<info><id>15206</id><desc><![CDATA[]]></desc><basic></basic><other><item><key><![CDATA[基本内容]]></key><value><![CDATA[<br/>Status Quo被人们称为The Quo或者just Quo，是一个英国摇滚乐队，其音乐的特点是12杆布鲁斯。 颇为受人喜爱的“现状”凭借着简洁、含蓄和富于感染力的摇滚乐风格在音乐史上留下了属于自己的一笔。这支乐队的传奇始于一支名叫“幽灵”(Spectres)的伦敦乐队。元老吉他歌手成员弗朗西斯 罗西和贝司／歌手艾伦 兰卡斯特。从1962年到1967年以“幽灵”的名义登台表演。在这一时期，风琴手罗伊 莱恩斯和鼓手约翰 科格兰加入了这一阵营。“幽灵”的前三首单曲包容了各样的音乐风格，从单纯的流行乐到激烈的节奏与布鲁斯。但自从这个四人乐队更名为“交通堵塞”后，他们的唱片就一直卖得不畅，但此时他们迎来了重要的合作伙伴吉他、键盘兼歌手里克 帕菲特，日后他成为乐队夺目的亮点。 1967年8月，他们更名为“现状”，由罗西创作的“现状”的首支单曲《骨瘦如柴人的画像》登上英国排行榜第七名。这首洋溢着迷幻效果的作品成为那个时代最出挑的歌曲之一。“现状”保持着这种前进的风格和势头，然而即便。1970年推出的《沿着垃圾道》上到了排行榜第12名，他们还是被冠以“新人”的头衔。 “现状”一直保持着他们的风格，那种12小节的重复即兴段落和朗朗上口的旋律，与此同时他们也确立了自己谦逊和蔼的形象。他们在70年代发行的张张专辑都登上了排行榜的前五名。 自1980年开始，乐队由于内部纷争长时间处于停滞的状态，不过他们总算推出了一张《只是猜测》打破了永久解散的谣言。1982年，科格兰离队自组“柴油机”，接替他位置的是皮特 柯克纳。但是此时的“现状”已笼罩在兰卡斯特、罗西和帕菲特三个人日渐增长的矛盾之中。1983年兰卡斯特去了澳大利亚，不过在之后的两年里他仍然还是“现状”的一分子。虽然乐队已做出不再举办现场演唱会的声明，但是他们还是在1985年的Live Aid演唱会上露面。兰卡斯特曾要求法院做出一个“现状”必须在有他参加的情况下才能进行表演的裁决，然而他的请求被驳回了，从那以后，他便离开了“现状”。 罗西和帕菲特重组了“现状”，虽然历经变迁，“现状”仍然声名不坠，历年都有单曲上到排行榜的前十名。《1+9+8+2》是他们第四张登上排行榜第一名的专辑。1991年10月，为了庆祝乐队组建25周年，“现状”于十二小时内在英国的四个城市进行巡回表演。这一纪录被收入吉斯尼世界纪录。这一次巡演的纪录片也因乐队全国性的巡演而大获成功，这再一次证明了“现状”惊人的流行性。1994年，他们的《加油，红魔》这首被怀疑是《烧桥》翻版歌曲的单曲成功登上排行榜第一名，这首歌成为了曼联队的队歌。1996年重新演绎了《可笑、可笑、可笑》，“海滩男孩”被邀来给这首歌做背景伴唱，但是这首歌并不成功，没给两支乐队带来多少声望。 “现状”的成就异常惊人，他们发行的唱片在全球的总销量超过亿张，并有累计50首单曲打入英国排行榜(这一纪录超过了所有其他乐队)。2002年8月，乐队的《拥挤不堪》打入英国排行榜前20名，而他们的新专辑《繁忙的交通》也取得了很高的销量。<br/>]]></value></item></other></info>
status quo
简介
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Status Quo is one of Britains longest-lived bands, staying together for over 30 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the UK, where they racked up a string of Top Ten singles that ran into the 90s. In America, the group was ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early 70s. Before that, the Quo managed to reach number 12 in the US with the psychedelic classic Pictures of Matchstick Men (a Top Ten hit in the UK). Following that single, the band suffered a lean period for the next few years, before deciding to refashion themselves as a hard-rock boogie band in 1970 with their Ma Kellys Greasy Spoon album. Over the next 25 years, the Quo have basically recycled the same simple boogie on each successive album and single, yet their popularity has never waned in Britain. If anything, their very predictability has ensured the group a large following. The origins of Status Quo lie in a London-based beat group called the Spectres. Francis Rossi (vocals, guitar) and Alan Lancaster (bass) were the core members of the Spectres from their inception; within a few years, the band had addied drummer John Coughlan and organist Roy Lynes. The Spectres released three unsuccessful singles before changing their style to psychedelia and adopting the name Traffic Jam and releasing the unsuccessful single, Almost But Not Quite There. After it flopped, the group added Rick Harrison (guitar, vocals), formerly of the cabaret band, the Highlights. When Harrison joined the band in August 1967, the group again changed their name, this time to Status Quo. At first, Status Quo backed British solo artists, including Tommy Quickly, while working on their own material. Pictures of Matchstick Men, the groups debut single, was released toward the end of the year and quickly shot to number seven on the UK charts; within a few months, it was a number 12 in the US as well. The immediate follow-up single, Black Veils of Melancholy, was a flop, but Ice in the Sun, written by former British pop star Marty Wilde, became Status Quos second Top Ten hit in the fall of 1968. Over in America, the single barely registered, squeaking to number 70; it was the last time the group would ever chart in the US. For the next year, Status Quo tried to replicate the success of their first two singles with similar psychedelic material, but they had little luck. Finally, they revamped their sound - and jettisoned organist Lynes - in the summer of 1970, debuting their new heavy, bluesy boogie rock with the single Down the Dustpipe. The single reached number 12, yet the full-fledged hard-rock album Ma Kellys Greasy Spoon didnt gain much attention. Status Quo began playing concerts regularly across England, slowly building up a strong following in England. Following well-received sets at 1972s Reading and Great Western festivals, the band became a hot property. The group signed with Vertigo Records and their first single for the label, Paper Plane, cracked the Top Ten in early 1973, while their first album for Vertigo, Piledriver reached number five. Later that year, Hello entered the charts at number one, while its accompanying single Caroline reached number five. Also in 1973, keyboardist Andy Bown, formerly of the Herd and Judas Jump, became the bands unofficial keyboardist. Throughout the 70s, each album Status Quo released went into the Top Five, while their singles - including the number one Down Down (1974), Roll Over Lay Down (1975), Rain (1976), Wild Side of Life (1976), and a cover of John Fogertys Rockin All Over the World (1977) - consistently hit the Top Ten and frequently went gold. Since they were experiencing a great deal of success, they didnt change their sound at all, they just kept churning out the same heavy boogie. America basically ignored Status Quo, yet their eponymous album managed to chart at 148 in 1976. Nevertheless, they were an English phenomenon, and England continued to support them even when pop music was undergoing drastic changes in the late 70s. Following the release of 1980s Just Supposin, drummer John Coughlan left the band in 1981 to form his own goup, Diesel. Former Original Mirrors drummer Pete Kircher replaced him; his first appearance with the group was 1982s Never to Late. Druing the early 80s, tensions escalated between bassist Lancaster and guitarists Rossi and Parfitt, who were the groups main songwriters. Lancaster left the band after performing with them for a final time at Live Aid. He subsequently took Rossi and Parfitt to court to prevent them from using the name Status Quo. Lancaster lost his battle, and the name became the property of the guitarists. Once the lawsuit was settled, Rossi and Parfitt assembled a new band, hiring bassist John Edwards, drummer Jeff Rich, and keyboardist Andy Bown, who officially became a member of the group. The new lineup continued Status Quos remarkable success, as they racked up a number of new Top Ten singles and hit albums, as well as consistently selling out concerts across England and Europe. In 1994, the group had its second number one hit of its career, with the football anthem Come on You Reds; the single was recorded with the football champions, Manchester United. By the mid-90s, Status Quo had scored 50 British hit singles, which was a greater number than any other band in rock & rolls history. (更多)
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| 原始名称 | Status Quo |
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| 国籍 | 英国 |