Group "Gorky Park" - Soviet legend

The Gorky Park group was created thanks to the Stas Namin Center in 1987. This was a kind of attempt to "untwist" the Russian group, using Western methods, so much so that it thundered abroad and at the same time glorified and spread the news of the wonderful "serpomolotovskaya" country. To fulfill this lofty goal, the best musicians were selected. They were Nikolai Noskov and Alexey Belov (vocals and guitar) - former soloists of the group "Moscow". Also the band could boast of such participants as Jan Yanenkov and Alexander Minkov (also Alexander Marshal) - guitar and bass, former members of the "Flowers" group. Moved here and the former lead singer of the group "Aria" Alexander Lvov and began to beat the rhythms now in the group "Gorky Park." The composition of the group, as you can see, is quite good.

For the first time the band showed itself to the world at a festival called "Musicians for Peace", which was organized by the Stas Namin Center . This debut took place in May 1988. After that the group "Gorky Park" accompanied the world-famous "Scorpions" in their concerts in Leningrad. In 1989, in August, another loud performance of the group was held in Luzhniki, at the International Moscow Peace Festival, in which many world celebrities also participated. And organized this festival ... who we could think ... Center Stas Namin.

In autumn 1989, the first album was released, which was released by the rock band "Gorky Park". Songs from this album were heard in many countries, and the video of one of the songs from this record ("Bang! Bang!") Was in the TOP 15 MTV. In total, over one million records were sold.

No less enthusiasm was caused by the second album, which was released by the group "Gorky Park" ("Moscow Calls"). It was released in 1992 and was presented by various companies in many countries of the world. Together with the group "Gorky Park" many famous American singers recorded their records. For example, the first record was recorded with the participation of John Bon Jovi, as well as the musicians of his band. In the creation of the second album Dusil Zappa, Richard Marx, as well as saxophonist, who is a member of the Pink Floyd group - Skate Page, took part.

However, with the release of the second album, the group lost one of its members - Nikolai Noskov. He was replaced by Nikolai Kuzminykh, who once played in the Moscow band together with Alexei Belov.

The group returned to their homeland in 1994, and already in 1995 a long-term tour of the cities of Russia was organized. The capital's inhabitants reacted calmly to the famous group, but in the provinces there was nowhere to get through the number of people who wanted to see the world-famous countrymen.

1996 was the year of release of the third album under the name "Stare". By recording, it was heard that the music of the band became much more complicated. In the recording of the third album of "Gorky Park" the symphony orchestra participated. In addition, Alan Holdsworth (the famous American guitarist) and Ron Powell (one of the best percussionists in the world) took part in the recording process.

At concerts the musicians often performed dressing up in scenic pseudo-folk costumes (trousers, kosovorotki), holding guitars in the form of balalaikas, and waving American and Soviet flags.

Alexander Minkov left the band in 1998 and started a solo career, having chosen the pseudonym Alexander Marshal. The same year is actually the year of the group's disintegration. After the breakup, Alexei Belov and Yan Yanenkov still performed, playing songs from the old repertoire and taking on a new name - "Belov Park".