{"id":13487,"date":"2023-04-05T18:17:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/?p=13487"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:11:43","slug":"boney-m-take-the-heat-off-me-the-ultimate-feel-good-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/boney-m-take-the-heat-off-me-the-ultimate-feel-good-music-13487\/","title":{"rendered":"BONEY M. &#8211; TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME &#8211; THE ULTIMATE FEEL GOOD MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drag\u0103 melomanule, sunt sigur c\u0103 deja ai ochii mari dup\u0103 ce ai citit titlul articolului de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na aceasta. Chiar \u0219i eu m-am surprins pe mine hot\u0103r\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s\u0103 scriu despre Boney M., icoanele la care se \u00eenchinau p\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cen mod indubitabil, \u00een afar\u0103 de Bee Gees \u0219i Abba, la mine \u00een cas\u0103 Boney M. era alegerea preferat\u0103, \u00een special a tat\u0103lui meu, atunci c\u00e2nd venea vorba de muzic\u0103 cu \u201esim\u021bire de bine\u201d. Cred cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ire c\u0103 dac\u0103 lipse\u0219te ceva din muzica comercial\u0103 actual\u0103, atunci este fix aceast\u0103 senza\u021bie de \u201ebine\u201d \u0219i de \u201ebucurie\u201d care exista \u00een muzica comercial\u0103 \u00een special a anilor 70 \u0219i \u00eenceputul anilor 80, ani \u00een care s-a consacrat aceast\u0103 forma\u021bie legendar\u0103 Boney M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunt sigur c\u0103 cei mai preten\u021bio\u0219i dintre noi, cei care pornesc la drum cu multe preconcep\u021bii despre anumite genuri \u0219i stiluri muzicale, vor fi total contraria\u021bi de articolul meu despre Boney M. \u00cens\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i lor le transmit pe aceast\u0103 cale s\u0103 men\u021bin\u0103 o dispozi\u021bie c\u00e2t mai deschis\u0103 \u0219i m\u0103car s\u0103 urm\u0103reasc\u0103 pe mai departe povestea Boney M. \u0219i poate a\u0219a, nu neap\u0103rat s\u0103 ajung\u0103 s\u0103 adore Boney M., ci mai degrab\u0103 s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 mai bine rolul lor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai jos o imagine cu Boney M. din perioada lor de glorie, de la st\u00e2nga spre dreapta: Liz Mitchell, Bobby Farrell, Marcia Barett, \u0219i Maisie Williams:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ART-1-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13498\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u0219adar, voi \u00eencepe mai \u00eent\u00e2i cu o poveste care se duce \u00eenapoi acum foarte mul\u021bi ani, \u00een prima parte a anilor 80, c\u00e2nd eram doar un copil \u0219i de abia \u00eenv\u0103\u021bam c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t s\u0103 am amintiri. Primele mele amintiri sunt, astfel, cu perioadele de s\u0103rb\u0103tori, Pa\u0219te, Revelion, c\u00e2nd casa c\u0103p\u0103ta un iz de s\u0103rb\u0103toare \u00een vremurile acelea sumbre, \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u00e2nd mai t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 nu le r\u0103m\u00e2nea p\u0103rin\u021bilor mei dec\u00e2t s\u0103 se adune oameni faini cu oameni faini \u0219i s\u0103 se bucure \u00eempreun\u0103 \u00een acel mini-univers limitat de cele 3 camere ale micului apartament, \u00eens\u0103 complet nelimitat c\u00e2nd venea vorba de puterea de imagina\u021bie a oamenilor de atunci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astfel, cu ocazia acestor \u201echermeze\u201d, se m\u00e2nca m\u00e2ncarea cea mai bun\u0103, se \u00eembr\u0103cau to\u021bi frumos, se juca canast\u0103, se fuma \u0219i se bea dar, cel mai important, se asculta muzic\u0103. Tat\u0103l meu scotea la iveal\u0103 ce avea el mai de pre\u021b din colec\u021bia de benzi de magnetofon, benzi AGFA \u0219i BASF, \u021binute cu mare grija \u00eentr-un dulap \u00eenchis \u0219i pline cu Bee Gees, Abba \u0219i, bine\u00een\u021beles, Boney M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eu, copil fiind, urm\u0103ream cu mare aten\u021bie aceste chestiuni \u0219i pe to\u021bi ace\u0219ti oameni \u0219i m\u0103 bucuram al\u0103turi de ei cum puteam, dat fiind c\u0103 eram singurul copil de pe acolo. Cumva, pentru mine, era o onoare s\u0103 pot participa asemenea unui adult la aceast\u0103 petrecere secret\u0103 a vremurilor comuniste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nici nu \u0219tiam eu pe vremea aceea c\u00e2t de multe sacrificii f\u0103cuser\u0103 ai mei ca s\u0103 fac\u0103 rost de anumite elemente at\u00e2t de rare pe vremea aceea: banane, portocale, carne \u0219.a.m.d. A\u0219 putea chiar continua spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 f\u0103cuser\u0103 sacrificii \u0219i pentru \u021big\u0103ri de calitate, b\u0103utur\u0103 de calitate \u0219i, nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd, muzica de calitate a tat\u0103lui meu, copiat\u0103 \u0219i r\u0103scopiat\u0103 din prieten \u00een prieten, la a nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2ta m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i apoi pus\u0103 la c\u00e2ntat pe magnetofonul Philips, obosit \u0219i el, \u00eens\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 func\u021bional \u0219i traversat mai apoi \u00eentr-un \u201eElectronica Bucur I\u201d cu boxe Tehnoton pe post de sistem de PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nu eram deloc con\u0219tient atunci de aceste sacrificii, dar, cum spuneam, m\u0103 bucuram de bucuria lor \u0219i \u021bin minte c\u0103 doar pe \u201eDaddy Cool\u201d petrecerea \u00eencepea, toata lumea se ridica de la masa din sufragerie \u0219i luminile se f\u0103ceau mici, tata pornea un fel de stroboscop construit de el \u0219i dintr-o dat\u0103, sub muzica Boney M. \u0219i sub luminile colorate, micul hol al casei se transforma \u00eentr-o adev\u0103rat\u0103 discotec\u0103 \u0219i a\u0219a, dansam lini\u0219ti\u021bi, to\u021bi, p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astfel, aceasta era puterea transformativ\u0103 pe care o aducea Boney M. \u00een via\u021ba noastr\u0103, casa \u0219i oamenii din jur se d\u0103deau de trei ori peste cap \u0219i \u00een noaptea aceea deveneam \u0219i noi mai liberi \u0219i mai vestici. Cum spuneam mai sus, imagina\u021bia noastr\u0103 era f\u0103r\u0103 limite. Asta am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat eu atunci, pe vremea aceea, de la acei oameni din discoteca artizanal\u0103 din hol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Din motivele enumerate mai sus, nu mi-a fost greu s\u0103 aleg \u201eTake The Heat Off Me\u201d pentru articolul de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na aceasta, care e chiar albumul de debut al celor de la Boney M., devenind un succes absolut \u00een Europa, \u00eenc\u0103 de la lansare. De pe acest album au fost extrase hit-uri celebre ca \u201eDaddy Cool\u201d, \u201eSunny\u201d sau \u201eBaby Do You Wanna Bump\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nu puteam s\u0103 aleg mai bine, toat\u0103 discografia Boney M. fiind interesant\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 acest album con\u021bine hit-ul care este poate cel mai cool pentru amintirea mea, anume \u201eDaddy Cool\u201d. Cumva asta \u0219i sim\u021beam c\u00e2nd ascultam acest hit \u0219i observam puterea sa asupra celor care dansau \u00een discoteca din holul apartamentului. \u00cen centrul tuturor era tat\u0103l meu, care orchestrase toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 minun\u0103\u021bie \u0219i chiar el, astfel, devenise un \u201eDaddy Cool\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai jos o imagine cu colec\u021bia mea de discuri Boney M., pe care le-am reascultat, cu mare drag, cu ocazia acestui articol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"1106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Art-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13499\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toate albumele Boney M. au ceva special \u0219i totul a \u00eenceput de la acest album de debut \u201eTake The Heat Off Me\u201d (1976), care ne-a dat ritmul grozav \u0219i specific Boney M. \u0219i ne-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u00e2t de frumos \u0219i analogic poate s\u0103 sune un astfel de album comercial al anilor 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2nd pui pe ascultare Take The Heat Off Me, te duci instantaneu \u00eentr-o zon\u0103 de feel good indubitabil\u0103 \u0219i sim\u021bi muzica foarte organic \u0219i \u00ee\u021bi vine, efectiv, s\u0103 te bucuri. Te invit pe grupul de Facebook \u201eMelomani Romania\u201d, unde putem discuta pe mai departe despre muzic\u0103 \u0219i despre ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 Boney M. pentru tine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De men\u021bionat c\u0103 \u0219i celelalte albume care au urmat au fost super grozave, continui cu \u201eLove For Sale\u201d (1977) de pe care s-au consacrat hit-uri ca \u201eMa Baker\u201d sau genialul \u201eBelfast\u201d, urm\u00e2nd un alt album plin de hit-uri, \u201eNightflight To Venus\u201d (1978), care ne-a dat ni\u0219te c\u00e2ntece legendare ca \u201eRasputin\u201d, \u201ePainter Man\u201d, \u201eRivers Of Babylon\u201d sau \u201eBrown Girl \u00cen The Ring\u201d. Pe Nightflight To Venus \u021bi-l recomand spre ascultare \u00een primul r\u00e2nd pentru calitatea sa audiofil\u0103, sunt anumite piese de pe acest album, ca spre exemplu chiar \u201eNightflight To Venus\u201d care sunt extrem de bine realizate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au urmat apoi dou\u0103 albume mai pu\u021bin de succes, \u201eOceans Of Fantasy\u201d (1979) \u0219i \u201eBoonoonoonoos\u201d (1981) \u0219i alte c\u00e2teva albume fie de Cr\u0103ciun, fie compila\u021bii \u0219i a\u0219a mai departe, \u00eens\u0103 \u201egrosul\u201d muzicii Boney M. este \u00een albumele acestea din paragraful anterior \u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 dubiu, originea Boney M. st\u0103 \u00een primul album, Take The Heat Off Me, cu care \u00ee\u021bi recomand s\u0103 \u00eencepi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exist\u0103 un pachet de discuri foarte interesant, \u00een stoc la AVstore, cu toat\u0103 discografia Boney M. la un loc, un pachet de 9 discuri numit Boney M. \u2013 Complete:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13500\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cenainte de a trece pe mai departe \u0219i s\u0103 povestim despre cum s-a \u00eenf\u0103ptuit aceasta forma\u021bie interesant\u0103, a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 spun c\u0103 atunci, \u00een 1976, c\u00e2nd a fost lansat albumul de fa\u021b\u0103, toate discotecile din Europa puneau pe repeat \u201eDaddy Cool\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este interesant, \u00eens\u0103, c\u0103 pe c\u00e2t de mult succes au avut \u00een \u00eentreaga Europa, pe at\u00e2t de pu\u021bin succes au avut \u00een Statele Unite, acolo, pur \u0219i simplu nici m\u0103car nu au intrat \u00een topuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boney M. \u201eprinse-se\u201d \u00een Europa fiindc\u0103 veneau cu ceva complet nou fa\u021b\u0103 de muzica disco american\u0103, era un mix interesant de disco cu R&amp;B \u0219i funk, dar \u0219i soul plus reggae, mix pe care nu l-am mai auzit \u00een alt\u0103 parte \u2013 un fel de muzic\u0103 comercial\u0103 dar extrem de calitativ\u0103 \u0219i plin\u0103 de bun sim\u021b, a\u0219a cum acum nu se mai face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boney M. erau prefera\u021bii tuturor \u00een primul r\u00e2nd pentru c\u0103, a\u0219a cum remarcase \u0219i tat\u0103l meu, c\u00e2ntau o muzic\u0103 de \u201efeel good\u201d, ba chiar am putea spune c\u0103 din multe puncte de vedere Boney M. este \u201ethe ultimate feel good music\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dup\u0103 cum poate mul\u021bi dintre voi \u0219tiu deja, sound-ul Boney M. \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i vocea din spatele acestei forma\u021bii nu apar\u021bine \u00een totalitate celor de pe scen\u0103 pe care noi \u00eei \u00eendr\u0103gim at\u00e2t de mult \u0219i m\u0103 refer \u00een special la vocea leader-ului consacrat Bobby Farrell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boney M., \u00een mod \u0219ocant, ini\u021bial, nu prea a avut nicio leg\u0103tura cu cei pe care noi \u00eei \u0219tim de pe coper\u021bile albumelor sau pe care \u00eei vedeam \u00een concerte sau pe scen\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boney M. a fost 100% realizarea produc\u0103torului german Frank Farian, care, \u00een anii 70 a produs mai multe proiecte muzicale, \u00eens\u0103 a realizat o pies\u0103 pe care noi acum o \u0219tim sub numele de \u201eBaby Do You Wanna Bump\u201d, pies\u0103 care poate noi avem impresia ca este c\u00e2ntat\u0103 de Bobby Farrell, ei bine nu este a\u0219a!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aceast\u0103 pies\u0103 este c\u00e2ntat\u0103 \u0219i realizat\u0103 integral de Frank Farian \u00een studiourile sale, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i vocile \u201efeminine\u201d de pe pies\u0103 \u00eei apar\u021bin tot lui. Dup\u0103 ce a realizat aceast\u0103 pies\u0103, Frank a concluzionat c\u0103, fiind doar un produc\u0103tor, va avea nevoie de ni\u0219te dansatori \u0219i arti\u0219ti, ni\u0219te simple avataruri, care s\u0103 poat\u0103 ie\u0219i pe scen\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 playback la diferite evenimente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cen acest fel, Frank i-a adunat pe cei din componen\u021ba original\u0103 \u0219i i-a denumit \u201eBoney M.\u201d. Titlul acestei trupe nu a fost ceva extrem de g\u00e2ndit, ci mai degrab\u0103 Farian povestea c\u0103 se uita la un serial TV australian din acea perioad\u0103 numit \u201eBoney\u201d, nume care i-a pl\u0103cut lui Farian extrem de mult \u0219i atunci s-a g\u00e2ndit sa \u00eei al\u0103ture o liter\u0103 \u0219i a\u0219a a ie\u0219it numele legendar al acestei trupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astfel, \u00een anii 70, Germania de vest, Farian i-a angajat pe Liz Mitchell \u0219i Marcia Barrett din Jamaica, Maizie Williams din Montserrat \u0219i Bobby Farrell din Aruba pentru a forma line-up-ul de scen\u0103 al Boney M. cu g\u00e2ndul de a merge \u00een reprezenta\u021bii la TV unde vor putea dansa \u0219i face playback \u0219i \u00een anumite cazuri rare s\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2nte live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ini\u021bial, Farian nu luase \u00een considerare deloc c\u0103 vreunul din ei va \u0219i \u00eenregistra \u00een studio, \u00eens\u0103 ulterior acest lucru s-a schimbat \u0219i multe din piesele pe care le \u0219tim au fost \u00eenregistrate \u0219i de c\u0103tre membrii de pe scen\u0103, ca spre exemplu Liz Mitchell \u0219i Marcia Barett care au c\u00e2ntat majoritatea vocilor feminine, Farian r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd doar pe vocile \u201ejoase\u201d pe care Bobby Farrell f\u0103cea playback \u00een apari\u021biile TV ori le c\u00e2nta live \u00een concerte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai jos line-up-ul componentei de scen\u0103 a Boney M. de-a lungul anilor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Mitchell \u2013 lead \u0219i backing vocals (1976\u20131986, 1988\u20131989, 1990, 1992-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcia Barrett \u2013 lead \u0219i backing vocals (1975\u20131986, 1988\u20131989)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maizie Williams \u2013 dansatoare \u0219i live vocals (1975\u20131986, 1988\u20131989)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bobby Farrell \u2013 dansator \u0219i live vocals (1975\u20131981, 1984\u20131986, 1988\u20131989; decedat 2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reggie Tsiboe \u2013 lead \u0219i backing vocals (1982\u20131986, 1990)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deci, pornind de la aceast\u0103 concluzie interesant\u0103, c\u0103 Boney M. cei de pe scen\u0103 nu erau \u0219i Boney M. cei care produceau muzica, fiind vorba, cumva, de dou\u0103 entit\u0103\u021bi separate, putem face o paralel\u0103 interesant\u0103 \u0219i cu un alt \u201escandal\u201d din industria muzicii produs tot de Frank Farian ni\u0219te ani mai t\u00e2rziu cu forma\u021bia Milli Vanilli, \u00een cazul c\u0103reia a f\u0103cut acela\u0219i lucru: s-a dovedit c\u0103 cei doi tipi ce ap\u0103reau \u00een videoclipuri \u0219i \u00een concerte, nu erau de fapt cei ce c\u00e2ntau, f\u0103c\u00e2nd doar playback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deci, iat\u0103 c\u0103 Farian, acest produc\u0103tor \u2013 am putea spune \u201elegendar\u201d, folosea din nou aceast\u0103 tehnic\u0103 \u201ecomercial\u0103\u201d de a \u00eempacheta un produs muzical \u00eentr-un fel \u00een care s\u0103 se \u0219i aud\u0103 bine, dar s\u0103 \u0219i arate bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astfel, dac\u0103 ar fi s\u0103 spun c\u00e2teva cuvinte despre Farian, \u00ee\u021bi spun c\u0103 s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Germania \u00een 1941 \u0219i este cunoscut ca produc\u0103tor al grupurilor Boney M., Milli Vanilli, La Bouche, Eruption \u0219i No Mercy, Farian v\u00e2nz\u00e2nd peste 850 de milioane de discuri \u00een cariera sa. De asemenea, de men\u021bionat c\u0103 Farian a produs \u0219i albumul \u201eBlind Before I Stop\u201d al lui Meat Loaf. Mai jos o fotografie cu Farian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1139\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Art-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13501\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nu putem, astfel, judeca sau blama re\u021beta acestui produc\u0103tor, \u00een care una ne arat\u0103 pe scen\u0103 \u0219i alta se realiza \u00een studio, cumva propun\u00e2ndu-ne un act artistic neadev\u0103rat, dar, paradoxal, un act artistic interesant \u0219i de calitate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai jos cei ce au participat la realizarea albumului Take The Heat Off Me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Mitchell \u2013 lead vocals, backing vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcia Barrett \u2013 lead vocals, backing vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Farian \u2013 lead vocals, backing vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rhythm Machine \u2013 muzicieni extra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gary Unwin \u2013 bas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keith Forsey \u2013 tobe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nick Woodland \u2013 chitara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thor Baldursson \u2013 claviaturi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Farian \u2013 produc\u0103tor \u0219i lead vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steven Hammer \u2013 arranger, dirijor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albumul a fost \u00eenregistrat la Union Studios Munchen \u0219i Europasound Studios Frankfurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despre Liz Mitchell \u00ee\u021bi pot spune c\u0103 are 70 ani \u00een prezent \u0219i este vocea feminin\u0103 principal\u0103 pe care o auzi pe c\u00e2ntecele Boney M. Liz, s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Clarendon Parish, Jamaica \u0219i la v\u00e2rsta de 11 ani \u00eempreun\u0103 cu familia sa au emigrat \u00een UK, Londra. Liz mai fusese \u00een Germania \u00een adolescen\u021ba sa \u0219i \u00een 1976 a fost rechemat\u0103 acolo de c\u0103tre staff-ul lui Farian pentru a da o audi\u021bie pentru Boney M. Chiar dac\u0103 ini\u021bial Liz nu trebuia s\u0103 c\u00e2nte, ci doar sa fac\u0103 playback, Farian a realizat destul de repede c\u0103 Liz poate s\u0103 c\u00e2nte genial de bine \u0219i a \u0219i declarat mai t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 orice membru al Boney M. poate fi \u00eenlocuit, mai pu\u021bin Liz. Mai jos Liz \u00een anii 70:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-5-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13502\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despre Bobby Farrell, imaginea \u0219i energia inconfundabil\u0103 din spatele Boney M., pot s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi spun c\u0103 s-a n\u0103scut\u00a0\u00a0\u00een 1949 \u00een Aruba, coloniile olandeze Cura\u00e7ao \u0219i Dependencies (cunoscute ast\u0103zi ca Antile). \u00cen perioada adolescen\u021bei sale, Farrell s-a mutat din Antile \u00een Norvegia, astfel pun\u00e2ndu-\u0219i baza \u00een Europa. Ulterior s-a mutat \u00een Olanda unde a lucrat ca DJ o perioad\u0103 \u0219i apoi a mers \u00een Germania pentru a c\u0103uta oportunit\u0103\u021bi mai bune pentru muzic\u0103. A lucrat o perioad\u0103 lung\u0103 ca DJ \u00een Germania, fiind apoi reperat de Farian \u0219i devenind frontman-ul de scen\u0103 al Boney M. Trec\u00e2nd peste nenum\u0103ratele ne\u00een\u021belegeri dintre Farian \u0219i Farrell, cu siguran\u021b\u0103 c\u0103 Boney M. f\u0103r\u0103 Farrell nu ar fi fost ce este ast\u0103zi \u0219i nu ar fi ajuns at\u00e2t de celebri \u0219i de cunoscu\u021bi, chiar \u0219i a\u0219a, f\u0103r\u0103 ca Farrell s\u0103 c\u00e2nte cu adev\u0103rat pe aceste discuri. Bobby a plecat dintre noi mult prea devreme, \u00een 2010, \u00eentr-o situa\u021bie cu totul inedit\u0103, murind \u00een camera sa de hotel, de un infarct, chiar \u00een ora\u0219ul care ni l-a dat pe Grigori Rasputin, Sankt Petersburg, cu ocazia unui concert pe care Bobby urma sa \u00eel \u021bin\u0103 acolo \u0219i s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u0219i s\u0103 danseze pe scen\u0103 pe celebrul hit \u201eRasputin\u201d. Mai jos o imagine cu Bobby \u00een complet\u0103 destr\u0103b\u0103lare specific\u0103 lui:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-6-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13503\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despre Marcia Barrett \u00ee\u021bi pot spune c\u0103 are 74 de ani \u00een prezent, este n\u0103scuta \u00een Jamaica \u00een Saint Catherine Parish, \u0219i ea, ca \u0219i Liz, a emigrat \u00een Marea Britanie \u00een anii 60. Ulterior a ajuns \u00een Germania \u0219i astfel a fost cooptat\u0103 pentru Boney M. Dac\u0103 Liz este v\u0103zut\u0103 ca fiind vocea feminin\u0103 principal\u0103 din aceast\u0103 trup\u0103, este de men\u021bionat c\u0103 Marcia se poate auzi \u0219i ea pe \u00eenregistr\u0103ri, \u00een special ca \u0219i voce secundar\u0103, voce de ritm, backing vocals dar \u0219i ca voce principal\u0103, o po\u021bi auzi \u00een exclusivitate pe piese ca \u201eTake The Heat Off Me\u201d ori \u201eBelfast\u201d. Mai jos o imagine cu artista:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-7-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13504\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despre ultima prezen\u021b\u0103 feminin\u0103 din acest grup, Maizie Williams, \u00ee\u021bi pot spune c\u0103 este n\u0103scut\u0103 \u00een 1951 \u0219i ini\u021bial fusese model, nu c\u00e2nt\u0103rea\u021b\u0103, fiind doar dansatoare \u00een cadrul trupei Boney M. Chiar dac\u0103 Maizie nu a c\u00e2ntat per-se \u00een acest grup, s-a r\u0103fuit \u00een s\u0103lile de judecat\u0103 ani de zile cu Farian, cer\u00e2ndu-i drepturi \u0219i \u00eentr-un final a \u0219i c\u00e2\u0219tigat dat fiindc\u0103 s-a demonstrat c\u0103 participase pe un backing vocals pe unul dintre albume, legea spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 dac\u0103 vocea este \u00eenregistrat\u0103 pe album \u00een studio, atunci este nevoie ca artistului s\u0103 \u00eei fie furnizate drepturi financiare din v\u00e2nzarea discurilor. Mai jos o imagine cu Maizie:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-8-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13505\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimul membru de care trebuie s\u0103 mai vorbim este Reggie Tsiboe, cel care l-a \u00eenlocuit pe Bobby Farrel dup\u0103 ce acesta a p\u0103r\u0103sit grupul din cauza certurilor interminabile cu Farian. Farrell tot pleca \u0219i tot revenea, pentru prima data plec\u00e2nd din grup \u00een 1981, an \u00een care a fost \u00eenlocuit cu Reggie. Tsiboe s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Ghana \u0219i acolo deja era celebru ca \u0219i entertainer, dansator \u0219i c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u021b. Reggie a intrat \u00een Boney M. \u00een 1981, dar ulterior, Farrell a revenit \u0219i, astfel, dintr-o forma\u021bie de 4 au devenit 5. Mai jos o imagine cu Tsiboe:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/art-9-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13506\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentru mine, Boney M. este o magie \u0219i acest lucru se aude cel mai bine c\u00e2nd pui pe ascultare oricare din albumele lor, mai ales acesta de fa\u021b\u0103 Take The Heat Off Me sau holograficul Nightflight To Venus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De pe albumul de fa\u021b\u0103, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 emo\u021bia pe care o p\u0103strez mereu al\u0103turi de Daddy Cool, \u00eemi place energia \u0219i analogicul din spatele piesei care d\u0103 \u0219i titlul albumului, Take The Heat Off Me, pe aceast\u0103 pies\u0103 aud cu drag vocea mai grav\u0103 a Marciei Barrett, de care m\u0103 \u00eendr\u0103gostisem at\u00e2t de tare pe Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u0103m\u00e2n mereu uimit prin exemplul Boney M. de puterea pe care o are imaginea unei forma\u021bii de muzic\u0103 asupra publicului, nu trebuie s\u0103 uit\u0103m ce influen\u021b\u0103 a avut Bobby Farrell \u0219i ce succes a dat acestei forma\u021bii doar prin imaginea sa, f\u0103r\u0103 m\u0103car s\u0103 c\u00e2nte cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cen \u00eencheiere, vreau s\u0103 pun punctul pe \u201ei\u201d \u0219i s\u0103 spun c\u0103 ceea ce au oferit ca tot unitar ace\u0219ti oameni minuna\u021bi numi\u021bi Boney M. este ceva foarte unic, o energie aparte, un ritm aproape rock, cu sound de disco \u0219i cu un profund efect de baloane de gum\u0103 care se sparg peste tot \u00een jurul nostru \u0219i ne prind \u00eentr-un \u201ec\u00e2rlig\u201d pop de care nu mai putem sc\u0103pa nici 50 de ani mai t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silviu TUDOR<br>An article written in my sweet spot,\u00a0<br>and this is what I\u2019ve heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/viniluri\/sony-music-boney-m-take-the-heat-off-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AVstore Boney-M Disc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tidal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; 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