The Soviet Union’s Underground Rock Scene in the 1970s (History of Soviet Rock Part 1)

Building a music scene is difficult without any radio airplay, commercial recording studios, or paid gigs. Not to mention the KGB breathing down your neck.

Check out part 2 here: https://youtu.be/OwhYDbhzkNo
And part 2.5 (a new follow-up video) is free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandsplaining

Songs featured in this video:
0:24 Kino - "Close The Door Behind Me, I'm Leaving"
1:45 Benny Goodman - "Stompin' at The Savoy"
2:35 Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon - "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
3:34 VIA Poyushchiye Gitary (Singing Guitars) - "The Cyclists"
3:45 Ariel (Ариэль) - Любите струны гитар
4:00 Tsvety - "Do Not"
5:24 Plastic People of the Universe - Jam at a public practice
5:40 Sipoli - "Medijums"
5:48 Time Machine - "Puppets"
5:56 Akvarium - Jam from Tbilisi '80
6:21 Yuri Morozov - "Inexplicable (pt 4)"
7:50 Yuri Morozov - "Machine Dancing"
8:11 Akvarium - "Bljuz NTR"
8:39 Akvarium - Scene from Иванов (Ivanov)
8:49 Akvarium - "Railway Water"
10:25 Gunesh - Live at Tbilisi '80
10:53 Magnetic Band - Live at Tbilisi '80
11:03 Time Machine - Live at Tbilisi '80
11:06 Autograph - Live at Tbilisi '80
11:10 Интеграл (Integral) - Live at Tbilisi '80
11:22 Akavarium - Live at Tbilisi '80
12:23 Time Machine - Candle (Live at Tbilisi '80)

A special thanks to those below for the inspiration/footage/knowledge:
Nikita Lane for recommending this topic
"Rock-Monoloque" by Kozlov Vladimir
"Free to Rock" by Jim Brown
"Back in the USSR: The True Story of Rock in Russia" by Artemy Troitsky
"Punk in Russia" by Gololobov, Pilkington & Steinholt
Bone Record images are credited to the The X-Ray Audio Project — check out their interactive exhibit at www.x-rayaudio.com

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