I-Outfield iphrojekthi yomculo we-pop yaseBrithani. Leli qembu likujabulele kakhulu ukuthandwa kwalo e-United States of America, hhayi ezweni lakubo eBrithani, okuyinto emangazayo ngokwayo - ngokuvamile abalaleli basekela abantu bakubo.
Iqembu laqala umsebenzi walo osebenzayo maphakathi nawo-1980, futhi nalapho wakhulula irekhodi lakhe lokuqala. EMelika, le albhamu yamukelwe kahle, yathengiswa inani elikhulu lamakhophi, irekhodi lafakwa ohlwini lwama-200 athengiswa kakhulu e-United States.
Ingoma ekhishwe yileli qembu ibonakale ezinhlanganisweni eziningi zezinhlobo ezahlukene. Abaculi abasafufusa nabaqeqeshiwe badale izinguqulo zekhava yokuqamba. Ngeminyaka yawo-1980 kanye nawo-1990, i-Outfield yavakashela izindawo eziningi futhi yasebenza ekuqopheni izingoma ezintsha zesitudiyo.
I-albhamu yesibili yeqembu le-Bangin nayo yangena kuwo wonke amashadi amakhulu e-United States, kodwa ekupheleni kwawo-1980, iqembu lomculo lalingathandeki kakhulu emphakathini.
Iqiniso liwukuthi ngaleso sikhathi umculi washiya iqembu lomculo, futhi iqembu laba yi-duet. Lokhu kube yisizathu sokuthi umlaleli aphoxeke nge-albhamu elandelayo, nabagxeki baveze imibono eminingi engemihle.
Ngo-1992, mayelana nalezi zenzakalo, abaculi banquma ukumisa imisebenzi yeqembu, futhi kuze kube ngu-1998 iqembu lalingekho ngempela.
Ngo-1998 kuphela lapho abaculi baqala ukuvakasha futhi, baze bakhipha ama-albhamu amabili aqoshiwe bukhoma.
Umlando Weqembu Le-Outfield
Ithimba lavela emuva ngasekupheleni kwawo-1970 kubaculi beqembu le-Sirius B. Abaculi benza ngaphansi kwaleli gama isikhathi esithile eNgilandi, kodwa izinyanga ezimbalwa zomsebenzi wekhonsathi abakwazanga ukujabulisa umphakathi.
Mhlawumbe iqiniso liwukuthi ngaleso sikhathi uhlobo lomculo olunjenge-punk rock lwaluthandwa kakhulu, futhi umculo weqembu wawukude nalokhu.
Ngemva kweminyaka embalwa, abaculi baphinde bahlangana, kulokhu bakhetha igama elithi Baseball Boys, futhi leli gama lalithandwa yinkampani enkulu yokuqopha, lapho abafana basebenzisana nayo.
Leli qembu laqala ukuthandwa, futhi kamuva basacelwa ukuba bashintshe igama labo, njengoba elokuqala lalizwakala lingenangqondo. Amadoda anquma ukubiza leli qembu ngokuthi The Outfield, futhi kwaba ngaphansi kwaleli gama lapho aduma khona emhlabeni wonke.
Icwecwe lokuqala laleli qembu elithi, Play Deep, lathakaselwa kakhulu ngabalaleli, laze laphuma kathathu i-platinum, nokuyinto emangazayo eqenjini laseBritain, eseliqalile ukucula esiteji saseMelika.
Ngalesi sikhathi, leli qembu lathuthukisa imisebenzi yalo yokuvakasha, lapho liphinde lazuza khona impumelelo enkulu - abaculi benza ngokuphindaphindiwe njengesenzo sokuvula amaqembu aziwayo.
Ngokusho kwalaba baculi ezingxoxweni eziningi, wonke amalungu eqembu akazisebenzisi izidakamizwa futhi akabhemi. Kuyamangaza lokhu, ngoba cishe yonke imboni yomculo yangaleyo minyaka ihlobene eduze nemikhuba emibi, futhi abaculi babebheka ngisho nokubhema njengemfashini.
I-albhamu yesibili yeqembu, i-Banging', nakuba yayidume ngokufanele, ayizange ibangele umsindo ofanayo nerekhodi lokuqala. Kodwa abaculi abazange baphele amandla baqhubeka nokuvakasha. Enye yezingoma eziphuma ku-albhamu yesibili ethi Bangin' on My Heart ingene ezingomeni ezingu-40 ezihamba phambili futhi yathandwa ngumlaleli.
I-albhamu yesithathu, i-Voices of Babylon, idale ukuwohloka okukhulu kweqembu. Iqiniso liwukuthi abaculi banquma ukushintsha indlela emculweni, futhi baqala ukusebenza nomdidiyeli omusha.
Naphezu kokuthi enye yezingoma ezivela kule albhamu yaba idwala elidumile elithi Voices of Babylon, ukuthandwa kwephrojekthi kwaqhubeka kuncipha, futhi abalandeli bakhohlwa kancane kancane ngeqembu.
I-Duet
Ngemva kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu yesithathu, isigubhu uSimon Dawson washiya iqembu. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha, abaculi bakwazi ukumshintsha, kodwa abakwazanga ukuthola isigubhu esihlala njalo. Ngakho-ke, iqembu laphenduka i-duo, abafana basayina inkontileka nenye ilebula, baqala ukusebenza ku-albhamu entsha.
Njengoba leli qembu lalingenaye umshayi wesigubhu, kwamenywa umculi wesikhashana, owabamba iqhaza kuphela ekuqopheni. I-albhamu ye-Diamond Days nayo yathola ukuqashelwa emphakathini futhi yathandwa abalandeli abaningi beqembu, kodwa ayizange ibangele isiphithiphithi esibalulekile.
Omunye umsebenzi weThe Outfield
Maphakathi nawo-1990 kwakuyinkathi enzima emabhendini amaningi, kanti neThe Outfield nayo yayinjalo.
Iqiniso liwukuthi ukuthanda komphakathi kwaqala ukushintsha, kwavela amaqembu omculo amaningi, ukuncintisana kwanda. Ngalesi sikhathi, iqembu lanquma ukuyeka ukuba khona, futhi akukho lutho oluzwakalayo mayelana nabaculi iminyaka eminingi.
Iqembu laphoqeleka ukuba libuyele eBrithani, lapho cishe akekho owayewazi umculo wabo. Iminyaka eminingana bacula ezindaweni ezincane emakhonsathini endawo, kodwa abazange bathole ukuqashelwa okuphawulekayo ezweni labo lendabuko.
Kodwa abaculi banqume ukungapheli amandla, baqopha enye i-albhamu ethi Extra Innings njengesipho kubalandeli babo abathembekile base beqala ukuvakasha futhi.
Kakade ngo-1999, iqoqo le-Super Hits lakhululwa, elihlanganisa izingoma ezindala nezintsha, futhi eminyakeni embalwa kamuva kwakhululwa amarekhodi amabili: Any Time Now, Replay. Abaculi baphinde baqala kabusha imisebenzi yekhonsathi, balungisa ubuciko babo bomculo futhi bawulungisela izidingo zomlaleli.
I-Outfield namuhla
I-Outfield yaqala ukusebenza kakhulu ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ibhendi yathola ama-akhawunti asemthethweni, futhi kwaba lula kakhulu kubalandeli ukulandela imisebenzi yeqembu.
Umsebenzi onamandla waqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngu-2014, lapho umshayi wesiginci ophambili wephrojekthi yomculo, uJohn Spinks, ebulawa umdlavuza wesibindi. Namuhla sekusele amalungu amabili ebhendini: uTony Lewis no-Alan Jackman. Bayaqhubeka nokubhala umculo nokwenza kabusha izingoma ezindala.
