Alisa was founded in November 1983 by bassist Svetoslav Zadery. The name of the band is borrowed from Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland". The band's lineup was finally completed in 1984, when new vocalist Kostya Kinchev (born Konstantin Panfilov) and guitarist Pyotr Samoylov joined Alisa. Their debut album "Energia" (Energy) was released by Melodia, the state publishing monopoly, and was sold in numbers of more than one million.
But the relations between the two leaders, Konstantin and Zadery, were poor, and finally Svetoslav left the band. This occurred just one hour before Alisa was to perform at a concert. Alisa had to ask Кино bassist Igor Tihomirov to replace him for one concert. Later Zadery created his own band 'Nate!' ('Take it!').
The growing popularity of the band created a fan community called the 'Army of Alisa', known for their rough behaviour at concerts. It led to animosity between the band and Soviet officials. In 1987 the newspaper Smena accused Kinchev of Nazi propaganda and worshipping Hitler. Alisa's leader Kinchev filed a suit for calumny and moral loss compensation. After the year-long court process the magazine published the refutation. Alisa's next album was titled Article 206 part 2, a chapter ('Hooliganism') of the USSR Procedural Code, alluding to this process.
There were new lineup changes in 1988, when guitarist Igor 'Chuma' Chumykin joined Alisa. This change was followed by the heavier sound of next albums Shabash and For those Who Fell From the Moon. Alisa toured through Europe and Israel together with Aria. The album Black Mark, 1994, was dedicated to the memory of Chuma, who committed suicide by jumping from the window.
In the new millennium, with albums such as Seychas Pozdnee Chem Ty Dumaesh (It is Later Than You Think, 2003) and Izgoy (Exile, 2005), the sound of Alisa was changed to a heavier one, including elements of nu-metal, industrial and heavy metal. Music critics credited Clawfinger as Kinchev's greatest new music influence. This gave Alisa a new fan base among Russian hard rock fans, and three songs from Izgoy continually reached the top of the NASHE radio chart.
Kinchev was baptised in 1990, and since then Christianity has been the main influence on his alignment and his lyrics. Although early Alisa lyrics were typical for Russian rock - the social protest and rock 'n' roll hype - since the late 1990's their main theme has been ideas of Christianity, Russian patriotism, and Slavic unity.
Konstantin is in good relations with the priests of the Russian Orthodox Church, especially Andrey Kuraev. Alisa has participated in many religion-supporting festivals, such as 'Musicians for the Christ Savior Cathedral'.
Пересмотри
АлисА Lyrics
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Не задались,
Им в пору, поминать себя.
Не оставь и тени сомнений -
Мы прорвались
За схемы линии огня.
Перечитай, пересмотри
Забытый город, съехавших крыш
И взорванных стен.
Пересмотри, перечитай
И убедись, что вышел за край,
За рубежи отчётных границ
И сверстанных схем.
В рубежах поденной структуры
Переполох -
Сбой фазы огорошил цепь.
На границе самоконтроля
Прожитый вдох
Оставил выжженную степь.
Ну, а тем, кто принял порядок
Передовиц,
Чет-нечет отмеряет срок.
В экзерсисах анабиоза
Лица без лиц
Пакуют головы в песок.
The song Пересмотри by the rock band Алиса talks about the need to review and reassess our own choices and beliefs. The lyrics refer to the algorithms of point functions that haven't been established yet and the need to reflect on oneself. The song encourages the listener to not leave any room for doubt and to realize that they have broken through the schemes of the line of fire. The refrain repeats the need to reread and review and to look inside themselves, at the forgotten city with its fallen roofs and destroyed walls.
The song also describes the chaos in the boundary of the daily structure, where the chain was shocked by a phase shift. The borders of self-control saw a previously lived breath burn the entire area. Finally, the song speaks of those who accepted the established order, who measure their time in even and odd numbers. In the exercise of suspended animation, people without faces pack their heads in sand. The song highlights the importance of rethinking our ideas and actions constantly, rather than accepting them as the only truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Алгоритмы точечных функций
Precise functions and algorithms
Не задались,
Did not set out
Им в пору, поминать себя.
It's time for them to remember themselves.
Не оставь и тени сомнений -
Do not leave any shadows of doubt -
Мы прорвались
We broke through.
За схемы линии огня.
Beyond the diagrams of the line of fire.
Перечитай, пересмотри
Reread, reconsider
И убедись, что город внутри.
And make sure that the city is inside.
Забытый город, съехавших крыш
The forgotten city, with its roofs coming off
И взорванных стен.
And walls blown apart.
Пересмотри, перечитай
Reconsider, reread
И убедись, что вышел за край,
And make sure that you've crossed the boundary,
За рубежи отчётных границ
Outside of the reporting boundaries.
И сверстанных схем.
And the put-together schemes.
В рубежах поденной структуры
Within the boundaries of hourly structure
Переполох -
Panic -
Сбой фазы огорошил цепь.
Phase failure stunned the chain.
На границе самоконтроля
At the boundary of self-control
Прожитый вдох
A breath that's been lived
Оставил выжженную степь.
Left a scorched earth behind.
Ну, а тем, кто принял порядок
Well, and those who've accepted the order
Передовиц,
Of the Vanguard,
Чет-нечет отмеряет срок.
Odd and even numbers measure the time.
В экзерсисах анабиоза
In the exercises of anabiosis
Лица без лиц
Faces without faces
Пакуют головы в песок.
Pack their heads in the sand.
Contributed by Madison B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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