Tsoi is alive, and Morgenstern?
August 15 - 31 years have passed since the death of Viktor Tsoi. Surprisingly, almost all the media responded to this mournful date with texts - and often very detailed ones: political, sports, many others... However, what is surprising here? Tsoi is alive - and will live forever.
It’s interesting, and I’m talking about this now, but among young people, very young people – sometimes those who are called schoolboys – Viktor Robertovich also appears in the list of, if not idols, then significant persons. How? Well, such a hero - often a protest one.
And here's what's funny - or sad? – but I often come across polls on social networks from the series “Who is cooler: Morgenstern or Tsoi?” This is not a joke - there are, indeed, enough such “elections”. Who wins? Morgenstern.
It is clear that each generation has its own heroes. However, this is not an excuse, but rather an aggravation of guilt. And here you can, of course, use the old phrase “the grass was greener before...”. But what if it really was?
Look: both Tsoi and Morgenstern borrowed some of their “tricks” from Western artists. However, how differently they did it. And “Kino” masterfully - whoever read Turgenev’s “Smoke” knows how - transferred someone else’s heritage to our soil. And Morgenstern remained “secondary” forever.
The trick is that even now “Kino” sounds modern. The latest reunion confirmed this once again. Listen to the concert at Sevkabel on vinyl - this is an excellent updated sound that is not available to most modern Russian musicians. And Morgenstern is already creaking like a worn saddle.
And the meanings, of course, are the meanings. The beauty is that you have already grown up, yes, but you still consider Tsoi’s texts significant. They touch, enlighten, fill – use any word – still do. Even after 20, 30 years. Tsoi goes with you through life. Can the same be said about Morgenstern? Or about Buzova? Can you imagine 40-year-old men and 50-year-old women listening to the songs of these performers? I doubt.
Yes, they, these new listeners, will grow and change. But – and this is the main thing – don’t you think that a person who grew up listening to Tsoi’s songs is fundamentally different from someone who grew up listening to Morgenstern’s hits? Personally, I see that these are completely different people - and their future, and, therefore, those around them, is also completely different.
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