UFO ndi gulu la rock la Britain lomwe linapangidwa kale mu 1969. Ili si gulu la rock lokha, komanso gulu lodziwika bwino. Oimba athandiza kwambiri pakupanga kalembedwe ka heavy metal.
Kwa zaka zoposa 40, gululi linatha kangapo ndikusonkhananso. Zolembazo zasintha kangapo. Yekhayo membala wa gulu, komanso mlembi wa mawu ambiri, ndi woimba Phil Mogg.
Mbiri ya kulengedwa kwa gulu la UFO
Mbiri ya gulu la UFO idayamba ndi The Boyfriends, yomwe idapangidwa ku London ndi Mick Bolton (gitala), Pete Way (gitala ya bass) ndi Tick Torrazo (ng'oma).
Chochititsa chidwi kwambiri ndi chakuti oimba nthawi zonse ankasintha dzina la gululo. Mayinawa ankasinthasinthana: Hocus Pocus, The Good the Badand the Ugly ndi Acid.
Torrazo posakhalitsa adasinthidwa ndi Colin Turner. Pambuyo pake woimba nyimbo Phil Mogg adalowa nawo gululo. Ndi kusintha kwa kalembedwe, dzina latsopano linawonekera. Kuyambira pano, oimba amachita pansi pa pseudonym pseudonym UFO polemekeza kalabu London ya dzina lomweli. Ngakhale asanawonekere koyamba pa siteji, Turner adasinthidwa ndi Andy Parker. Umu ndi mmene "golide zikuchokera" gulu UFO anakhazikitsidwa.
Oimba aluso anasonkhana m'gulu la UFO. Choncho, n'zosadabwitsa kuti wotchuka chizindikiro Beacon Records posakhalitsa chidwi gulu, amene anasaina pangano. Chochititsa chidwi n'chakuti Andy Parker anayenera kudikirira mpaka atakula, chifukwa makolo ake anakana kusaina pangano, ndipo chizindikirocho chinalibe ufulu wogwira ntchito ndi nzika zazing'ono.
Kumapeto kwa 1970, gululo linapereka chimbale chawo choyamba, chomwe chimatchedwa UFO 1. Zolemba zomwe zinaphatikizidwa m'gululi zinalembedwa mumtundu wa hard rock, ndi kuwonjezera kwa rhythm ndi blues, rock rock ndi psychedelia.
Chodabwitsa n'chakuti mbiriyo sinakondedwe ndi anthu a ku USA ndi Great Britain, koma ku Japan kusonkhanitsa koyambako kunakumana ndi mkuntho wa mkuntho. Patatha chaka chimodzi, zojambula za gululi zidawonjezeredwanso ndi chimbale chachiwiri cha situdiyo UFO 2: Flying.
Onetsetsani kuti mumvera nyimbo za Star Storm 2 (18:54) ndi Flying (26:30). Oimba sanasinthe kamvekedwe ka mawu akampani. Chimbale cha UFO 2: Flying chinali chodziwika ku Japan, France ndi Germany ndipo sichinasonyeze chidwi kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi.
Mu 1972, gululi linapereka chimbale chawo choyamba, Live. Palibe zodabwitsa kuti amangotulutsidwa ku Japan.
Kusintha kwa UFO kupita ku hard rock
Pambuyo pa kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale choyambirira, zidadziwika kuti woyimba gitala Mick Bolton akusiya gululo. Malo a Mick adatengedwa ndi Larry Wallis waluso. Zowona, sakanatha kukhala nthawi yayitali mkati mwa timu. Kukangana ndi Phil Mogg kunali chifukwa.
Malo a Mick posakhalitsa adatengedwa ndi Bernie Marsden. M'chaka chomwecho, gululo linasaina pangano ndi chizindikiro cha Chrysalis. Wilf Wright (mmodzi mwa otsogolera kampani) anakhala woyang'anira gulu.
Mu 1973, pa ulendo wa ku Germany, oimba anakumana ndi soloists a gulu lodziwika bwino la Scorpions. Iwo adadabwa ndi kusewera kwa gitala Michael Schenker. Mtsogoleri wa gulu la UFO adapereka Michael kuti alowe nawo gulu lawo mwabwino kwambiri. Woimba gitala anavomera.
Gawoli linalinso losangalatsa chifukwa gululi lidayamba kujambula nyimbo ndi wopanga Leo Lyons, wosewera wakale wa bass wazaka khumi pambuyo pake. Posakhalitsa, gulu la discography linawonjezeredwa ndi chimbale cha Phenomenon, chomwe chinawonekera pamashelefu a masitolo a nyimbo mu 1974.
Zolembazo zidamveka kale mwala wolimba wokhala ndi magitala okopa a Schenker. Ngakhale nyimbo zamtundu wapamwamba kwambiri, palibe nyimbo imodzi yokha kuchokera mu album yatsopanoyi. Polemekeza kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chatsopano, gululi lidayenda ulendo ndipo adayitana woyimba gitala Paul Chapman kuti atenge malowo. Pambuyo pa ulendo, Paul Chapman anasiya oimba.
Pamwamba pa kutchuka kwa gulu la UFO
Mu 1975, oimba adapereka chimbale chawo chotsatira, Force It, kwa mafani. Kutoleraku kumadziwikanso kuti zida za kiyibodi zidamveka koyamba momwemo. Woyimba Chick Churchill akuyenera kuyamikiridwa chifukwa cha izi.
Force Ndi chimbale choyamba chophatikizira kugunda ma chart aku US. Albumyi idatenga malo olemekezeka a 71st. Oimbawo adapita kukacheza ndipo adayitana woyimba keyboard Danny Peyronel (membala wa Heavy Metal Kids) kuti awathandize.
Patatha chaka chimodzi, nyimbo za gululi zidawonjezeredwanso ndi chimbale chachisanu, chomwe chimatchedwa No Heavy Petting. Chojambulacho sichinapambane ngati chimbale cham'mbuyo. Mu tchati cha US, zosonkhanitsazo zidatenga malo a 161 okha.
M'chaka chomwecho, gulu la gulu linasintha kangapo. M'malo mwa Danny Peyronel, wolemba keyboard anali Paul Raymond, yemwe anabwera ku gulu la UFO kuchokera ku gulu la Savoy Brown. Kuti ajambule chimbale chatsopano, oimba adayitana wopanga watsopano. Iwo anakhala Ron Nevison.
Posakhalitsa mafani anali kusangalala ndi nyimbo za chimbale chatsopano cha Lights Out. Albumyi inatulutsidwa mu May 1977. Kuphatikizikako kudatenga malo a 23 ku US ndi malo a 54 pama chart a nyimbo aku Britain.
Oimbawo anapita paulendo waukulu waku America. Ndipo pambuyo pa ulendo, zinaonekeratu kuti Michael Schenker anasiya gulu. Pambuyo pake zinapezeka kuti woimbayo anayamba kukhala ndi mavuto aakulu ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo ndi mowa. Pofuna kuti asasokoneze machitidwewo, malo a Michael adatengedwa ndi Paul Chapman, yemwe adagwirizana kale ndi gulu la UFO. Woimbayo adasewera mu gulu mpaka 1977. Kenako zinadziwika kuti Schenker anabwerera gulu.
Mu 1978, chimbale cha Obsession chinatulutsidwa mu dziko la nyimbo, chomwe chinatenga malo a 41 ku United States of America ndi malo a 26 ku UK. Otsutsa nyimbo ovomerezeka adatcha gululi nyimbo yabwino kwambiri ya UFO's discography.
Schenker inatha chaka chimodzi chokha. Mu 1978, mtsogoleri wa gululo adalengeza kuti Michael akusiya gululi kosatha. Panali zifukwa zingapo m'nyuzipepala zochoka - kukangana komwe kukukula ndi Phil Mogg, mavuto a mankhwala osokoneza bongo, ndandanda yotanganidwa yoyendera.
Schenker adachoka kutangotsala pang'ono kutulutsidwa kwa gulu lachiwiri la Strangers in the Night. Zolembazo zidafika pa nambala 7 ku UK ndi nambala 42 ku United States. Iyi ndi imodzi mwama Albums abwino kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi.
Kugwa kwa gulu la UFO
Malo a Michael adatengedwa ndi Paul Chapman, wokondedwa kale ndi ambiri. Oimba a gululo sanali otsimikiza kuti ichi chinali chisankho choyenera. Makamaka, Paul Raymond analankhula mosapita m'mbali za mfundo yakuti iye samaona Paulo woimba woyenera. Adapereka lingaliro kuti wopanga Wilf Wright apeze wina wabwinoko.
Raymond anadabwa kwambiri atamva kuti Eddie van Halen akufuna kutenga malo a Schenker. Eddie anakayika kuti sanapite ku gululo chifukwa amadziona kuti ndi woipa kwambiri kuposa Schenker.
Mu nyimboyi, oimba anayamba kujambula chimbale chatsopano. Panthawiyi, malo a sewerolo adatengedwa ndi George Martin, yemwe adalandira "gawo" lodziwika pamene akugwira ntchito ndi The Beatles.
Martin ndi oimba solo a gululo sanakhutire ndi ntchito yomwe idachitika. Kapangidwe ka No Place to Run, komwe kanatulutsidwa mu 1980, kudakhala kofewa poyerekeza ndi zomwe gululi linachita kale. Zolemba za Young Blood zidatenga malo a 36 ku UK, ndipo chimbalecho chidatenga malo a 11.
Pochirikiza chimbale chatsopanocho, oimba, mwachizoloŵezi, anapita kukacheza. Pambuyo pa ma concert angapo, mndandanda unasinthanso. Paul Raymond adapanga chisankho chovuta - adasiya gululo.
Paul Raymond adati kuchoka kwake kunali koyenera ndi malingaliro osiyanasiyana pa nyimbo komanso kupititsa patsogolo gululo. Malo a Paulo adatengedwa ndi John Sloman. Oimba nthawi ina adasewera ndi Chapman mu gulu la Lone Star, ndipo atangotsala pang'ono kulowa nawo gulu la UFO, woimbayo adasewera mu gulu la Uriah Heep. Koma Sloman anakhalanso m’gululo kwa miyezi ingapo. Adasinthidwa ndi Neil Carter, woyimba wakale wa Wild Horses.
Mu 1981, zojambula za gululi zidawonjezeredwa ndi gulu la The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent. Albumyi inapangidwa ndi oimba a gulu la UFO. Zigawo zina za kiyibodi zidalembedwa ndi John Sloman.
Kusonkhanitsa kwatsopano kumasiyana pang'ono ndi mawu kuchokera ku zolemba zakale. Chisamaliro chachikulu chiyenera kuperekedwa ku nyimbo ya Lonely Heart, momwe saxophone yomwe Carter amaimba ndi yaumulungu, ndipo mawu ake amakhudzidwa ndi Bruce Springsteen.
Gulu la UFO linali lopindulitsa kwambiri. Mu 1982, mafani anali kusangalala ndi nyimbo zapagulu latsopano la Mechanix. Albumyi idapangidwa ndi Gary Lyons. Ngakhale kuti mbiriyo anatenga malo olemekezeka a 8 pa tchati cha British, oimbawo sanakhutire ndi zotsatira zawo.
Panthawi imeneyo, oimba a gulu la rock rock anali ndi chirichonse: ndalama, kutchuka, kutchuka, kuzindikira mamiliyoni a mafani. Mosasamala kanthu za “malipenga” onse a moyo wa nyenyezi, oimba ambiri anavutika ndi kuledzera ndi kumwerekera ndi anamgoneka.
Mikangano mkati mwa gulu idakula. Posakhalitsa zinadziwika kuti gululo linaganiza zosiya yemwe anaima pa chiyambi chake. Ndi za Pete Way. Way adakhumudwitsidwa ndi chopereka chomaliza. Sanakonde kulira kwa zida za kiyibodi.
Kupanga Contact hit hit store mu 1983. Magitala a bass anali abwino kwambiri. Muyenera kupereka msonkho kumasewera a Neil Carter ndi Paul Chapman. Posakhalitsa gululo linayenda ulendo waukulu ndi Billy Sheehan pa bass.
Ulendowu unakhala "wolephera". Ayi, kuyimba kwa oyimba, monga nthawi zonse, kunali kopambana. Mkhalidwewo unakulitsidwa ndi kumwerekera kwa heroin. Pambuyo pa imodzi mwamasewera ku Katowice, Chapman ndi Mogg adayamba kukonza zinthu mothandizidwa ndi nkhonya.
Monga momwe zinakhalira pambuyo pake, mkangano umenewu udakali "maluwa" poyerekeza ndi zomwe zinachitika pa konsati ku Athens. Pa February 26, woimba nyimbo Phil Mogg adasokonezeka ndi mantha pamene akuimba Too Hot to Handle. Phil analira mokweza pa siteji kenako anapita kumbuyo.
Oimbawo anapepesa kwa omvera. Iwo adachoka pa siteji kuti akakamize Phil kuti abwerere ndikupitiriza kuchita. Pamene Mogg ndi ena onse a m’sitimayo anakwera siteji, omvera anawaponyera mabotolo. Kunali "kulephera". Gululo linaganiza zosiya.
Kumapeto kwa masika panali ulendo wotsazikana ndi Paul Gray ngati wosewera bass. Ziwonetsero zingapo zomaliza zidachitikira ku Hammersmith Odeon ku London. Zojambulidwa zamasewero zitha kupezeka mu Mwalawapamutu - The Best of UFO compilation.
Pambuyo pa konsati yotsazikana, oimba anabalalika. Paul Chapman anasamukira ku Florida. Posakhalitsa adapanga pulojekiti yatsopano ya DOA. Patapita nthawi, Paul adakhala m'gulu la Pete Way's Waysted.
Neil Carter walandira kuitanidwa kuti akhale m'gulu la Gary Moore. Andy Parker adalumikizana ndi Scarlett, ndipo patapita nthawi adasamukira ku Way ndi Chapman ku Waysted.
Phil Mogg anasamukira ku Los Angeles. Kumeneko, woyimbayo adawerengera Yngwie Malmsteen ndi George Lynch. Fans ayika kubetcha pa UFO reunion, koma oimba sanapereke chizindikiro cha "moyo".
Kutsitsimuka kwa gulu la UFO
Posakhalitsa Mogg anakumana ndi Paul Gray, yemwe mu 1983 adangotchulidwa m'gulu la Sing Sing. Oimba adaganiza zopanga pulojekiti wamba. Poyamba, adasewera pansi pa dzina lodziwika bwino la The Great Outdoors. Tommy McClendon ndi drummer Robbie France posakhalitsa adalowa gululo.
Koma oimba sanali anazindikira pansi pa dzina latsopano, choncho anaganiza ntchito pansi pa dzina "anakwezedwa" UFO. Mu 1984, gululi linayenda ulendo waung'ono wa milungu iwiri.
Mu 1985, zojambula za gululi zidawonjezeredwanso ndi chimbale chatsopano choyembekezeka, Misdemeanor. Nyimboyi idafika pachimake pa nambala 74 ku UK komanso nambala 106 ku US. Otsatira sakanatha kunyalanyaza kuti phokoso la nyimbo lasintha. Tsopano nyimbo zoimbidwazo zinali zokumbutsa za rock ya m'ma 1980s.
Pafupifupi atangomaliza kusonkhanitsa, oimba adapita kuulendo waukulu waku Europe. Paulendowu, gululi linali ndi vuto. Mu 1986, Paul Raymond adalengeza kuti akusiya ntchitoyi. Patsiku lino, wosewera wa bass Paul Gray adasewera ma kiyibodi.
Kuti "amalize" ulendowu, David Jacobsen adaitanidwa kuti alowe m'malo mwa Paul Raymond. Paul adauza atolankhani kuti adakakamizika kusiya gululo chifukwa chamavuto akulu ndi mowa.
Mu 1987, zojambula za gululi zidawonjezeredwanso ndi chimbale chaching'ono, chomwe chimatchedwa Ain't Misbehavin'. Oimbawo adajambula nyimboyi paulendo wa ku Ulaya. Ngakhale kuti oimbawo ankayembekezera zonse, chimbalecho sichinali chodziwika.
Ndiye panali kusintha kosalekeza kwa kalembedwe. Tommy McClendon anali woyamba kusiya gululi. Posakhalitsa malo ake adatengedwa ndi Mike Gray. Patatha chaka chimodzi, zinadziwika kuti Paul Gray ndi Jim Simpson sanalinso mbali ya gulu la rock la Britain. Malo a oimba otchulidwawo anali ndi gitala Pete Way ndi drummer Fabio Del Rio.
Waluso Mike Gray adasiya gulu lotsatira. Mwamsanga adapeza wolowa m'malo mwa Rick Sanford, kenako Tony Glidwell. Mu December 1988, UFO inalengeza kutha kwake.
Mamembala atsopano a UFO
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1990, Phil Mogg anayesa kuukitsa gulu lodziwika bwino la UFO. Kuphatikiza pa Phil, zolembazo zidatsogozedwa ndi:
- Pete Way;
- woimba gitala Lawrence Archer;
- woyimba ng'oma Clive Edwards.
Mu 1992, discography gulu linawonjezeredwa ndi chimbale latsopano. Tikulankhula za chopereka High Stakes & Dangerous Men. Woimba wa Session Don Airey adaitanidwa kuti ajambule zosonkhanitsira.
Mafani sanawonekere kuti sanazindikire zoyesayesa za oimba. Zosonkhanitsazo zidadutsa "makutu" a okonda nyimbo ndipo sizinagunde ma chart aliwonse otchuka. Ngakhale izi, oimba anapita ulendo, kutenga Jem Davis nawo.
Panthawi yomweyi, oimbawo adatulutsa nyimbo za Light Out ku Tokyo. Kugulitsa kwa rekodi kunali mu 1992. Paulendowu, oimbawo adayendera St.
Patatha chaka chimodzi, gulu tingachipeze powerenga UFO gulu chakumapeto 1970 anakumana - Mogg - Schenker - Way - Raymond - Parker. Mogg ankafuna kuona Paul Chapman pamzere, koma kupezeka kwake kunali funso lalikulu.
Pambuyo pake, Mogg anakumana ndi Michael Schenker. Woimbayo adadzipereka kuti alembe chimbale chatsopano, kotero Mogg adayitana ena onse omwe amatchedwa "mzere wagolide" wa gulu la UFO.
Munthawi yomweyi, oimba adasaina mgwirizano wofunikira. Inanenanso kuti oimba ali ndi ufulu wogwiritsa ntchito dzina lachidziwitso UFO pokhapokha atachita pa siteji ndi Phil Mogg ndi Michael Schenker.
Posakhalitsa zidadziwika kuti oimbawo adayamba kujambula nyimbo yatsopano. Albumyi idapangidwa ndi Ron Nevison. Mu 1995, okonda nyimbo adawona chimbale chokhala ndi mutu wokweza kuti Yendani pa Madzi.
Kuphatikiza pa nyimbo zoyambira, zophatikizazo zinali ndi mitundu yojambulidwanso ya UFO Doctor Doctor ndi Lights Out classics. Ku Japan, chimbalecho chinatenga malo olemekezeka a 17. Koma, kudabwa kwakukulu kwa wopanga, zosonkhanitsirazo sizinalowe pamwamba kaya ku US kapena ku UK.
Posakhalitsa gululo linachoka Andy Parker. Kuchoka kwa Andy ndi njira yofunikira. Zoona zake n’zakuti anatengera bizinesi ya bambo ake. Woimbayo anakakamizika kuthetsa ntchito yake yoimba. Malo a Parker adatengedwa ndi Simon Wright, yemwe adachitapo kale m'magulu a AC / DC ndi Dio.
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 2000
Mu 2002, oimba adalemba chimbale chatsopano, Sharks, palemba la Shrapnel Records. Albumyi idapangidwa ndi Mike Varney.
Albumyi idalandiridwa mwachikondi ndi mafani. Ndipo zonse zikhala bwino, koma paulendo wothandizira kusonkhanitsa panali chochitika china chosasangalatsa chokhudzana ndi Schenker.
Michael adasokonezanso ntchito ku Manchester. Panthawiyi, woimbayo adakwaniritsa lonjezo lake, ponena kuti sadzawonekeranso mu gululo. Kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo sikunalole Schenker kupita. Posakhalitsa anatsanzika ku siteji mpaka kalekale.
Mu 2006, zojambula za gululi zidawonjezeredwanso ndi gulu la The Monkey Puzzle. Otsatira okhulupirika amva kuti phokoso la nyimbo lasintha pang'ono. Kuphatikiza pa kumveka kwanthawi zonse kwa rock rock ndi heavy metal, kusonkhanitsa kuli ndi zinthu za blues rock.
Mu 2008, chifukwa cha zovuta za visa, Pete Way sanathe kutenga nawo mbali paulendo wa UFO ku United States of America. Woimbayo adasinthidwa ndi Rob de Luca. Mu 2009, Pete anaganiza zosiya gulu kwamuyaya. Chifukwa chochoka chinali kudwala kwa woimbayo.
Pakuphatikiza kwatsopano, The Visitor, gitala ya bass idayimbidwa ndi Peter Pichl. Albumyi idalowa m'ma chart aku UK. Izi zinali zodabwitsa kwambiri kwa oimba.
Chimbale chokumbukira zaka 20 cha UFO chatchedwa Seven Deadly. Zosonkhanitsazo zidagulitsidwa mu 2012. Chosangalatsa ndichakuti mbiriyo idatenga malo a 63 pa chart yaku UK. Ndipo patatha zaka zitatu, discography ya gululo inawonjezeredwa ndi gulu la A Conspiracy of Stars, lomwe linatenga malo a 50 mu tchati cha British.
Mu 2016, pa tsamba lovomerezeka la gululo, za kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chatsopano. Kuphatikizika kwa Salentino Cuts kudatulutsidwa mkati mwa 2017.
Gulu la UFO lero
Mu 2018, woyimba nyimbo Phil Mogg adauza atolankhani kuti ulendo wokumbukira zaka 50 wa UFO, womwe unachitika mu 2019, ukhala womaliza kukhala mtsogoleri wa gululi. Phil adati gululi litha kupitilizabe kuchita zinthu zopanga. Angasangalale ngati oimba apeza wina wolowa m’malo mwake.
Woimba wamkulu wa gulu lodziwika bwino la rock anafotokoza kuti, "Ichi ndi chisankho chomwe ndinapanga kalekale. Masewero angapo omaliza akadakhala omaliza, koma ndinalibe mphamvu zotsazikana ndi siteji. Sindikufuna kuwutcha ulendo wotsazikana, koma mulimonse, 2019 ikhala nthawi yomaliza yochitira mafani. "
Kuphatikiza apo, Mogg adawonjezeranso kuti "adasankha nthawi yoyenera yaulendo wotsazikana" ndikuti "zikhala ziwonetsero zomaliza ku UK. Tidzasewera gigs kumayiko ena komwe takhala tikulandilidwa mwachikondi m'mbuyomu. Tidzafunsanso mafunso kuchokera kwa mafani - ulendowu udzakhala waung'ono kunja kwa UK. "
Mu 2019, zidadziwika kuti Paul Raymond adamwalira ndi matenda amtima. Patatha milungu ingapo, oimbawo adalengeza kuti Neil Carter, yemwe adalowa m'malo mwa Raymond, alowa nawo UFO ulendo wotsanzikana usanathe.
Mu 2020, zidadziwika kuti gulu la UFO lidzapita kuulendo waukulu waku Europe. Phil Mogg adalumikizananso ndi oimba. Ngakhale kuti ali ndi zaka zambiri, oimba ali okonzeka kukondweretsa omvera ndi chiwonetsero chowala komanso machitidwe omwe amawakonda kwambiri. Mndandanda wamakono umaphatikizapo:
- Phil Mogg;
- Andy Parker;
- Neil Carter;
- Winnie Moore;
- Rob de Luca.
