If the evocation of Aubert, you first think of the name of a station of the Paris Metro, for you, Louis Bertignac is primarily a former coach of The Voice it seems impossible to you that the Cinderella story does not end with a happy ending like “they married and had many children”, then the phone name must not talk much about you.
The group, which made the heyday of French rock between 1977 and 1986, remains legendary for many. Hence the repercussions that followed the announcement of the reformation of the group , under a new name, of course, but the unconditional Phone will not be choosy after years of waiting.
However, the generation of under thirty, who never had the opportunity to see the band on stage may be difficult to measure that phenomenon was the phone at the time. Here is everything you need to know to better understand why some still have eyes that shine with the mere mention of the name of the group.
Who were they?
Phone was a group composed of four members, two former Semolina group Jean-Louis Aubert , the singer, songwriter and guitarist, and richard kolinka , the drummer, who were then joined by the duo formed by guitarist Louis Bertignac and bassist Corine Marienneau . They give their first concert 12 November 1976 at American Center in Paris, a few days after the election of President Jimmy Carter in the United States. During this somewhat improvised performance, they offer including several cover bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, and the first versions of their own compositions. It’s a year later the band released their first 45 tracks with the Hygiaphone and Metro it’s too . Energy, madness and sense of provocation of the French rock band quickly won over the public. And record companies. The quartet signed with Pathé-Marconi for three albums that year. The Telephone History is on.
Why the group was his name Phone?
All the games imaginable words have already been made with the group name. But few people finally know why the four accomplices have chosen this singular name. This is Jean-Louis Aubert that the group will finally have his name. After his first concert, the group is looking for that famous name. Richard kolinka recalls: “We met, and then we had lists of names, so it was everything from cans names to great names, anything, anything … One day, Jean-Louis m ‘calls and says,’?. What do you think of Phone ‘Because at the beginning, we thought also to television, but there was a group called TV so no one could take it It was a pity. ” The singer of the band manage to convince the band to choose Phone that has “the advantage of being understood everywhere”, including “International”. Phone was born.
What are they singing?
Five studio albums, six million copies sold, 470 concerts. In a decade, Telephone had time to get a good reputation in the musical landscape of French rock. We need to tube group like New York with you , Another World , Human Bomb , Silver too much , Ca (it’s really you) , The day broke or Cinderella . If Jean-Louis Aubert was essentially the composer and interpreter of songs the band in its infancy, the other members quickly they too contributed. The phone will ring as often tubes anthems of a generation.
Why is this?
Their tours are triumphs in France. They collect the gold discs to the output of each single. They even venture into the Anglo-Saxon lands to share their music. In the 1980s, Telephone has tumbled on the French scene with the boldness of his youth and energetic rock, quickly becoming a musical phenomenon. For several reasons: rockers sing in French (a rare quality in an environment of relatively deserted rock at the time), they do not prohibit anything (not even ask naked to promote their album Spit your venom or cause a mob during an impromptu concert in the metro Republic), their songs are engaged, talking about the company, its injustices and obviously affect a young audience just waiting to sing within the scope of the revolt. Phone is one in tune with the times, talented and bold. The story could only be beautiful. But like all phenomena, it could not last forever.
The end of a story, the beginning of another
Even before the release of their latest album Another World in 1984, rumors of separation is increasing. At the time, the press reports the ego problems within the group, tensions around stories of love and money and points the finger at the professional wear seems to have seized the four members of Telephone. The story ends in April 1986 when Jean-Louis Aubert formalizes the group disbanded to allow everyone to pursue their solo projects. A few weeks earlier, fans still retained hope when the Virgin label simply evoked a year for the group and belied the rumors of separation. But the singer ended the suspense.
You will have to wait until 11 September 2015 for Phone back on stage. Or almost. Because for the occasion, the band changed not only its name and logo, but it will primarily service the bassist Corine Marienneau whose relations with the other members are particularly deteriorated at the end of the Telephone adventure. This has also been set aside for each failed attempt to re-formation of the group. In World , in 2012 she confided her feelings on this sidelining “Never my name is pronounced A young person who does not know Phone does not know. I was part of it. ” And she will be the great absent of this “reformation”.
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