five for fighting
简介
人生苦短理当及时行乐，但是生活上的诸多事物却常教人触景生情。对于在洛杉矶圣法兰多山谷地区长大的John Ondrasik而言，他就希望能结合一群音乐人与非音乐人的力量热情地去实践歌曲与意念的真谛，于是他就以Five For Fighting作为笔名，艺名，融合自己身为钢琴家，讽刺作家，时事评论家的多重身分，借着Five For Fighting(*原是曲棍球罚则，指的是被罚下场五分钟等候再度上场的球员)隐喻挑战音乐工业这只庞然巨兽，努力地让别人听见自己的歌曲，却能依然保有不平凡与诚实的精神，同时也是Ondrasik抒怀、呐喊与谴责态度的表征。 by Charlotte Dillon Five for Fighting is the one-man band of John Ondrasik, who rose to fame in 2001 on the strength of the pop，rock ballad &Superman (It's Not Easy).& Although originally released in 2000, the single became popular after the events of September 11, 2001, which shone new light on Five for Fighting's tale of flight, insecurity, and heroics. Another Top 40 hit, &100 Years,& followed three years later, thus cementing Five for Fighting's status as one of the decade's leading balladeers. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Ondrasik started his musical training when he was only two years old. His mother, a piano teacher, gave him lessons, and he began turning his attention to guitar at the age of 13. He taught himself to use the latter instrument and soon began writing music. Somewhere along the way, he also took vocal lessons in opera. After discovering that opera wasn't his cup of tea, Ondrasik shifted his focus once again, this time turning to artists like Billy Joel, Journey, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and Earth, Wind & Fire for inspiration. Message for Albert Using the stage name Five for Fighting -- a term he appropriated from ice hockey's rule book -- Ondrasik made his major-label debut in 1997 by releasing Message for Albert. He then left the roster of his original label, Capitol Records, and signed with Columbia before issuing America Town. Released in 2000, the album furthered Ondrasik's themes of love and life while adding a political spin, a combination that yielded warm reviews but sluggish sales. America Town might have been another strong outing from a talented (yet commercially invisible) songwriter were it not for the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the nation's subsequent embrace of the delicate piano ballad &Superman (It's Not Easy).& Five for Fighting performed the song at the Concert for New York City that winter, and America Town went platinum several months later. The Battle for Everything While it was a bittersweet way to find fame, the single's success gave Ondrasik the artistic license he'd always craved. When The Battle for Everything appeared in early 2004, it was Five for Fighting's most stylistically ambitious and lyrically bold recording to date. It also yielded another high-charting single, &100 Years.& 2006's Two Lights continued Ondrasik's exploration of blue-collar America by focusing on love, mortality, war, and family. A concert album entitled Back Country Live arrived in 2007, followed by Slice -- featuring several songs co-written by musical theater composer Steven Schwartz -- in October 2009. Ondrasik reunited with producer Gregg Wattenberg -- who had previously worked with Ondrasik on America Town -- for his sixth album release Bookmarks. Scheduled for release in September 2013, the album was preceded by the single &What If.&
| 别名 | john ondrasik |
|---|---|
| 原始名称 | Five for Fighting |
| 唱片公司 | 索尼音乐 |
| 国籍 | 美国 |
| 地区 | 欧美 |
| 所属公司 | 索尼音乐 |
| 类似歌手 | 相似艺人 |
| Alias | five for fighting |
| Extra | five for fighting |
| Name | five for fighting |
| 名称 | five for fighting |
| 精选上位词 | 歌手 |