Zapp & Roger
乍看之下Zapp & Roger似乎是个二重唱组合,其实Zapp本名Terry Troutman,Zapp是他的昵称,同时也是Roger的弟弟,1977年加入了Roger领军的团体(当时还叫做Roger & The Human Body),此时阵中共有Roger、Lester、Larry、Zapp Troutman四兄弟及其它团员。 1978年在家乡俄亥俄州的一次表演后,Roger他们被引荐给Bootsy Collins与George Clinton这两位放克音乐(Funk)的重量级人物。Clinton六○年代晚期分别创立Parliament与Funkadelic乐团,Collins在1972年开始同时是这两个团的贝斯手,以后凡跟Clinton或Collins相关的乐手或团体都称为P-Funk一派。于是Roger等人就此加入了这个P-Funk的音乐大家族。此时Roger将团名正式定为Zapp,并且开始灌录专辑。 Roger很早就开始弹奏吉他并对键盘乐器也有极大兴趣,在电视上看到史提夫.汪德透过当时的新发明--Talkbox处理歌声与键盘音之后,立刻对此深深着迷并且钻研于Talkbox所产生的效果,Talkbox的使用也成为日后Roger或Zapp音乐的一大特色。Roger歌曲的另一特色则来自于George Clinton,Clinton在编曲里加入的拍手(Hand-Clap)音效在当年被视为一项突破,Roger在往后的音乐上也将这项技术发挥到极致。 1999年4月25日Roger被随后自杀的哥哥Larry枪杀身亡,所以现存的Zapp乐团只剩由Lester与Terry两兄弟带领其余六人做巡回表演,维持着这个Roger Troutman(1951-99)创立的半家族乐团。
Roger Troutman released music as both Zapp and Roger in the 1980s, attaining success with both, the former being his band and the latter being his solo project. In the early '90s, two Warner-released best-of collections compiled his most popular songs from both monikers: All the Greatest Hits (1994) and Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 & More (1996). These best-ofs were released under the artist name Zapp & Roger.
Roger Troutman released music as both Zapp and Roger in the 1980s, attaining success with both, the former being his band and the latter being his solo project. In the early '90s, two Warner-released best-of collections compiled his most popular songs from both monikers: All the Greatest Hits (1994) and Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 & More (1996). These best-ofs were released under the artist name Zapp & Roger.
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