'Zoo li Punk Tsis Muaj Teeb Meem,' Ib Phau Ntawv Ntawm 80s British Pop Music, Rov Qab Los Sau

Los ntawm 1984, ob qhov nrov tshaj plaws British band nyob rau hauv America yog Culture Club thiab Duran Duran. Txawm hais tias sib txawv heev los ntawm ib leeg, ob qho kev sib tw ua yeeb yam muaj ntau yam sib xws: lawv tau zoo nkauj heev nrog lawv qhov sib txawv thiab zam; lawv tau qhab nia sib tw ntaus ib leeg thiab ua yeeb yaj kiab pom qhov muag; thiab lawv nyiam feem ntau cov poj niam hluas kiv cua puag. Ob lub Koom Txoos Kab lis kev cai thiab Duran Duran yog ob qho kev ua yeeb yam ntawm New Pop-ib lo lus coined los ntawm neeg sau xov xwm Paul Morley los piav txog cov suab paj nruag ntawm lub siab nyiam, nyiam cov neeg ua yeeb yam British uas ua kom ci ntsa iab thiab siv tau suab paj nruag pop hauv thawj ib nrab xyoo 1980s. Nrog rau Duran Duran thiab Culture Club, cov Tshiab Pop ua - xws li Tib Neeg Pab Koomtes, Soft Cell, Eurythmics, Spandau Ballet, Frankie Mus rau Hollywood thiab ABC - ua tiav qhov chaw ua ntej hauv UK thiab tom qab ntawd hauv Asmeskas

Cov neeg sau xov xwm Askiv suab paj nruag Dave Rimmer tau sau tseg qhov kev lom zem thiab muaj yeeb yuj UK suab paj nruag tawg thaum nws tau tshwm sim nrog nws phau ntawv xyoo 1985 Zoo li Punk Tsis Muaj Dab Tsi: Culture Club thiab New Pop. Ib tug kws sau ntawv rau British suab paj nruag txhua lub lim tiam Smash Hits, Rimmer ntes cov zeitgeist ntawm lub zog los ntawm nws ya-ntawm-phab ntsa qhia ntawm Culture Club-uas cov tswv cuab muaj xws li Boy George, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss thiab Roy Hay-rau peb lub xyoos. Nrog nws cov kev soj ntsuam ntawm Culture Club thaum lub sij hawm lawv lub sij hawm ntawm kev muag-tawm ncig xyuas, kev tshaj tawm xov xwm hnyav thiab kiv cua hysteria, Rimmer tau pleev xim rau ib pawg ntawm lawv qhov siab kawg hauv nws phau ntawv.

Muaj feem ntau tawm ntawm kev luam tawm rau xyoo lawm, Zoo li Punk yeej tsis tshwm sim (nws lub npe hais txog qhov tseeb tias feem ntau ntawm New Pop artists thawj zaug tshwm sim los ntawm lub xyoo 1970s punk rock era) tam sim no tau tshaj tawm thiab nthuav dav nrog cov lus qhuab qhia los ntawm Neil Tennant (uas yog ib tus neeg sau xov xwm ua ntej nws pom muaj koob meej li ib nrab ntawm Pet Shop Tub) thiab suav nrog Rimmer's profile ntawm Duran Duran los ntawm 1985 uas tau tshwm sim hauv British kab lis kev cai magazine Lub ntsej muag.

"Nws yog Neil Tennant uas muab tso rau hauv Faber lub taub hau," Rimmer, uas nyob hauv Berlin, piav qhia txog phau ntawv luam tawm. “Nws tab tom ua ib phau ntawv ntawm nws cov lus rau Faber, thiab thaum nws tab tom tham nrog lawv, nws hais tias: 'Koj yuav tsum rov luam tawm dua Zoo li Punk yeej tsis tshwm sim.' Phau ntawv tau tsis nco qab txog ntawm Faber me ntsis - qhov no ua rau txhua tus nyeem nws dua thiab lawv txiav txim siab, 'Hav, qhov no yog phau ntawv zoo. Peb yuav tsum rov luam tawm dua.' Kuv tau hais tias kuv sau ib lo lus tshiab tom qab thiab hais tias lawv suav nrog Duran Duran daim uas nyob rau ntawd. Txawm hais tias nws tsis ncaj qha thematically txuas rau phau ntawv, nws yeej yog ib feem ntawm tib lub sijhawm ua haujlwm, yog li nws zoo li haum tiag tiag. "

Ob leeg ua haujlwm rau Smash Hits Nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov 1980s, Rimmer thiab Tennant txiav txim siab hais tias zaj dab neeg ntawm New Pop yuav tsum tau qhia los ntawm lub lens ntawm ib tug tshwj xeeb ua - nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv no, Culture Club. Rimmer hais tias "Nws yeej tsis tau txhais hais tias yog ib yam ntawm cov neeg sau keeb kwm ncaj ncees," Rimmer hais. “Kuv pom lub tswv yim ntawd dhuav heev. Lub tswv yim yog ib txwm sau phau ntawv hais txog tag nrho qhov tshwm sim uas siv ib pab pawg ua piv txwv ntawm qhov peb tau tham txog - kev sib xyaw ntawm cov suab paj nruag neeg sau xov xwm memoir, pop biography, thiab kev piav qhia ntawm cov kab lis kev cai ecosystem tag nrho nyob rau hauv ib qho episodic thiab chronological piav qhia. nrog ib tug dav dav sprinkling ntawm mischief rau saum."

Thawj zaug Rimmer ntsib Culture Club tshwm sim thaum lub Kaum Ob Hlis 1982 thaum nws mus nrog lawv mus rau New York City thaum lawv thawj zaug tuaj rau Teb Chaws Asmeskas; Cov tswv cuab ntawm pawg tau tawm ntawm qhov kev sib tw ua tiav ntawm lawv qhov kev ntaus suab paj nruag "Koj Puas Xav Ua Phem Rau Kuv." Ntawm nws qhov kev xav thawj zaug ntawm Culture Club, Rimmer hais tias: “George yog ib tus neeg xav tsis thoob thaum koj ntsib nws. Kuv ib txwm nyiam nws, tab sis nws tsis yog tus neeg yooj yim mus nrog. Kev npau taws tiag tiag, thiab nws yuav tig los ntawm ib sab ntawm nws tus kheej mus rau lwm qhov yooj yim heev. Tab sis nws tau pom tseeb tias George yog zoo li lub zog ntawm qhov xwm txheej, thiab tom qab ntawd cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig nws tau sim ua qhov ntawd, npau taws me ntsis. Nws yog Jon Moss uas tau muab nws tsom rau cov suab paj nruag pop. George thawj zaug impulse yog sim thiab ua rau neeg poob siab, thiab nws tau raug txwv tsis pub los ntawm lwm tus tswv cuab ntawm pawg. Nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev, qhov ntawd yog ib txoj hauj lwm ntse heev kom muaj ib tug txiv leej tub uas zoo li vaguely shocking rau ntau tus neeg thiab ces koj ua suab paj nruag qab zib.

"Kuv tau paub lawv zoo dua nyob rau ob peb xyoos tom ntej no thiab tau nrog lawv mus rau ntau qhov chaw. Kev mus ncig nrog bands yeej ib txwm yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws kom paub lawv. Koj tau txais sijhawm nrog lawv ntau dua, thiab tom qab ntawd nws kuj muaj lub luag haujlwm ntawm es tsis yog tus neeg sab nrauv nyiam tuaj xam phaj lawv hauv qee qhov chaw lawv tau nyob hauv tebchaws Askiv, koj yuav mus nrog lawv los ntawm Askiv. Yog li koj dhau los ua ib feem ntawm lawv txoj kev txhawb nqa. Koj dhau los ua ib feem ntawm 'peb' as opposed to 'lawv.' Nws yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws kom paub cov neeg. "

Raws li tau piav nyob rau hauv phau ntawv, ntawm 1983 thiab 1985, Culture Club yog ib qho ntawm cov neeg nyiam tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb nrog cov hits xws li "Koj Puas Xav Ua Phem Rau Kuv," "Lub Sijhawm (Clock of the Heart)," "Kuv" ll Tumble 4 Ya” thiab “Karma Chameleon.” Nrog nws tus kheej-lub-cuff tseem siv tau tus cwj pwm thiab ntxim nyiam ntxim nyiam-tsis hais txog nws qhov tshwj xeeb zoo ntawm dreadlocks, androgynous pleev thiab patchwork baggy khaub ncaws-George yog tus tshaj tawm xov xwm tshaj tawm sab nraud ntawm Ntxhais fuabtais Diana.

Rimmer hais tias "Nws zoo li yog qhov laj thawj uas lawv tau ua tiav," Rimmer hais txog kev nce qib. "[George] yog lub hnub qub tiag tiag. Tej zaum kuv yuav xav tsis thoob npaum li cas America tau coj mus rau nws. Koj tau txais kev tshoov siab ntau ntawm Asmeskas cov kws ua yeeb yam tau saib rau hauv tebchaws Askiv raws li kev hnav khaub ncaws thiab saib thiab tsis txaus rau hauv cov pob zeb tiag tiag thiab yob. Yog li ntawd nws yog ib qho kev xav tsis thoob uas George tau dhau mus zoo hauv Asmeskas. Kuv kwv yees ib feem ntawm qhov ntawd yog vim nws tau zoo heev ntawm kev xam phaj, tuaj dhau los ua tus cwj pwm nthuav. Txawm hais tias qhov ntawd yog qhov tsis yooj yim ib yam nkaus: yog tias koj tsim koj txoj haujlwm tag nrho ntawm kev tshaj tawm tus cwj pwm, qhov ntawd tuaj yeem tig tawm tsam koj sai heev, uas yog qhov kawg tshwm sim rau George. "

Hnyav embedded nrog Culture Club lub sij hawm ntawd, Rimmer yog ib tug tim khawv rau cov kiv cua hysteria nyob ib ncig ntawm pab pawg neeg. Rimmer hais tias, “Nws yog qhov txaus nyiam heev. "Kuv tau txaus siab rau qhov kev zoo siab nyob ib puag ncig nws… Kuv tuaj yeem nco qab ntawm ib qho chaw hauv Nyij Pooj, muaj ntau cov kiv cua Nyij Pooj uas txhua tus tuaj thiab ua lawv tus kheej version ntawm Boy George saib. Kuv yuav tsum hais tias ib qho uas txawj ntse heev George tau ua yog tias nws ua rau nws saib rau hauv ib yam dab tsi uas tib neeg tuaj yeem ua lawv cov qauv ntawm. Nws tsis yog qhov nyuaj rau hom nrhiav qee cov plaub hau txuas ntxiv thiab zoo li me ntsis zoo li Tub George. "

Nrog Culture Club thiab Duran Duran ua txoj hauv kev, New Pop tshwm sim tau mus txog nws qhov siab thaum lub sijhawm Lub lim tiam ntawm Lub Xya Hli 16, 1983, thaum xya qhov kev ua ntawm British keeb kwm tau hits hauv Billboard Sab saum toj 10. Sab nraud ntawm Michael Jackson thaum nws imperial Thriller kav, British artists tau dominating lub suab paj nruag scene. Rimmer piav qhia "Ntau ntau nws tau nqis los rau MTV," Rimmer piav qhia. "Cov tub ntxhais Asmeskas tsis tau nruab los cuam tshuam nrog qhov kev tshaj tawm pom zoo ib yam li cov neeg Askiv. Cov neeg Askiv tau siv sijhawm ntau los saib lawv qhov zoo thiab qhov ntawd ua haujlwm li cas thiab lwm yam. Cov tub rog Asmeskas yuav hnav ris tsho thiab 'qhov no-uas-thiab-lwm-lwm.' Lawv tsuas yog tsis muaj tib yam kev pom qhov muag pom uas George lossis Duran Duran muaj nyob rau lub sijhawm ntawd. Tsis tas li ntawd, cov pab pawg British tsis txaj muag ntawm kev ua suab paj nruag. Nws tsis yog sim ua suab paj nruag pob zeb, nws tsis yog sim ua qhov tseeb. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws-crafted pop music. "

Thawj tsab ntawm Zoo li Punk yeej tsis tshwm sim xaus rau xyoo 1985, tib lub xyoo raws li qhov kev tshwm sim Live Aid loj heev uas ua tsis tau raws li qhov hloov pauv rau New Pop ua. Thaum kawg ntawm xyoo 1986, lub suab paj nruag tau hloov los ntawm British New Pop mus rau qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev seev cev hauv UK, thiab rov qab los ntawm Asmeskas suab paj nruag ntawm Billboard Cov kab kos los ntawm kev ua yeeb yam xws li Madonna, Tub Vaj Ntxwv thiab Bruce Springsteen. Lub caij no, Culture Club cov hmoov zoo tau hloov pauv tom qab Tub George's tshaj tawm cov teeb meem tshuaj thiab pab pawg tau tawg sai sai tom qab ntawd.

"Nws yeej ib txwm paub tseeb tias George tau tuav nws tus kheej rov qab - tias nws tsis xav ua kom pom nws tus kheej kiag li lossis mus qus rau lub hom phiaj ntawm pab pawg, vim yog lub suab paj nruag pop," Rimmer hais. "Ntawm lwm qib, ua ntej ntawd, nws tau tawm tsam tshuaj yeeb thiab muaj ib sab puritan uas Jon Moss tau txhawb nqa ntau heev. Kuv xav tias George tau tuav nws tus kheej rov qab los ua qhov kev nthuav dav no tab sis qhov tseem ceeb tsis muaj kev phom sij rau lub hnub qub ... muaj qee qhov ntawm nws uas tau raug mob hnyav heev thiab npaj cia mus.

"Nws ua rau kuv xav tsis thoob ntau dua li qhov uas [Culture Club's] sau nkauj tau zoo heev vim tias lawv cov nkauj tau zoo heev txog qhov ntawd. Xim raws tus lej [los ntawm 1983] yog ib qho zoo nkauj pop album. Thiab tom qab ntawd tus uas ua raws nws [1984's Sawv Nrog Lub Tsev Hluav Taws Xob] muaj zoo li ib zaj nkauj zoo rau nws lossis tej zaum ib thiab ib nrab zaj nkauj zoo. Qhov ntawd ua rau kuv xav tsis thoob ntau dua li qhov tseeb tias George tus neeg pej xeem tau tawg thiab tawg. "

Ntau ntau tau hloov pauv hauv kaum xyoo tom qab New Pop tshwm sim, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nrog kev tshwm sim hauv Is Taws Nem thiab kev tshaj xov xwm uas tau hloov pauv cov suab paj nruag Askiv lub lim tiam (yuav luag txhua tus tam sim no tsis ua haujlwm) thiab MTV raws li cov neeg saib xyuas thiab cov neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam thaum nws los txhawb kev ua yeeb yam. . Tab sis cov qub txeeg qub teg ntawm New Pop cov neeg ua yeeb yam tseem nyob ruaj khov raws li Culture Club (uas tseem ua haujlwm tom qab lub sijhawm xyoo 1990 rov qab los), Duran Duran (leej twg yuav raug coj mus rau xyoo no Pob Zeb thiab Roll Hall of Fame), thiab lawv cov kev kawm tseem ua tau zoo thiab ua nkauj tshiab. "Culture Club tau ploj mus thiab rov qab los dua," hais Rimmer. "Duran Duran ntawm qhov tod tes tau nyob ua ke thiab tau ua tiav txhua lub sijhawm. Lawv tenacity yog heev qhuas.

“Kuv tau nyeem txoj kev xav tias koj ib txwm nyiam cov suab paj nruag uas nrov tshaj plaws thaum koj tseem hluas. Kuv paub tseeb tias cov neeg uas yog cov hluas thaum qhov no tshwm sim thiab tau mus rau hauv George, thiab lwm yam, thaum lub sijhawm yuav muaj qee yam kev hlub rau [cov neeg ua yeeb yam] thiab cov suab paj nruag vim tias nws txhais tau ntau heev rau lawv. "

Rimmer lees paub tias New Pop tej zaum yuav yog lub hnub nyoog kub kawg ntawm cov suab paj nruag pop. "Kuv tsis paub tias nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws," nws hais. "Koj yuav tsum muab piv rau nruab nrab-'60s, tiag tiag. Nws yeej yog ib lub sijhawm muaj sia nyob tag nrho rau cov khoom ntawd. Kuv tsis paub tias koj tuaj yeem sib piv [New Pop's] cuam tshuam li cas nrog rau tiam dhau los lossis tom qab. Tab sis muaj tseeb, tsis muaj ib yam dab tsi zoo li nws txij thaum ntawd los. " Raws li rau dab tsi tshiab nyeem yuav tsum tuaj deb ntawm Zoo li Punk yeej tsis tshwm sim, tus kws sau ntawv hais tias: "Kuv xav kom lawv tshem tawm qhov kev nkag siab tias muaj ntau ntau rau cov suab paj nruag pop ntau dua li ib txwm ua tau raws li qhov muag, thiab qhov ntau-maligned xyoo 1980 yog txoj kev nyuaj thiab nthuav ntau dua li qhov xav tau."

Ib tsab ntawv tshiab ntawm Zoo li Punk Tsis Muaj Dab Tsi: Culture Club thiab New Pop los ntawm Dave Rimmer, luam tawm los ntawm Faber & Faber, tau tawm tam sim no.