Âîò êàêèå äâà çàáàâíûõ ïèñüìà (åñëè òî÷íî, òî äâå çàïèñè â guestbook'e) ÿ ïîëó÷èë íåäàâíî. Ýòè äâà áðèòàíñêèõ äæåíòëüìåíà, ê ñîæàëåíèþ, íå ñîèçâîëèëè îñòàâèòü ñâîè àäðåñà, òàê ÷òî ÿ ñ÷åë çà äîëæíîå íå çàñîðÿòü ýòèì äîáðîì Õèïîâñêèé guestbook. Íó òàê âîò:

ÔËÝÉÌ ÏÅÐÂÛÉ:

(name) Alexey Zorg

(city) Chichester, England

Honestly, only in Russia this pile of SHITE can be popular. Next thing you will tell me is that you also love (LUUURVE!!!) Nazareth, Saxon, Scorpions, Accept and, God forbid, Smokie... Actually, I am sure you do. Well, people, wake up and smell the coffee. These so-called groups never were that popular and these days no-one even mentiones them over here, so they have to go and peddle their sorry asses in the Eastern Block. Suits you right, blockheads. OK, how about growing up and listening to something decent, like Chemical Brothers, Radiohead or Portishead?... Anyhow, hren vam v zatylok. Tseluyu.

ÔËÝÉÌ ÂÒÎÐÎÉ:

(name) Oleg Grushko

(city) London, England

Hello, fellow deluded drnes! Like you I was a fan of this bastard of a band in the 80s (I was too young to be its fan in the 70s). You see, I grew up in the city of Lermontov near Pyatigorsk, which was full of gopniks listening to Black Sabbath, UH and Judas Priest. I had to like the shit. Now that I'm older and wiser, I understand that there is more to life than Whatshisname Byron. Get a life! Listen to something good! Like Cracker or Primal Scream! NO-ONE LISTENS TO UH ANYWHERE!!! Oh, why do I bother... I just bet you will not put this letter into your praise-page... Stay cool (if you can, that is). See you in a video, shot by UH in Lipetsk and shown at 4am on a cable channel. You sad buggers.

Íó êàê, âàì ïîíðàâèëîñü? Ìíå, åñëè ÷åñòíî, òîæå. Âñåãäà çàáàâíî ñìîòðåòü íà òî, êàê êòî-íèáóäü êè÷èòñÿ ñâîåé îãðàíè÷åííîñòüþ. Áåç íèõ áûëî áû ïðîñòî ñêó÷íî. À ìîæåò, ýòî îäèí è òîò æå ÷åëîâåê - âåäü ïîëó÷èë ÿ îáà ïèñüìà ñ èíòåðâàëîì â 15 ìèíóò. :-) Òàê èëè èíà÷å, íåìíîãî "ïî ñóùåñòâó" (ïîòîìó ÷òî íå ïî ñóùåñòâó - è òàê âñå ÿñíî.) Çàáàâíî ÷èòàòü ïðî ãîïíèêîâ, ñëóøàþùèõ Black Sabbath è Uriah Heep. Ýòî êàêèå-òî ïðÿìî-òàêè äèâíûå ãîïíèêè. Òàêèå òîëüêî â ñêàçêàõ áûâàþò. Ìíå âñåãäà êàçàëîñü, ÷òî ãîïíèêè ñëóøàþò áëàòíûå ïåñíè. :-) Íî, âèäèìî, íàø Ôëåéìåð #2 ñîõðàíèë â äóøå ýòî ãîïñòâî, êîòîðîå è ðàçðîñëîñü ïðèâîëüíî â ýìèãðàöèè.

Âèäèìî, âïå÷àòëåíèÿ î êëàññè÷åñêîì ðîêå ó Ôëåéìåðà #1 ñîõðàíèëèñü ñàìûå ïðèáëèçèòåëüíûå, åñëè îí âàëèò â îäíó êó÷ó òàêèå ãðóïïû, êàê Accept è Smokie. (Êñòàòè, ìíå íðàâèòñÿ Accept è Udo, äà è ïðîòèâ Smokie ÿ íè÷åãî íå èìåþ!) Åñëè íèêòî â Àíãëèè íå ïîìíèò î Õèï, òî ìíå æàëü àíãëè÷àí. Íà ñàìîì äåëå ýòî íå òàê - ôàí-êëóá Õèï (UHAS) íàõîäèòñÿ èìåííî â Àíãëèè, è ïîêëîííèêîâ ãðóïïû òàì äîñòàòî÷íî, õîòÿ è ìåíüøå, ÷åì â Ãåðìàíèè è Ñêàíäèíàâèè, íå ãîâîðÿ óæ î áûâøåì Ñîþçå.

Âû (òî åñòü âû îáà) ïðåäëàãàåòå ìíå "ïðîñíóòüñÿ" è ïîñëóøàòü ÷òî-íèáóäü íîâîå. Íåò, èìåííî ýòî è îçíà÷àåò çàñíóòü ñíîâà! Âû õîòèòå ñòàòü òàêèìè, êàê âñå, çàáûòü òî, ÷òî ëþáèëè ó ñåáÿ íà ðîäèíå è çàñòàâèòü ñåáÿ ñëóøàòü òî, ÷òî ñëóøàþò âñå âîêðóã - à çðÿ. Âû ïî÷åìó-òî ñ÷èòàåòå, ÷òî â Ðîññèè ñëóøàþò Õèï ïîòîìó, ÷òî îíè åùå íå âûøëè èç ìîäû. Õèï íå áûëè ÌÎÄÍÛÌÈ ÍÈÊÎÃÄÀ. Îíè íàõîäèëè ñâîé îñîáåííûé ïóòü ê ñåðäöó êàæäîãî ñâîåãî ñëóøàòåëÿ, à íå âûïëûâàëè íà åãî ñòàäíîì èíñòèíêòå, êàê âàøè "êóìèðû" â Àíãëèè ñåé÷àñ.

ß èñêðåííå âàì ïðèçíàþñü, ÷òî íèêîãäà íå ñëûøàë íè îäíîé èç ãðóïï, êîòîðóþ âû íàçâàëè â êà÷åñòâå ïðèìåðîâ. Çà÷åì òðàòèòü âðåìÿ, äåíüãè è, ãëàâíîå, çà÷åì ÌÍÅ íóæíî áûòü íà ãðåáíå ìîäû? Ïðàâäà, ïðèçíàþñü, ÷òî ÿ êàê-òî ïûòàëñÿ âûÿñíèòü, íà ÷òî ïîõîæå çâó÷èò Ïðîäðèùå (oh, sorry, Prodigy!), íî íåìíîãèå î÷åâèäöû âåëè ñåáÿ òàê, êàê ýëüôû, ñáåæàâøèå èç áàñòèîíîâ Ìîðãîòà. :-) Åùå ó ìåíÿ åñòü äèñê ãðóïïû Oasis, êîòîðûé áûë ïîäàðåí íà äåíü ðîæäåíèÿ, î÷åâèäíî, èç-çà åãî íåëèêâèäíîñòè. Òàê îí è ëåæèò, íèêòî åãî êóïèòü ó ìåíÿ íå ïîæåëàë. :-) Âñÿ ýòà ÷óøü ó íàñ â Ðîññèè ñïðîñîì íå ïîëüçóåòñÿ. Ñõîäèëè áû âû íà Ãîðáóøêó, äà è ïîñìîòðåëè, ÷òî òàì ïðîäàåòñÿ. Ñðàçó áû ïðèøëî îòðåçâëåíèå.

È, íà âñÿêèé ñëó÷àé, äîáàâëþ, ÷òî åñëè âû äóìàåòå, ÷òî ÿ, êàê ñòðàóñ â ïåñîê, çàðûëñÿ â 70õ è íè î ÷åì áîëüøå è ñëûøàòü íå õî÷ó, òî âû çðÿ òàê äóìàåòå. Âû êîãäà-íèáóäü ñëûøàëè òàêèå íàçâàíèÿ: Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Stratovarius, Conception, Angra, Chroming Rose, Crimson Glory ... Metal Church, íàêîíåö!? ß ñîìíåâàþñü. Â îáùåì, åñòü êîìó ïðîäîëæèòü äåëî ðîêà 70õ, è ýòî âîâñå íå áðèò-ïîï è íå òåõíî-ðåéâ è ïðî÷èå ìóçûêàëüíûå ýêñêðåìåíòû.

Âñåãî õîðîøåãî, è ÿ íàäåþñü, ÷òî âû èç ëþáîïûòñòâà ñþäà çàãëÿíåòå. :-) À âñå îñòàëüíûå ïîñåòèòåëè ïðîñòî îò äóøè ïîïðèêàëûâàþòñÿ íàä ÷óæèì íåâåæåñòâîì.

Âëàäèìèð.

1 Íîÿáðÿ 1997.

P.S. Ñ ïðîøåäøèì Âàñ Õýëîóèíîì!!!

Îòçûâû:

ß òåïåðü ïðàêòè÷åñêè óáåæäåí ÷òî îáà ïèñüìà áûëè "íà÷åðïàíû" èç îäíîãî êîðûòà. Îäèí è òîò æå êðåòèí ïèñàë, ñêîðåå âñåãî íå ñòàðøå 18-òè. Êñòàòè, âûøåóïîìÿíóòûé Primal Scream (òîæå one-hit wonder, ìæäó ïðî÷èì) ïðîáîâàëè ïàíêîâàòüñÿ, ïîòîì ïëþíóëè íà âñå è ïåðåøëè íà âòîðîñîðòíîå ïîäðàæàíèå Rolling Stones 70õ ãîäîâ!! Õàõà - âîò ÿ óæå îäíîãî "çíàòîêà" è ïîñòàâèë íà ìåñòî. A Chemical Brothers - âîîáùå íå ìóçûêà - òåõíî-÷óøü!! È Ïðîäðèùå òîæå. ß ñïåöèàëüíî ïðèëàãàþ JPG - åñëè õî÷åøü, ïîìåñòè åãî ïðÿìî íà òîé æå ñòðàíè÷êå (flamers.html) è ïðèïèøè ñíèçó êîììåíòàðèé - ïîëþáóéòåñü íà þðîäèâûõ. È â çîîïàðê õîäèòü íå íàäî.

(name) Alexey Zorg

(email) zorg@globalnet.co.uk

(city) Chichester, England

Hi, punters! Honestly, I did not expect a reply, cheers! Actually, I was a bit hard on you all with my wrath of Khan. But - look... Firstly, I do not know the second guy, Oleg that is, although I do share his sentiments. Secondly, I can vouch that there are (were?) gopniks who loved BS, UH, Accept and even Deep Purple. And they were NOT pleasant people. I do not know how things were in Lermontov, but in Rostov ("papa") gopniks quite happily mixed Arkady Severnyi with UH. At the time I listened to Queen, Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Nazareth, Pink Floyd, LZ, King Crimson, Throbbing Gristle and Leonard Cohen. Quite a mixed bag, I know. I did try UH, actually I quite liked their Salisbury album, but boy, was I deluded... Well, just as I said, I used to like Nazareth... I still love Pink Floyd (until 1983), King Crimson, LZ, Cohen and Sir Paul. And million others. Like Prodigy. Come ON!!! These guys create something very new and exiting! Have a go, you might like ! ! it. As for Gamma Ray, Crimson Glory, Metal Church (nakonets) et al, well, honestly... Do you also favour King Diamond, Napalm Death, Mecong Delta, Machine Head, Fear Factory and so forth? See, I do know these bands and I guess I was wrong to express my views so directly. Tastes differ. Only I felt that it was a bit out of time to listen to UH. I must have been wrong. Sorry. But still - have a go at Radiohead - they are ace. Especially their second album The Bends. Just listen to it and then slag them off. The other guy mentioned Cracker - they are excellent. As for Primal Scream - wrong. No hit wonder them. Yes, they did try to go all Stonish on their 1994 effort Give Out But Don't Give Up, but that was shit. Since then they released Vanishing Point - and it is glorious. As for their Screamadlica - one of the most important albums of all time. Re-defined rock as we know it. Did UH ever release anything that important?! Sorry, here I go again... Anyhow, don'! ! t think bad of me, I just feel strongly about my music, as, I am sure, you can appreciate. See, I am leaving my address this time - please do not send any hate mail! Just try Radiohead. I promise to listen to some UH and maybe I'll see the light. OK? No hard feelings. See ya soon. Zorg

Ñðàçó èçâèíþñü, ÷òî íå ñìîã ïîìåñòèòü åãî ñþäà ñðàçó, êàê òîëüêî ïîëó÷èë. ×òî æå, âñåãäà ëó÷øå èìåòü äåëî ñ ðåàëüíûì ÷åëîâåêîì, ÷åì ñ áåçûìÿííûì ñïàììåðîì. ß ðàä, ÷òî ìîè ñëîâà èìåëè õîòü êàêîé-òî ýôôåêò... ß æå íå çàñòàâëÿþ âñåõ ïîäðÿä ïðèçíàâàòüñÿ â ëþáâè ê Uriah Heep, íî è íå õî÷ó, ÷òîáû ìíå ïëåâàëè â äóøó ïèñüìàìè, ïîäîáíûìè òîìó, ïåðâîìó... À ðàç òàê, òî ôëýéìû ïåðåõîäÿò â ìóçûêàëüíóþ äèñêóññèþ, ìîæåò áûòü, íå î÷åíü ëè÷íî ìíå èíòåðåñíóþ, íî ýòî âñå-òàêè ãîðàçäî ëó÷øå... Ìîæåò áûòü, ñäåëàòü äëÿ ýòîãî Uriah Heep WWW-conference? Áëàãî âîçìîæíîñòü åñòü... À íà ýòîé ñòðàíèöå ìîæíî ïîñòàâèòü áîëüøóþ è æèðíóþ òî÷êó -
âîò òàê: .

Vladimir.

P.S. Ïðîøó ïðîùåíèÿ çà óáîãîñòü âåðñòêè ýòîé ñòðàíèöû - âñ¸æ-òàêè ýêñïðîìïò. :-)