Latvian rock band "Brainstorm" (Brainstorm): composition

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Fans of alternative, beat and pop rock should visit the concert of the wonderful Latvian band "Brainstorm". The musicians perform their hits in English, Russian and Latvian. They have notes of romance and at the same time beautiful rock. The Brainstorm group was founded back in the late eighties, but reached the peak of its popularity by the 2000s.

Composition of the group

The group was created in a small Latvian town. All its members had known each other since their school years and were friends. The composition includes five people, and their names are unchanged. Only in connection with the death of the bass player, the line-up was changed. But this is all conditional, as the musicians emphasize that they always remain the same elements of the team. Today the group includes:

• Renars Kaupers, vocalist and guitarist of Brainstorm.
• Maris Michelsons - all instruments related to multi-instrumental.
• Janis Jub alts, permanent guitarist.
• Kaspars Roga, drummer.

There was also Gundars Maushevichs, bass guitar. But he died, he was replaced by Ingars Vilyums. It has been replacingbassist, but never became a permanent member of the band.

Brainstorm Group: first steps

The musicians released their first single in 1992. And the following year their first album called Vairāk nekā skaļi was released. One of the most popular and sought-after songs was the composition "Winter". Subsequently, a video clip was shot on it. At the beginning of their career, the musicians played alternative music, but the following years were not entirely successful. After reconsidering their views, the group returned to their original style - the mainstream.

An album called Veronika has been released and is especially loved by teenagers. Compositions such as "Gardener" and "Orange" were on the first lines of the charts. Subsequently, the group signed a contract with one of the most famous studios. This is the record company Microphone Records. Cooperation with her brought world fame to the musicians. And the album "Everything is exactly as you wish" sold out in a matter of days. He became "gold" in the history of the group.

Maybe popularity

Latvian rock band for several decades brings to the masses and promotes love. This can be judged by the world-famous composition Maybe, which was included in the album Kaķēns, kurš atteicās no jūrasskolas. The album was released in 2001, and to this day the song occupies high positions, it has become an invariable classic in world music. The composition has been translated into several languages: Russian and Latvian.

At first there was no name for the song. Were onlylines that begin with the keyword. The song had several variants, and also changed its names. But Renars Kaupers constantly doubted all the proposed names for the composition. And after a month of writing, the whole team jointly approved Maybe. According to the musicians, no one expected that the composition could “shoot” like that and rapidly gain popularity. Fifteen years later, it's just as relevant. Her lyrics pierce to the point of goosebumps, and the vocalist's voice touches the deepest strings of the soul.

History of the creation of the group

It is already known that the Brainstorm group was formed back in 1989 in a Latvian town. But, as the story goes, the musicians have known each other for a long time. So, vocalist Renars and drummer Kaspars went to the same kindergarten together. There they were also in the same group. Children were very often involved in all activities related to performances. When, already teenagers, the guys decided to get together in a group, the logic served as the basis for the selection of team members. Future musicians proceeded from the fact that it was necessary to assemble a composition that would have all the necessary elements, such as:

• vocals;
• drums;
• guitar;
• bass.

All musicians were from the same school, they just studied in parallel classes. A few months later, a new member, Maris Michelsons, joined the group. He was a year younger and owned keyboards and accordion. Within a year, the composition of the group was fully formed. The musicians often rehearsed in the premises of the registry office, they were givenroom. The name of the group also appeared by chance. Aunt Kaspars contributed to this. Returning from another trip, she said with an exclamation that "it's just a brainstorm"! Everyone liked it, and so it stuck. Only in native Latvia the group is known as Prāta Vētra. Also years later, when the musicians began touring Europe, they changed their names. This was due to the fact that their Latvian is very difficult to pronounce.

Tragic loss

The group gained more and more popularity. In the year 2000, she performed at Eurovision and took third place, showing that there are also high-level musicians in Latvia. But in the history of the group, not everything is as cloudless as it seems at first glance. May 2004 turned out to be fatal for the musicians. During this period, one of the founders of the group, Gundars "Mumins" Maushevichs, bass guitarist, dies. He was 29 years old, and he was supposed to receive a university diploma, but fate decreed otherwise.

Musician died at night in a car accident on the highway Riga - Jelgava. Now he is considered a "heavenly" member of the group and is recorded in its composition. Of course, the musicians quickly found a new bass player. But he still hasn't joined the group. The musicians experienced the loss very hard, this is evidenced by the composition written in memory of Muminsha. Its name Space Muminsh and Renars' tremblingly quiet voice convey all the feelings and emotions experienced by people who have lost a loved one.

Break and new hitsgroups

Since 2005, the Brainstorm group has taken a break from work. During this period, several covers were released together with the group "Bigudi". After a break for three years, the musicians released a new album "There must be something there." It was produced by the famous Latvian rap artist. The audience took the release of the new album ambiguously. Most fans did not like the experiment with hip-hop music. Others, on the contrary, expressed the opinion that in this way the group took a big step in development.

Some radio stations refused to air the new Brainstorm album, but this fact did not prevent him from becoming double platinum. Video clips were filmed for some songs. Also one of the directors of the clips was the drummer Kaspars Roga. In the video work, he showed his vision of the band and the musicians' performances.

Brainstorm performances

In 2009, the musicians went on tour. It was planned to visit several cities in Latvia. The final city on the tour was Riga. The performance of the Brainstorm group was amazing, about forty-five thousand people came to see, enjoy and listen to them. All spectators-fans were of different ages, but they were united by one thing - "Brainstorm".

The group also often visits Russia and performs compositions in Russian, English. But it doesn't have much popularity. Tickets for concerts are not sold as massively as in Europe. The musicians participated in several Russian TV shows and performed their popular songs there. One of them was A DayBefore Tomorrow.

"Brainstorm": songs

The discography of "Brainstorm" has about a thousand tracks. The group has also released seventeen albums throughout its existence. Almost all of them are recorded in three languages: Russian, Latvian, English. The most popular were:

• Vairāk nekā skaļi (1993);
• Veronika (1996);
• Starp divām saulēm (1999);
• Online (2001);
• Kaķēns, kurš atteicās no jūrasskolas (2001);
• A Day Before Tomorrow (2003);
• Years and Seconds (2010).

To this day, the Brainstorm group is developing, striving to bring new things into its work and keep up with global trends.