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THE CARDIGANS - âïåðâûå â Ïèòåðå!
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THE CARDIGANS
Êðàòêàÿ èñòîðèÿ.  1992 ãîäó äâà áðàâûõ øâåäñêèõ ïàðíÿ èç Åíêåïèíãà, èãðàâøèõ äîñåëå â êîìàíäàõ ñ õýâè-ìåòàëëè÷åñêèì óêëîíîì, ðåøèëè îñóùåñòâèòü ñâîþ ìå÷òó î Âåëèêîì Ðîê-í-Ðîëüíîì Íàøåñòâèè íà ìèð. Äëÿ âîïëîùåíèÿ â æèçíü ñòîëü àìáèöèîçíîãî æåëàíèÿ Ïåòåð Ñâåíññîí (Peter Svensson) è Ìàãíóñ Ñâåíèíãññîí (Magnus Sveningsson) ïåðååõàëè â ãîðîäîê Ìàëüìå, ÷òî íà þãå Øâåöèè, ãäå è âçÿëèñü çà ïîäáîð ñîðàòíèêîâ, ïîìûøëÿâøèõ ïðèìåðíî î òîì æå. Âîò òàê íåíàâÿç÷èâî íà÷àëàñü èñòîðèÿ ãðóïïû THE CARDIGANS, êîòîðàÿ ñïóñòÿ ïÿòü ëåò äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïîêîðèëà åæåëè íå âåñü ìèð, òî åâðîïåéñêóþ è àçèàòñêóþ åãî ÷àñòè ñîâåðøåííî òî÷íî... Äåáþòíûé àëüáîì "Emmerdale", êîòîðûé âûøåë ó CARDIGANS â 1994 ãîäó, ïîçâîëèë ìîëîäîé êîìàíäå ëèøü îòìåòèòüñÿ íà ñðàâíèòåëüíî íåáîëüøîé ìóçûêàëüíîé êàðòå Øâåöèè. Êðèòèêè íåïëîõî ïðèíÿëè "ïåðñïåêòèâíûõ àëüòåðíàòèâùèêîâ èç Ìàëüìå", ñðàâíèâ èõ ïåñåííûé ìàòåðèàë ñ òâîð÷åñòâîì áðèòàíñêèõ ãðóïï YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS è EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL. Ñëåäóþùèé ðåëèç - äèñê "Life" (1995 ãîä) - óæå óìóäðèëñÿ ïîïàñòü â ÷àðòû Áðèòàíèè, ßïîíèè è äàæå Ñîåäèíåííûõ Øòàòîâ. Ìàëî òîãî, êàæäàÿ ïåñíÿ ñ ýòîãî àëüáîìà, áóäó÷è âûïóùåííîé â âèäå îòäåëüíîãî ñèíãëà, îáÿçàòåëüíî âëåòàëà â Top40 Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè, à êîìïîçèöèÿ "Carnival" âîçãëàâèëà õèò-ïàðàäû Èñëàíäèè, ßïîíèè è Ìåêñèêè. "Emmerdale" ïî âñåìó ìèðó áûë ðàñïðîäàí òèðàæîì â 200 òûñÿ÷ ýêçåìïëÿðîâ, òîãäà êàê "Life" ïðèîáðåëè ïðèìåðíî ïîëòîðà ìèëëèîíà ìåëîìàíîâ. È ýòî áåç ó÷åòà êîëè÷åñòâà ðåàëèçîâàííûõ ñèíãëîâ. Êñòàòè, íåìàëîâàæíûì ôàêòîðîì äëÿ ïîïóëÿðèçàöèè "Life" ñòàëî áðèòàíñêîå ïðîìîóøåí-òóðíå ñî çâåçäàìè èç BLUR, à òàêæå íàëè÷èå íà ïëàñòèíêå äîâîëüíî íåïëîõîé âåðñèè "áëýê ñàááàòîâñêîé" êîìïîçèöèè "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Èçíà÷àëüíî ñîçäàíèåì ìóçûêè â CARDIGANS çàíèìàëñÿ Ïåòåð. Íà äîëþ Ìàãíóñà âûïàëî ñî÷èíåíèå ñëîâ ïåñåí. Îäíàêî ñ 1996 ãîäà ñâîé âêëàä â ïîýòè÷åñêîå èñêóññòâî ãðóïïû ñòàëà âíîñèòü è âîêàëèñòêà Íèíà Ïåðññîí (Nina Persson).  ðîëè ïðîáíîãî øàðà âûñòóïèëè íåñêîëüêî åå ïåñåí, âîøåäøèõ íà òðåòèé äèñê CARDIGANS "First Band On the Moon". Ìóçûêàíòû âàÿëè ýòó ïëàñòèíêó â ñòàâøåé ñåãîäíÿ äîâîëüíî èçâåñòíîé ñòóäèè Tambourine Studios (Ìàëüìå) ïîä ðóêîâîäñòâîì ïðîäþñåðà Òîðå Éîõàíññîíà.
Àëüáîì "First Band On the Moon" âûøåë â ñåíòÿáðå 96-ãî. Ïåðâûì ñèíãëîì ñ íåãî ñòàëà ïåñíÿ "Lovefool", ìîìåíòàëüíî ïîïàâøàÿ â âåùàòåëüíóþ ñåòêó ðàäèîñòàíöèé è MTV (â ýòî ñëó÷àå ðå÷ü èäåò, êîíå÷íî æå, î âèäåîêëèïå). Ïîñëå ðåëèçà CARDIGANS îòïðàâèëèñü â øèðîêîìàñøòàáíîå òóðíå, ïåðâûì äåëîì îáúåõàâ âñþ Ñêàíäèíàâèþ, Åâðîïó è ßïîíèþ. Âòîðàÿ ÷àñòü òóðíå, íà÷àâøàÿñÿ â 1997 ãîäó, ïðîëåãàëà ïî ÑØÀ è...îïÿòü ßïîíèè. Æèòåëè ñòðàíû Âîñõîäÿøåãî Ñîëíöà äî òîãî âîçëþáèëè òâîð÷åñòâî ñåâåðÿí, ÷òî òîëüêî çà ïåðâóþ íåäåëþ ïîñëå ðåëèçà "First Band On the Moon" ñìåëè ñ ïðèëàâêîâ 300 òûñÿ÷ ïëàñòèíîê, âûâåäÿ, ò.î., CARDIGANS â ëèäåðû ïðîäàæ ïî íîìèíàöèè "ñàìàÿ ïîêóïàåìàÿ íåíàøåíñêàÿ êîìàíäà".  Àìåðèêå ðåáÿò ïðèíÿëè íå ìåíåå ðàäóøíî, ÷åì â Åâðîïå è ßïîíèè. Ïåñíÿ "Lovefool" áûëà âêëþ÷åíà â ñïèñîê êîìïîçèöèé äëÿ ñàóíäòðýêà ê ôèëüìó "Ðîìåî è Äæóëüåòòà" (òîò, ãäå âîþþò äâå ìàôèîçíûå ãðóïïèðîâêè), à ïî ÷àñòîòå ðîòàöèè íà íàöèîíàëüíûõ ðàäèîñòàíöèÿõ íà ïðîòÿæåíèè ÿíâàðÿ óâåðåííî äåðæàëàñü â òðîéêå ëèäåðîâ. Ñïåöèàëèñòû ïîëàãàþò, ÷òî "Lovefool" áûëî áû îáåñïå÷åíî òâåðäîå ïåðâîå ìåñòî â ÷àðòå àìåðèêàíñêèõ ñèíãëîâ, åñëè áû íå îäíî "íî".  Øòàòàõ ñèíãë íà ýòîò òðýê íå áûë âûïóùåí.  äåêàáðå 1997 ãîäà CARDIGANS ïðîâåëè î÷åðåäíóþ ãàñòðîëüíóþ ïîåçäêó ïî ñòîëü ïîëþáèâøåé èõ, äà, âïðî÷åì, è ïîëþáèâøåéñÿ ìóçûêàíòàì, ßïîíèè. Íàêàíóíå ïîÿâëåíèÿ ãðóïïû íà Îñòðîâàõ ñîñòîÿëñÿ ðåëèç ñïåöèàëüíî ñîçäàííîé äëÿ ÿïîíñêîãî íàðîäîíàñåëåíèÿ ïëàñòèíêè "The Other Side Of the Moon". Íà äèñê âîøëè ïåñíè ñ ðàçëè÷íûõ B-ñàéäîâ ïëþñ íîâàÿ âåðñèÿ êîìïîçèöèè "It`s War", êîòîðóþ â îðèãèíàëå ìîæíî îáíàðóæèòü íà ñàóíäòðýêå ê ôèëüìó "A Life Less Ordinary". 14 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1998 ãîäà, ïðåäâàðÿÿ âûõîä àëüáîìà "Gran Turismo", áûë âûïóùåí ñèíãë "My Favorite Game", à 1 îêòÿáðÿ íà îôèöèàëüíîì ñàéòå CARDIGANS ñîñòîÿëàñü ïðåìüåðà âèäåîêëèïà, ñíÿòîãî íà ýòó ïåñíþ. Êñòàòè, îðèãèíàëüíóþ âåðñèþ êëèïà "My Favorite Game" óñïåëè óâèäåòü íåìíîãèå çðèòåëè, ïîñêîëüêó îí âñåãî ÷åðåç 24 ÷àñà áûë óáðàí ñ ñàéòà. Ðåæèññåðó Éîíàñó Àêåðëóíäó (àâòîðó êëèïîâ íà "Smack My Bitch Up" è "Ray Of Light" îò PRODIGY è Ìàäîííû ñîîòâåòñòâåííî) ïðèøëîñü íàðåçàòü íåñêîëüêî âåðñèé âèäåî, ïîñëå ÷åãî îäíà èç ýòèõ âåðñèé è ñòàëà ðåãóëÿðíî êðóòèòüñÿ íà MTV. Îôèöèàëüíûé ðåëèç "Gran Turismo" ñîñòîÿëñÿ 3 íîÿáðÿ.
THE CARDIGANS
Nina Persson - vocals Peter Svensson - guitar Bengt Lagerberg - drums Magnus Sveningsson - bass Lasse Johansson - keyboard, acoustic guitar
DISCOGRAPHY
"I Sing Because Of You", Righteous Boy - Magnus Sveningsson's solo project (Stockholm Records 2002) "A Camp", A Camp - Nina Persson's solo project (Stockholm Records 2001)
"Burning Down The House" - duet with Tom Jones on the album "Reload" (Gut Records/V2 1999) "Gran Turismo Overdrive" CD maxi/12" vinyl, Ltd edition (Stockholm Records, 1999)
"Hanging Around" CD maxi/CD single (Stockholm Records, 1999) "Erase/Rewind" CD maxi/CD single (Stockholm Records, 1999) "Gran Turismo" CD/MC (Stockholm Records, 1998) "My Favourite Game" CD maxi \ CD single (Stockholm Records, 1998) "Deuce" on X-Files soundtrack (Stockholm Records, 1998) "War" on A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack (A&M, 1998) " Your New Cuckoo" CD maxi \ CD single (Stockholm Records, 1997)
"Lovefool" on Romeo & Juliet soundtrack (EMI, 1997) "Been It" CD maxi \ CD single (Stockholm Records, 1996) "First Band On The Moon" CD/MC (Stockholm Records, 1996)
"Lovefool" CD maxi \ CD single (Stockholm Records, 1996) "Life" CD/MC/LP (Stockholm Records, 1995) "Carnival" CD single (Stockholm Records, 1995) "Emmerdale" CD-album (Stockholm Records, 1994)
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