''The Blue Album'' () is a first "historic" album by the Russian rock band
Aquarium
An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ...
. Recorded during winter of 1981, the album is typical for Aquarium as its sound goes from soft to sweeping. It is predominantly acoustic, but "Electric Dog" and "Strange Objects Between the Light and Sound" feature electric guitar.
Track listing
All songs written by
Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov (; born ) is a prominent member of the generation which is widely considered to be the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music. He is the founder and lead singer of the band Aquarium which has been active since ...
, except where noted
This side
# "Railroad Water" (Железнодорожная вода) 5:44
# "Rock’n’Roll Heroes (Young Punks)" (Герои Рок-н-ролла (молодая шпана)) 3:35
# "Guest" (Гость) 1:49
# "Strange Objects Between Light and Sound" (Странные объекты между светом и звуком) 0:42 (
A. Romanov)
# "Electric Dog" (Электрический пес) 3:44
# "All I Want" (Все, что я хочу) 4:26
# "Tea" (Чай) 2:15
That side
# "Plane" (Плоскость) 6:43
# "Rootman" (Рутман) 3:03
# "On a Night Like This" (В подобную ночь) 2:50
# "The Only Home (Jah Will Provide)" (Единственный дом (Джа даст нам все)) 2:09
# "River" (Река) 4:03
Musicians
*
Boris "BG" Grebenshchikov – vocals, acoustic guitar,
forte piano, harmonica
* Andrei "Dyusha" Romanov – flute, vocals, electric guitar
* Mikhail "Fan" Fainstein – bass, percussion
*
Vsevolod "Seva" Gakkel – cello
* Dmitri Gusev (Red Haired Devil) – harmonica, percussion
External links
Bodhisattvas reviewAllMusic review
(4/5 stars)
Aquarium (band) albums
1981 debut albums
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