composition of the Leap Summer group

"Viskokosnoe Leto" is a rock band originally from the USSR. The band's founders include talented guitarist and vocalist Alexander Sitkovetsky and keyboardist Chris Kelmi. The musicians created their brainchild in 1972. "Leap Summer": Biography of the group The band existed on the heavy music scene for only 7 years. Despite this, the musicians managed to leave a mark in the hearts of heavy music fans. The band's tracks are remembered by music lovers for their original sound and love of musical experimentation. The history of the creation and composition of the group "Leap Summer" The history of the creation of the group begins a year before the official date. It all started in 1971. The "fathers" of the rock band, Chris Kelmi and Alexander Sitkovetsky, were then working as musicians in the band "Sadko". But the group soon disbanded, and the artists teamed up with Yuri Titov and continued performing together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vElZoyEyiSVc В последующие годы существования состав группы неоднократно менялся. Andrey Davidyan took the place of the soloist. It was this singer who made music lovers enjoy cover versions of tracks by popular foreign artists. Fans especially loved the cover versions of Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin songs. The band's first performances were not particularly exciting. Spectators attended their concerts reluctantly. Musicians came to summer cottages and closed nightclubs, using scraps of postcards with a purple stamp as invitations. A turning point in the life of the band "Leap Summer" occurred after a new musician, bassist Alexander Kutikov, joined the group. Until recently, he was a member of the band "Time Machine". But later he had disagreements with the other musicians. He hurried to leave the team. "Leap Summer": Biography of the Band At this point, it was decided that Chris would take over the keyboards, and Anatoly Abramov would take over the drums from Titov, who had left. There were now three soloists at once: Kutikov, Sitkovetsky and Kelmi. At the same time, the musicians decided that they would perform their own compositions. Soon the bassist left the band and his place was taken by Pavel Osipov. The talented Mikhail Faibushevich was now standing at the microphone. The musicians were in no hurry to delight the audience with tracks of their own composition, happily covering Slade compositions. The rise of the band's popularity The peak of the Soviet rock band's popularity came after Kutikov's return. During this period, the so-called golden line-up of the group was formed, which, in addition to the bassist, included Chris Kelmi, Sitkovetsky, and drummer Valery Efremov. Poet Margarita Pushkina joined the project alongside the former musician from the band "Time Machine." In a short period of time, the talented girl managed to fill the group's repertoire with compositions in Russian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vlePFY1mojZg Маргарите Пушкиной удалось обогатить музыкальную копилку коллектива настоящими хитами. The immortal track “Pigs are eager to fight” is worth a lot. For a long time, the musicians were unable to obtain permission to perform their tracks, as the compositions were filled with an abundance of metaphors and a psychedelic bias. The musicians found a solution. They submitted them to the committee for consideration as instrumental. The influence of hard rock culture could be heard in the compositions of the group "Leap Summer" of this time. The musicians' performances resembled theatrical shows. They used lighting effects. The group's show was similar to the performances of their Western colleagues. The audience particularly noted "Satanic Dances". During the performance, the keyboardist appeared on stage wearing black clothing with human bones depicted on it. Nothing unusual, but for Soviet music lovers it was a novelty. Performances of the group "Leap Summer" During the golden years of the group's line-up, performances consisted of three parts. First, the musicians performed difficult-to-understand compositions, followed by the rock opera “Prometheus Bound” and an entertainment block. At the last stage, the musicians simply had fun on stage. The spectacular appearance on stage is what the fans of the band remember most. But one day the musicians' originality almost played a cruel joke on them. At a rock festival in Tallinn, the audience got so excited that they started smashing everything around them. Because of this, the soloists of the group "Leap Summer" were suspended from performing the following day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vPM82N02NdrU Вскоре музыканты презентовали клип к популярному треку «Лавка чудес». Around the same time, a new member joined the group. We are talking about Vladimir Vargan, whose beautiful voice can be heard in the song “World of Trees”. The rock band's discography was expanded with the debut album "Prometheus Chained" (1978). The collection includes hits already loved by the public: “Trust the Slow River” and “People - Former Birds”. Then came the release of "Leap Summer". Before their release, the band's recordings were very difficult to obtain, and most were of poor quality. Fans particularly highlighted the collection “Concert in Arkhangelsk”. The album was recorded during the band's performance in Arkhangelsk by a devoted fan. The band then performed in full force at the festival in Chernogolovka. At the festival, the group "Visokosnoe Leto" provided serious competition to the group "Mashina Vremeni" in the fight for the main prize. As a result, the guys took an honorable 2nd place. However, the judges completely criticized the musicians' compositions. According to the jury, the band's tracks were too detached from reality. The breakup of the band "Leap Summer" In the late 1970s, creative differences began to arise more and more frequently between the band members. The musicians realized that they no longer wanted to perform under one creative pseudonym. "Leap Summer": Biography of the group Chris Kelmi wanted to hear a lighter "pop" sound in the new works. According to the musician, this could increase the number of fans. The commercial sound is particularly noticeable in the track "Mona Lisa". Sitkovetsky was attracted to more aggressive motives. Creative differences led to the group announcing their breakup in 1979. After the band disbanded, each musician began pursuing their own projects. For example, Titov returned to the group "Time Machine", where he took Efremov with him, Sitkovetsky created the group "Autograph". And Kelmi is "Rock Studio". https://www.youtube.com/watch?vOejFHRCKloI В 2019 году общая беда объединила поклонников и бывших участников группы «Високосное лето». The fact is that the talented Chris Kelmi has passed away. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. The musician abused alcohol for a long time. And this despite the fact that doctors warned about the possible consequences. Chris Kelmi's director, Evgeny Suslov, said that the star's condition the day before "raised suspicions." The paramedics who responded to the call were unable to prevent death.

composition of the group Leap summer

"Leap Summer": Biography of the group

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