Air supply

小簡(jiǎn)介 空中加油站樂(lè)隊(duì)的靈魂人物格雷厄姆，1950年6月11日出生于英國(guó)的諾丁漢。早在童年時(shí)代，格雷厄姆就對(duì)詩(shī)歌、書(shū)籍和音樂(lè)感興趣。11歲的時(shí)候，他開(kāi)始嘗試寫(xiě)作詩(shī)歌和歌詞。母親去世之后，格雷厄姆自學(xué)了吉它和架子鼓。 1963年，格雷厄姆被披頭士樂(lè)隊(duì)深深觸動(dòng)。在觀看了年頭士的表演之后，他明白了自己到底想要干什么。1965年，格雷厄姆加入了一個(gè)名叫布魯斯聯(lián)盟的樂(lè)隊(duì)，在這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)里，他演奏架子鼓。 1967年，格雷厄姆與他上學(xué)時(shí)的女友琳達(dá)結(jié)婚。次年，他們的兒子西蒙出生了。不久，格雷厄姆便舉妻攜子移居澳大利亞的梅爾鮑恩，格雷厄姆創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)，并開(kāi)始在一些咖啡館、民間音樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部進(jìn)行演唱。1972年3月他的女兒出生。 1975年，作為耶酥基督的信徒，格雷厄姆加入了一個(gè)名為“耶酥基督超級(jí)明星”的樂(lè)隊(duì)。在那里，他第1天就遇到了魯塞爾•希庫(kù)克，即后來(lái)空中加油站的第2號(hào)人物。此后，格雷厄姆與魯塞爾熱心于歌曲創(chuàng)作。當(dāng)“耶酥基督超級(jí)明星樂(lè)隊(duì)”宣布它將于18個(gè)月之后解散時(shí)，格雷厄姆與魯塞爾已在澳大利亞推出了一首大獲成功的單曲《愛(ài)與瘀傷》。這首單曲是以“空中加油站樂(lè)隊(duì)”的名義發(fā)行的。這說(shuō)來(lái)頗具傳奇色彩：一天，格雷厄姆做了1個(gè)夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)中他看到了燈光的照射下有1個(gè)巨形的公告牌，上面寫(xiě)著“Air Supply”兩個(gè)大字，于是格雷厄姆便以“空中加油站”來(lái)命名他們的樂(lè)隊(duì)。 1976年，在澳大利亞作巡演的羅德•斯特沃特加入了“空中加油站”。隨后，樂(lè)隊(duì)赴美進(jìn)行巡回演出，但沒(méi)有取得突破性的成功。1978年，回到澳大利亞后，他們錄制了格雷厄姆的兩首歌曲《在愛(ài)中迷失》和《失落的愛(ài)》?！对趷?ài)中迷失》在澳大利亞電臺(tái)一播出便迅速走紅。這使他們決定重新返回美國(guó)，并發(fā)誓要成為世界級(jí)的一流樂(lè)隊(duì)。 1979年的一個(gè)偶然的機(jī)會(huì)，格力夫戴維斯聽(tīng)到了《在愛(ài)中迷失》這首歌。于是，他促成空中加油站與阿里斯塔唱片公司簽約。簽樂(lè)后錄制的第1首單曲一推出就升到了排行榜第3的位置，接下來(lái)的6首歌曲也分別進(jìn)入排行榜前5位。格雷厄姆的另外一首《你所愛(ài)的那個(gè)人》則榮登榜首寶座。 1980年起，空中加油站樂(lè)隊(duì)開(kāi)始在世界各地做巡回演出。 1981年，格雷厄姆遇到了朱迪•沃伯。兩人開(kāi)始了長(zhǎng)達(dá)兩年的書(shū)信往來(lái)，直到1983年他們?cè)俅蜗嘤?，此后就再也沒(méi)有分離過(guò)。1986年，朱迪年滿21歲，兩人結(jié)了婚。 隨著每年的巡演，“空中加油站”先后推出了諸如《塵世》等專輯。格雷厄姆重新制作的歌曲《杳無(wú)音信》、《空中加油站樂(lè)隊(duì)的存在》也相繼問(wèn)世。 1997年8月，《愛(ài)之書(shū)》出版發(fā)行，這是在格雷厄姆和朱迪的新家——尤他州海拔7000米高山之巔的工作室里完成的，它很快就成為樂(lè)隊(duì)最熱門的專輯之一?？罩屑佑驼緲?lè)隊(duì)至今仍是世界上最受歡迎的樂(lè)隊(duì)之一，他們的新專輯被數(shù)百萬(wàn)的歌迷翹首企盼。從美國(guó)的阿拉斯加到中國(guó)的北京，空中加油站的歌迷無(wú)處不在。 With their heavily orchestrated, sweet ballads, the Australian soft rock group Air Supply became a staple of early-'80s radio, scoring a string of seven straight Top Five singles. Air Supply, for most intents and purposes, was the duo of vocalists Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell; other members came through the group over the years, yet they only functioned as backing musicians and added little to the group's sound. Hitchcock and Russell met while performing in a Sydney, Australia, production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1976. The two singers formed a partnership and with the addition of four supporting musicians -- keyboardist Frank Esler-Smith, guitarist David Moyse, bassist David Green, and drummer Ralph Cooper -- Air Supply was born. For several years, the group gained no attention outside of Australia, earning one significant hit single, "Love and Other Bruises." Their first international exposure came in the late '70s, when Rod Stewart had them as his opening act on a North American tour. Air Supply signed a record contract with Arista in 1980, releasing their first album by the end of the year. Lost in Love, their debut, was a major success in the U.S., selling over two million copies and spawning the hit singles "Lost in Love," "All Out of Love," and "Every Woman in the World." The following year they released their second album, The One That You Love. The title track became their only number one hit and it also featured two other Top Ten hits, "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)" and "Sweet Dreams." With their third album, 1982's Now and Forever, their popularity dipped slightly -- it only had one Top Ten hit, "Even the Nights Are Better," and the other two singles, "Young Love" and "Two Less Lonely People in the World," scraped the bottom of the Top 40. Air Supply released a Greatest Hits collection in 1983, featuring a new single, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All." The single spent two weeks at number two while the album peaked at number seven and eventually sold over four million copies. Two years later, they released Air Supply, their fourth album. It featured the number 19 single "Just As I Am," but it was clear that their audience was shrinking -- the album was their first not to go platinum. Hearts in Motion (1986) was even less successful, peaking at number 84 and spending only nine weeks on the charts. After its disappointing performance, Air Supply broke up. Hitchcock and Russell reunited in 1991, releasing Earth Is..., but the album failed to make the charts as did 1993's Vanishing Race and 1995's News From Nowhere. The new millennium marked the band's first studio album in four years, and a summer tour in support of Yours Truly. 更多>>