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ЭЛАСТИКА (Elastica), английская рок-группа, играющая музыку в стилях брит-поп и панк-поп. Основана в 1992. Первоначальный состав: Джастин Фришманн (Justine Frischmann) (вокал, гитара); Донна Мэттьюз (Donna Matthews) (гитара); Джастин Уэлш (Justin Welch) (ударные); Энни Холланд (Annie Holland) (бас-гитара). Группу основала Джастин Фришманн, ушедшая в 1991 из основанной ею же совместно со своим бойфрендом Бретом Андерсоном (Brett Anderson) группы SUEDE. Найдя по объявлениям Мэттьюз, Уэлш и Холланд, она основала еще один «брит-поповый» проект, но уже с сильным уклоном в сторону традиционного панка. В 1993 группа выпустила свой дебютный «трехаккордный» сингл Stutter. Он был выпущен ограниченным тиражом и, получив активную поддержку радиостанций и музыкальных обозрений, быстро разошелся. Вслед за ним последовал Line Up, который также стал хорошо продаваться, хотя некоторые критики обвинили ELASTICA в плагиате (песня до боли напоминала композицию группы WIRE I Am the Fly). Большую часть 1994, хотя группа никак не проявляла себя музыкально, название ELASTICA не сходило со страниц таблоидов и музыкальных изданий — в основном благодаря бурному роману Джастин с фронтменом группы BLUR Дэймоном Олборном (Damon Albarn). А в конце года ELASTICA записала свой самый значительный хит Connection. И снова группу обвинили в заимствовании у WIRE — на сей раз, по мнению последних, был «украден» клавишный рифф из песни Three Girl Rhumba. Накануне марта 1995, когда вышел в свет дебютный альбом ELASTICA, группа предстала перед судом по обвинению в плагиате. К издателям продукции WIRE присоединились их коллеги от имени другой панк-команды — STRANGLERS, заявившие, что в треке нового сингла ELASTICA Waking Up использован рифф из их композиции No More Heroes. Оба обвинения были признаны несостоятельными. Скандал, связанный с судебным процессом, значительно повлиял на коммерческий успех первого альбома ELASTICA, который стал самым быстропродаваемой дебютной работой за всю историю британской популярной музыки, побив рекорд семимесячной давности, принадлежавший группе OASIS и ее альбому «Definitely Maybe». Альбом возглавил британский хит-парад и получил самые доброжелательные отзывы. Песня Connection стала хитом и в США. ELASTICA продолжила свое вторжение на американский рынок, выступив вместо Шинед О'Коннор (Sinead O'Connor) в турне в Лоллапалузе в 1995. Внезапно об уходе из группы объявляет Холланд; для ELASTICA это был серьезный удар. Создание следующего альбома растянулось на целые годы; будущее группы виделось нечетко. Весной 1999 из ELASTICA ушла Мэттьюз, зато вернулась Холланд, приведя с собой гитариста Пола Джонса (Paul Jones) и клавишников Дэйва Буша (Dave Bush) и Мю (Mew). Группа немедленно засела за работу и летом того же выпустила шеститрековый EP. А спустя шесть лет после дебюта, вышел второй альбом ELASTICA «The Menace». Далее группа снова впала в состояние анабиоза и еще через год, выпустив «прощальный» сингл и объявила о своем окончательном распаде. Дискография: ELASTICA (Geffen, 1995), THE MENACE (Atlantic, 2000), THE RADIO ONE SESSIONS (BBC, 2001). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Elastica were a Britpop band formed in London, England in 1992 and made up of: Justine Frischmann (vocals and guitar), Donna Matthews (guitar and vocals), Annie Holland (bass), and Justin Welch (drums). Later members included Shelia Chipperfield (bass), Dave Bush (keyboards), Paul Jones (guitar), and Sharon Mew (keyboards and vocals).
Their first single was 1993's "Stutter", which was a word-of-mouth hit largely due to the promotional efforts of Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq. In spite of a period of relative quiet, Elastica's fame grew throughout 1994 as Frischmann's relationship with Blur's Damon Albarn made tabloid headlines. Elastica's first LP, Elastica, entered the charts at #1.
Further UK chart hit singles followed: "Connection" and "Waking Up". In 1995 there was a lawsuit from Wire claiming that many of the band's melodies were taken from Wire compositions. Notably, Wire's "I Am the Fly" has a chorus similar to Elastica's "Line Up", and the intro of "Connection" is nearly identical to Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba". Indeed the band had originally intended to sample the intro of the song directly. The Stranglers also passed comment that Elastica's "Waking Up" bore a marked resemblance to their song "No More Heroes". The band did not deny these accusations and were not ashamed by these similarities, stating that all pop bands have borrowed ideas and all music was eventually recycled.
Elastica were able to garner better American sales than other Britpop bands, replacing Sinéad O'Connor on Lollapalooza in 1995. "Connection" and "Stutter" were huge airplay favorites on modern rock radio in the United States and also both charted Pop. Among their extensive tour schedule the band performed at Glastonbury in 1995, where their set was interrupted by a streaker, a George Best look-alike, who would briefly join the band as a keyboard player in 1997.
After extensive touring, the band began to experience personnel problems. In 1997, bassist Annie Holland left the band, citing repetitive strain injury following excessive touring as her reason for departure. In 1999 Donna Matthews left the band. There were several line up changes and keyboard players. Various supporting musicians came and went. Their second album was much delayed after several years of recording. There were worrying rumours of entire albums being scrapped and band tensions due to the perfectionism of Frischmann. The "lost years" of the band were often compared to the Stone Roses recording their Second Coming album.
A quickly recorded lo-fi self-titled EP was released in 1999, and the follow-up LP, The Menace, was finally released in 2000 to moderate sales. A less focused effort than their debut, the album nonetheless contained some interesting moments and more electronic songs than before. One of the high points was "How He Wrote Elastica Man" featuring Mark E. Smith (of The Fall) on vocals, and a cover of Trio's 1982 hit "Da Da Da". A new line up was revealed with two keyboard players replacing Matthews for tour dates.
The band made their long-awaited UK comeback at the Reading Festival in 1999, where they headlined the Radio 1 stage. A largely successful UK tour followed in 2000 to support the release of The Menace, although their festival appearances that year were marred by illness. The band released a final single "The Bitch Don't Work" on limited edition 7" and announced their break-up in September 2001.
Elastica's song "Connection" was used in May 2004 in Garnier television commercials, and was also used as the theme of Trigger Happy TV. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Their first single was 1993's "Stutter", which was a word-of-mouth hit largely due to the promotional efforts of Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq. In spite of a period of relative quiet, Elastica's fame grew throughout 1994 as Frischmann's relationship with Blur's Damon Albarn made tabloid headlines. Elastica's first LP, Elastica, entered the charts at #1.
Further UK chart hit singles followed: "Connection" and "Waking Up". In 1995 there was a lawsuit from Wire claiming that many of the band's melodies were taken from Wire compositions. Notably, Wire's "I Am the Fly" has a chorus similar to Elastica's "Line Up", and the intro of "Connection" is nearly identical to Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba". Indeed the band had originally intended to sample the intro of the song directly. The Stranglers also passed comment that Elastica's "Waking Up" bore a marked resemblance to their song "No More Heroes". The band did not deny these accusations and were not ashamed by these similarities, stating that all pop bands have borrowed ideas and all music was eventually recycled.
Elastica were able to garner better American sales than other Britpop bands, replacing Sinéad O'Connor on Lollapalooza in 1995. "Connection" and "Stutter" were huge airplay favorites on modern rock radio in the United States and also both charted Pop. Among their extensive tour schedule the band performed at Glastonbury in 1995, where their set was interrupted by a streaker, a George Best look-alike, who would briefly join the band as a keyboard player in 1997.
After extensive touring, the band began to experience personnel problems. In 1997, bassist Annie Holland left the band, citing repetitive strain injury following excessive touring as her reason for departure. In 1999 Donna Matthews left the band. There were several line up changes and keyboard players. Various supporting musicians came and went. Their second album was much delayed after several years of recording. There were worrying rumours of entire albums being scrapped and band tensions due to the perfectionism of Frischmann. The "lost years" of the band were often compared to the Stone Roses recording their Second Coming album.
A quickly recorded lo-fi self-titled EP was released in 1999, and the follow-up LP, The Menace, was finally released in 2000 to moderate sales. A less focused effort than their debut, the album nonetheless contained some interesting moments and more electronic songs than before. One of the high points was "How He Wrote Elastica Man" featuring Mark E. Smith (of The Fall) on vocals, and a cover of Trio's 1982 hit "Da Da Da". A new line up was revealed with two keyboard players replacing Matthews for tour dates.
The band made their long-awaited UK comeback at the Reading Festival in 1999, where they headlined the Radio 1 stage. A largely successful UK tour followed in 2000 to support the release of The Menace, although their festival appearances that year were marred by illness. The band released a final single "The Bitch Don't Work" on limited edition 7" and announced their break-up in September 2001.
Elastica's song "Connection" was used in May 2004 in Garnier television commercials, and was also used as the theme of Trigger Happy TV. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.