Zombies ndi gulu lodziwika bwino la rock yaku Britain. Chiŵerengero chapamwamba cha kutchuka kwa gululi chinali chapakati pa zaka za m’ma 1960. Apa ndipamene mayendedwe adatenga malo otsogola pama chart aku America ndi UK.
Odessey ndi Oracle ndi chimbale chomwe chasanduka mwala weniweni wa discography ya gululo. Longplay adalowa pamndandanda wama Albums abwino kwambiri nthawi zonse (malinga ndi Rolling Stone).
Ambiri amatcha gululo "mpainiya". Oimba a gululo adatha kufewetsa chiwawa cha kugunda kwa British, chomwe chinakhazikitsidwa ndi mamembala a gululo. The Beatles, m'nyimbo zosalala ndi makonzedwe osangalatsa. Sitinganene kuti zojambula za gululi ndizolemera komanso zosiyanasiyana. Ngakhale izi zili choncho, oimba athandizira kuti nyimbo za rock ngati rock.
Mbiri ya chilengedwe ndi mapangidwe a gulu la Zombies
Gululi linapangidwa mu 1961 ndi abwenzi Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson ndi Hugh Grundy m'tauni yaing'ono yachigawo pafupi ndi London. Pa nthawi yomwe gululo linapangidwa, oimba anali kusukulu ya sekondale.
Aliyense wa mamembala a gulu "anakhala" nyimbo. M'modzi mwamafunso omwe adafunsidwa pambuyo pake, oimbawo adavomereza kuti sanakonzekere "kukweza" gululo mozama. Iwo ankangokonda masewera achiwembu, koma pambuyo pake chosangalatsa ichi chinali kale pamlingo waukadaulo.
Maphunziro oyambirira adawonetsa kuti gululi linalibe wosewera mpira. Posakhalitsa gululo linagwirizanitsidwa ndi woimba Paul Arnold, ndipo zonse zinagwera m'malo mwake. Zinali chifukwa cha Arnold kuti The Zombies anapita ku mlingo watsopano. Mfundo ndi yakuti woimbayo anabweretsa woimba Colin Blunstone ku gulu.
Paul Arnold sanakhale nthawi yayitali ngati gawo la gululo. Pamene Zombies adayamba kuyendera, adasiya ntchitoyi. Posakhalitsa malo ake adatengedwa ndi Chris White. Anyamatawo anayamba njira yawo yolenga poimba nyimbo zodziwika bwino za m'ma 1950. Zina mwa izo zinali nyimbo ya Gershwin yakuti Summertime.
Patatha zaka ziwiri gululi lidapangidwa, zidadziwika kuti anyamatawo athetsa mndandandawo. Zoona zake n’zakuti aliyense wa iwo anamaliza maphunziro a kusekondale ndipo anakonzekera kukaphunzira maphunziro apamwamba. Kupanga zojambula zamawu akatswiri kunali njira yomwe idathandizira The Zombies kupitiliza njira yawo yopangira.
Posakhalitsa gululo linapambana mpikisano wanyimbo The Herts Beat Contest. Izi zinapangitsa kuti oimba adziwike, koma chofunika kwambiri, Decca Records anapereka gulu laling'ono kuti lisayine mgwirizano wawo woyamba.
Kusaina ndi Decca Records
Oimba a gululo atadziwa mfundo za mgwirizanowu, zinapezeka kuti akhoza kujambula nyimbo imodzi pa studio yojambula. Gululi poyambirira lidakonzekera kujambula nthawi ya Chilimwe ya Gershwin. Koma patangopita milungu ingapo, ataumirira wopanga Ken Jones, Rod Argent adayamba kulemba nyimbo yake. Chotsatira chake, oimba adajambulitsa nyimbo ya She's Not There. Nyimboyi idagunda mitundu yonse yamitundu yanyimbo mdzikolo ndipo idatchuka kwambiri.
Pa funde la kutchuka, anyamata analemba yachiwiri. Ntchitoyi inkatchedwa Leave Me Be. Tsoka ilo, zolembazo zidakhala "zolephera". Mkhalidwewu unakonzedwa ndi single Tell Her No. Nyimboyi inali pamwamba pa tchati cha US.
Atajambula nyimbo zitatu, gululi lidayenda ndi Patti LaBelle ndi Bluebells ndi Chuck Jackson. Gululi linalandilidwa mosangalala ndi okonda nyimbo za heavy. Ma Concerts adachitika ndi "furor" yayikulu. Ntchito ya gulu la rock la Britain inalandiridwa bwino ku Japan ndi Philippines. Oimbawo atabwerera kwawo, mwadzidzidzi anazindikira kuti Decca Records, atatulutsa nyimbo imodzi yokha, anayamba kuiwala za kukhalapo kwawo.
M'katikati mwa zaka za m'ma 1960, chimbale choyambirira cha gululi chinaperekedwa. Chimbalecho chidatchedwa Yambani Pano. LP imaphatikizanso nyimbo zomwe zidatulutsidwa kale, nyimbo zachikuto ndi nyimbo zabuluu ndi nyimbo zingapo zatsopano.
Patapita nthawi, gululi linagwira ntchito yolenga ndi kujambula nyimbo zomwe zatsagana ndi filimu ya Bunny Lake is missing. Woimbayo adajambula nyimbo yamphamvu yotsatsira yotchedwa Come On Time. Mufilimuyi munali zojambulidwa ndi gulu loimba la rock la ku Britain.
Kusaina ndi CBS Records
Chakumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1960, oimba adasaina mgwirizano ndi CBS Records. Kampaniyo idapereka kuwala kobiriwira ku kujambula kwa Odessey ndi Oracle LP. Pambuyo pake, mamembala a gululo adasokoneza mzerewo.
Maziko a albumyi akuphatikizapo nyimbo zatsopano. Buku lovomerezeka la Rolling Stone lidazindikira kuti chimbalecho chinali chabwino kwambiri. Zolemba za Time of the Season zinali zotchuka kwambiri pakati pa okonda nyimbo ndi mafani. Chosangalatsa ndichakuti Rod Argent adagwira ntchito yopanga njanjiyi.
Oimbawo adapatsidwa ndalama zambiri, ngati sanachoke pabwalo. Zinali zosatheka kutsimikizira mamembala a gululo.
Moyo wa oimba atasiya gulu
Pambuyo pa kutha kwa nyimboyi, oimbawo adapita kosiyana. Mwachitsanzo, Colin Blunstone anaganiza zoyamba ntchito payekha. Zotsatira zake, adalemba ma LP angapo oyenera. Album yomaliza ya otchuka idatulutsidwa mu 2009. Tikukamba za chimbale cha The Ghost of You and Me.
Rod Argent adaganiza zoyambitsa ntchito yake yoimba. Anakhala zaka zingapo kuti apange gulu lomwe likugwirizana ndi lingaliro lake. Ubongo wa woimbayo amatchedwa Argent.
Kuyanjananso kwa band
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1990, zinadziwika kuti The Zombies, yopangidwa ndi Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy ndi Chris White, adalemba LP yatsopano mu studio yojambulira. Mu 1991, oimba adapereka chimbale cha New World. Mbiriyi idalandiridwa mwachikondi osati ndi mafani okha, komanso ndi otsutsa nyimbo.
Pa April 1, 2004, nkhani imodzi yosasangalatsa inadziwika. Mmodzi mwa omwe adayambitsa gululi, Paul Atkinson, wamwalira. Polemekeza bwenzi ndi mnzako, gululo linaimba nyimbo zingapo zotsazikana.
Chitsitsimutso chenicheni cha gululi chinachitika kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 2000. Apa ndi pamene Rod ndi Colin adatulutsa chimbale chophatikizana cha Out of the Shadows. Zaka zingapo pambuyo pake, pansi pa pseudonym ya kulenga Colin Blunstone Rod Argent the Zombies, kuwonetsera kwa LP As Far As I Can See ... kunachitika. Chotsatira chake, Colin ndi Rod anaphatikiza ntchito zawo kukhala gulu limodzi.
Posakhalitsa Keith Airey, Jim ndi Steve Rodford adalowa m'gulu latsopanolo. Oimbawo adayamba kuyimba pansi pa dzina la Colin Blunstone ndi Rod Argent wa Zombies. Pambuyo popanga mzerewu, oimbawo adayenda ulendo waukulu, womwe unayambira ku UK ndipo unatha ku London.
Pambuyo paulendowu, mamembala a gululo adapereka CD yamoyo ndi DVD yamavidiyo. Ntchitoyi idatchedwa Live ku Bloomsbury Theatre, London. Mafani analandira mwachikondi zoperekazo. Pa funde la kutchuka, oimba anapereka zoimbaimba awo mu England, America ndi Europe. Mu 2007-2008 ulendo wogwirizana ndi The Yardbirds unachitika. Pa nthawi yomweyo, konsati inachitika mu mzinda wa Kyiv.
Patapita zaka zingapo, zinadziwika kuti Keith Airey anasiya gulu. Panthawiyo, adadziwonetsa yekha ngati wojambula yekha. Keith adalemba chimbale chayekha ndipo adawonekera muzoimbaimba. Malo a Keith adatengedwa ndi Christian Phillips. M'chaka cha 2010, Tom Toomey anatenga malo ake.
Konsati yachikumbutso ya gulu la The Zombies
Mu 2008, oimba a gulu adakondwerera tsiku lozungulira. Chowonadi ndi chakuti zaka 40 zapitazo adalemba LP Odessey ndi Oracle. Mamembala a timuyi adaganiza zokondwerera mwambowu. Iwo adachita konsati ya gala ku London Shepherd Bush Empire.
Onse "golide zikuchokera" gulu anasonkhana pa siteji, kupatulapo Paul Atkinson. Oimba adaimba nyimbo zonse zomwe zidaphatikizidwa mu LP. Omverawo anathokoza gululo ndi kuwomba m’manja kwakukulu. Patatha miyezi isanu ndi umodzi, zojambulira za konsati yachikondwerero zinawonekera. Komanso, ankaimba zoimbaimba kwa mafani British m'mizinda yosiyanasiyana ya dziko lawo.
Zosangalatsa za The Zombies
- Zombies amatchedwa gulu la "brainy" kwambiri la "British Invasion".
- Malinga ndi otsutsa nyimbo, chifukwa cha nyimbo yomwe Salipo, gululi lidatchuka padziko lonse lapansi.
- Malinga ndi wotsutsa nyimbo R. Meltzer, gululi linali "gawo losinthira pakati pa The Beatles ndi The Doors".
Zombies pakali pano
Gululi pakadali pano lili ndi:
- Colin Blunstone;
- Ndodo Argent;
- Tom Toomey;
- Jim Rodford;
- Steve Rodford.
Masiku ano gululi likuyang'ana kwambiri zochitika zamakonsati. Zochita zambiri zimachitika ku Britain, America ndi Europe. Ma concerts omwe adakonzedwa mu 2020, oimba adakakamizika kukonzanso 2021. Izi zidatengedwa pokhudzana ndi kukulira kwa matenda a coronavirus.
