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".
Бродяга
ДДТ Lyrics
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На деревьях останки души -
Одинокая смерть пролетела
В этой Богом забытой глуши.
Он лежал на истлевшем бурьяне,
Плыли в небе слепые глаза.
Безымянный, босой, окаянный,
На груди в свете молний сияли
Два червя да серебряный крест,
А вдали молча горы стояли,
Стерегли пустоту этих мест.
Эй, бродяга, ты сын человечий,
Где твой конь, где жена, где село?
Облаками окутавши плечи,
Мать-гроза отпевала его.
Сколько лет ты по свету скитался,
Как давно от родимой двери?
В даль ушел и навек там остался,
Господь душу его забери.
Закопал я его под ольхою,
Свет от молний стекал по усам,
Не увидел я тень за собою...
Понял, что хоронил себя сам.
The lyrics to ДДТ's song Бродяга paint a vivid picture of a lonesome death in the wilderness, where the only witness is the stormy sky above. The first lines describe a broken body on the road and remnants of the soul on the trees, suggesting a tragic end to a journey that ended in isolation and abandonment. The scene is set with a sense of desolation, as if the place were forgotten by God and man alike.
The second stanza brings more detail to the setting, with the singer lying on a decaying weed, while blind eyes move in the sky. The man is described as nameless, barefoot, and condemned, with a storm gathering in the distance. The imagery of the silver cross and two worms shining on his chest adds a layer of complexity to this figure, which may be read as both tragic and mysterious.
The third and final stanza turns the focus to the singer, who addresses the wanderer directly, asking about his horse, his wife, and his village. The image of the mother storm mourning his passing is particularly poignant, highlighting the sense of loss and sorrow in the face of such a solitary death. The last lines suggest that the singer himself buried the body under a tree, reflecting on his own mortality in the face of this anonymous stranger's fate.
Overall, the song Бродяга creates a powerful sense of emptiness and despair, tempered by moments of beauty and transcendence. It invites the listener to reflect on the fragility of life, the inevitability of death, and the value of human connection in the face of isolation.
Line by Line Meaning
На дороге разбитое тело,
A lifeless body lies broken beside the road.
На деревьях останки души -
Remnants of a soul are scattered about the trees.
Одинокая смерть пролетела
A solitary death has passed by.
В этой Богом забытой глуши.
In this god-forsaken wilderness.
Он лежал на истлевшем бурьяне,
He lay on the decaying grass.
Плыли в небе слепые глаза.
Blind eyes floated in the sky.
Безымянный, босой, окаянный,
Nameless, barefoot, wretched.
А вдали собиралась гроза.
And a storm was gathering in the distance.
На груди в свете молний сияли
Two worms and a silver cross shone on his chest in the lightning.
Два червя да серебряный крест,
Two worms and a silver cross,
А вдали молча горы стояли,
While mountains stood silently in the distance,
Стерегли пустоту этих мест.
Guarding the emptiness of this place.
Эй, бродяга, ты сын человечий,
Hey, wanderer, you're a son of man,
Где твой конь, где жена, где село?
Where's your horse, your wife, your village?
Облаками окутавши плечи,
Shoulders shrouded by clouds,
Мать-гроза отпевала его.
His mother, the storm, sang him a funeral song.
Сколько лет ты по свету скитался,
How many years have you wandered the earth,
Как давно от родимой двери?
How long since you left your native door?
В даль ушел и навек там остался,
Gone into the distance and left there forever,
Господь душу его забери.
May the Lord take his soul.
Закопал я его под ольхою,
I buried him under the alder tree,
Свет от молний стекал по усам,
The light from the lightning ran through his whiskers,
Не увидел я тень за собою...
I didn't see my own shadow behind me...
Понял, что хоронил себя сам.
Realized that I was burying myself.
Contributed by Nolan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
eqweqrsf yt3w47yr
На дороге разбитое тело,
На деревьях останки души -
Одинокая смерть пролетела,
В этой Богом забытой глуши.
Он лежал на истлевшем бурьяне,
Плыли в небе слепые глаза.
Безымянный, босой, окаянный,
А вдали собиралась гроза.
На груди в свете молний сияли
Два червя да серебряный крест.
А вдали молча горы стояли,
Стерегли пустоту этих мест.
Эй, бродяга, ты сын человечий,
Где твой конь, где жена, где село?
Облаками окутавши плечи,
Мать-гроза отпевала его.
Сколько лет ты по свету скитался?
Как давно от родимой двери?
В даль ушел и навек там остался,
Господь, душу его забери.
Закопал я его под ольхою,
Свет от молний стекал по усам,
Не увидел я тень за собою...
Понял, что хоронил себя сам.
Роман Гавриль
Одна из любимых песен ДДТ.
Дядя Ян
гениальная поэзия, музыка отличная
Олександр Сергійович
О, вы кроме Летова ещё и ДДТ слушаете? Однозначно + к уважению.
A C I D I C
@Олександр Сергійович Летов - случайній пассажир, ставший известным лишь по случаю безрыбья.Не чета Юлианычу.
Олександр Сергійович
@A C I D I C спорно.
rogovanova60
Респект Шевчуку за песню, а Вам за ролик!
Баур Тентеков
отличный певец, приятно слушать вот уже сколько лет!!!
eqweqrsf yt3w47yr
На дороге разбитое тело,
На деревьях останки души -
Одинокая смерть пролетела,
В этой Богом забытой глуши.
Он лежал на истлевшем бурьяне,
Плыли в небе слепые глаза.
Безымянный, босой, окаянный,
А вдали собиралась гроза.
На груди в свете молний сияли
Два червя да серебряный крест.
А вдали молча горы стояли,
Стерегли пустоту этих мест.
Эй, бродяга, ты сын человечий,
Где твой конь, где жена, где село?
Облаками окутавши плечи,
Мать-гроза отпевала его.
Сколько лет ты по свету скитался?
Как давно от родимой двери?
В даль ушел и навек там остался,
Господь, душу его забери.
Закопал я его под ольхою,
Свет от молний стекал по усам,
Не увидел я тень за собою...
Понял, что хоронил себя сам.
Рустам Мухтаров
Душевная песня! Привет из Ташкента!
phil k.
this is one of many reasons i love my country