"Picnic" - "Theatre of the Absurd". Review Guru Ken

The old guard of rock is still very much alive. Sprinkles creativity writes, in this empty time informative strong songs. That's "Picnic" folded "Theatre of the Absurd". CD. "The Mystery of Sound" in 2010. Edmund Shkliarsky always tends to mysticism and theatrics. It is strange that. In the discography of "Picnic" that his 30 years old next year, not seen the album with the word "theater" in the title 11 items, new magical characters that correlates both warm-blooded and with today than any other theater roles. During the preparation of the fabulous characters Shkliarsky is great inventor Trinity, where else are poor Grigoryan and Boris Grebenshikov. "Picnic" - "Theatre of the Absurd", the main character in the "Theatre of the Absurd" - hypochondriac is in the streets with the question "Where to go away" option on the hit album "Doll with a human face" cries sexless doll, unable , the sparks ignite plastic heart. Great struggle with himself still in character "Little Nose", the complex due to the occurrence and appearance with good deeds and noble actions. Sing "Urim Thummim" connecting riffs in the spirit of Led Zeppelin and Russian, tells of life unchanged for centuries, and consults in all circumstances. Parable of skorozreloy love "Russ braids bare feet" to the beauty of the tender feelings and values dedicated to the spontaneous emotions. Another character "Wild Singer" sings in a low voice, so come to oak doors off their hinges. "And all around - so much like life" - Shkliarsky sings in bonus "And wash off makeup ...". Eternal themes can be in a position to be urgent file, and you can sing empty platitudes. "Picnic" at the banality not replaced. He took maybe solid album in its history. At the same time such a large number of experiments in sound even after. "And to wash off makeup ..." - Somewhere between trip-hop and in the spirit of indastrielom Ljubljana. "Fetish" refers almost to Elton John. "Urim Thummim" connects incompatible with saturated tones of classic rock and Hammond organ and guitar. Darkly romantic melodies "Russ spit feet are bare," independent and extremely dramatic. Heavy hammer falls sampled "Bom!" To "go I'll stay," there is suddenly a guitar solo opens in the style of Andrei Makarevich, interspersed with passionate piano chords. (!) Watercolor instrumental track "The Beginning of the game", as written in the Tchaikovsky, and has amazing - and it's "Picnic"? Track listing "Picnic" - "Theatre of the Absurd": 1 Theatre absurda2 doll with human litsom3Ne in opera venskoy4 Fetish5Karlik Nos6 Urim Tummim7Rusy spit, I'm away-leg bosy8 ostanus9Dikaya pevitsa10 Home igrybonusI wash makeup ... Of course, the fly in the soup is ready. Sometimes Szklarska elementary changes the taste: I do not speak count of Kent, as well, a village ... not at the opera in Vienna and Club Smolensk found each other ... ("Not in Vienna Opera") But extravagance experiments previously "Picnic" is not specific, forgivable such aberrations. Total Shkliarsky employee wrote an incredibly powerful album, especially in comparison with its predecessor, not too bright "Iron Mantra" (2008). It was expected such a powerful dismissal of the old guard. And the "Picnic" met expectations with a vengeance. Rating: 9 out of 10. Ken Guru, "Showbiz News NEWSmusic.ru»