Poganaya molodyozh (, Nasty/Filthy Youth) is the first studio album by the Russian band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The album was released in 1985. It was recorded concurrently with its follow-up Optimizm.
Although the copyright date on the album states 1985, it was actually released in 1989 after a series of lengthy revisions.
Background and recording The original versions of Poganaya molodezh and Optimizm were recorded in 1984 with Yegor Letov and Konstantin Ryabinov (Kuzya UO, Кузя УО) and intended to be a Posev album. In late 1984, when the KGB found out about Poganaya molodezh, the band was forcibly broken up; Kuzya UO was conscripted into the army and Letov was sent to a mental asylum. Three months later, in March 1985, Letov was released.
In 1988, after Ryabinov finished his army service, Letov decided to reconstruct Poganaya molodezh and Optimizm with him. On 12 January of that year, Letov started re-recording both albums. He also included recordings from Posev's final album Reggae, Punk and Rock 'n Roll and a few tracks recorded in July 1985 at the House of Culture "Zvezdny". The project was finished on the 22nd of that month. These re-recordings are now the most common versions.
Yegor Letov played all instruments on the 1988 album. The 1985 album had Letov on vocals and bass and Kuzya Ryabinov on drums and backing vocals. The album had no cover until the 1999 release on XOP, because it was originally distributed via Magnitizdat.
Track listing
For unspecified reasons, "Nenavizhu zhenshchin" was left off the vinyl and replaced with "Blues (nikak ne nazyvaetsya)", which had previously appeared on "Khorosho!!" and the 1999 XOP/Moroz reissue of Poganaya molodezh. "V sadike" later appeared on the 2007 CD reissue of Istoriya: Posev 1982-1985 on Misteria Zvuka.
Original version Ya blyuyu na vashi tela Nenavizhu zhenshchin Detsky mir Matushka Poganaya molodezh Ne smeshno Ya vyduman naproch Ya bespolezen Daite Ey, babishcha blevani Mama blya Na nashikh glazakh Detsky doktor skazal: "Nishtyak" Sumasshedshy Khvatit! Ponos apofeoz
References
External links Poganaya molodyozh' at Discogs (list of versions)