Splean
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Splean () is a popular Russian rock band, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1994. Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The band's name is derived from "spleen" (in the sense of "depression"), and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the spelling of the Beatles. It was borrowed from a short poem by Sasha Cherny, which the band set to music.
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- Splean
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- Splean at B1 Maximum, Moscow, 2010.
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- Сплин
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- Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Alternative rock, Acoustic rock, Indie rock, Progressive rock, Folk rock, Russian rock, Pop-rock
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- May 27, 1994 – present
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- Frost Records, Sound Product, Mystery of Sound
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- SEtI, Oedipus Complex, Bi-2, Year of the Rat
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- Alexander Vasilyev Vadim SergeyevDmitry KuninNikolay RostovskyAlexey Mesherekov
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.past_members
- Alexander MorozovStas BerezovskyNikolay LysovYan NikolenkoSergei NavetnyNikolay Voronov
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- Official website
- splean.ru
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- Splean-2010-07-30.jpg
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- Spleen (band)
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Splean () is a popular Russian rock band, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1994. Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The band's name is derived from "spleen" (in the sense of "depression"), and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the spelling of the Beatles. It was borrowed from a short poem by Sasha Cherny, which the band set to music.
==History== Lead singer Alexander Vasilyev and bass guitarist Alexander Morozov decided to form a band together while working in "Buff" theatre as stage workers. Later, keyboardist Nikolay Rostovsky and other musicians joined them. Despite the risk of losing their jobs, they began recording their first album ''Pyl'naja byl' (Dusty Fact'') in one of the theatre's studios at night. Their growing popularity was made evident by Boris Grebenshchikov's and Konstantin Kinchev's support. In 1996, the band began to play concerts in Moscow and other cities.