet" by Агата Кристи talks about the theme of escapism and the desire to leave the troubles of the world behind. The first stanza repeats the phrase "Mama - это небыль" which roughly translates to "Mama is not real." This could imply the desire to escape from reality and enter a world that is not bound by the rules of the real world. The second line mentions the singer's longing to detach themselves from the earth and fly high into the sky, dramatized with the question, "Неужели небо, неужели небо / Задеваю головой?" meaning "Is the sky really touching my head?"
The chorus of the song evokes the image of a flying carpet or a magic carpet as the singer talks about flying on a "kovre-vertolote," or a "carpet helicopter," past the rainbow while others crawl on the ground, labeling them as "чудаки," which can either mean "weirdos" or "odd ones out." The desire to "fly" away from earthly problems continues in the second stanza, instilling a sense of freedom as the singer talks about being "alive" again with their "Mama."
The third stanza continues the same theme, describing the wind in the face while flying on the "carpet helicopter." The last two lines suggest that the singer is taking their "Mama" with them to the skies, emphasizing the union and the shared desire to escape from the earth.
Line by Line Meaning
Мама – это небыль, мама – это небыль
Mother is unreal, mother is unreal
Мама – это не со мной
Mother is not with me
Неужели небо, неужели небо
Задеваю головой?
Is it really the sky that touches my head?
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
On a carpet-helicopter past the rainbow
We're flying, while you crawl, you weirdos, you weirdos
Мама – это правда, мама – это правда
Мама, я опять живой
Mother is the truth, mother is the truth
Mother, I'm alive again
Ты уже не плачешь, ты уже не плачешь
Мама, полетим со мной!
You're not crying anymore, you're not crying anymore
Mother, let's fly together!
На ковре-вертолете ветер бьет в глаза
Нам, хотя бы на излете, заглянуть за
On a carpet-helicopter the wind hits our eyes
We should at least glance out as we take off
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
On a carpet-helicopter past the rainbow
We're flying, while you crawl, you weirdos, you weirdos
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки
On a carpet-helicopter past the rainbow
We're flying, while you crawl, you weirdos, you weirdos
На ковре-вертолете ветер бьет в глаза
Нам, хотя бы на излете, заглянуть за
On a carpet-helicopter the wind hits our eyes
We should at least glance out as we take off
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kozlov A., Samoilov G.R.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cacilhasalmada
Мама, это небыль, мама, это небыль
Мама, это не со мной!
Неужели небо, неужели небо
Задеваю головой?
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки!
Мама, это правда, мама, это правда
Мама, я опять живой!
Ты уже не плачешь, ты уже не плачешь
Мама, полетим со мной!
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки!
На ковре-вертолете ветер бьёт в глаза
Нам хотя бы на излёте заглянуть за
На ковре-вертолете мимо радуги
Мы летим, а вы ползете, чудаки вы, чудаки!
@KosMax44
Сижу пьяненький .Вспоминаю .Аж на слезу пробивает .Мальчик Максим 38 лет .(Уже 39 ,но полёт (на ковре) продолжается)А вот уже и 40. Вернулся живой .И теперь эта песня ещё лучше слушается и воспринимается .
@krilypidstupniy840
Мы когда к родственникам в селение приехали, то нельзя пьяному на улицу выходить,убивают камнями.
@KosMax44
@@krilypidstupniy840 Не езди туда .Там плохо
@krilypidstupniy840
@@KosMax44 наоборот,там хорошо, море есть и много работы. Это у нас совсем плохо,но зато дома-как говорится.
@KosMax44
@@krilypidstupniy840 Это да .И камнями не убивают
@yurok1988
@@krilypidstupniy840 а можно узнать "там" что полезного изобрели для мира? Пару ученых или открытий?
@dmitrygabitov7946
Это шедевр. Не многим группам удается создать такие вещи которые вне времени.
@user-he5si6bx3o
Алеша, та на всех вертолетах это можно делать, кроме транспортников!
@leoneleone5571
Ага особено статистика потерь в Украине ка 60 и ка52 осталось толь ко видио
@user-zd3lb5gi1c
Козлов создал