"The leg is cramped!" - the legendary Russian band of the early 1990s. Music critics cannot determine in what genre the musical group performs their compositions. The songs of the musical group are a combination of pop, indie, punk and modern electronic sound.
The history of the creation of the musical group "Nogu brought down!"
The first steps towards the creation of the group "Nogu brought down!" Maxim Pokrovsky, Vitaliy Akshevsky and Anton Yakomulsky started doing it back in 1988. Each of the guys had their own idea of creativity and further development of themselves in music.
Such diverse and extraordinary they were confused. Olga Opryatina, who was the organizer of the Moscow Rock Laboratory, accepted the guys into her ranks and directed them in the right direction.
In 1988, a new group, Nogu Svelo!, appeared in the music world. Olga Opryatina tried to "push" the guys to the top of the musical Olympus. And she registered the team for participation in a major music festival.
Thanks to participation in the music festival, the band gained its first popularity. Soon the first serious tracks of the young group sounded: "Polyclinic", "Madhouse", "Olga", "Tazepam". The composition "Olga" was dedicated to Olga Opryatina, who became a muse for the children.
At the beginning of 1990, the musical group “Nogu brought down!” released his first album "1:0 in favor of girls". This compilation includes previously recorded tracks, some new and updated musical compositions.
Music critics described the work of the Russian group as "perky kid style". The audience warmly accepted the tracks of young performers, which could not help warming up the leaders of the musical group.
A little later, the leader of the group "The leg has cramped!" Pokrovsky decided to slightly update the style of performance of the compositions. Pokrovsky invited Igor Lapukhin to the musical group, who was excellent at playing the guitar. Guitar strumming has become an integral part of the performance of the Nogu Svelo! group.
The composition of the group did not change very often. But from time to time new artists joined the team. In the mid-1990s, keyboardist Medvedev joined the group, who left only in 2007. The old keyboardist was replaced by Sasha Volkov.
"Breakthrough" to the top of the musical Olympus
In 1992, the musical group officially presented the album "Whims of Fashion Models". In the early 1990s, the Nogu Svelo! already known on the territory of the Russian Federation. The group captivated the listeners with high-quality concert sound and the ability to behave well on stage.
After the release of the album "Whims of Fashion Models", the group began to be invited to various concerts and festivals. The team "The leg has cramped!" performed the song "Haru Mamburu" on the "Generation" stage. After that they became very popular. This track was covered by stars and ordinary music lovers.
Three years later, the musicians recorded another album, Siberian Love. This album has become special for the musical group. The fact is that one of the most popular symphony orchestras in Russia and the musical group of the FSB took part in the recording of the disc.
The leaders of the group "The leg has cramped!" presented the dilogy "I'm happy because I'm pregnant." Popular compositions were tracks that did not have "expiration dates" - "Moscow Romance" and "Lilliputian Love".
When the band turned 10 years old, the musicians decided not to wait for gifts from fans, but made it for themselves by recording the Calla disc. And the “composition” of this disc included not the top compositions of the musical group, but those that music lovers have not heard until now.
“If you listen to the tracks that we recorded on this record, you will definitely conclude that we are crazy. Songs that have never been heard before ... they are inadequate and crazy, ”the leaders of the group shared with fans.
Attempt to take part in Eurovision
The group was very popular. Tracks and videos could be heard at the top of the "local" music charts. The love for music gave rise to the desire of the musicians to take part in the National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
However, the jury refused the musical group. Since it was believed that the group "The leg was brought together!" writes original and extraordinary tracks that can shock the European public.
Many associate the group with risk, outrageousness and surprise. From time to time, the leader of the musical group Pokrovsky surprises the audience with his fantasies, which he translates into reality. Once the performer performed several tracks while sitting on a horse.
Maxim Pokrovsky is a very versatile person. Since 2000, he has been seen in the filming of films and TV shows. He also took part in the Last Hero project, where he was able to demonstrate excellent physical shape.
In the development of the group “Nogu brought down!” helped businessman and poet Mikhail Gutseriev. Mikhail has provided significant financial assistance to the musical group for a long time. He was also able to discern in Pokrovsky also the talent of the poet. He convinced him to write songs for such stars as Alla Pugacheva, Kobzon and Natasha Koroleva.
Maxim Pokrovsky in 2011 spoke about his future plans in an interview. “I began to think more and more about a solo career. It’s not that I have outgrown the Nogu Svelo group, but I want to break away from the musical group and try myself in something new.
The group leader's words became prophetic. In 2012, the vocalist of the “Nogu Svelo!” led a solo project in the United States of America. In 2015, the band played shows in Atlanta, New York, Seattle and San Francisco.
Maxim did not forget about the Russian "fans". In 2016, the group presented the album "Eat My Heart". The band members staged a presentation of the new album on a luxury yacht. The artists tried on the image of prisoners.
Group "Leg brought down!" Now
In the spring of 2017, the musicians presented the single "There-here". And in May of the same year, the group presented the album "The Continents of My Planet". The songs that were included in the album were so light and "airy" that they wanted to listen to them all the time.
In 2018, Pokrovsky opened a management company in the United States, Max Incubator. Maxim promoted little-known American stars, but most importantly, he did not dictate how and what to sing to them.
“They are in free swimming,” Pokrovsky noted. In 2019, the group held a grandiose concert tour across Russia. And in April, the musicians presented the clip "Airplanes-Trains".
The team "The leg has cramped!" in 2021
On March 11, 2021, the premiere of the video clip for the track "Selection" took place. This composition was included in the longplay, which was released last spring.
Donkeys are the main characters of the funny clip. Maxim Pokrovsky, surrounded by donkeys, sings especially for sacred animals. The filming of the video clip took place on the island of Aruba. The work was warmly received by the fans of the team.
At the end of March 2021, the presentation of the “fragrant” LP of the rock band “Nogu Svelo” took place. The disc was called - "Perfume". Recall that this is the 14th album of the rockers. In the tracks, the musicians did not touch on acute social topics, but completely immersed themselves in carelessness. Note that the musicians are preparing for the "Defrost" tour.
At the end of the first summer month of 2021, the Russian rock band Nogu Svelo presented a video for the track Telezvezda. The artists reported that this work is an ironic story about Pinocchio, performed in a modern way. Recall that the track "TV Star" was included in the disc "4 stages of quarantine", which was reduced at home.
By the way, in 2021 between the leader of the team Max Pokrovsky and performer Dima Bilan there was a conflict due to the disruption of the concert in St. Petersburg. Nogu Svelo dedicated her new song “***beep***LAN” to this, the video for it was published on YouTube on the evening of July 13th.
