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the teardrop explodes
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One of the pivotal groups to emerge from the Liverpool neo-psychedelia community during the late 70s, the Teardrop Explodes was a showcase for Julian Cope, a notoriously eccentric figure whose unfashionable love of Krautrock and hallucinogenic drugs set him distinctly apart from the prevailing punk mentality of the era. Cope formed the band in 1978 after a tenure in the Crucial Three (also comprised of Echo and the Bunnymens Ian McCulloch and Wah!s Pete Wylie); taking their name from a panel in a Marvel comic book, the premiere lineup of the Teardrop Explodes also featured guitarist Mick Finkler and drummer Gary Dwyer as well as keyboardist Paul Simpson, with whom Cope previously played in the short-lived A Shallow Madness. Upon signing to Bill Drummond and David Balfes fledgling Zoo label, the quartet issued their 1979 debut single Sleeping Gas, a surreal electro-pop effort distinguished by its swirling keyboard washes; Simpson exited the Teardrop Explodes ranks in the wake of the records release, allowing Balfe to assume keyboard and production duties for the bizarre follow-up Bouncing Babies. After touring with Echo and the Bunnymen, the group concentrated on steamlining the more excessive elements of its sound: the result, the buoyant Treason (Its Just a Story), nearly reached the pop charts. After Finkler was replaced by former Dalek I Love You guitarist Alan Gill, the Teardrop Explodes issued 1980s infectious When I Dream, which hit the U.K. Top 50 and even garnered some airplay in the U.S. Finally, in October the bands debut LP Kilimanjaro appeared to rave reviews and respectable sales; early in 1981, the single Reward hit the Top Ten, and a subsequent reissue of Treason (Its Just a Story) surged into the Top 20. Still, the Teardrop Explodes roster continued to fluctuate wildly, and soon Gill exited to make room for guitarist Troy Tate in time to record 1981s ambitious Wilder, highlighted by the smash Passionate Friend. A tour of the States followed, with disastrous results; Tate quickly broke ranks to join Fashion, leaving the remaining trio to begin work on a planned third LP, to be dubbed Everybody Wants to Shag the Teardrop Explodes. In the midst of recording, however, Cope dissolved the band; only a 1983 EP dubbed You Disappear from View appeared on schedule, although the unfinished sessions were finally released in full in 1990 under their projected title. In the wake of the Teardrop Explodes breakup, Balfe later re-emerged as the founder of the Food Records label, while Cope embarked on a successful and occasionally brilliant solo career. (更多)
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| 国籍 | 英国 |
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| Name | the teardrop explodes |
| 原始名称 | The Teardrop Explodes |
| 名称 | the teardrop explodes |
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