The Dandy Warhols

丹迪·沃荷乐队经常被人和以吸毒磕迷幻药出名的乐队“地下天鹅绒”相提并论。的确，这两支乐队无论从乐风还是从经历上都有很多相似之处。丹迪·沃荷乐队创建于1994年，成员有吉他手兼歌手科特尼·泰勒（Courtney Taylor）、键盘手泽娅·麦凯比（Zia McCabe）、吉他手彼得·霍姆斯托姆（Peter Holmstrom）、鼓手艾力克·海得福德（Eric Hedford）。乐队成立不久就和唱片公司签约，1995年发行了这支四人乐队的首张专辑《Dandy's Rule OK?》。和其他乐队不同，丹迪·沃荷从不讳言自己音乐的渊源和师承，在首张专辑里有两首歌“Lou Weed”和“Ride”，旗帜鲜明地表明了自己对这两位音乐前辈的崇敬和追随。 接着丹迪·沃荷乐队拿出了第二张专辑，然而他们的东家唱片公司却拒绝发行，理由是该专辑里没有什么能成为热门的歌曲。乐队并没有气馁，1997年拿出了专辑《Dandy Warhols Come Down》。尽管这张专辑并没有让该乐队一夜之间成为家喻户晓的明星，但它的确获得了很多音乐评论家的好评，特别是在欧洲取得了不俗的商业销量。其中的单曲“Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth”由于请来著名摄像师戴维·拉夏贝勒（David LaChapelle）拍摄宣传短片，更是获得了很多人的注意。就在乐队逐渐走红的日子里，海得福德离开了乐队，到波兰当了DJ，取代他的是泰勒的侄子布兰特·德波尔。2000年，乐队发行了第三张专辑《Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia》，其中单曲“Bohemian Like You”在大学校园里取得了成功。两年后，彼得·霍姆斯托姆和一直进行爱情长跑的女友结婚，以她的闺名“路维”作为自己的新艺名。同时泰勒也换了艺名泰勒·泰勒。 也许是这一连串事件给这支乐队带来了好运，短短数月内该乐队就录制了第四张专辑《Welcome to the Monkey House》。2004年该乐队比较沉寂，但这时有一部纪录片让他们并没有被公众淡忘。该片忠实地记载了该乐队和另一支乐队布莱恩-琼斯镇大屠杀之间的恩怨关系。这使丹迪·沃荷乐队甚至比他们事业巅峰时期还要红。
by Greg Prato
Often compared to the druggy psychedelic pop of the Velvet Underground, the Dandy Warhols do possess more than just a passing resemblance to Lou Reed and company at times, but elements of such modern rockers as Love and Rockets and Ride can be detected in their sound as well. Formed in Portland, OR, during 1994, the Dandy Warhols consist of members Courtney Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboards), Peter Holmstrom (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums), who signed on with the independent label Tim/Kerr shortly after their formation. In 1995 came the release of the quartets debut release, Dandys Rule OK?, and while other rock bands may be a bit hesitant to spell out their influences, the Dandy Warhols decided to openly advertise it, as the album contained such song titles as Lou Weed and Ride.
Capitol Records signed the group the same year, but the Dandys new label rejected a second album they submitted (claiming it didnt have any hits). Disappointed but undeterred, the group reunited once more with the producer of their debut album, Tony Lash, and came up with Dandy Warhols Come Down, issued in 1997. While the album didnt exactly establish the group as a household name, it did prove to be an underground fave (especially in Europe, where the group became the toast of the critics and enjoyed more substantial commercial success), while the single Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth received some attention, for which a promo video was filmed by renowned celebrity photographer David LaChapelle. At the height of the bands popularity, Hedford left the band to take up DJing in Portland, and Taylors cousin Brent DeBoer stepped in to play drums. In 2000, the band issued its third full-length overall, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. Bohemian Like You was a hit at college radio. Two summers later, founding member Peter Holmstrom married his longtime girlfriend and took her maiden name of Loew. Taylor also got a name change when he opted to go by Courtney Taylor-Taylor after an interviewer misinterpreted the pronunciation.
Within months, Taylor-Taylor, Loew, McCabe, and DeBoer were back in the studio for a fourth album. Welcome to the Monkey House (2003), a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.s book of short stories, featured collaborations with Nile Rodgers, Duran Durans Nick Rhodes, and Evan Dando. The Dandy Warhols were also personally asked by David Bowie to be the opening act for his fall 2003 A Reality tour. Though the band was relatively quiet during 2004, it remained prominent thanks to the fascinating documentary Dig!, which chronicled the love-hate relationship between the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group returned with new music in 2005, when Odditorium or Warlords of Mars arrived that fall.