Cruise is a group that is of Soviet origin and continues to create in Russia today. The collective plays in various styles, including hard rock. The most famous songs include such works as “Listen, man” and “Music of the Neva”.
History
Cruise is a group that was created in 1980. The initiators were the musicians of the VIA Young Voices. The idea was supported by the head of the ensemble Matvey Anichkin.
But Cruise is a group whose repertoire is very different from the work of the Young Voices association. The team included: Vsevolod Korolyuk, Alexander Kirnitsky, Valery Gaina, Sergey Sarychev, Alexander Monin. According to some sources, Maxim Ali participated in the group.
Created in 1980, the collective recorded an album entitled “A spinning top”. Valery Gaina in this work acted as the main author of music. The main creator of the texts is Valery Sautkin.
The group approved the chosen style - it became rock. The tape album has spread widely throughout the country. In 1982, the group first performed in Moscow and gained great popularity in the capital. At the same time, an album called “Listen, man.”
At the end of this year, “Cruise” includes Grigory Bezugly, the second guitarist. Soon, the place of the bassist is Oleg Kuzmichyov. Nikolay Chunosov becomes the new drummer.
In the summer of 1984, Cruise was disbanded according to a decision of the Ministry of Culture. Nikolai Chunosov, Oleg Kuzmichyov, Grigory Bezugly, and Alexander Monin organized a group called "Computers". The first record received the shocking title "Hello, Madhouse." Valery Gaina and Alexander Kirnitsky invited Vsevolod Korolyuk to take the place of the drummer. Soon rehearsals and work on a new experimental album began.
The 1985 album “KiKoGaVVA” turned out to be unlike the other works of the group. At that time there were 3 musicians in the collective. When this work was released on CD, it was supplemented by three songs by Valery Gaina. Thanks to these compositions, the authorities allowed the team to return the name. The press reported that the group was preparing a concert program.
Cruise (group): discography
To summarize the entire discography of the group:
- In 1981, the album “The spinning top” appeared.
- In 1982, the musicians recorded the album “Listen, man.”
- In 1984, the work "PS To Be Continued."
- In 1985, the KiKoGaVVA appeared.
- In 1986, the album "Cruise-1" delights fans with the release.
- In 1987, Iron Rock appeared.
- In 1988, Kruiz was recorded.
- In 1989, Culture Shock was released.
- In 1996, the album “Get Up Everyone” appeared.
- In 2001 - “Veterans of rock”.
Interesting Facts
“Cruise” is a group whose music sounds in the movie “The Journey Will Be Pleasant”. According to the plot, the main character attends a concert of the team.
In 1985, Valery Gaina wrote the song "Fatigue". It was based on the anti-war verses of Robert Rozhdestvensky. She was immediately recorded. When the cruise rock group invited Sergei Efimov to collaborate, he first played with Vsevolod Korolyuk, Alexander Kernitsky and Valery Gaina.
Thanks to the song of Grigory Bezugly and A. Monin, based on Shakespeare’s sonnet, Cruise is the only group about which a separate article has been written on the pages of the Russian encyclopedia about the great playwright.