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Leningrad ((ロシア語:Ленинград)), also known as Gruppirovka Leningrad ((ロシア語:Группировка "Ленинград")) and Bandformirovanie Leningrad ((ロシア語:Бандформирование "Ленинград")), is a popular Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), led by Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov. Composed of 14 members, the band appeared in the late 1990s. They soon became famous for their vulgar lyrics (including lots of Russian mat) and celebration of alcoholism, which were also the main reasons they were avoided by most radio stations at first. This did not stop Leningrad's growing popularity, partly because of the rich brass sound. The band eventually made their way to radio and TV (filler noises covering the prohibited words), with Shnurov even presenting some New Year's Eve TV shows. Circa 2007 the group began experimenting with female back vocals, finally choosing jazz singer Yuliya Kogan as a permanent participant. Disbanded in 2008, Leningrad reunited in 2010. Several new songs and videos have been released since, most of them featuring lead vocals by Kogan, not Shnur. ==Cultural impact== As Shnurov said himself: "Our songs are just about the good sides of life, vodka and girls that is." The band were known to be so disliked by the then mayor of Moscow Yuriy Luzhkov, that he had cancelled all of their ever attempted large-scale events in the city during his long term in office.〔(Запрещенная Лужковым группа «Ленинград» выступит в поддержку его соперника Лебедева )〕 Thus Leningrad's numerous performances in Moscow were thus limited to privately owned night clubs and bars. Another field of the band's artistic interests are mainstream cultural and political clichés. 2007 song ''Vyborys final string ''Kandidaty - pidory'' ("Candidates are faggots") became a widespread post-Soviet meme referring to the election abstention. 2010 song ''I Bolsche Nikogo'' ("And Nobody Else (That I Love")〔(Official MP3 release ), additionally ridiculing Madonna.〕 addresses Saint Petersburg's intended image as "Russia's cultural capital", ridiculed with the use of ''mat'' and references to alcoholism and street crime. Shnurov is also fond of ridiculing Russian pop music and pop rock, particularly by covering their songs and inviting their stars to perform live together. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leningrad (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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