The Zombies
The Zombies adalah grup musik rock asal Inggris yang dibentuk pada tahun 1962 di St Albans dan dipimpin oleh Rod Argent (piano, organ dan vokal) dan Colin Blunstone (vokal).
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Asal | St Albans, Herts, Inggris |
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Tahun aktif | 1962–1967, 1990–1991, 1997, 2004–kini |
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Situs web | http://www.thezombies.net |
Anggota | Rod Argent Colin Blunstone Jim Rodford Steve Rodford Tom Toomey |
Mantan anggota | Keith Airey Paul Arnold Paul Atkinson Hugh Grundy Sebastian Santa Maria Chris White |
Grup ini memuncaki tangga lagu Amerika dan Britania Raya pada tahun 1964 dengan lagu "She's Not There". Di Amerika Serikat, dua singel lainnya, yakni "Tell Her No" pada tahun 1965 dan "Time of the Season" pada tahun 1969 juga menuai kesuksesan.[1] Album mereka yang dirilis tahun 1968, Odessey and Oracle meraih peringkat 100 dalam Daftar 500 Album Terbaik Sepanjang Masa oleh majalah Rolling Stone[2]
Diskografi
suntingAlbum studio
sunting- Begin Here (Britania Raya) (1965) / The Zombies (US) (1965) US #39
- Odessey and Oracle (1968) Amerika Serikat #95
- New World (1991)
- As Far as I Can See... (2004)
- Breathe Out, Breathe In (2011)
- Still Got That Hunger (2015)
Album live
sunting- Live at the BBC (2003)
- Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London (2005) (also on DVD)
- Odessey and Oracle: 40th Anniversary Live Concert (2008) (also on DVD)
- Live In Concert At Metropolis Studios (2012)
- Live in the UK (2013)
Album kompilasi
sunting- I Love You (1965) (dirilis oleh Decca di Belanda dan Jepang)
- Early Days (1969) (kumpulan singel-singel awal mereka; dari 12 lagu, hanya dua yang muncul di album mini)
- The World of the Zombies (1970)
- The Beginning (1973) (Vol 9 dari serial "The Beginning" di Decca, pilihan dari Early Days dan The Zombies)
- Time of the Zombies (1973) (berisi singel hit, "Odessey & Oracle" dan lagu dari album yang tak dirilis)
- She's Not There (1981) (album di Decca)
- The Best and the Rest of the Zombies (1984) (berisi 8 lagu di Back-Trac/CBS Special Products)
- The Zombies (1984) (album di See for Miles)
- The Zombies:The Collection (1988) Castle Communications
- Meet the Zombies (1988) (album di Razor)
- Zombie Heaven (1997) (4 CD kompilasi)
- Absolutely the Best (1999)
- Decca Stereo Anthology (2002)
- The Singles: A's and B's (2005)
- The Ultimate Zombies (2007)
- Into the Afterlife (2007) (kompilasi setelah rekaman Odessey and Oracle)
- Zombies & Beyond (2008) UK #43
- R.I.P. (2014)[3]
Kontribusi
sunting- Bunny Lake Is Missing – An Original Soundtrack Recording (1965) (lagu kontribusi)
Singel
suntingTanggal rilis | Judul | Posisi tangga lagu | ||||
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UK[4] | AUS[5] | Kanada | US | US Cashbox[6] | ||
Agustus 1964 | "She's Not There"/"You Make Me Feel Good" | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
November 1964 | "Leave Me Be"/"Woman" (UK/AUS/CAN only single) | — | 81 | – | NR | – |
Desember 1964 | "Tell Her No"/"What More Can I Do?" ("Leave Me Be" in US) | 42 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Maret 1965 | "She's Coming Home"/"I Must Move" | — | — | 21 | 58 | 48 |
Juni 1965 | "I Want You Back Again"/"Remember When I Loved Her" (US/CAN only single) | NR | NR | — | 95 | 92 |
Agustus 1965 | "Whenever You're Ready"/"I Love You" | — | — | — | 110 | – |
September 1965 | "Just Out of Reach"/"Remember You" | — | — | — | 113 | – |
Februari 1966 | "Is This the Dream?"/"Don't Go Away" | — | — | — | — | – |
Juni 1966 | "Indication"/"How We Were Before" | — | — | — | — | – |
September 1966 | "Gotta Get a Hold of Myself"/"The Way I Feel Inside" (UK only single) | — | NR | NR | NR | – |
Maret 1967 | "Goin' Out of My Head"/"She Does Everything for Me" (UK only single) | — | NR | NR | NR | – |
Oktober 1967 | "Friends of Mine"/"Beechwood Park" (UK only single) | — | NR | NR | NR | – |
November 1967 | "Care of Cell 44"/"Maybe After He's Gone" | — | — | — | — | – |
April 1968 | "Time of the Season"/"I'll Call You Mine" | — | NR | NR | — | – |
Juni 1968 | "I Love You"/"The Way I Feel Inside" (UK only single) | — | NR | NR | NR | – |
Juli 1968 | "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)"/"This Will Be Our Year" (US/CAN only single) | NR | NR | — | — | – |
Maret 1969 | "Time of the Season"/"Friends of Mine"(US only single) | — | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Mei 1969 | "Imagine the Swan"/"Conversation Off Floral Street"(US only single) | NR | NR | 59 | 109 | 77 |
Juli 1969 | "If It Don't Work Out"/"Don't Cry For Me" (US only single) | NR | NR | — | — | – |
Referensi
sunting- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Zombies | Biography". AllMusic. Diakses tanggal 18 Agustus 2015.
- ^ "The Zombies, 'Odessey and Oracle' – 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 Mei 2012. Diakses tanggal 5 Mei 2015.
- ^ "The Zombies: R.I.P.: Music". Amazon.com. Diakses tanggal 19 Mei 2015.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (edisi ke-19th). London: Guinness World Records Limited. hlm. 618. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Forum – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Diakses tanggal 2011-09-14.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950–1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. hlm. 661.
Pranala luar
sunting- Situs web resmi The Zombies
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5908 Biografi The Zombies di situs web AMG
- Album of the living dead – Wawancara Guardian
- Wawancara Juli 2008 dengan L.A. Record
- Artikel 3 November 2015, NPR Music