Alisa (Russian: Алиса, Russian analogue to the female name Alice) is Russian hard rock band, which is credited as one of the most influential bands in Russian rock movement. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... Konstantin Kinchev (Russian: Константин Кинчев) (born December 25, 1958, in Moscow, USSR) is a russian rock singer and musician and leader of russian rock/hard rock band Alisa. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. ...

Foundation

Alisa was founded in November 1983 by Svetoslav Zadery (bass). The name he gave to his band was his call, connected to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. The band's lineup was finally completed in 1984, when new vocalist Kostya Kinchev (real name Konstantin Panfilov) and guitarist Petr Samoylov joined Alisa. Their debut album 'Energia' was released by state publishing monopoly Melodiya and was sold in numbers of more than one million. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) – believed to be a self-portrait Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Alice in Wonderland is the widely known and used title for Alices Adventures in Wonderland, a book written by Lewis Carroll -- as well as several movie adaptations of the book -- and is also the setting for several short stories. ... Melodiya (Russian: Μелодия) was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union. ...

But the relations between two leaders - Konstantin and Zadery - were bad, and finally Svetoslav departed from the band. This occurred just one hour before Alisa was to perform at a concert.. Alisa had to ask Kino bassist Igor Tihomirov to replace him for one concert. Later Zadery created his own band 'Nate!' (Take it!). Kino may refer to: cinema in several languages. ...

History

The growing popularity of the band created a fan community called the 'Army of Alisa', known for their rough behaviour at concerts. In 1987 'Smena' newspaper accused Kinchev of nazism propaganda and worshiping Hitler. Alisa's leader Kinchev filed a suit for calumny and moral loss compensation. After the year-long court process the magazine published the refutation. Next Alisa's album was entittled "Atricle 206 part 2", a chapter "Hooliganism" of USSR Processual Code, hinting on this process. National Socialism redirects here. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... Hooligan redirects here. ...

There were new lineup channges in 1988, when guitarist Igor 'Chuma' Chumykin joined Alisa. This change was followed by the heavier sound of next albums Shabash and For those Who Fell From the Moon. Alisa toured over Europe and Israel together with Aria. Album 'Black Mark', 1994, was dedicated to the memory of Chuma, who committed suicide by jumping from the window. For any other meanings of this word, see Aria (disambiguation). ...

In 00's, at albums 'Seychas Pozdnee Chem Ti Dumaesh' (It is Later Than You Think, 2003) and 'Izgoy' (Exile, 2005), the sound of Alisa was changed to heavier one, including elements of Nu metal, Industrial and Heavy metal. Music critics credited Clawfinger as Kinchev's new music greatest influence. This gave Alisa the new fanbase among Russian Hard rock fans, and three songs from 'Izgoy' continually reached the top of NASHE radio chart. But some old fans from 'Army of Alisa' dismissed it, saying that heavy sound is 'commercial', and Christian/patriotic lyrics are just a way to get better publicity. Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Clawfinger is an industrial rap-metal band from Sweden and was one of the earliest bands to adopt this sound. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... Nashe Radio (Наше Радио) is a rock music station designed to promote Russian musicians (as opposed to pop and Western music that pervades other radio stations). ...

Konstantin Kinchev

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Lyrics and relations with the Faith

Kinchev was baptised in 1990, and since then Christianity has been the main influence of his alignment and his lyrics. Although early Alsa lyrics were common for Russian rock - the social protest and Rock'n'roll hype - since late 90's their main theme became ideas of Christianity, Russian patriotism, and Slavic unity. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Defence of the fatherland is a commonplace of patriotism: The statue in the courtyard of École polytechnique, Paris, commemorating the students involvement in defending France against the 1814 invasion of the Coalition. ... Distribution of Slavic people by language The Slavic peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples, living mainly in Europe, where they constitute roughly a third of the population. ...

Konstantin is in good relations with the priests of Russian Orthodoxal church, especially Andrey Kuraev. Alisa participated in many religion-supporting festivals, such as 'Musicians for the Christ Savior Cathedral'.

Discography

Albums

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Live albums

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Compilation albums

Band members

Current:

• Konstantin Kinchev (vocals) - since 1985
• Petr Samoylov (bass) - since 1984
• Evgeny Levin (guitar) - since 1998
• Igor Romanov (guitar) - since 2003
• Dmitry Parfenov (keyboard) - since 2000
• Andrey Vdovichenko (drums) - since 2003

Former:

• Svetoslav "Alisa" Zadery (bass, vocal) - 1983-1985
• Andrey Shatalin (guitar) - 1983-2003
• Mikhail Nefedov (drums) - 1983-2003
• Pavel "Pol Khan" Kondratenko (keyboard) - 1983-1987
• Alexander Zhuravlev (saxophone) - during 1987-1988
• Igor "Chuma" Chumykin (guitar) - 1989-1993
• Andrey Korolev (keyboard) - 1989-1993
• Alexander Ponomarev (guitar) - 1996-1998
• Alisa Trewartha (accordion) - 1990-2000

External references

• Official Alisa website, in Russian
• Another Alisa website, in Russian
• Alisa pictures, in Russian
• Short history with music samples, in English
• Do Rock and Orthodoxy Have Anything in Common?, article in English
• Alisa at MusicBrainz
• Alisa on RussMus.Net: English translations to lyrics and more, in English