Staind

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Staind正式形成还是发生在1993年的New England一个圣诞节晚会之后，现在乐队的主唱Aaron Lewis碰到了现在的吉他手Mike Mushok。随后Aaron Lewis带来了贝斯手（现在已经离队了），而Mushok带来了鼓手Jon Wysocki，乐队最后成立于95年11月24日。在96年11月29日发行了第一张以乐队名字命名的CD。这张唱片在首发之日凭借900人的出席人数而取得了超乎想象的成功，那晚唱片一共卖出去200张。到第二年我们和一些乐队——比如Honkeyball,Shed,Kilgore,GWAR和Far and God Lives Under Water在整个New England做小型演出时，唱片销量已经升到了2000张。

人们常说第一印象可以持续一辈子长的时间，而对于Staind来说，他们短短的45分钟却给他们带来了一生的好运。97年10月23日乐队在和Limp Bizkit在康涅狄格州首府哈特福德的Webster Theater同台献艺后，经历了一场大变化。故事大概是准备上台20分钟前发生的。Fred Durst——Limp Bizkit的主唱，来到Staind主唱Aaron Lewis面前，手里拿着张乐队的CD。可能是谁给他听的，Fred Durst觉得相当不错，这也让乐队成员十分满意，Fred还以为他们这些人是Satan的崇拜者，从CD封面的内容上看很象——这也造成一点小误会，Staind当然不是。Fred Durst起初对乐队也不了解，但当他看了我们的演出之后有了很深的印象。演出后Fred又来找到乐队成员并说Staind在两年里会成为一支完美的乐队，同时他自己正在开一家制作公司想和Staind一起合作。于是双方交换了电话，然后各自回家了。

在那个时候Staind在录音棚里做一张4首歌的小样。那个时候也试着找过Fred，但他当时巡演的时间安排实在太紧而没有成功。此时Limp Bizkit正准备在97年的感恩节之夜于波士顿郊外为Deftones作开场演出，这是个给Fred乐队新样带的绝好机会，因此乐队便开车前往去看那场演出。当他们来到Limp Bizkit的巡演车时恰好碰到他们的DJ——Lethal，Fred在其他地方忙他的事情。乐队便给了Lee这张小样然后去看演出，但最后还是没能找到Fred。

那晚回去之后乐队成员便各自去睡觉了，然后到午夜2点左右电话响了——果然是Fred，他表示说他非常喜欢这些新歌，还说希望乐队去佛罗里达州的Jacksonville把歌曲一起制作出来。经过商量后乐队准备在圣诞节后离开前往，届时他们将住在Fred的家里，还会在98年1月4日和Limp Bizkit在Milkbar一起搞场表演。Staind在圣诞节第二天有场小型表演，之后他们便整理行囊开车前往Jacksonville。乐队几乎要到的时候突然他们的拖车在离佛罗里达州界1000码的地方抛锚了，他们只能把车子拉到Fred的家门口，第二天才得以开工。

在制作时Fred完全是一个人在帮Staind改进他们自己的音乐。乐队的主唱Aaron声音惊人地动听，在Fred帮助下Aaron的优点完全被体现出了，因此在歌曲中有很多尖叫的部分。Fred还对他们说“你看，你们会唱的，为什么不多这么唱唱呢？”。这次旅行对于Staind来说收获颇丰，因为乐队把这四首歌重新改进并且在Jacksonville开了场表演，几乎爆棚。

同时Fred也在联系Flip唱片主席Jordan Schur，他把我们推荐给了Jordan，一个星期里乐队又离开了Jacksonville，这次他们坐飞机前往洛杉矶会晤Jordan，并录制一张3首歌的小样。接下来在Sound City录音棚，在Fred和Lethal共同制作之下，乐队录制了“A Flat”，“Suffocate”和一首Aaron的原声单曲“Black Rain”。到98年2月，Staind终得以与Flip签约，Jordan主管我们的项目，还有Elektra唱片的合资。在那个时候乐队和Limp Bizkit,Sevendust和Clutch一起做了一些列演出，这些演出都相当出色。4月份Staind回到Jacksonville和Fred一起做了些新歌。

98年6月经过和乐队自己的经营公司The Firm——也是Limp Bizkit,Ice Cube和Orgy的经营公司的洽谈，终于说服Terry Date（与The Deftones Pantera,Sound Garden和White Zombie都有过合作）为乐队的首张专辑出任制作人。在1998年8月1日（就在乐队结束Warped Tour巡演之后一天）就飞往西雅图的Litho录音棚（Pearl Jam的录音棚）。在10月初专辑就得以在西雅图的X录音棚（曾是Bad Animals录音棚）去做混音。这张Staind首张专辑Dysfunction最后发行于1999年4月13日。紧接着是乐队与Kid Rock的春季演出，不久后又是和自己老朋友Limp Bizkit的夏季巡演。Staind接下来的第二张专辑——Break the Cycle发行与2001年，并在美国各种榜单中长时间位居首位交椅。专辑中的象“It's Been Awhile”，“Fade”，“For You”和“Epiphany”把乐队开始向主流化推进。最近在2003年的春天Staind又发行了他们的最新专辑——14 Shades of Grey。

It has been said that first impressions last a lifetime. Luckily for Staind, some only last for about 45 minutes. After a volatile disagreement with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst over some of Staind's early cover art, it seemed their big break had walked out the door. Fortunately, by the time Durst had witnessed Staind's intense live show, he was ready to exchange phone numbers.

Staind's story began in the New England area when vocalist Aaron Lewis and guitarist Mike Mushok met at a Christmas party in 1993. Mushok was able to bring drummer Jon Wysocki into the fold, and Lewis' connection with a bass player (who later left) completed the early lineup. Establishing themselves took time, and extensive touring of the Northeast with other established metal acts helped them sell over 2,000 copies of their self-released debut in just over a year. They were primed for their big break, and on October 23, 1997, the hard work paid off.

At a show in Hartford, CT, Staind was all set to open for Limp Bizkit when Bizkit singer Durst raised a stink over cover art on Staind's self-released CD. After a heated conversation over whether or not Staind were Satan worshipers, Durst forcefully returned the disc to the band, and walked away. But 45 minutes later Durst was back, not to further the argument, but to make sure he kept in contact with Staind. Blown away by their live show, Durst exchanged phone numbers, and loved their demo tape when they gave it to him. He convinced them to travel to Jacksonville, FL, to work on the new songs.

After reworking the new material and a successful live show, Durst contacted the head of Flip Records and arranged a meeting for Staind with the label. While in Los Angeles, a three-song sampler was recorded, and by the time February rolled around in 1998, the band had a record deal. After playing the Vans Warped Tour, they began work on their first album, Dysfunction. The album was produced by Terry Date (Deftones, Pantera, Soundgarden) and was released April 13, 1999. A tour with Kid Rock followed that spring and later the band reunited with good friends Limp Bizkit for a summer tour. Their follow-up, Break the Cycle, enjoyed a prolonged visit at the number one spot on U.S. charts in 2001. Smash hits like "It's Been a While," "Fade," "For You," and "Epiphany" catapulted Staind into the mainstream, leaving their 2002 DVD MTV Unplugged to go gold. Staind released 14 Shades of Grey in spring 2003, and after a two-year break returned with the chart-topping Chapter V, named to include their self-released debut in the Staind canon. A Singles and Videos compilation arrived in 2006, followed by the all new studio album Illusion Of Progress in 2008.

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