小简介
瑞典是一个舞曲流行音乐十分盛行的国家,70年代有ABBA乐队,80年代有Roxette,而于1994年迅速窜红的“基地能手”(Ace of Base)乐队则把瑞典的流行音乐推上了又一个高峰。
“基地能手”乐队由乔纳斯·伯杰斯(Jonas Berggers)和他的朋友乌尔夫·埃克伯格(ULF Ekberg)组成,并由伯杰斯在唱诗班的两个妹妹珍妮(Jenny)和玛琳(Malin)担任主唱。这支来自瑞典名城哥德堡的四人组合起初的发展并不顺利。但在转向丹麦发展后,他们以一曲《幸运轮》(Wheel of Fortune)获得了相当不错的成绩。之后,他们又相继推出了《她所要的一切》(All That She Wants),《快乐园》(Happy Nation),《符号》(The Sign)等一连串单曲,获得了广泛的欢迎:Ace of Base 很快成为一支极为走红的乐队。1994年,美国的一家公司发行了他们的首张专辑《符号》(《The Sign》)。专辑在欧洲发行时则以《快乐园》(《Happy Nation》)为名。这张专辑和其中的单曲“她所要的一切”很快就分别获得了排行榜的冠军, 而Ace of Base也由此成为第一支获得美国Billboard(告示牌)排行榜冠军的瑞典乐队。单曲《符号》成了94年美国销量最大的单曲之一,并在八个国家的排行榜上获得了冠军。《她所要的一切》在十个国家的排行榜上位列冠军,并被誉为欧洲十年来(1984-1994)最为成功的一首单曲。而《快乐园》也获得了在七个国家的排行榜上位居冠军的佳绩。
Ace of Base乐队在94年获得了两项Billboard音乐大奖,并获得了三项94 / 95年度的世界音乐大奖。《符号》的销量超过了2000万张,创造了“世界上最成功、最畅销的处女专辑”的吉尼斯世界纪录,其成绩可谓傲人。1995年,Ace of Base 又发表了他们的第二张专辑《桥》(《Bridge》)。与前一张专辑相比,《桥》已明显脱离了纯雷吉和电子舞曲的风格,呈现出了多元化的音乐倾向和一种较为严肃的情绪。这张专辑再次获得了巨大的成功。而Ace of Base 此时也已成为瑞典甚至世界流行乐坛中的一个动人神话。
小简介
Ace of Base 瑞典是一个舞曲流行音乐十分盛行的国 家,70年代有ABBA乐队,80年代有Roxette, 而于1994年迅速窜红的“基地能手”(Ace of Base)乐队则把瑞典的流行音乐推上了又 一个高峰。
“基地能手”乐队由乔纳斯·伯杰斯( Jonas Berggers)和他的朋友乌尔夫·埃克 伯格(ULF Ekberg)组成,并由伯杰斯在唱 诗班的两个妹妹珍妮(Jenny)和玛琳(Ma- lin)担任主唱。这支来自瑞典名城哥德堡的 四人组合起初的发展并不顺利。但在转向丹 麦发展后,他们以一曲《幸运轮》(Wheel of Fortune)获得了相当不错的成绩。之后, 他们又相继推出了《她所要的一切》(All That She Wants),《快乐园》(Happy Na- tion),《符号》(The Sign)等一连串单 曲,获得了广泛的欢迎:Ace of Base 很快 成为一支极为走红的乐队。1994年,美国的 一家公司发行了他们的首张专辑《符号》( 《The Sign》)。专辑在欧洲发行时则以《 快乐园》(《Happy Nation》)为名。这张 专辑和其中的单曲“她所要的一切”很快就 分别获得了排行榜的冠军, 而Ace of Base 也由此成为第一支获得美国Billboard(告示 牌)排行榜冠军的瑞典乐队。单曲《符号》 成了94年美国销量最大的单曲之一,并在八 个国家的排行榜上获得了冠军。《她所要的 一切》在十个国家的排行榜上位列冠军,并 被誉为欧洲十年来(1984-1994)最为成功的 一首单曲。而《快乐园》也获得了在七个国 家的排行榜上位居冠军的佳绩。
Ace of Base乐队在94年获得了两项Bi- llboard音乐大奖,并获得了三项94 / 95年 度的世界音乐大奖。《符号》的销量超过了 2000万张,创造了“世界上最成功、最畅销 的处女专辑”的吉尼斯世界纪录,其成绩可 谓傲人。1995年,Ace of Base 又发表了他 们的第二张专辑《桥》(《Bridge》)。与 前一张专辑相比,《桥》已明显脱离了纯雷 吉和电子舞曲的风格,呈现出了多元化的音 乐倾向和一种较为严肃的情绪。这张专辑再 次获得了巨大的成功。而Ace of Base 此时 也已成为瑞典甚至世界流行乐坛中的一个动 人神话。
Comprised of vocalists Jenny Berggren and Linn Berggren, and keyboardists Jonas "Joker" Berggren and Ulf "Buddah" Ekberg, the Swedish quartet Ace of Base became a phenomenally popular international act with their 1993 debut album, The Sign. Ace of Base's simple, melodic Euro-disco was equally popular on radio and in the clubs, earning the quartet three U.S. Top Ten singles — "All That She Wants," "Don't Turn Around," and "The Sign," which spent six weeks at number one.
Before the quartet formed in 1990, sisters Jenny and Linn Berggren sang in local church choirs in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their brother, Jonas, played synthesizers and wrote songs with Ulf Ekberg. Eventually, Jonas and Ulf recruited Jenny and Linn to sing with them, and the quartet began playing dance music at local clubs in the late summer of 1990. Within a year, the group signed with Mega Records and released their debut single, "Wheel of Fortune," in 1992. By that time, the quartet had joined forces with John Ballard, who produced their recordings and wrote the majority of their songs; occasionally, Ballard co-wrote with Jonas Berggren. "Wheel of Fortune" became a hit across Scandinavia, and soon the German-based record label Metronome signed a European distribution deal with the group. "All That She Wants" was Ace of Base's first single in Europe and, thanks to heavy exposure on MTV, the song became a number one hit in ten different countries. In the spring of 1993, Ace of Base released their European debut album, Happy Nation.
"All That She Wants" was released in America in the fall of 1993 and quickly went platinum, beginning a string of platinum Top Ten singles in the U.S.. Released in the fall of 1993, Ace of Base's American debut album The Sign — a reconfigured version of Happy Nation, featuring four new songs — quickly sold nearly two million copies in the U.S.. Throughout 1994, Ace of Base dominated radio in America and Europe as "All That She Wants," "Don't Turn Around," and "The Sign" received heavy airplay on a number of radio formats, including Top 40, adult contemporary, urban, and, bizarrely, modern rock. By the end of the year, The Sign had sold over eight million copies in the U.S. alone. Ace of Base was nominated for three Grammys that year, including Best New Artist.
Ace of Base released their second album, The Bridge, in the fall of 1995. Although it went platinum in its first six months of release, the record failed to duplicate the remarkable multi-platinum success of The Sign. After a three-year-hiatus, the duo returned with Cruel Summer, which suffered a similar fate. 2000 saw the release of Greatest Hits, a blend of original singles and remixes.