Group "Pilgrim": history, composition, songs

On the musical horizon, stars are lit andgo into oblivion at the speed of light. Styles, images, favorite with the public, and with them performers are changing. But there are those that are remembered if not their songs, then at least an individual, a special style and unusual sound. These include the Russian rock band "Pilgrim" - a collective with an unusual fate and extraordinary creativity.

About the group. History of creation

It is difficult to name the exact date of birth of the group. Her permanent soloist Andrey Kovalev was the creator of the university musical group in the distant 1975. The student group "Pilgrim" did not last long and was forgotten until 1987. Andrey Kovalev creates a new collective with the name and style of the previous one. The first album is released, "Confessions of the Selfish."

In 1989 the group goes on tour to Italy. The country captivates the guys, and they ask for political asylum. The Italian authorities do not refuse, but at home, in the USSR, "Pilgrims" become outcasts. They are first awaited by an international scandal, and then oblivion. The group "Pilgrim" becomes banned. But when the rockers' star nearly rolled up, fate (or frontman) decides that the "Pilgrim" should return to the sky of Russian rock.

In 16 years Andrey Kovalyov once againre-creates the group, leaving the name and concept. In the city of Pushkin on the bike show there is the first mini-concert. It is worth saying that the biker theme becomes one of the main on a couple with the patriotic. But about this below.

Composition and Andrei Kovalev

Soloist and creator of the band "Pilgrim" AndreyKovalev is an extraordinary personality. Several hypostases in it are intertwined and simultaneously confront each other: a musician, a businessman, a rocker, a deputy and a biker - it's all about Andrei. Unfortunately, when many personality characteristics are mixed, a person may not be understood by his social groups. Similar throughout life occurs with Kovalev. In the role of deputy criticized his colleagues rocker habits, among rockers "singing deputy" causes bewilderment and misunderstanding. Andrei Kovalev (group "Pilgrim") - not one of those who pay attention to taunts. The collective and its creativity are developing, bright videos with celebrities are being shot, new songs and releases are being written. And although the critics are vainly denying that the group belongs to rock, "Pilgrim" has its own constant, sufficiently adult and distinctive audience. Against the backdrop of fading rock stars and exciting rappers and poppers, the main positions are very good. The team has a lot to develop, which means that their songs will sound for a long time.

The songs of the band "Pilgrim"

The group's repertoire can hardly be called diverse. The theme of "Pilgrims" is patriotic, biker songs, which in many ways inherit "Aria" singles such as "Reva Motors" and folk songs in the arrangement ("Sirotinushka"). Musical design - heavy rock, hard guitar riffs, virtuoso drum beats drag the world of demons, warriors, angels and bikers ("Not a demon, not an angel," "Half-beast"). Slavic mythology is paired with demonology in patriotic themes. A hard metal suddenly gently frames a kind of love lyrics Kovalev ("Kara", "Damned Love"). In the repertoire of rockers, everyone can find something of their own, corresponding to the mood.

"Pilgrim" and Pamela Anderson

Andrey Kovalev does everything possible forpopularity. The group "Pilgrim" releases albums jointly created with popular rappers (over the release of "Marta" the guys are working with Ptah and "Ligalaiz"), celebrities are invited to the clips. Finnish "Apocalyptica" participates in the shooting of the clip for the song "Judah", in the promo video of the Command Performance the team is filming along with Dolph Lundgren. The group has something to be proud of.

In September 2014 on the shooting of the video "The Roarmotors "comes Pamela Anderson who plays a bride leaving the wedding, the clip evoked a variety of reactions.Biker clubs did not support the release by criticizing the image of Kovalev, and even the rumors about Pamela were creeping around, including guesses that the actress did not participate in the shooting, but only provided materials for the installation of the clip.These rumors were fueled by the manner of shooting, where starry Pam and Kovalev are not really shown in the general frames, but there are many photos in the network where the star beauty and the group "Pilgrim" together.