The original band comprises:
* Yuri Shevchuk — vocals, guitar
* Vladimir Sigachyov — keyboard
* Rustem Asanbayev — guitar
* Gennady Rodin — bass
* Rustam Karimov — percussion
History
In 1982, Komsomolskaya Pravda declared a competition for young music performers called Zolotoy Kamerton (Golden Tuning Fork). DDT sent three compositions, "Inoplanetyane" (Aliens), "Chyornoye solntse" (Black sun), and "Ne strelyai" (Don't shoot).
During the long-running competition, the group published their first album (on tape), Svinya na raduge (A pig on a rainbow). The album contained elements of rock and roll, blues and country music.
DDT's submission to Zolotoy Kamerton passed through to the finals and the group was invited to perform in a concert at Moscow's Orlyonok complex, together with the other finalist band, Rok-sentyabr (Rock-September) from Cherepovets. DDT and three members of Rock-September, Vyacheslav Korbin, Yevgeny Belozyorov and Andrey Maslennikov, soon after recorded and published an album (on tape), Monolog v Saigone (Monologue in Saigon).
After recording the album, Sigachyov and Shevchuk returned to Ufa. Sigachyov distanced himself from the group, while Shevchuk collected new members including Rodin, drummer Sergey Rudogo, guitarist Rustam Rezvanov and keyboard player Vladislav Strochillo.
In May 1983, DDT successfully performed at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, as part of a three-day, sanctioned festival, "Rok za mir" (Rock for peace).
The new formation published the album Periferia (Periphery), recorded in April 1984.
Shevchuk spent some time in Sverdlovsk (present-day Yekaterinburg), performing with the group Urfin Juis.
In November 1985, DDT recorded the album Vremya (Time) in Sverdlovsk.
In 1986, Shevchuk moved to Leningrad (present Saint Petersburg) with his wife, son and mother.
In 1987 he rebuilt DDT. The members included:
* Nikita Zaitsev — guitar
* Vadim Kurylev — bass
* Andrey Vasiliev — guitar
* Igor Dotsenko — drums
* Andrey Muratov — keyboard
* Mikhail Chernov — saxophone
In June 1987, DDT performed at a Leningrad rock-club festival. DDT performed second-to-last and in front of a crowd of 3,000, even though the venue's capacity was 1,000.
In the summer of 1988, DDT toured across the USSR, and they record a new album, Ottepel (Thaw).
In 1989, DDT went on another tour with the group Alisa, performing also at a rock-festival in Hungary.
In 1990, DDT performed several concerts in the U.S.A. and Japan. They also performed as part of a concert in honor of Viktor Tsoy.
In 1991, DDT released another album, Plastun (Scout). The next album followed in the spring of the same year, Aktrisa Vesna (Actress Spring).
Then the group changed its performance strategy by adding programmes to its repertoire: well-prepared, conceptually linked concerts. During December 1992 and January 1993, DDT presented its first programme, Chyorny Pyos Peterburg (Black Dog Petersburg), and toured widely in CIS countries.
On 27 May 1993, the anniversary of Saint Petersburg, DDT performed a free concert on Dvortsovaya Square. 120,000 people attended.
During the summer of 1994, DDT took part in the rock festival White Nights of Saint Petersburg in Berlin. That autumn, the group was awarded the prestigious Ovatsiya award (Ovation) for Best Rock Group of the Year. Yuri Shevchuk was also named Best Rock Musician of the Year.
In the beginning of 1995, a new album, Eto vsyo… (That's all…). was recorded. In January, Shevchuk went on a mission of peace to Chechnya, where he performed in 50 concerts for the Russian troops and Chechen citizens alike.
On 25 June 1995, DDT performed a solo concert in Petrovsky stadium, which attracted tens of thousands of fans.
Afterwards, the group toured with its next programme, Ot i do (From start to finish). In the end of the winter of 1995–1996, the group worked in the USA. In February–March 1996, the group recorded a new album, Lubov (Love), at Long View Farm in Massachusetts with new musicians: bassist I. Tikhomirov (from the group Kino) and keyboard player D. Galitsky.
Bio (extended)
Yuri Shevchuk and the Russian rock group "DDT" have been leaders in the Russian rock movement for many years. Shevchuk began to put together the first incarnation of the band in the summer of 1980, and although its members have changed over the years.
DDT was organized and gave its first concerts in Shevchuk's native city of Ufa in the Ural Mountains in 1980. They received their first public recognition when they were given the "Golden Pitchpipe" prize for their song "Ne Strelyai" (Don't Shoot) in 1982 by a local newspaper.
They made their first visit to the U.S.A. in 1988, when their concert in Los Angeles was covered by MTV. After the U.S.S.R.'s dissoultion in 1991, DDT became more popular at home and abroad.
Today, DDT is one of the most popular rock groups in Russia, and their concerts attract tens of thousands of people. Shevchuk and his group also regularly travel throughout the C.I.S. and other former Soviet republics to give benefit concerts: in the spring and summer of 2002, 10 out of 11 concerts that the band played were benefits for various social and cultural organizations. They are also reaching an ever-growing audience in the U.S.A. and Europe.
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Another band existed with the same name in the mid of the 80's. DDT was an american hardcore punk band which released one EP and one LP. Very few people remember them today and they are virtually unknown in Europe.
DDT was also a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia- formed by Brian Howes, rapper Cory Perry White, drummer Bobby James, and guitarist Mike MacKay. Their album, "Urban Observer", was released in 1999 and the band enjoyed Canada-wide success for a short period of time.
DDT is also an punk-pop-rock-funk-techno band in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
DDT stands also for "Dodicesima Disposizione Transitoria".
Белая река
ДДТ Lyrics
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Он мне родня по юности
Смотрели, ухмылялися,
Да стукали в две рюмочки,
Ну как живешь? - Не спрашивай...
Всем миром правит добрая,
Хорошая, чуть вздорная
Но мне уже не страшная...
Белая река, капли о былом
Ах, река-рука, поведи крылом
Я тону, и мне, в этих пустяках
Ты рюмка на столе, ты небо на руках
А помнишь эту песенку,
Что запевали детством мы
В подъезде да на лесенке
Стояли наши стороны
И свет окном разбавленный
Был нам милее солнышка
И ветерок отравленный
Хватали мы из горлышка...
Припев
И к миру, где все поровну
Судьба вела нас веником,
А мы смотрели в сторону,
И было все до фени нам
И в этой вечной осени
Сидим с тобой, два голых тополя
А смерть считает до семи,
И утирает сопли нам
Припев
The lyrics to "Белая река" by ДДТ narrate a reunion and reminiscence of two old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. They exchange pleasantries, jokes, and memories while drinking to their past and present. The first verse suggests that they are both content with their current lives, even though they have faced hardships and challenges along the way. The chorus speaks of a white river and drops of the past, which might represent the memories and experiences they're talking about.
The second verse takes us back to their childhood when they used to sing a song together. They would sing it in the stairwell and on the stairs, and the light from the window was more precious to them than the sun. They even drank from the same bottle and shared everything, including the polluted wind. The third verse tells us how their lives went in different directions but ultimately turned out insignificant. They sit together in the autumn of their lives like two naked poplars facing their fate, which they refuse to dwell on. They keep the conversation light and don't have time for regrets, even when death looms.
Overall, "Белая река" portrays the beauty and complexity of life's journey, including the bittersweet memories that come with it. The nostalgia and warmth in the lyrics are reminiscent of times gone by and the people we may meet along the way.
Line by Line Meaning
Недавно его встретил я,
I recently met him, a friend from childhood
Он мне родня по юности
He's like family to me from our youth
Смотрели, ухмылялися,
We looked at each other and grinned,
Да стукали в две рюмочки,
And clinked glasses together twice,
Ну как живешь? - Не спрашивай...
How are you? - Don't ask...
Всем миром правит добрая,
Kindness rules the world,
Хорошая, чуть вздорная
Good, albeit a bit quirky
Но мне уже не страшная...
But it no longer scares me...
Припев:
Chorus:
Белая река, капли о былом
White river, drops of the past
Ах, река-рука, поведи крылом
Oh, river-hand, lead me with your wing
Я тону, и мне, в этих пустяках
I'm drowning, and in these trivialities,
Ты рюмка на столе, ты небо на руках
You are the glass on the table, you are the sky in my hands
А помнишь эту песенку,
And do you remember that song
Что запевали детством мы
That we sang in childhood
В подъезде да на лесенке
In the entranceway or on the stairs
Стояли наши стороны
Our sides stood together
И свет окном разбавленный
And the diluted light through the window
Был нам милее солнышка
Was dearer to us than the sun
И ветерок отравленный
And the poisoned breeze
Хватали мы из горлышка...
We drank from the bottle neck...
И к миру, где все поровну
And to the world where everything is equal
Судьба вела нас веником,
Fate led us like a broom,
А мы смотрели в сторону,
But we looked away,
И было все до фени нам
And everything was meaningless to us
И в этой вечной осени
And in this eternal autumn
Сидим с тобой, два голых тополя
I sit with you, two naked poplars
А смерть считает до семи,
And death counts up to seven,
И утирает сопли нам
And wipes our noses
Припев
Chorus
Contributed by Leah L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@alexandergridin1595
Недавно его встретил я,
Он мне родня по юности.
Смотрели, ухмылялися,
Да стукали в две рюмочки.
- Ну, как живешь? - Не спрашивай...
Всем миром правит добрая,
Хорошая, чуть вздорная,
Но мне уже не страшная...
Припев:
Белая река, капли о былом.
Ах, река-рука, поведи крылом.
Я тону, и мне, в этих пустяках,
Ты - рюмка на столе, ты - небо на руках.
А помнишь эту песенку,
Что запевали с детства мы,
В подъезде да на лесенке
Стояли наши стороны.
И свет, окном разбавленный,
Был нам милее солнышка,
И ветерок отравленный
Глотали мы из горлышка.
Припев
И к миру, где все поровну,
Судьба мела нас веником,
А мы смотрели в сторону,
И было все до фени нам.
И в этой вечной осени
Сидим с тобой, два голых тополя.
А смерть считает до семи,
И утирает сопли нам.
Припев
О-оо... Белая река...
@bogdanbabarov5704
Не важно какой год, всегда будут люди по-настоящему ценящие данный шедевр.
@user-yt9cn4ks4m
Путіна і дупу цілуй, підор😊
@user-gf3mu1de4u
Нормальные люди смотрят, и даже наверное понимают.
@apxoc_1381
Бесподобно, что тут сказать?! Шевчук - Великий музыкант, не отнять ни дизлайками, ни минусами. Бессмертный.
@user-lk3ku4jb6y
Яяя!!! С вами
@smartphone5602
@Юлия Воротникова ц а также на то цц ц а ц а также ц а
@apxoc_1381
@Юлия Воротникова 😉
@user-lk3ku4jb6y
2023 и что-то изменилось?
@user-yt9cn4ks4m
так, змінились, він з нами, а не з вами, козлодоєви
@alexandrprokopenko9844
Шевчук - один из лучших поэтов, которых породила русская земля!