ROCK CALENDAR: February 28, 1965 was born Russian musician Vladimir Volenko, founder of the group "ladybug»

Again I step on a dangerous path of theoretical disputes-is it rock? And again I will say anyone who thinks that rock music calendar not a place – bring your arguments, we will discuss them. The fact of the matter is that some people think that only their point of view is true – but they cannot prove it. I've had enough of them and I don't argue. That's what I think in my blog rock – that is rock.

So, one of my favorite musicians, who created a cute, perky and dance group "ladybug". Vladimir – he is a great musician, formerly the keyboardist with a good musical education – has decided to revive the already half-forgotten genre of dance music in the old style big-beat, which worked 99% of the Western Grupp in the early 60's, and then – Soviet VIA the ' 70s. He was lucky – in the 90-ies, when he created his group no longer had mandatory to sing about BAM and love, Komsomol and spring. And he began with "Granite pebble" - yard songs come still from pioneer camps. He added a verse to it, made a beautiful arrangement and it shot all over Russia. I remember the first time I heard it – I was just amazed by the simplicity and melody of the song.
Like all talented things, this song did not fit into any one genre-if you do not listen to the words – it is a typical big beat, and the words immediately take the song to pop, and even in chanson... And if you dress up the ensemble in the Cossack form – perfectly prokanaet for the people's Cossack, and if the Gypsy-for the Gypsy. I like it the way it is.

I know about his accusations of plagiarism-supposedly this song repeats Chris REE's song "Road to Hell", but it seems to me that this is complete nonsense. First – the melodies are different, and secondly, I remember this song from those times when no Chris Rea-nobody knew (this is more he licked the melody from our pioneers), and thirdly – the only thing that reminds about Chris is a guitar bridge, but it is not serious for real charges.

I suggest you the first clip on this song, where Vladimir sings his first wife. On the following clips he sings the second wife, and it is possible that this is not the final version.