The following year, the group released Vacation. Although it sold well — the album made the Top Ten and it went gold, spawning the Top Ten hit single Vacation — it failed to keep the momentum of the first record. During the next year the band was unable to perform as Caffey recovered from a broken wrist. In 1984, the Go-Gos returned with Talk Show, their most musically ambitious album. While it had two Top 40 hits — the number 11 Head Over Heels and Turn to You — it failed to even go gold. By the end of the year, Wiedlin had left the band; the Go-Gos broke up in May of 1985. Belinda Carlisle became the most successful solo artist, scoring a string of mainstream pop singles in the late 80s, including the number one single Heaven Is a Place on Earth. For a while, Charlotte Caffey was in Carlisles backing group; she eventually formed the Graces, who released Perfect View in 1990. Jane Wiedlin recorded two solo albums and acted in a few films. Wiedlin also organized the groups brief 1990 reunion, where they performed at a benefit for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; they also recorded a version of Cool Jerk for their 1990 Greatest Hits album. The Go-Gos reunited once more in 1994, recording three new songs for the double-disc compilation Return of the Valley of the Go-Gos; after recording the songs, the group decided to continue as a full-time unit. In 2000, they appeared on VH1s Behind The Music series and released an accompanying best-of album, VH1 Behind The Music:Go-Gos Collection.
简介:Go-Gos是最受欢迎的全女性乐队,从70年代末和80年代初的朋克/新浪潮爆发中脱颖而出,成为首批未被男性制片人或经理控制的商业成功女性团体之一。虽然他们的热门单曲 - We Be the Beat,我们的嘴唇密封,度假,高跟鞋 - 是明亮,充满活力的新浪潮,该团体是加州朋克场景中不可或缺的一部分。他们确实演奏了朋克摇滚乐,即使他们录制他们的第一张专辑1981年的Beauty and the Beat时,他们的许多粗糙的边缘都得到了解决。即使他们成为美洲的宠儿,Go-Gos仍然生活着摇滚乐队的疯狂生活,吞下尽可能多的药片并尽可能多地吸收酒精,摧毁酒店房间,而且一般都很糟糕。更重要的是,他们最早的音乐 - 现在收集在返回Go-Gos的山谷 - 是原始和摇摆;它可能没有直接激发90年代的女性替代摇滚乐手和暴动者,但它确实预示着它。
最初成立于1978年的Misfits,该组合包括Belinda Carlisle(主唱),Jane Wiedlin(吉他,主唱),Charlotte Caffey(主音吉他,键盘),Margot Olaverra(贝司)和Elissa Bello(鼓);该组织很快改名为Go-Gos,并开始在加利福尼亚州参加当地派对和小俱乐部。 1979年,Gina Schock成为鼓手团体。在那一年,乐队录制了一个演示,并支持洛杉矶和英格兰的英国ska复兴组Madness。 Go-Gos花了1980年的一半巡回英格兰,获得了相当大的追随者,并发布了我们在Stiff Records上的节奏。 We Got the Beat的进口副本成为美国的一个地下俱乐部,这意味着该乐队很受欢迎,可以出售音乐会,但他们很难登陆唱片合约。
1980年底,贝司手Olaverra生病了,不得不停止表演;她被凯西瓦伦丁取代,凯西瓦伦丁是一位从未演奏过贝司的吉他手。 1981年初,Go-Gos与IRS Records签约。 1981年夏天发行,他们的首张专辑“Beauty and the Beat”成为今年的惊喜之一,连续六周排名第一,销量超过200万张。我们的Lips Are Sealed排名第20,重新录制的We Got the Beat版本在第二名花了三周时间。