Gorky Park (band)
| Gorky Park | |
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 Gorky Park in 2006 at an appearance |
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| General information | |
| origin | Moscow , Russia |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1987 |
| Website | gorkyparkmusic.ru |
| Current occupation | |
| Alexei Below | |
| Jan Janenkow | |
| Alexander "Big Sasha" Minkow | |
| Sascha Lwow | |
| Nikolai Kuzminich | |
| former members | |
singing |
Nikolai Noskov (1987–1990)
Alexandr Marshall (1987–1999, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015) |
Gorky Park ( Russian Парк Горького ) is a Russian rock band that became known as the first Russian glam metal group in the United States towards the end of the Cold War and is still active in Russia today.
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During the end of the Cold War , the members of the group played in various bands in Moscow . In 1987 the band then formed under the name "Gorky Park". Because of the relaxed travel regulations, they managed to travel to the United States to get a record deal there. At the time, rock from Russia was seen as a contradiction, but soon the band members were able to make their first connections in the music industry. So they soon got to know Frank Zappa . With the help of Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora , they were able to sign a contract with Mercury Records .
The Gorky Park debut album of the same name was released in 1989 on the Vertigo Records label and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn . In the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rapidly changing political climate with it, they received increasing support. So their first video Bang was played by MTV in the heavy rotation . Her next two singles Try to Find Me and Peace in Our Time (in collaboration with Bon Jovi ) were also radio hits. There was also a cover version of The Who hit My Generation on the album . The group first attracted international attention in 1989 at the Moscow Music Peace Festival , where they performed together with bands such as Skid Row , Mötley Crüe , Scorpions , Cinderella etc.
Disputes ensue with Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, as the two took 80% of the income. It went so far that Richie Sambora gave 50% back.
After the transition peaked, interest in the band quickly waned in the United States.
In 1990 Noskow left the group. The other members of the band continued, however. In 1993, the second studio album, Moscow Calling , followed, which sold 500,000 times outside the United States.
In 1996 the third album Stare was released . There was a small line-up change. Nikolai Kusminich took over the keyboard and Minkow the vocals for his instrument. Allen Holdsworth was a guest musician on guitar for Don't Make Me Stay . This album was only produced for the Russian market and is therefore difficult to obtain in Europe.
The fourth album Protivofazza was released in 1998, again only for the Russian market.
Discography
Albums
- 1989: Gorky Park
- 1993: Moscow Calling
- 1996: Starlings
- 1998: Protivofazza
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Web links
- Official website
- Gorky Park at Discogs (English)