Studio songs

The album featured a blend of Soviet music based on traditional pop as well as a strong influence of various Western rock music. VR, who were always known for a hard-edged approach, initially grounded on The Beatles in the early 70s, diversified their sound with complex art rock arrangements, mainly carried out by Alexei Puzyriov and Pavel Slobodkin. The album starts with an upbeat eponymous song with Lerman on vocals. The soft ballad Я к тебе не подойду, albeit strongly dispersing with a solid sound of the band, appeared to be one of their most popular songs ever recorded and was repeatedly covered by various artists ever since. Отчего, an upbeat tempo hard rock song with Valeriy Habazin on guitar playing small powerful chord riffs, was often played on live performances, including the Gold Ortheus grand-prix in Bulgaria in 1976. Вечная весна is an art-rock song performed by Alexander Barykin. Что такого, composed by Slobodkin, features an Elvis Presley-inspired riff played by Puzyryov with the help of a guitar compressor and ironic lyrics delivered by Lerman. The song generally has got an upbeat, hard rock tempo with a powerful rhythm guitar and a trumpet solo done by Chinenkov. Это Москва was recorded by the plea of Tukhmanov in November 1973, the band had to rehearse in a train as there was only one day to record it. During live performances, it was sung by Barykin. As denoted by the band members, this song is not necessarily about Moscow, but a one's beloved hometown.

Наша песня is a hard rock track arranged by the guitarist Alexei Puzyryov. It features a Grand Funk Railroad-inspired introduction with a powerful bass guitar riff delivered by Evgeny Kazantsev accompanied by a set of fuzzed guitar riffs played by Puzyryov, who played both rhythm and lead guitars on this track. It is notable that the music pattern of the song, arranged in hard rock, was fully written by Puzyryov. Most tracks of the song were recorded in April 1973. Качели is a psychedelic rock track featuring complex vocal harmonies with Alyoshin on lead vocals. It was arranged by Alexei Puzyryov and his brother Gennadiy. The piano solo in the middle of the song was performed by the bandleader Slobodkin. Качели was by far the latest done track in the album, as it was finally mixed in April 1974. The lyrics of this song were initially a translation of Robert Burns' rhymes, but Slobodkin willed to engage Derbenyov to create new lyrics. The song was originally designated as Дженни. А мне-то зачем is an upbeat traditional pop/rock song, displaying an earlier approach of the band, based on beat music. Its phonogram was initially recorded way back in summer 1972 with the vocal track by Alexander Barykin. Скорый поезд is a stringed hard rock track written by David Tukhmanov and one of the best known songs by the band. It was recorded on the 5th studio of SHRR in winter 1974. Arranged by the guitarist Alexei Puzyryov, it kicks out with a short, train movement-resembling overdriven guitar riff on B5 chord. After the second verse, the band plunges into heavy rock with a complex arrangement, featuring short keyboard solos by Buynov, forced vocals verses by Lerman and an exotic guitar solo played by Igor Degtiaryk. Albeit a definite heavy approach of Скорый поезд, it got a large airplay within radio broadcast and didn't challenge difficulties within controller councils of Melodiya. Всегда вдали, the concluding track, is an ode to Deep Purple's "Hard Lovin' Man" (VR repeatedly praised Deep Purple in their songs as "Любовь – дитя планеты" "Вечный огонь", "Пойду ль я, выйду ль я" and occasionally played Deep Purple covers at concerts) featuring heavy distorted guitar riffs by Puzyryov and solos by Degtiariuk and Buynov and vocals by Lerman, accompanied by Alyoshin and Puzyryov within choruses.

Live performances

Several songs from the album were played live. The eponymous song was often played live and within medleys, too. Отчего was featured on Golden Orpheus live album. Это Москва was often played in 1974 on concerts, where the orchestral arrangement was remade by Gennadiy Makeev. Наша песня had little live airplay in 1974. Скорый поезд was often played in 1974–1976 occasionally with Malezhyk on lead vocals owing to a temporary absence of Lerman. In a live version, the opening riff was repeated more, than twice.

Качели, though beloved by Alexei Puzyryov, was never played live.

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