Daniel,

Thank you very much for the reply :) I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. We do
have a large Russian community here. I haven't found any specific stores that
sell CDs and other Russian artists. Of course, I've only just begun looking. I
just discovered the works of Mr Vysotsky just two weeks ago and I have been way
too busy to go on a hunt.

The French record sounds amusing. I'll have to check it out. As far as his work
being a specific time and place, that is what makes it interesting to me. I'm
attracted to music that occurs during a time of oppression and frustration. I'm
very much into the music of the 60s and 70s even though I was too young to live
through most of it. The Soviet era in history has always fascinated me. Russia
is a very intersting part of the world and I began learning the Russian language
5 years ago. I study a little every day and subscribe to a couple magazines, as
well as pick up the free papers at a Russian market.

The music appealed to me first without knowing most of the lyrics. Since I
mostly only read Russian, I'm very weak with the colloquialisms. After looking
up some stuff in the dictionary, I understood the meaning of the song. That made
me like it even more. It's also good practice to speak Russian. I'm hoping to go
back there next year. Was there in 98. Loved it. Very interesting culture.

Where do you live? Are you Russian?
Once again, thanks for the reply. I will check out more of Vlad's stuff and put
my impressions on the chat board. Are you the one who did the German site? It's
a very good one. I've been learning German as well over the years. Don't know
every word, but most.

Poka :)
Mike Huhman







ddolinov <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Mike,

Depending on where you live, you can get most of what Visotsky
recorded. If you are within commuting distance from Brighton Beach
in Brooklyn NY, you can go into any Russian music store and buy it
there.

The French record has Visotsky singing mostaly in Russian with a
couple of songs in French - which I get a major kick out of.

There are web sites dedicated to Visotsky where you can listen to
most of his stuff as well. I have to say, I am very impressed by
the fact that you appreciate his work. His songs are very specific
to their time and place in terms of delivery (they are universal in
terms of the topics and the underlying meaning). You also really
need to understand Russian colloquialisms very well, so kudos!

Daniel
>
> Hello!
>
> I'm new here and new to the music of vladimir vysotsky.
> I just recently purchased a CD made by the Rough Guide for
> the best music of Russia. Although much of the music is excellent.
> Mr. Vysotsky definately sticks out and has captivated me with just
> hearing one song ~ Dialoga y Televisora.
>
> I'm now dying to find more of his stuff. I have had a hard time
> locating an CDs though. I understand most of his stuff was
bootlegged
> during the Soviet era and passed on via cassettes. But has any of
his
> stuff been released on CD?
>
> I did see one CD on Amazon.com, but it was all in French. I'm not
> sure if the songs were in French or in Russian, but I'm really
only
> searching for his original songs in RUssian. I've been learning
> Russian over the last few years and find his poetic lyrics a great
> way to learn the language as well as the spirit of the times he
lived.
>
> Any info would be MUCH appreciated :)
>
> mike huhman
> mikehuhman@y...


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