List of Forbidden Rock Bands in the USSR in 1985

[Sicario]

This is a translated list of Western rock bands that Soviet Komsomol (a Communist Party for young people) singled out for deletion from the list of permissible music to be played at Soviet dance clubs, due to their "ideologically harmful compositions." I never saw it before because it was for internal use only, but I felt the invisible presence of such lists throughout my entire life in the Motherland.

Now that I live in New York, my ******** showed me this page her professor of Russian history distributed for discussion. It is taken from a book by Alexei Yurchak "Everything Was Forever, until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation." The chapter is called "True Colors of Communism: King Crimson, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd." The entire text can be found in Google books. Scroll to page 215 for this diagram. Read the chapter for more context.

http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/list-of-forbidden-rock-bands-in-the-ussr-in-1985-t3962.html



Very interesting that Yazoo, Bohannon, The B-52's, Donna Summer, Blondie, Talking Heads... All ****** in the former USSR in the '80s. And Julio Iglesias too! :eek:

 

[fkknuckle]

Tina Turner........sex! Man you'd open that **** up and it look like a grilled cheese sammich! ukey:

 

[BigSwede]

How do they get homosexuality from Canned Heat?

And Ramones is the only punk band that doesn´t support ********, even Kiss does.

 

[StanScratch]

How do they get homosexuality from Canned Heat?

And Ramones is the only punk band that doesn´t support ********, even Kiss does.

Not only that, but the Village People were there...for ********. I don't think the people responsible for the list actually listened to music.

 

[Roald]

The Village People? hahahaha

 

[288gto]

sex pistols strange, they were more like kinda pro communist

 

[288gto]

obviouisly USSR had no taste for music.

 

[mokbel69]

And Ramones is the only punk band that doesn´t support ********, even Kiss does.

Maybe Beat On The Brat was what got their knickers in a twist about perceived ********?

It would suck to have to go without The Ramones and Iron Maiden but there's more groups or singers on that list like The Village People and Julio Iglesias that I wish I could never hear again. Doesn't seem like that bad of a trade off actually!

 

[Smallville22]

Obviously USSR had no taste for music.

:dito:

 

[BigSwede]

Not only that, but the Village People were there...for ********. I don't think the people responsible for the list actually listened to music.

I missed that one...

 

[JaanaRuutu]

In Soviet Russia, music bans you.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

How do they get homosexuality from Canned Heat?

Probably figured they took too much meat in the can.

 

[mokbel69]

In Soviet Russia, music bans you.

Hahaha

 

[D-rock]

What the hell is "cult of strong personality" even supposed to mean?

 

[288gto]

ban sex pistols suck! only idiots would ban them.

 

[Mayhem]

It was Styx and 10cc that jumped off the page when I read it. Stan is right, I don't think they actually listened to the music.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

It was Styx and 10cc that jumped off the page when I read it. Stan is right, I don't think they actually listened to the music.

Beware Soviet Union: Mr Roboto Is Coming! Tommy Shaw is some sorta buck-toothed Nosferatu.

Dario Argento, Mr Roboto...

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Hell, a lot of my favorite bands aren't even on there. But a lot that I like are, so...all I can say is, Russia sucks.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Here's some Nokturnal Mortum from Ukraine. Guess they're cool now. World's really changed. We won.:banger:

 

[feller469]

What the hell is "cult of strong personality" even supposed to mean?

Wasn't that a song by Living Color?