Toploader

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风格: #独立摇滚　#英伦摇滚
地区: United Kingdom 英国

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Toploader来自英国Eastbourne，他们的首张专辑《Onka’s Big Moka》光是在英国便卖出百来万张；一曲“Dancing In The Moonlight”红翻全英国，创下蝉连四十大热门金曲最长命的纪录；第二支走向钢琴摇滚的单曲“Achilles Hill”更入选NME周报的当周最佳单曲；专辑也长卖了一年之久。

深受Rolling Stones与早期Elton John等摇滚前辈、Stevie Wonder和Bee Gees等放克灵魂宗师交相影响，混合成复古而丰富的招牌声响，也让他们备受好评。只是当他们准备再度出击时，”困难的第二张专辑”之诅咒也随之而来，甚至有多家媒体因为吉他手Dan Hipgrave与名女人Gali Porter结婚而开始冷嘲热讽。然而他们显然无所畏惧，再度与两大名制作人George Drakoulias(The Black Crowes / The Beastie Boys)、Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers / Idlewild)前往洛城，在The Beach Boys录制经典名作“Pet Sound”的录音室完成他们的第二张专辑《Magic Hotel》。

颇有Rod Stewart风范的主唱Joseph Washbourn再次带领着Toploader迈向充满七零年代的风华，朝气蓬勃的开场曲“Time Of My Life”成功地扬起众人的期待，前作中份量颇重的钢琴摇滚风格再次于“Following The Sun”等单曲里运用的纯熟有味。悄悄渗入的电声引动着弦乐，在“Never Forgotten”里让主唱以大量的假嗓带出宛若Rialto般的感伤气氛；专辑中最具份量的作品无疑是引用了希腊神话”点石成金”典故的“The Midas Touch”，低回的弦乐与钢琴一路爬升至排山倒海的激昂气势，充分呼应了所谓Brit-Pop的同侪，Toploader果然是群狠角色！

Named after a joint-rolling technique, the British band Toploader evokes the hazy, feel-good vibe of the 1970s with their keyboard-driven white soul anthems. Keyboardist and vocalist Joseph Washbourne, guitarist Dan Hipgrave, bassist Matt Knight, and drummer Rob Green were friends who, while hanging out night after night in their local pub, decided to form a band. In 1997, after the addition of second guitarist Julian Deane to the lineup, Toploader was born; the following year, the band was signed to Sony's U.K. division. In 1999, with a style reminiscent of the Faces, the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-era Elton John, Toploader found themselves supporting former Jam frontman Paul Weller on his European tour. In May of that same year, the driving single Achilles Heel was released to favorable responses and Toploader secured spots performing at both the Glastonbury and Reading festivals. Late 1999 saw the release of the second single, Let the People Know, a joyous, dance-heavy tune which garnered the band comparisons to Jamiroquai. In February 2000, the band would release their most successful single yet, the George Drakoulias-produced Dancing in the Moonlight, which would remain on the British charts well into 2001. In May 2000, Toploader's first full-length album, Onka's Big Monka, debuted at number five on the British charts and shortly thereafter, the band appeared on the popular television show Top of the Pops alongside Oasis and the Charlatans UK. Their fourth single, Just Hold On, was released in August 2000.

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