Quote Originally Posted by Navilouca
Wow! Thanks a lot . I knew it wasn't a good idea learning Russian by listening to Ленинград, ha ha, but I didn't know it was THAT BAD . I guess I'll have to listen to another kind of Russian music. Any ideas?
Well, it's not worse than learning English listening to gangsta rap. The best way to learn is to listen to music you really like, otherwise you'll torture yourself needlessly. And if you like Leningrad that's ok, just be aware of the potential danger.
For safer language it might be a good idea to listen to famous Russian rock bands (search on youtube for "Russian rock") or any pop singer to your liking.

I'd recommend a rock legend Victor Tsoy and his band "Kino". If you played GTA you've heard his "Gruppa krovi" (Blood type). I think it's a great choice for a beginner. One of the bonuses is that Tsoy enunciates the words very clearly.
One of his songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce3PBE9lUIk