Flying Pickets

The Flying Pickets譯作飛行哨兵樂隊成立于1982 年，是由一群由來自劇院的歌手所組成的，當(dāng)時他們運(yùn)用純?nèi)藖碇谱饕怀雒麨?“One Big Blow” (一陣大風(fēng)) 的音樂劇，以礦工的立場來描寫1982年英國當(dāng)時煤礦大罷工的故事。因為推出后大受歡迎，飛行哨兵便接受來自各地的邀約，唱遍了倫敦大大小小的劇場、酒店及俱樂部；當(dāng)時英國根本沒有任何阿卡貝拉團(tuán)體是從事流行(POP)及搖滾(Rock)音樂的表演，1983年以一曲 Only You 蟬聯(lián)五周冠軍排行榜，專輯全球大賣一千五百萬張，于是以純?nèi)寺暈檠莩鬏S的飛行哨兵便開辟出主流市場的新趨勢~~~阿卡貝拉純?nèi)寺晿穲F(tuán)演唱，其后，該團(tuán)不但走紅于英國更以其高超的人聲技巧走上世界舞臺
by Bradley Torreano
Socialist-fringe theater group 7:84 was using a cappella singing in a production in 1982 when they realized they enjoyed the singing more than the theater aspect of their group. They renamed themselves the Flying Pickets and began performing in the pubs and clubs of London. There were no other groups performing at the time with the same style at all, and they decided to introduce themselves on album with a live performance, 1983's Live at the Albany Empire. The sales were impressive enough to catch the attention of Virgin Records, which signed the group the same year. Their first single, "Only You," was a number one hit in the U.K. and spilled over into the rest of Europe soon after. They began to release albums, and although they were not huge successes, the band was content and continued on. In 1989, they were commissioned to write a musical theater production for the Theatre Royal Stratford in London. The show, which was based on working life in England, was a big success during its four-week run. They also branched into television music for the BBC, and continued to release albums. They worked throughout the '90s, releasing albums and touring very regularly. In 2001, they were still together and working on a new album, their first since 1998.