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Âûñîêîïðîôåññèîíàëüíàÿ êîìàíäà "Family" áûëà îäíîé èç âåäóùèõ áðèòàíñêèõ ïðîãðåññèâ-ðîê-ãðóïï êîíöà 60-õ è íà÷àëà 70-õ. Êîëëåêòèâ âîçãëàâëÿë âîêàëèñò Ðîäæåð ×àïìýí (Ðîäæåð Ìàêñâåëë ×àïìýí, ð. 8 àïðåëÿ 1942, Ëåéêåñòåð, Àíãëèÿ), ÷åëîâåê, ÷üå ïðèñóòñòâèå íà ñöåíå ìîãëî ïðèâîäèòü àóäèòîðèþ îäíîâðåìåííî â óæàñ è â âîñòîðã. Îáëàäàþùèé íåñëûõàííûì âèáðàòî ñ áîãàòûìè èíòîíàöèîííûìè îòòåíêàìè, Ðîäæåð íåðâîçíî òðÿññÿ íà ñöåíå, âðåìÿ îò âðåìåíè îòïðàâëÿÿ â òîëïó î÷åðåäíîé ðàñêóðî÷åííûé òàìáóðèí. Êðîìå ×àïìýíà (åùå èãðàâøåãî íà ãàðìîíèêå) â ïåðâûé ñîñòàâ "Family" âõîäèëè Ðèê Ãðå÷ (Ðè÷àðä Ðîìàí Ãðå÷, ð. 1 íîÿáðÿ 1946, Áîðäî, Ôðàíöèÿ, ó. 17 ìàðòà 1990, Àíãëèÿ; ñêðèïêà, áàñ), ×àðëè Óèòíè (Ðè÷àðä Äæîí Óèòíè, ð. 24 èþíÿ 1944, Ñêèïòîí, Àíãëèÿ; ãèòàðà), Ðîá Òàóíñåíä (ð. 7 èþëÿ 1947, Ëåéêåñòåð, Àíãëèÿ; óäàðíûå) è Äæèì Êèíã (ð. 1945, Êåòòåðèíã, Àíãëèÿ; ôëåéòà, ñàêñîôîí).

Ãðóïïà áûëà ñôîðìèðîâàíà â 1962 ãîäó è âûñòóïàëà â Ëåéêåñòåðå ïîä âûâåñêàìè "Farinas" è "Roaring Sixties". Îäíàêî, ñ ïðèõîäîì ×àïìýíà è Òàóíñåíäà, â 1966 ãîäó ìóçûêàíòû îñòàíîâèëèñü íà íàçâàíèè "Family".

Ïàðíè ïåðåáðàëèñü â Ëîíäîí è ïðèñòóïèëè ê ñòóäèéíîé ðàáîòå. Èõ ïåðâûé àëüáîì, âûïóùåííûé â 1968 ãîäó, ïîëó÷èë õîðîøóþ ðàñêðóòêó áëàãîäàðÿ èçâåñòíîìó äèäæåþ ðàäèî Áè-Áè-Ñè Äæîíó Ïèëó, âñëåäñòâèå ÷åãî ïëàñòèíêà ñòàëà êóëüòîâîé. Êðîìå îäíîé êîìïîçèöèè, íàïèñàííîé ïðîäþñåðîì Äýéâîì Ìýéñîíîì, àëüáîì áûë ïîñòðîåí èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî íà ìàòåðèàëå ãðóïïû. Íà íåì ìîæíî áûëî óñëûøàòü ãóáíóþ ãàðìîíèêó ×àïìýíà, èñêàæåííûå ñêðèïè÷íûå àêêîðäû è èððåàëüíî çâó÷àùèé ôàëüöåòíûé âîêàë. Ñëåäóþùàÿ ïëàñòèíêà ñîäåðæàëà òàêèå ìîùíûå êîìïîçèöèè, êàê "Hung Up Down", "Observation From The Hill" è ñòàâøóþ ãèìíîì ãðóïïû "Weavers Answer", íåîòðàçèìî äåéñòâîâàâøóþ íà ÷óâñòâà óðàãàííîé ñèëû ðèòìîì è ìàíèàêàëüíûì âîêàëîì.

Ïîñëå âûïóñêà àëüáîìà "Family Entertainment" íà÷àëèñü èçìåíåíèÿ â ñîñòàâå êîìàíäû. Ñíà÷àëà óøåë Ðèê Ãðå÷, â 1969 ãîäó ïðèñîåäèíèâøèéñÿ ê "Blind Faith". Åãî ñìåíèë Äæîí Âåéäåð (ð. 21 àïðåëÿ 1947, Àíãëèÿ), íî ïðîäåðæàëñÿ íåäîëãî, ò.ê. â 1971-ì åãî ìåñòî çàíÿë Äæîí Óýòòîí (ð. 12 èþíÿ 1949, Äåðáè, Àíãëèÿ).

 1972-ì Óýòòîíà, óøåäøåãî â "King Crimson", çàìåíèë Äæèì Êðåãàí (ð. 9 ìàðòà 1946, Àíãëèÿ).  1969-ì æå ìåñòî Äæèìà Êèíãà çàíÿë Ïîëè Ïàëìåð (Äæîí Ìàéêë Ïàëìåð, ð. 25 ìàÿ 1943, Àíãëèÿ; ýêñ – "Deep Feeling"), à â 1972-ì Ïàëìåðà ñìåíèë Òîíè Ýøòîí (Ýäâàðä Ýíòîíè Ýøòîí, ð. 1 ìàðòà 1946, Áëýêáåðí, Àíãëèÿ, ó. 28 ìàÿ 2001, Ëîíäîí). Íåñìîòðÿ íà âñþ ýòó ÷åõàðäó, ãðóïïà ïîääåðæèâàëà âûñîêèé ñòàíäàðò ñâîèõ ñòóäèéíûõ ðàáîò è èìåëà óñïåõ â áðèòàíñêèõ ÷àðòàõ ñ ñèíãëàìè "No Mules Fool" (¹29, 1969), "Strange Band" (¹11, 1970), "In My Own Time" (¹4, 1971) è "Burlesque" (¹13, 1972). Òåì íå ìåíåå, ïîñëå âûõîäà äèñêà "It's Only A Movie" êîìàíäà ðàñïàëàñü. Âîò îñíîâíûå ïðè÷èíû ðàñïàäà: "Family" áûëè òàêèì àíñàìáëåì, äëÿ êîòîðîãî âûñòóïëåíèÿ â ïîñòîÿííîé êîëåå, íà îäíîì óðîâíå áûëè ïîäîáíû ñìåðòè, è äî òîãî, êàê îíè îêîí÷àòåëüíî çàáóêñîâàëè, ìóçûêàíòû ðåøèëè ïîéòè êàæäûé ñâîèì ïóòåì.

Ðîá Òàóíñåíä ïåðåøåë â "Medicine Head", Äæèì Ãðåãàí ïîäêëþ÷èëñÿ ê "Cockney Rebel", à ×àïìýí è Óèòíè îðãàíèçîâàëè ãðóïïó "Streetwalkers". Ñ 1979 ãîäà ×àïìýí çàíÿëñÿ ñîëüíîé êàðüåðîé, ïðè÷åì äîâîëüíî óñïåøíî.  1990 ãîäó óìåð Ðèê Ãðå÷.

Ñîñòàâ

  • Roger Chapman - âîêàë
  • Tony Ashton - êëàâèøíûå
  • Jim Cregan - áàñ
  • Charlie Whitney - ãèòàðà
  • Rob Townsend - óäàðíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Music In A Doll's House - 1968
  • Family Entertainment - 1969
  • Anyway - 1970
  • A Song For Me - 1970
  • Old Songs New Songs - 1971
  • Fearless - 1971
  • Bandstand - 1972
  • It's Only A Movie - 1973

 

 

 

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