Amahithi eqembu I-Matchbox Twenty ingabizwa ngokuthi "ingunaphakade", iwabeka ezingeni elilinganayo nezingoma ezidumile ze-The Beatles, REM kanye ne-Pearl Jam. Isitayela sebhendi nomsindo kusikhumbuza lawa mabhendi ayinganekwane.
Emsebenzini wabaculi, izitayela zesimanje ze-rock zakudala zivezwa ngokucacile, ngokusekelwe emazwini angavamile omholi ongapheli weqembu - uRobert Kelly Thomas.
Ukufika kwe-Matchbox Twenty
URobert Kelly Thomas wazalelwa emndenini wezempi, kwenye yezindawo eziqinile ze-Armed Forces eJalimane. Ubuhlobo obunzima babazali buphoqelele ingane ukuba ihlukaniswe phakathi kwemindeni kamama, owahlala eFlorida, nogogo wakhe, owayehlala eNingizimu Carolina.
Amathalenta omculo, njengomlingiswa ovukelayo, azibonakalisa kumfana kusukela esemncane. Futhi lapho eneminyaka engu-17, osemusha wayeka isikole.
Le nsizwa yazama ukujoyina amaqembu e-rock ahlukene acula ezindaweni zokucima ukoma waze wahlangana nabaculi beqembu elithi Tabitha's Secret. Lapha wahlangana namalungu esikhathi esizayo eqembu lakhe - isigubhu Paul Doucette kanye bassist Brian Yale. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokusebenza neqembu elikhulu, abangane banquma ukudala iphrojekthi yabo.
Amalungu amathathu ayenganele ukwakha iqembu eliphelele. Futhi abaculi bameme u-Kyle Cook njengomshayi wesigingci ohamba phambili no-Adam Gaynor esigabeni sesigqi. Kulesi sakhiwo, abafana baqala ukwenza izinto zabo siqu. Bahlela izinkambo ezincane ngokuhambisana, bejabulela ukuthandwa nakakhulu phakathi kwezilaleli ezivamile.
Abaculi bathathe igama labo, njengama-rocker amaningi, ngephutha, futhi basabela kulokhu ngamahlaya. Ngobunye ubusuku, abafana baqaphela ibhokisi lemidlalo ye-phosphoric ku-bar futhi bakhetha igama elithi Matchbox 20. Ngo-1996, ngesicelo somkhiqizi uMat Serletich, abaculi babhala ama-demos amaningana, okwabavumela ukuba bathande ilebula elidumile le-Atlantic Records.
Usuku oluhle lomsebenzi we-Matchbox Twenty
Ukuduma kwe-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo Wena noma Ofana Nawe, ngaphezu kwethalente elingenamibandela labaculi, kuyimbangela yenhlanganisela yezimo ezibulalayo. Irekhodi lithengise ngisho namakhophi amaningi kunalawo ayehleliwe ekuqaleni.
Njengoba iminyaka selokhu yakhululwa, abaculi benze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu. Sekukonke, sekudayiswe amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-12 emhlabeni wonke.
Ingoma ethi Push evela ku-albhamu yokuqala ifake wonke amashadi eziteshini zomsakazo futhi yanqoba izinhlu zesiteshi se-MTV. Abalandeli ekuqaleni abaqondanga incazelo yombhali engomeni futhi bazama ukusola uRobert Kelly Thomas ngokuba nesandla odlameni oludlule. Nokho, ngemva kokuxoxisana ngokungagunci nomculi, owakhuluma ngokuthi sikhuluma ngezindaba ezicashile, konke kwangena endaweni.
Ngenxa yohambo lokweseka i-albhamu yokuqala, iqembu lithole ukuduma okukhulu. Ibhendi yathola ukuqokwa okuhlonishwayo kwe-Grammy futhi yaqokwa kabili kuma-Billboard Music Video Awards.
Ozakwethu baqala ukunaka abaculi, futhi enye yezinhlelo ezihlanganyelwe kwakuyingoma ethandwayo ethi Smooth, eyabhalwa nguRobert Thomas uCarlos Santana.
Kwakungenxa yalo msebenzi lapho i-tandem ithola enye i-Grammy Award. Ukuthengiswa kweyodwa ezinyangeni zokuqala kuphela kudlule amakhophi ayizigidi ezingu-1. Ngo-1999, umsebenzi, ngokusho kwezincwadi ezigunyazwe kakhulu, waqashelwa njengenombolo ye-hit 1 emhlabeni, eyanezela udumo kulungu ngalinye le-duet.
Okuqanjwe Kubuyelwe 2 Kuhle, ngo-3 AM kanye ne-Push kuyaqhubeka nokunqoba amashadi aphezulu eziteshi zomsakazo. Iqembu lahamba uhambo olude lokuvakashela izwe. Abafana abanamahloni ngokwenza imigoqo emincane, benikeza ubuciko babo kubantu abavamile abangakwazi ukufika enkundleni yemidlalo.
Igama elisha
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka, ngo-2000, iqembu lanquma ukushintsha igama labo kancane, ngemva kwalokho laphenduka i-Matchbox Twenty. Kwabe sekufika umsebenzi wesibili we-studio weqembu leMad Season.
Umsindo weqembu oshintshe kancane ukhombise ukuvuthwa okubalulekile kweqembu. Ukujikeleza emsakazweni akuzange kume, futhi ngenxa yalokho - imiklomelo emibili ye-Grammy ye-albhamu kanye nengoma ethi Bent.
Ukuvakasha okungapheli kwashiya abaculi bengenaso isikhathi sokuphumula. Futhi kuphela ngonyaka olandelayo kwaba nesikhathi sokuphumula kancane.
Kodwa ngisho nezikhathi ezimfushane zokuzola emsebenzini wekhonsathi, uRobert Thomas wayevame ukuqopha izingoma ezihlangene nabaculi abadumile njengoMarc Anthony, uMick Jagger noWillie Nelson.
I-Creative Quest ye-Matchbox Twenty
Iqembu elisele nalo alizange linanaze ukukhombisa amakhono abo. Bazama ukwenza amaphrojekthi abodwa. Kodwa-ke, zonke izingoma ezirekhodiwe zagcina ku-repertoire yeqembu le-Matchbox Twenty.
U-2002 waphawulwa yikhonsathi enkulu ka-Willie Nelson kanye ne-Friends: Stars and Guitars. Lapho, iqembu ladlala ngokulingana nezinkanyezi eziningi ze-rock. Kulo nyaka kukhishwe umsebenzi westudiyo omusha othi More than You Think You Are. Yandulelwe izingxabano ezinde zokudala nokuhlola.
I-albhamu ibingathandwa kakhulu ngabagxeki noma abalandeli. Kodwa lokho akuzange kuvimbe amathrekhi ambalwa ukuthi adlalwe emsakazweni.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ibhendi iyaqhubeka nokuvakasha futhi ibambe iqhaza emicimbini ehlukahlukene. Abaculi abazange bashiye amaphrojekthi solo. Ngakho, ngo-2005, uRobert Thomas wabhala i-albhamu ethi Something To Be, eyathola umsindo omusha ongajwayelekile. Izingoma eziningi ezivela kulo msebenzi seziphenduke izingoma zangempela, njengoba zizuze abalandeli bazo ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomhlaba.
Umsebenzi olandelayo wesitudiyo i-Exile On Mainstream wakhululwa ngo-2007 kuphela. Kuyiqoqo lezingoma ezihamba phambili, ezinamathrekhi amasha amaningana. I-albhamu ifinyelele phezulu kunombolo 3 eshadini le-Billboard.
I-albhamu yokugcina yeqembu, eNyakatho, yaqoshwa ngo-2012. Ngokusekela kwakhe leli qembu liphinde lahamba liyonqoba izindawo ezahlukene zomculo emhlabeni, lajabulisa abalandeli balo abasha nabavamile.
