Crowded House ndi gulu lanyimbo laku Australia lomwe linapangidwa mu 1985. Nyimbo zawo ndi zosakaniza zatsopano za rave, jangle pop, pop ndi rock yofewa, komanso alt rock. Kuyambira pomwe idakhazikitsidwa, gululi lakhala likugwirizana ndi Capitol Records label. Wotsogolera gululi ndi Neil Finn.
Mbiri ya kulengedwa kwa gulu
Neil Finn ndi mchimwene wake Tim anali mamembala a gulu la New Zealand la Split Enz. Tim ndiye adayambitsa gululi, ndipo Neill adachita monga mlembi wa nyimbo zambiri. Zaka zoyamba kuyambira kukhazikitsidwa kwake, gululi lidakhala ku Australia ndikusamukira ku UK.
The Split Enz idaphatikizansopo woyimba ng'oma Paul Hester, yemwe adasewera kale ndi Deckchairs Overboard ndi The Cheks. Bassist Nick Seymour adalowa nawo gululi atasewera mu Marionettes, The Horla ndi Bang.
Maphunziro ndi kusintha dzina
Ulendo wotsanzikana wa Split Enz unachitika mu 1984, womwe umatchedwa "Enz ndi Bang". Kale panthawiyo, Neil Finn ndi Paul Hester adaganiza zopanga gulu latsopano loimba. Paphwando lina ku Melbourne, Nick Seymour anafikira Finn ndi kumufunsa ngati angayesere mayeso a gulu latsopano. Pambuyo pake, membala wakale wa The Reels, woyimba gitala Craig Hooper, adalowa nawo atatuwa.
Ku Melbourne, anyamatawo adayambitsa gulu latsopano mu 85, lotchedwa The Mullanes. Chiwonetsero choyamba chinachitika pa June 11. Mu 1986, gulu anatha kupeza mgwirizano wopindulitsa ndi kujambula situdiyo Capitol Records.
Gululi limayenera kupita ku Los Angeles kukajambula nyimbo yawo yoyamba. Komabe, woimba gitala Craig Hooper anaganiza zosiya gululo. Finn, Seymour ndi Hester anapita ku USA. Atafika ku Los Angeles, oimbawo anaikidwa m’kanyumba kakang’ono ku Hollywood Hills.
Gululo linafunsidwa ndi Capitol Records kuti asinthe dzina lawo. Oimba, modabwitsa, adapeza chilimbikitso m'mikhalidwe yopapatiza. Chifukwa chake, The Mullanes idakhala Nyumba Yodzaza. Album yoyamba ya gululo inalandira dzina lomwelo.
Pakujambulidwa kwa nyimbo "Simungathe Kupitilira" kuchokera mu chimbale choyambirira, yemwe kale anali membala wa Split Enz membala wa kiyibodi Eddie Rayner adachita ngati wopanga. Adafunsidwa kuti alowe nawo gululi ndipo Reiner adacheza ndi anyamatawo mu 1988. Komabe, pambuyo pake anayenera kusiya gululo chifukwa cha zifukwa za banja lake.
Kupambana koyamba kwa Crowded House
Chifukwa cha kuyanjana kwawo ndi Split Enz, gulu latsopanoli linali kale ndi okonda ku Australia. Ziwonetsero zoyamba za Crowded House zidachitika mkati mwa zikondwerero zosiyanasiyana kudziko lakwawo komanso ku New Zealand. Album kuwonekera koyamba kugulu la dzina lomweli linatulutsidwa mu August 1986, koma sizinabweretse kutchuka kwa gululo.
Oyang'anira a Capitol Records poyamba adakayikira kupambana kwamalonda kwa Crowded House. Chifukwa cha zimenezi, gululo linakwezedwa pang’onopang’ono. Pofuna kukopa chidwi, oimbawo ankayenera kumaimba m’malo ang’onoang’ono.
Nyimbo yakuti "Mean to Me" kuchokera ku album yoyamba inatha kupambana pa 30 pa tchati cha Australia mu June. Ngakhale kuti nyimboyi inalephera kuwonetsa ku US, kusewera kwapakatikati kwapakatikati kunapangitsa kuti Crowded House kwa omvera aku US.
Kupambana kudabwera pomwe gululo lidatulutsa "Don't Dream It's Over" mu Okutobala 1986. Nyimboyi idakwanitsa kufika nambala yachiwiri pa Billboard Hot 100 komanso nambala wani pama chart aku Canada.
Poyamba, mawailesi ku New Zealand sankasamala kwambiri za nyimbo. Koma adayang'ana pambuyo pomwe adadziwika padziko lonse lapansi miyezi ingapo atatulutsidwa. Pang'ono ndi pang'ono, wosakwatiwayo adakwanitsa kupeza malo otsogolera mu New Zealand nyimbo. Nyimboyi mpaka lero ikadali yopambana kwambiri pazamalonda pa nyimbo zonse za gululi.
Mphotho zoyamba
Mu March 1987, Crowded House inalandira mphoto zitatu nthawi imodzi pa ARIA Music Awards yoyamba - "Song of the Year", "Best New Talent" ndi "Best Video". Zonsezi zidachitika chifukwa cha kupambana kwa nyimbo yakuti "Musamalote Zatha". Mphotho yochokera ku MTV Video Music Award idawonjezedwa ku banki ya nkhumba.
Pambuyo pake gululo linatulutsa nyimbo yatsopano yotchedwa "Something So Strong". Nyimboyi idakwanitsa kukhala yopambana padziko lonse lapansi, kutenga malo otsogola pama chart a nyimbo ku United States, Canada ndi New Zealand. Nyimbo ziwiri zotsatira za "Now We Getting Somewhere" ndi "World where You Live" zinakhalanso ndi chipambano chabwino.
Kutsatira Nyumba Yodzaza Anthu
Chimbale chachiwiri cha gululi chidatchedwa "Temple of Low Men". Inatulutsidwa mu June 1988. Albumyi ndi yakuda. Komabe, mafani ambiri a Crowded House amawonabe kuti ndi imodzi mwazochita zam'mlengalenga za gululi. Ku US, "Temple of Low Men" idalephera kutengera kupambana kwa chimbale chawo choyambirira, koma idadziwika ku Australia.
Atachoka pa keyboardist Eddie Rayner, Mark Hart anakhala membala wathunthu wa gulu mu 1989. Nick Seymour adachotsedwa ntchito ndi Finn atatha ulendo woimba. Nkhaniyi idakambidwa kwambiri m'manyuzipepala. Magwero ena amati Seymour adatha kupangitsa kuti Neil atseke. Komabe, posakhalitsa Nick anabwerera ku timu.
Mu 1990 mchimwene wake wa Neil dzina lake Tim Finn analowa m’gululo. Ndi kutenga nawo mbali, Album "Woodface" linalembedwa, amene sanali bwino malonda. Pambuyo kumasulidwa kwa chimbale, Tim Finn anasiya gululo. Ulendo wa Crowded House udapita kale ndi Mark Hart.
Kuwonongeka ndi kuyambiranso kwa gulu
Album yomaliza, yotchedwa "Together Alone", inalembedwa mu 1993. Patatha zaka zitatu, gululo linaganiza zosiya ntchito. Asanathe, gululo linakonzekera mphatso yotsazikana kwa mafani awo monga mndandanda wa nyimbo zabwino kwambiri. Konsati yotsazikana ku Sydney idachitika pa 24 Novembara.
Mu 2006, pambuyo pa kudzipha kwa Paul Hester, mamembala adaganiza zoyanjananso. Chaka cha ntchito mwakhama kupereka dziko Album "Nthawi Padziko Lapansi", ndipo mu 2010 "Intriguer". Pambuyo pa zaka 6, gululo linapereka makonsati anayi, ndipo mu 2020 nyimbo yatsopano "Chilichonse Mukufuna" inatulutsidwa.
