The Aquarium Band
History Of The Aquarium Band
Let’s say right off that the real history of Aquarium is beyond description in numbers and facts. The most precise chronicle of biography may serve as some kind of guide, however it’s still nothing but a myth. The real history of Aquarium is found in the songs. It’s all there.
Aquarium was formed in Leningrad in 1972. Under the dominant and ruthless Soviet political system, which called for all people to live under the same ideology and constrained culture, rock music was like a breath of fresh air. Rock’n’roll became an attractive substitute for the Soviet way of life. However, it was virtually impossible to play Rock’n’roll because it was directly opposite to the system – it was banned from radio and television.
However, change gradually began to take place… something new was in the air. Although not everyone felt Rock’n’roll’s pull, there were others who were drawn by an internal need to play Rock’n’roll and Boris Grebenshikov was one of them. At that time, he studied Applied Mathematics at Leningrad University. Together with his close childhood friend, Anatolii Gunitskii (nickname “George” due to his similar looks to George Harrison) – a playwright and a poet-absurdist, Boris Grebenshikov formed the rock band and named it Aquarium. Gradually the number of band members evolved. Andrei Romanov (flute, piano), Vsevolod Gakel (cello), Michail Fainstein-Vasiliev (drums) and Alexander Alexandrov (bassoon) joined the band. George left the band and pursued a career in the theater. However, over time, his lyrics were used in many songs. The first years for the band were “a time of vague mythology, wandering in the Engineer’s Castles of this world with a guitar, a flute and a cello.” (B.G.) [Translator’s note: The “Engineer’s Castle” was originally built in St. Petersburg by Emperor Paul I, the son of Catherine the Great, and named St. Michael’s Castle. It was later used as an army engineer’s school and renamed as the “Engineer’s Castle”. And on the very steps to the castle Aquarium rehearsed and George’s amateur plays were performed.]
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