Вот захотелось просто повыпендриваться. )): Давно не писалось, т.к описывать жизнь свою в дневниках, мне всегда казалось почему то занятием далеким от меня. Рассказывать о событиях, без их так саказать мифологизации......)))): А в моей жизни сечйас одни события и никакой мифологии. Времени осмысливать нет. А вот идея повыпендриваться, но в меру мне понравилась..........


И немного ностальгии........

First Wave (1968-1975)
Prominent groups like "Mechtateli", "1+2", "Apostles", "Volcano" had been around at that time. In early 70-s Yerevan was a kind of Soviet rock-Mecca. Singer Gradskiy, rock groups "Skomorokhi", "Skiffi" and other Russian very popular rock groups were visiting Yerevan. It is interesting that during the festivals Armenian and Russian rock groups were sharing the same stage. A spirit of competition was in the air and armenian rock groups looked fittingly. Concerts were staged in various concert halls, but the most impressive concert was staged in Dynamo sport hall. Here is how Artyom Troitsky described the concert in the book "Back in the USSR", published in England in 1987, quote: "At that time the first "inter-city" festivals took place. An armenian businessman, a certain Rafik Mkrtchyan, signed contracts with rock groups from Moscow, Leningrad and Baltic republics and organized their tours in Yerevan, and they staged concerts in the "Palace of Heavy Athletics", having capacity of 6000 spectators. According to Gradsky nothing was heard at the hall, because once the first chords were played the crowd started to scream, and the power of voice amplifiers was only 200 watt. The pracitce of these concerts was ceased in 1970, when enterprising Rafik was put into jail for financial scheming". To our knowledge the situation was not like that, yet, anyway it is quite pleasant.It is pleasant because even in England they learned about existence of rock music in Armenia. Yet, it is necessary to mention that the practice of these concerts was ceased not in 1970 but in 1973.

Every time makes own heroes. Old fellows always mention the guitarist Borik from the rock group "1+2" - "he played like Jimmi Hendrix". The favorite group was "Mechtateli" from the Polytechnic Institute where maestro Ervand Erznkyan played. The group "Apostles", leaded by Arthur Meschyan, was notable because of repercussion with Armenian spiritual music, and so unusual for rock music philosophical lyrics, appealing to the tragic destiny of Armena.

Groups: "Apostoles", "1+2", "Mechtateli", "Volcano", "Tayphoon", "Bliki", "Kaleidoscope".

Legend: In early 70-s musicians of rock group "1+2" had the longest hairs among Armenian groups, for what they took deservedly their pride. When the time of festival came the rock group "Skomorokhi" leaded by Alexander Gradsky visited Yerevan and staged on the same day the concert along with group "1+2". Yet, hairs of memerbs of "Skomorokhi" were longer. It was quite strange, but before the concert Armenian rock musicians went to the barber's shop and had their hair cut and appeared on the stage dressed in civilian suits, instead of usual hippy jeans.