The group was founded in Moscow in 1979 by Alexander "Sasha" Sitkovetsky, and achieved a considerable success at the first Soviet state-sanctioned rock festival held in Tbilisi, Georgia with Sitkovetsky's songs "Fasten Seat Belts", "Ireland. Ulster" and "Blues Caprice". In 1982 vocalist Arthur Berkut joined the band to finalize the lineup:
Autograph was atypical for a Russian rock band, playing more instrumental-based sound and much less symbolist lyrics. They are credited as a pioneering Soviet progressive/art rock/AOR band.
After a triumphal success and exhaustive touring throughout the USSR, Autograph became the first Soviet rock-group to achieve commercial success in the West, having toured more than 30 countries. On July 13, 1985, the band - the only one to represent the entire Eastern Europe - took part in Bob Geldof's Live Aid concert, performing before more than 2.5 billion people worldwide (transmitted live from Moscow). The signature song they performed was "Нам нужен мир" (or "Nam Nuzhen Mir - We Need Peace").
After two years working successfully with an American manager Mary Becker, in 1989 the band signed a contract with Herb Cohen (Frank Zappa's management) in Los Angeles, California. Their debut album Tear Down the Borders on Rhino Records was released in 1991 and one of the most popular songs "I Need You" from that album was recorded by Rick Springfield for the blockbuster movie Iron Eagle II (1988).
Disbanded in 1990, Autograph reunited in summer of 2005 for a major re-union tour and a final grand anniversary concert at Moscow Olympic Stadium. This historical event attracted thousands of the legendary band's fans and was the first ever to be held in 'live-surround' format in Russia. The Autograph - 25 Years DVD and a live CD were released soon after.
In 2012 the band played in a unique 'Legends of Russian Rock' concert at Moscow's Green Theater, broadcast on the national and international TV.
autograph, russian, band, autograph, russian, Автограф, avtograf, soviet, russian, rock, band, considered, pioneer, progressive, rock, music, russia, Автографautographoriginmoscow, soviet, uniongenresart, rock, progressive, rockyears, active1979, 1990, reunion. Autograph Russian Avtograf or Avtograf was a Soviet Russian art rock AOR band considered a pioneer of progressive rock music in Russia AvtografAutographOriginMoscow Soviet UnionGenresArt rock progressive rockYears active1979 1990 reunions in 2005 and 2012 LabelsMelodiya Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory EditThe group was founded in Moscow in 1979 by Alexander Sasha Sitkovetsky and achieved a considerable success at the first Soviet state sanctioned rock festival held in Tbilisi Georgia with Sitkovetsky s songs Fasten Seat Belts Ireland Ulster and Blues Caprice In 1982 vocalist Arthur Berkut joined the band to finalize the lineup Arthur Berkut lead vocal Alexander Sitkovetsky guitar vocals Leonid Makarevich keyboards Leonid Goutkin bass Victor Mikhalin drums vocalsAutograph was atypical for a Russian rock band playing more instrumental based sound and much less symbolist lyrics They are credited as a pioneering Soviet progressive art rock AOR band After a triumphal success and exhaustive touring throughout the USSR Autograph became the first Soviet rock group to achieve commercial success in the West having toured more than 30 countries On July 13 1985 the band the only one to represent the entire Eastern Europe took part in Bob Geldof s Live Aid concert performing before more than 2 5 billion people worldwide transmitted live from Moscow The signature song they performed was Nam nuzhen mir or Nam Nuzhen Mir We Need Peace In 1987 the band represented the USSR in the Soviet American concert Our Move organized by Bill Graham with Santana The Doobie Brothers Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor as featured artists Autograph also performed at numerous international festivals along with John McLaughlin Murray Head Kenny Rogers Tom Cochran Glass Tiger Ten Years After Southside Johnny amp the Asbury Jukes opened for Chicago worked closely with David Foster in Canada and Moscow became a winner of the Sopot International Song Festival 1987 contest in Poland bringing home coveted independent press and audience awards as well as the best song prize for Sitkovetsky s The World Inside After two years working successfully with an American manager Mary Becker in 1989 the band signed a contract with Herb Cohen Frank Zappa s management in Los Angeles California Their debut album Tear Down the Borders on Rhino Records was released in 1991 and one of the most popular songs I Need You from that album was recorded by Rick Springfield for the blockbuster movie Iron Eagle II 1988 Disbanded in 1990 Autograph reunited in summer of 2005 for a major re union tour and a final grand anniversary concert at Moscow Olympic Stadium This historical event attracted thousands of the legendary band s fans and was the first ever to be held in live surround format in Russia The Autograph 25 Years DVD and a live CD were released soon after In 2012 the band played in a unique Legends of Russian Rock concert at Moscow s Green Theater broadcast on the national and international TV Discography EditStudio albums Edit Autograph 1 1982 Autograph 2 1984 Autograph LP 1986 Stone Land 1989 1 Tear Down the Border 1991 Notes Edit Stone Land on iTunes Itunes apple com Retrieved November 14 2014 External links Edit 1 Official home page Band story Archived 2009 03 07 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Band story in Russian Autograph discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Autograph Russian band amp oldid 1051321149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
