Neschastny Sluchai (Russian: Несчастный случай, literally "Unfortunate Event") is a Russian rock band that was formed by Valdis Pelsh and Alexey Kortnev in 1983, while both men were students at Moscow State University.[1][2]

Neschastny Sluchai
Background information
OriginMoscow, USSR
Genres
Years active1983—present
MembersAlexey Kortnev
Pavel Mordyukov
Sergey Chekryzhov
Dmitry Chuvelyov
Pavel Timofeev
Roman Mamaev
Past membersValdis Pelšs
Andrey Guvakov
Vadim Sorokin
Dmitry Morozov
Pavel Gonin
Pavel Cheremisin
Sergey Denisov
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Despite being popular in Russia, the band is virtually unknown outside.[3] The band leader, Alexei Kortnev, has repeatedly cited as major influences such bands as Queen, King Crimson, and Genesis.[4][5] The band's lyrics are at the same time grotesque and sentimental while their music features complicated structures and melodic turns rooted in the prog rock of the '70s.[5] The band's lyrics are usually short stories of ordinary people's life, written with good-natured irony.

Members

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  • Alexey Kortnev (vocals, guitar, songwriting)[6]
  • Sergey Chekryzhov (keyboards, vocals)[6]
  • Dmitry Chuvelyov (bass, guitar, vocals)[6]
  • Pavel Timofeev (drums, percussion)[6]

Past Members

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  • Pavel Mordyukov (saxophone, vocals)[6]
  • Roman Mamaev (bass)[6]
  • Pavel Cheremisin (drums, percussion)
  • Valdis Pelsh (vocals, percussion)
  • Andrey Guvakov (bass)
  • Pavel Gonin (percussion, vocals)
  • Dmitry Morozov (drums)
  • Vadim Sorokin (drums)
  • Sergey Denisov (saxophone)

Discography

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  • 1994 — Trody pludov (Троды плудов)[7]
  • 1995 — Mein Lieber Tanz[7]
  • 1996 — Mezhsezon'e (Межсезонье)[7]
  • 1997 — Jeto ljubov' (Это любовь)[7]
  • 2000 — Chernosliv i kuraga (Чернослив и курага)[7]
  • 2003 — Poslednie den'ki v raju (Последние деньки в раю)[7]
  • 2006 — Prostye chisla (Простые числа)[7]
  • 2010 — Tonnel' v konce sveta (Тоннель в конце света)[7]
  • 2013 — Gonjajas' za bizonom (Гоняясь за бизоном)[7]
  • 2014 — Kranty (Кранты)[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Neschastny Sluchai" (in Russian). MoscowOut.Ru. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ^ Концерт группы "Несчастный случай" (in Russian). Muzycalnaia Gazeta. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ^ Комсомольская правда (2016-11-23). "Клип про патриотов-идиотов не понравился блогерам". kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ^ Жить хорошо №6 (93) (2015-07-07). "Алексей Кортнев. Неслучайная музыка". jhorosho.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Авторская песня. "Алексей Кортнев. Каталог песен". bard.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Несчастный случай — Команда". ns.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Несчастный случай — Альбомы". ns.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

Further reading

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  • Graudt, Svetlana. (June 14, 2002). "Crooner Goes From Classical to Queen." The Moscow Times. p. III.
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