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Nautilus Pompilius is a / band. Its popularity was extremely high in late 1980s in the USSR, and they were well respected in Russia until their breakup in 1997. The band is a landmark of “Ural rock” style, with rather deep and philosophical lyrics, and melodic, often dark, electric guitar-led sound with a fair amount of keyboards and other occasional instruments.

The image of the group is mostly formed by Vyacheslav Butusov, its invariable frontman, lead guitar and composer. The lyrics were written mostly by Ilya Kormiltsev, who also wrote lyrics for several other notable “Ural rock” bands of the period.

The band’s official site is www.nautilus.ru

The history of the band starts in 1978, when three students of Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture, Vyacheslav Butusov (vocals, guitar), Dmitry Umetsky (bass, backing vocals), and Igor Goncharov (drums) informally started playing rock-n-roll together. Their first more or less real, though amateur, recording was made in 1982.

The band’s debut album “Переезд” (pronounced “pereyezd”; Russian for “crossing” or “moving on”) was inclined heavily towards rock-n-roll or even hard rock in the vein of Led Zeppelin, which was completely abandoned by the time of recording the next album. The breakthrough came in 1986 with their third LP called “Разлука” (“razluka”; Apartness). Nautilus Pompilius became true nationwide stars, their brand of keyboard-driven with elements and catchy melodies bringing them huge success. As ninety-nine per cent of Russian rock were politically engaged, the lyrical image of the band was also important.
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