Keke ndi gulu lachipembedzo laku America lomwe linapangidwa kale mu 1991. Repertoire ya gululi imakhala ndi "zosakaniza" zosiyanasiyana. Koma chinthu chimodzi ndi chotsimikizika - nyimbozo zimayendetsedwa ndi white funk, folk, hip-hop, jazz ndi guitar rock.
Kodi chimasiyanitsa Cake ndi chiyani ndi ena onse? Oimba amasiyanitsidwa ndi mawu awo odabwitsa komanso onyoza, komanso mawu otopetsa a mtsogoleri wapatsogolo. N'zosatheka kuti musamve zokongoletsera zamkuwa zolemera, zomwe sizimamveka kawirikawiri muzolemba zamagulu amakono a rock.
Gulu lachipembedzo lili ndi ma Albums 6 oyenera ku ngongole yake. Zambiri mwazosonkhanitsa zidafika pamtengo wa platinamu. Otsutsa nyimbo amaika gululo ngati oimba omwe amapanga nyimbo za indie rock ndi alternative rock.
Mbiri ya chilengedwe ndi mapangidwe a gulu
Gulu la Keke lili ndi nkhani yosangalatsa kwambiri yolenga. Woyambitsa gululi amadziwika kuti ndi John McCrea. Woimbayo anayamba kuganiza zopanga gulu lake loimba akadali kusekondale. Kenako anayendera magulu angapo. John sanakhale paliponse pachifukwa chimodzi - analibe chidziwitso.
Chapakati pa zaka za m'ma 1980, McCrea, pamodzi ndi gulu la John McCrea ndi Roughousers, anapereka okonda nyimbo nyimbo za Love you Madly ndi Shadow Stabbing. Koma sitinganene kuti chifukwa cha nyimbo zomwe tatchulazi, anyamatawo adapambana. Pambuyo pake, mamembala a gulu la Keke adalembanso nyimbo zomwe zili pamwambazi, ndipo m'machitidwe awo anali ndi mbiri ya kugunda.
Nkhani za John ndi gulu la John McCrea ndi a Roughousers sizinali kupita patsogolo. Choncho, anaganiza zosamukira ku Los Angeles. Chochitika ichi chinachitika mu theka lachiwiri la zaka za m'ma 1980.
John adachita m'malesitilanti komanso malo odyera a karaoke. Chochititsa chidwi, asanapange gulu la Keke, adalemba yekha yekha, Rancho Seco. McCrea adapereka zomwe zidapangidwa ku fakitale yamagetsi ya nyukiliya yomwe idamangidwa kumwera chakum'mawa kwa Sacramento. Mu 1991, ku Los Angeles, McCree anachita kwa nthawi yoyamba pansi pa dzina kulenga keke.
Sizinali zotheka kugonjetsa Los Angeles. Posakhalitsa Yohane anabwerera kwawo. Malingaliro opanga projekiti sanamusiye woyimbayo. Anapeza anthu amalingaliro ofanana ndi woyimba lipenga Vince DiFiore, woyimba gitala Greg Brown, woyimba bassist Sean McFessel ndi woyimba ng'oma Frank French.
Mu 1991, gulu loyamba lidawonekera. Zowona, zaka zingapo zinadutsa zisanayambe kutchuka ndi kutchuka.
Kuzindikira koyamba kwa gulu Keke
Mu 1993, oimba anapereka nyimbo ya Rock'n'roll Lifestyle. Nthawi yomweyo sindinaikonde nyimboyi. Choyamba, izi zinakhudzidwa ndi kusowa kwa chidziwitso, ndipo kachiwiri, panalibe chithandizo. Koma oimba adakali ntchito pa album yawo yoyamba.
Pafupifupi atangopereka nyimbo ya Rock'n'roll Lifestyle, oimba adakulitsa nyimbo za gululo ndi chimbale cha Motorcade of Generosity. Oyimba adajambula, kupanga, kubwereza ndikugawa nyimbo imodzi ndi zosonkhanitsa paokha.
Ndipo ufulu umenewu unathandiza oimba. Zoona zake n’zakuti anasiya m’mbuyo mwawo njira ya “mbalame zaufulu” ndi anyamata ochokera kwa anthu. Oimbawo sanazengereze kuchita nthabwala za iwo okha, ndipo izi zinapangitsa kuti anthu ayambe kuchita chidwi ndi ntchito yawo "chifukwa."
Chimbale choyambirira cha Motorcade of Generosity chidakopa chidwi cha Capricorn Records. Kampaniyo idayamba kugawa zosonkhanitsira ku United States of America konse.
Kujambula kwa album yoyamba kunali kochepa, ngakhale tanthauzo la mawuwo silina "kupulumutsa" kusonkhanitsa. Chosangalatsa ndichakuti, Album ya Motorcade of Generosity idatulutsidwanso mu 1994.
Komanso mu 1994, kusintha koyamba kunachitika. McFessell adalowedwa m'malo ndi Gabe Nelson, kenako ndi Victor Damiani, ndipo Todd Roper adabwera pa ng'oma m'malo mwa French, yemwe adafota pang'ono atatha ulendowu.
Patatha chaka chimodzi, oimbawo anapita kukacheza. Nthawi yomweyo adatulutsanso nyimbo ina, Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle. Kuyesera kwachiwiri kunapambana. Nyimboyi inayamba kuyimbidwa pamawailesi otchuka a ku America. Nyimbo zotchuka zinali: Ruby Sees All ndi Jolene. Iwo ankawoneka kuti akuyenera kukonzekera okonda nyimbo kuti atulutse chimbale chachiwiri.
Chiwopsezo cha kutchuka kwa gulu la Keke
Mu 1996, discography ya gulu lampatuko idawonjezeredwanso ndi Album yachiwiri ya situdiyo Fashion Nugget. Nyimbo ya "The Distance" idakhala nyimbo yovuta komanso yosatsutsika ya mbiriyo. Albumyi idalowa mu Mainstream Top 40. Posakhalitsa idapita ku platinamu. Fashion Nugget wagulitsa makope opitilira 1 miliyoni.
Mosayembekezera kwa ambiri, Greg Brown ndi Victor Damiani anachoka m’gululo. Pambuyo pake zinapezeka kuti anyamatawo anayambitsa ntchito yawo, yotchedwa Deathray.
Kenako mapulani a McCree anali kusokoneza gulu la Keke. Koma Gabe Nelson atabwerera ku bass, adasintha mapulani ake. M'malo mwa Brown sanapezeke nthawi yomweyo. Mpaka kujambula kwa chimbale chachitatu, woimba wa studio, ndiye kuti, woimba wosakhazikika, adasewera m'gululi.
Mu 1998, gululi linapereka gulu lawo lachitatu, Prolonging the Magic. Malinga ndi miyambo yakale, nyimbo zingapo zidakhala zomveka. Tikulankhula za nyimbo: Palibe, Nkhosa Zimapita Kumwamba ndi Kuzisiya.
Nyimbo zonse zomwe zili pamwambazi zidaphatikizidwa pozungulira mawayilesi akuluakulu, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti pakhale kugulitsa kwakukulu kwa chimbale chachitatu. Posakhalitsa idafika pagulu la platinamu. Pambuyo kumasulidwa kwa zosonkhanitsira Ksan Makkurdi anakhala gitala okhazikika mu gulu.
Kusaina contract ndi Columbia Records
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 2000, oimba adasaina mgwirizano wopindulitsa ndi Columbia Records. Patapita chaka, gulu anatulutsa Album latsopano, wotchedwa Comfort Eagle.
Kutolerako sikunapite modzidzimutsa ndi mafani ndi okonda nyimbo. Idalemba bwino pa nambala 13 ku US ndi nambala 2 ku Canada. Kanema wa njanji Short Skirt Long Jacket adawonekera pa MTV. Mpaka nthawiyi, tchanelocho chidayika gululo pa "mndandanda wakuda" mwanjira iliyonse.
Atatulutsa chimbale chachinayi, Todd Roper adasiya gululo. Poyamba, woimbayo adauza atolankhani kuti adaganiza zokhala ndi banja lake. Pambuyo pake zinapezeka kuti anapita kwa Brown ndi Damiani mu gulu la Deathray. Roper adasinthidwa ndi Pete McNeil.
Pochirikiza chimbale chatsopano, gululo linayenda ulendo waukulu. Oyimbawo adayang'ana kwambiri zoyendera dziko la United States of America.
Kale mu 2005, discography ya gulu linawonjezeredwa ndi chimbale chatsopano. Chimbale chachisanu cha studio chidatchedwa Pressure Chief. Panalinso zosintha m'mapangidwe apa. Pete McNeil adapereka njira kwa Paulo Baldi.
Zaka zingapo pambuyo pake, gululo linatulutsa gulu la B-Sides ndi Rarities. Mbiriyi ndi yosangalatsa chifukwa imaphatikizapo zomenyedwa zakale, nyimbo zomwe sizinatulutsidwepo kale, komanso mitundu ingapo yachikuto ya nyimbo za Black Sabbath War Pigs.
Kuphatikiza pa mtundu wanthawi zonse, kutulutsa kocheperako kwapadera kwa zosonkhanitsira kudatulutsidwa, komwe kumaphatikizapo zinthu zonse zapadera zamapangidwe komanso "moyo" wa nyimbo ya Nkhondo Nkhumba ndi Steven Drozd wa gulu la Flaming Lips. Mtundu wocheperako unaperekedwa kwa "mafani" ndi makalata.
Mu 2008, oimba adaganiza zosintha situdiyo yawo yojambulira (Upbeat Studio). Anaika makina a solar panel mu situdiyo. Zosonkhanitsa zatsopano za gululi zidajambulidwa pogwiritsa ntchito mafuta adzuwa.
Pokhapokha mu 2011, gululo lidawonjezeredwa ndi chimbale chatsopano cha Showroom of Compassion. Otsutsa nyimbo adawona kuti iyi ndi chimbale choyamba chomwe kulira kwa zida za kiyibodi kumakulirakulira. Nyimbo yoyamba yochokera mu chimbale chomwe chatchulidwa pamwambapa cha Sick of You chikupezeka kuti chiziwonetsedwa pa YouTube.
Zosangalatsa za gulu la Keke
- John McCrea amavala chipewa chophera nsomba (chomwe ndi chomwe amavala pa siteji). Chowonjezera chamutu ichi chakhala "chinyengo" chachikulu cha anthu otchuka. Anthu ambiri sakanamuzindikira John popanda chipewa chake.
- Kufanana kwa zivundikiro za zosonkhanitsidwa zonse ndi mavidiyo ena a gululi kumayambitsidwa ndi chikhulupiriro cha oimba pazikhalidwe zopirira.
- Oimba adapanga okha ma Albums onse.
- Gululi lili ndi tsamba lovomerezeka komwe amasindikiza nkhani zaposachedwa komanso zaposachedwa.
Gulu la keke lero
Lero gulu la Keke likulunjika paulendo. Oyimba adakonza zoyendera mu 2020. Komabe, mapulani agululi asintha pang'ono chifukwa cha mliri wa coronavirus. Ma concert omwe akubwera a keke adzachitikira ku Memphis ndi Portland.
