• RONDO - HiFi

"...The birthday of RONDO group considers on March 7, 1984 - there was the first concert of group with this name was held. Actually, «Rondo» was created to play own songs to play asmusicants like it. What is the name means?- continuous prose. It have no any common things with our music, simply sonorous and beautiful word."

Michail Litvin - winner all-Union and international jazz competitions,
the art chief of RONDO till 1983-1986

• RONDO-Light

"Idols choosen by youth are therebody who makes songs with sharpen social note, more thinking and tasteful."

"Pravda" newspaper, 1984

• Russian Glam

"...When I have come into the band, I found that it was so boringly for me to sing easy. So we begin to make any our perfomance as an holiday-theatre elements,to make stage image of song. Every concert must be bright show... strange faces on stage,costumes,break-dance..."

From interview of Alexander Ivanov to the Kaliningrad philarmonic society worker, 1986

• Imaginations in Rock-Style

"... High and spiritual should harmoniously be combined with entertaining and pleasure. Difficult with simple. About the form - it's uncompatible to play new-wave in traditional national clothes."

From interview to Sverdlovsk TV, 1986

• Break-dance in "free" Ukraine

"I'm remember Dnepropetrovsk concert, especially that cold winter day when your guys have danced low-break for us,they do it with no ideas to be freezen."

From interview to a magazine "PJU", 1986

• Wow! - says the Petroleum Society worker L.S Vazina:

"I was set up agressively when I see the painted faces with wigs and the drummer putted on strange incredible grid instaed of a shirt... Until third song I was appalused together with all people"

• Henceforth there will be only one RONDO!

"... There is the term in botany - vegetable duplication.It means duplication by creating new thing from a part parent as creeped branches.Unexpectedly, two groups with the similar name appears on Russian stages. The state concert commission with majority of votes decides that the creative collective with Alexander Ivanov as a leader has the complete right to act in further with the name of RONDO. "... now getting the tickets on RONDO performances, the spectators will not be in doubts... Thus, the right on creativity has triumphed!"

From the decision of a State concert commission, 1989

• America Forever! The "Dixi Belcher" project

The "Ice barrier" is kindled and Soviet "stars" have entered on ground of Alaska. After concerts in Moscow (Idaho,USA) the mayor has handed keys from city to the soviet musicians and they become the honourable citizens of city.

Richard Mawer, «New York Тimes», 1989

• Good song - is the best argument for the benefit of peace action! by Alexander Ivanov

"Glitter, groupies, leather and Spandex - The Superpower Rock Concert at the Sullivan Arena Saturday night had all the trappings of a typical American rock event.
But is was different!
Rondo hit the stage first, in tight bright Spandex and loaded with energy. Depending on who you talked to, the six-man band - complete with a spirited sax -sounded like Ted Nugent, current new-wave, new Bad Company, or not rock at all."

Jim Lawrakas, "Daily News", 1989

• Made in Japan

"Soviet band RONDO was accompanied with girls on the own bus during the tour perfomed by "Tokyo Kawasaki" culture centre in rock-club "Cito". The girls have occupied hotel where musicians have lived and periodically stopped transport traffic. At concerts they choked in tears of pleasure and happiness. Before a concert the public was warmed up by five very popular in Japan hard'n'heavy groups ..."

Newspaper "Tokio Today", 1990

• Music, which always in pleasure

"Rare todays feature of our group - phonogrammes complete denying by it , and only live stage working. Thev "SNC records" has released CD of group RONDO: "I shall remember", where are assembled the best songs of group, which will deliver pleasure to Rondo-fans, while it will be moved in concerts."

The announcement to "Visit" variety programme

• If not we are,but who are? from Alexander Ivanov's interview in 1991

"... I am surprised with the musicians with there "sovkovo-kabazkoj" manner of material presentation - only to make up a lot of money and to leave. The gangsterism is present now at a society at all, and as a consequence the "kabazkaya" music has come in top. But soon it will leave, and we shall stay, because we should go further..."

• Legalize it!

"Relax is impossible. "The white bull-terjer" eats his owner's drugs. Musicants are experienced to "grass" likers. They have written down a new album in support of drugs legalization - "Welcome in paradise", which deserves the most steadfast attention... Though most of all this invitation is similar the invitation to be lowered in a hell!"

Olga Peskova, "Moskovskij komsomoletz",1994

• We sings about Love - from Alexander Ivanov's interview

"... Our songs are born in themselves. We try to sing that touches us reality, not to be confused to fashion standarts. We try to play music containts non-standart melody, but first of all the live energy and improvisation..."

• Rock'n'roll in Bangkok

"Concerts in prestigious clubs "Night Square" and "Palladium". The newspaper "Bangkok -post" wrote during our performances: "... They arrived unknown, not advertising there arrival to blow up Thailand inside it'spowerful rock'n'roll".
Well and have blown up!
There was fight between the visitors at the third concert, during which they have destroyed a hall. All losses after a concert have hung up to us and we were need to take some time in the prison until found some money to bring in a pledge. The searching take too long time. So, performances in Thailand were finished.
Magnificent reception of press and public plus unforesee costs, which however suffices in any toures..."

From interview to the newspaper "All for you", 1994

• "Robin Hood" in Lythkarino '94

"The "Robin Hood" festival in Lythkarino near Moscow-is the natural show of "superstars", besides charitable, that's a rarity itself. One of the participants of a festival is group RONDO, which is constantly in creative searching and it has doubtlessly deserved popularity at the students, which now has."

From the festival's press-relise

• Alexandr-platz

"The duet of two Alexanders: Monin (Kruiz) & Ivanov (Rondo) has arisen via sympathy and friendship of these two musicians. The joint project forms with participation of the musicians from both groups. This project is not experiment, and quite is entered in music concept of both groups..."

From interview to the newspaper "I'm Young", 1996

• Let it Rondo!

"... A this year we have ten years' anniversary. We conduct account since 1986, when have begun to work with Michail Litvin. Then he has left in USA, and we have chosen a new direction in music, become to play in rhythm'n bluse, it is more gravitating to rhythm'n bluse mainstream. Remarkable verses by Alexandr Shaganov, Karen Kavaleryan, German Vitke, Sergey Trofimov and the creativity of all musicians of group allows us to hold, that refers to as, the mark. Structure of group certainly varies, music varies too, but RONDO was, is and will be!"

From interview to the newspaper "the Moscow Truth", 1996

• For an intoxication and drive

"... RONDO never was group of a philosophical direction. In have all for soul and for excessiveness. Certainly group is more commercial enterprise. To collect large audiences of youth that likes spirit of rock'n roll intoxication and drive is close. And as to the solo projects - so they already more for my guilty soul."

From interview to the newspaper "I'm Young", 1997

• The Sponsors are a part of the Universe!

"As a result of making contract with "Phillips" company RONDO perfomed the promotion tour through 8 towns of Russia. Employees of firm has impressed when the 20-thousand audience together with group has picked up words: "Philips" - is a part of the universe!"

"SouzInform Bjuro", 1998

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