Air Supply,有时也译空气补给、空气补给站或空气补给者,是一支来自澳洲的欧美流行音乐派系乐队。Air Supply是在70-80年代享誉全球的慢摇滚组合。1976 年成立于澳洲,1980年进军美国乐坛,当年即取得惊人成绩,首张专辑《迷失爱中》(Lost in love)先后有九首歌曲打入当年流行音乐排行榜前10 名。从而走向了其超级乐队的地位。乐队由主要从事创作的汉姆・卢瑟 (Graham Russell)和主唱歌手卢瑟・海希库克(Russell・Hitchcook)组成。
airsupply_Air Supply -成员介绍
空中补给合唱团擅长演唱抒情歌曲,他们演绎的歌曲无论是曲调还是歌词,都很优美,而且配器精巧,大量采用钢琴、吉它、 弦乐等音色优美的传统乐器,因此音乐效果浪漫、抒情,非常迷人。
汉姆・卢瑟(Graham Russell)出生于1950年6月11日于英国诺丁汉。卢瑟・海希库克(Russell・Hitchcock)于1949年出生于澳大利亚墨尔本。
About the band
Air Supply
Air Supply is a soft rock duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early
1980s. It consists of British guitarist and vocalist Graham Russell (born Graham Cyril Russell, 11 June 1950, Sherwood, Nottingham, England, UK)and Australian lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock (born Russell Charles Hitchcock, 15 June 1949, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia).
About their music
The earnestness of the music and lyrics have made Air Supply an object of parody long after their success on the pop charts. Air Supply is made reference to in Fox's animated series Family Guy in the episode "Emission Impossible", when Stewie Griffin makes inquiries to his onboard computer regarding the status of his shrinking vessel. In The Simpsons, the music is referred to as "wuss rock" by Homer Simpson. The duo was also parodied in an episode of Saturday Night Live, where they are portrayed as homosexual lovers, who are not recognized by the audience they are performing in front of despite their boasts of musical success.
airsupply_Air Supply -成员资料
资料 Facts::
1 名称:空中补给合唱团
Name: Air Supply
2 起始地:澳大利亚墨尔本
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
3 流派:慢摇滚
Genre(s): Soft rock
4 活跃时间:1975年至今
Years active 1975- Present
5 唱片公司:Arista, BMG, Giant, EMI, Flashback
Label(s): Arista, BMG, Giant, EMI, Flashback
6 成员: 卢瑟・海希库克, 汉姆・卢瑟
Members: Russell Hitchcock, Graham Russell
7 前成员:Chrissie Hammond, Jeremy Paul, Frank Esler-Smith, David Moyse, Rex Goh, David Green, Ralph Cooper,
airsupply_Air Supply -音乐作品
专辑列表
专辑 Albums: 出版公司及部分地区排行榜排名 including labels and billboard rankings
1976: ''Air Supply'' [Australian Record Company]
1977: ''The Whole Thing Started'' [Epic Sony]
1977: ''Love & Other Bruises'' [Columbia Records]
1979: ''Life Support'' [Rereleased 1996 EMI Australia]
1980: ''Lost In Love'' #22 US [Arista Records]
1981: ''The One That You Love'' #10 US [Arista Records]
1982: ''Now And Forever'' #25 US [Arista Records]
1983: ''Greatest Hits'' #7 US [Arista Records]
1983: ''Making Love... The Very Best of Air Supply'' [Arista Records]
1985: ''Air Supply'' #26 US [Arista Records]
1986: ''Hearts In Motion'' #84 US [Arista Records]
1987: ''The Christmas Album'' [Arista Records]
1987: ''Russell Hitchcock (Solo Album) '' [Arista Records]
1991: ''The Earth Is... '' [Giant Records]
1993: ''The Vanishing Race'' [Giant Records]
1995: ''News From Nowhere'' [Giant Records]
1995: ''Greatest Hits Live - Now And Forever'' [Giant Records]
1997: ''The Book Of Love'' [Giant Records]
1999: ''The Definitive Collection'' [Arista Records]
2001: ''Sweet Dreams - The Encore Collection''
2001: ''Yours Truly'' [Giant Records]
2002: ''The Ultimate Collection: Millennium''
2002: ''The Heart of the Rose: A Rock Opera'' [Graham Russell project] [A Nice Pair]
2002: ''Celestine Travelers'' [Graham Russell project] [A Nice Pair]
2003: ''Across the Concrete Sky'' [A Nice Pear]
2003: ''Forever Love: 36 Greatest Hits''
2003: ''The Ultimate Collection''
2004: ''Platinum and Gold Collection'' [Arista Records]
2005: ''Love Songs'' [Arista Records]
2005: ''All Out of Love Live'' [Cleopatra]
2005: ''It Was 30 Years Ago Today''
2005: ''The Singer And The Song'' [A Nice Pear] (added by Airhead_1)
2007: ''The Future'' [Graham Russell solo project] ''
2009 : "Take Time" [Russell Hitchcock solo album]
2010: "《Mumbo Jumbo》"
相关乐评
乐评 Music Reviews:
有无数的艺人团体都企图创造出完美的“流行”音乐,成功是有一些,但却只有少数的人能真正地掌握住流行的精髓进而操纵流行,而空中补给合唱团就是这样一个团体,他们不断地创造出绝美而出色的流行歌曲,并因此而在他们长达23年的音乐旅程中一再地改写排行榜历史!Air Supply有着近30年音乐路程,《lost in love》和《All Out of Love》是其最经典的歌曲。几乎每首歌都曾在欧美各大流行音乐排行榜上占据过伟大的位置。情感纯粹、音乐简洁、旋律抒情优美是Air Supply最大的特点。因为纯净,所以强烈直击人心。在渴望简洁的今天,全世界又掀起Air Supply的热潮。Air Supply天使般纯净而激情的歌声,已经成为我们内心最深处的风景,与我们的生命同行。歌声响起,如烟往事穿越时空,穿越身边的声嚣光影、车水马龙,为我们筑起一道屏风,牵手的日子,恋人的微笑...Air Supply总能解脱我们,带我们到一个单纯、圣洁的爱的世界。 尽管来自澳大利亚,air supply 在80年代成为美国最成功的柔情流行演唱组之一。乐队以创作伙伴 russell hitchcock 和graham russell为核心,于1976年成立并很快在本国取得了成功。
1977 年,他们作为 rod stewart 的暖场乐队在美国巡回表演 60 天,在大批接受他们摇滚风格的观众面前展现了自己的才华。除 hitchcock(歌手)和 russell(歌手/吉他)之外,这支巡回演出乐队还包括 frank esler - smith、ken rarick(键盘手)、wally stocker(吉他手)、danald cromwell(贝司手)和 ralph cooper(鼓手)。
在加入 arista 唱片公司之后,乐队在排行榜上取得了成功。推出的单曲《lost in love》在 1980 年一经进入美国市场就立刻造成了轰动,成为当年排行榜第 3 名,并在此后几年一直稳居排行榜前5名。单曲《the one that you love》也问鼎排行榜,成为金唱片。《all out of love》在 1980 年 9 月排名第 11,成为在英国销量最大的单曲。进入美国专辑排行榜的《lost in love》(1980)、《the one that you love》(1981)和《now and forever》(1982)都成为金唱片和白金唱片。
1983 年,演唱组的精选集出版,并卖掉了 400 万张。两年后,他们出版了第 4 张专辑《air supply》,听众对该专辑的反映比较冷淡,只有《just as i am》进入排行榜第 19 名,这是第 1 张没有成为金唱片的专辑。接下来的《herats in motion》(1986)依然没有成功,只获得排行榜第 84 名,在这张令人失望的专辑出版不久,air supply 宣布解散。
5 年后,hitchcock 和 russell 重组 air supply,复出后的 air supply 先后出版了《the earth is...》(1991)、《the vanishing race》(1993)和《news from nowhere》(1995),但结果是一样都没有进入排行榜。经典永恒!