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Êàíàäñêàÿ ïðîã-ðîêîâàÿ êîìàíäà "Saga" ïîëó÷èëà èçâåñòíîñòü è çàíÿëà ñâîþ íèøó â ìóçûêàëüíîì ìèðå áëàãîäàðÿ ïðèÿòíîìó âîêàëó ôðîíòìåíà Ìàéêëà Ñýäëåðà, èíòåðåñíîé èãðå ãèòàðèñòà ßíà Êðè÷òîíà, íåîðäèíàðíûì èäåÿì êîíöåïòóàëüíûõ àëüáîìîâ è ñïîñîáíîñòè âûäàâàòü íà-ãîðà ðàäèî-õèòû.  1977 ãîäó Ñýäëåð âûñòóïàë âìåñòå áàðàáàíùèêîì Ñòèâîì Íåãóñîì â ãðóïïå "Pockets", ðàíåå íîñèâøåé íàçâàíèå "Fludd". ×åðåç íåêîòîðîå âðåìÿ ê íèì ïðèñîåäèíèëèñü ßí Êðè÷òîí, Äæèì Êðè÷òîí (áàñ) è Ïèò Ðî÷àí (êëàâèøíûå). Ïîñëå òàêîãî çíà÷èòåëüíîãî îáíîâëåíèÿ ñîñòàâà ðåøåíî áûëî ñìåíèòü çàîäíî è âûâåñêó. Îòíûíå êîëëåêòèâ ñòàë èìåíîâàòüñÿ "Saga".

 1978-ì íà ñâîè äåíåæêè ìóçûêàíòû çàïèñàëè è âûïóñòèëè îäíîèìåííûé êîíöåïòóàëüíûé àëüáîì, çàñòàâèâøèé çàãîâîðèòü î ãðóïïå, êàê î âîñõîäÿùåé çâåçäå àðò-ðîêà. Íàðîä àêòèâíî ðàñêóïàë ïëàñòèíêó, è ýòî íå ïðîøëî ìèìî âíèìàíèÿ "Polydor", ïðåäëîæèâøåé "Ñàãå" êîíòðàêò. Íà ïîñëåäîâàâøèõ åâðîïåéñêèõ ãàñòðîëÿõ "Saga" âûñòóïàëè íà ðàçîãðåâå ó "Styx" è "Magnum".

Ïåðåä çàïèñüþ âòîðîãî ëîíãïëåÿ èç êîìàíäû óøåë êëàâèøíèê Ïèò Ðî÷àí, îñâîáîäèâ ìåñòî äëÿ Ãðåãà ×ýäà. "Images At Twilight" ïîëó÷èëñÿ åùå áîëåå èíòåðåñíûì, ÷åì åãî ïðåäøåñòâåííèê, îäíàêî ýòî íå ñòàëî ïðåïÿòñòâèåì äëÿ äàëüíåéøèõ èçìåíåíèé â ñîñòàâå. Íà ýòîò ðàç ñíîâà ïðèøëîñü ìåíÿòü êëàâèøíèêà, è íîâûì ÷ëåíîì êîëëåêòèâà ñòàë Äæèì Ãèëìîð. Ïðè åãî ó÷àñòèè áûë çàïèñàí äèñê "Silent Night", êîìïîçèöèÿ "Careful Where You Step" èç êîòîðîãî ñòàëà àìåðèêàíñêèì ðàäèî-õèòîì. Ñòàðàÿñü çàêðåïèòü óñïåõ, ìóçûêàíòû âûïóñòèëè ïåðâûé êîíöåðòíèê, "In Transit", çàíÿâøèé âòîðîå ìåñòî…â ãåðìàíñêèõ ÷àðòàõ. À ñëåäóþùèé ñòóäèéíûé àëüáîì, "World's Apart", ïðîäþñèðîâàâøèéñÿ Ðóïåðòîì Õàéíîì, ïîïàë â ëó÷øóþ àìåðèêàíñêóþ òðèäöàòêó, áóäó÷è ðàñêðó÷åí ïðè ïîìîùè ñîïóòñòâóþùåãî ñèíãëà "On The Loose".

Íåñìîòðÿ íà áëàãîïîëó÷íîå ïîëîæåíèå ïîä êðûëîì ó "Polydor" â 1983 ãîäó "Saga" ïåðåøëè íà "Epic Records". Ïðàâäà, âûøåäøèé íà íîâîì ëåéáëå "Heads Or Tails" âíîâü ïðîäþñèðîâàë Õàéí. Ýòîò ðåëèç îêàçàëñÿ ïîñëàáåå ïðåäûäóùèõ, è ìóçûêàíòû ñòàëè ðåàëèçîâûâàòü ñâîèõ âîçìîæíîñòè â ñòîðîííèõ ïðîåêòàõ.

Êîììåð÷åñêè óñïåøíóþ ðàáîòó "Ñàãå" óäàëîñü âûïóñòèòü â 1987 ãîäó. Çàïèñü ïðîèñõîäèëà íà "Atlantic records", à â ñåññèÿõ ïðèíèìàë ó÷àñòèå íîâûé óäàðíèê, Êóðò Êðåññ. "Wildest Dreams" õîðîøî ïðîäàâàëñÿ â Êàíàäå è Åâðîïå è ëèøü â Øòàòàõ äåëà îáñòîÿëè íåìíîãî ïîõóæå. Ñïóñòÿ äâà ãîäà íà ñâåò ïîÿâèëñÿ êîíöåïòóàëüíûé àëüáîì "Beginners Guide To Throwing Shapes", èìåâøèé â ïðåññå î÷åíü ïîëîæèòåëüíûå îòêëèêè.  1992-ì â êîìàíäó âåðíóëèñü Íåãóñ è Ãèëìîð, òàê ÷òî "Security Of Illusion" çàïèñûâàëñÿ ïðè èõ íåïîñðåäñòâåííîì ó÷àñòèè.  íà÷àëå 90-õ "Saga" ïîìèìî îñíîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè ðàçâëåêàëèñü ñî÷èíåíèåì ìóçûêè äëÿ àìåðèêàíñêîãî TV-øîó "Cobra". Ê 1995 ãîäó òâîð÷åñòâî íåêîòîðûõ ÷ëåíîâ êîìàíäû âûðâàëîñü çà ðàìêè ãðóïïû, è îíè ïîïðîáîâàëè ñâîè ñèëû íà ñòîðîíå.  îñíîâíîì ýòî êàñàëîñü áðàòüåâ Êðè÷òîíîâ, âûïóñòèâøèõ ïî ñîëüíèêó.

Âî âòîðîé ïîëîâèíå 90-õ "Saga" áûëè î÷åíü ïîïóëÿðíû â Åâðîïå, îñîáåííî â Ãåðìàíèè. Åâðîïåéñêèå ãàñòðîëè ïðîõîäèëè î÷åíü óñïåøíî, à â Íþðíáåðãå íà âûñòóïëåíèå ãðóïïû ñîáðàëîñü 75000 ñëóøàòåëåé, çàïîëíèâøèõ òàìîøíèé ñòàäèîí. Íó è, êîíå÷íî æå, ó ñåáÿ íà ðîäèíå êîìàíäà ïîëüçîâàëàñü íå ìåíüøèì óñïåõîì. Îäèí òîëüêî ôàêò, ÷òî ïðåìüåð-ìèíèñòð Êàíàäû ïðèñâîèë "Ñàãå" çâàíèå "Ïîñëîâ íàöèîíàëüíîé êóëüòóðû", ãîâîðèò î ìíîãîì

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • Michael Sadler - âîêàë
  • Ian Crichton - ãèòàðà
  • Jim Crichton - áàñ
  • Jim Gilmour - êëàâèøíûå
  • Glen Sobel - óäàðíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Saga - 1978
  • Images At Twilight - 1979
  • Silent Knight - 1980
  • Worlds Apart - 1981
  • In Transit - 1982
  • Heads Of Tails - 1983
  • Behavior - 1985
  • Wildest Dreams - 1987
  • Beginner's Guide To Throwing Shapes - 1989
  • Security Of Illusion - 1993
  • Steel Umbrellas - 1994
  • Generation 13 - 1995
  • Pleasure & The Pain - 1997
  • Detours - 1998
  • Full Circle - 1999
  • House Of Cards - 2001
  • Marathon - 2003
  • Network - 2004

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