小简介
BTO，全名BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE，是70年代加拿大著名的硬摇滚乐队，在他们辉煌的时代，留下了不少重摇滚吉他杰作，诸如Taking Care of Business，Roll On Down The Highway，Second Hand等等。他们轻松随意的摇滚风格深得当时嬉皮士的热爱，再加上吉他手Randy Bachman的出色表现，足以使他们在硬摇滚/重金属历史上留下一笔。
乐队最初是由前GUESS WHO的吉他手Randy Bachman开始组建的，在发行了一张个人专辑之后，他决定和吉他手Chad Allan、贝司手C.F. Turner以及他的弟弟鼓手Robbie Bachman成立一支硬摇滚/重金属乐队。此时是1972年，正值重金属的第一个黄金时代。
乐队开始的名字是BRAVE BELT，在以这个名字发行了两张并不太成功的专辑（Brave Belt I和Brave Belt II）之后，Chad Allan被Randy的另一个弟弟Tim Bachman取代。本着对蓝领阶级的热爱，乐队参考美国卡车司机杂志《Overdrive》把自己的名字换成了BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE。
1973年，乐队换新名字后的首张专辑Bachman Turner Overdrive也并不太成功，或许是专辑中Blues的东西还是太多了，于是他们在同年发表的第二张专辑Bachman Turner Overdrive II里加大了音乐力度。果然，这张专辑获得了空前的成功，并迅速成为白金唱片，BTO一下子成为美国重摇滚音乐界的新星。而他们高水准的现场演出也使他们在和同时期的其他乐队相比毫不逊色。
不过要到他们最成功的专辑The Fragile，他们才真正能够和BLUE OYSTER CULT，KISS，AEROSMITH这样的巨人站到一起，这张销量惊人的唱片里还有一首排行榜的冠军曲目You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet。这张专辑基本上是标准的美式硬摇滚，即以布鲁斯为基础，注重吉他表现的重型摇滚，这和KISS为代表的正宗金属乐还是有一定差别的，和BOC那种诗意的表现风格也有一定距离。BTO所表现的是美国蓝领阶级的粗犷与热情，这也就是他们时常被称为Highway Rock（公路摇滚，指适合一边开车一边听的音乐）的原因，恐怕也是他们最终被时代遗忘的原因。
之后乐队相继发表了Four Wheel Drive，Head On和Freeways等专辑，这些专辑仍然非常精彩，但也终究无法超越BTO II和The Fragile的高度，于是在1977年Freeways发行之后，Randy Bachman离开乐队寻求新的发展，他组建了自己的重金属乐队IRONHORSE。而在招募了新的吉他手Jim Clench之后，BTO发行了两张狗尾续貂的作品Street Action和Rock 'n' Roll Nights，在70年代最后的时刻，乐队解散了。
没过多久，Randy Bachman重组了Bachman Turner Overdrive，而Robbie Bachman也同时组建了BTO乐队，这样的名字官司最后以Randy的胜利而告终，不过这些都没有什么意义了，因为除了一些精选和现场专辑，在整个80年代和90年代，这个乐队再没有发表任何新作，仅有一些各公司为赚钱发行的精?⑾殖〉取６鳵andy Bachman则陆续组建了硬摇滚乐队IRONHORSE和UNION，不过也都不长远。之后他为不少乐手的专辑录制了吉他，自己也出版了一些个人专辑，但是风格都偏向软摇滚和Blues了。
Following his 1970 departure from the Guess Who, guitarist Randy Bachman recorded a solo album (Axe) and planned a project with ex-Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson (later canceled due to illness) before forming Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1972. Originally called Brave Belt, the metal group was comprised of singer/guitarist Bachman, fellow Guess Who alum Chad Allan, bassist C.F. Fred Turner, and Randys brother, drummer Robbie; after a pair of LPs (Brave Belt I and Brave Belt II), Allan was replaced by another Bachman brother, guitarist Tim, and in homage to the truckers magazine Overdrive, the unit became BTO.
While their self-titled 1973 debut caused little impact in the U.S. or the bands native Canada, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II was a smash, netting a hit single with the anthemic Takin Care of Business. Prior to the release of 1974s Not Fragile, Tim Bachman exited the group to begin a career in production, and was replaced by Blair Thornton; the album was a chart-topping success, and notched a number one single with You Aint Seen Nothin Yet.
After 1977s Freeways, Randy Bachman left the group for a solo career and formed another group, Ironhorse. Bachman-Turner Overdrive continued on in his absence with replacement Jim Clench for two more albums, Street Action and Rock n Roll Nights (both 1978), eventually changing their name to simply BTO. At the tail-end of the decade, the band dissolved, but in the 1980s they re-grouped to tour as both Bachman-Turner Overdrive (led by Randy) and BTO (led by Robbie); the ensuing confusion the name game triggered ultimately resulted in Randy Bachman filing suit against his one-time bandmates for rights to the groups logo.
BTO，全名BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE，是70年代加拿大著名的硬摇滚乐队，在他们辉煌的时代，留下了不少重摇滚吉他杰作，诸如Taking Care of Business，Roll On Down The Highway，Second Hand等等。他们轻松随意的摇滚风格深得当时嬉皮士的热爱，再加上吉他手Randy Bachman的出色表现，足以使他们在硬摇滚/重金属历史上留下一笔。
乐队最初是由前GUESS WHO的吉他手Randy Bachman开始组建的，在发行了一张个人专辑之后，他决定和吉他手Chad Allan、贝司手C.F. Turner以及他的弟弟鼓手Robbie Bachman成立一支硬摇滚/重金属乐队。此时是1972年，正值重金属的第一个黄金时代。
乐队开始的名字是BRAVE BELT，在以这个名字发行了两张并不太成功的专辑（Brave Belt I和Brave Belt II）之后，Chad Allan被Randy的另一个弟弟Tim Bachman取代。本着对蓝领阶级的热爱，乐队参考美国卡车司机杂志《Overdrive》把自己的名字换成了BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE。
1973年，乐队换新名字后的首张专辑Bachman Turner Overdrive也并不太成功，或许是专辑中Blues的东西还是太多了，于是他们在同年发表的第二张专辑Bachman Turner Overdrive II里加大了音乐力度。果然，这张专辑获得了空前的成功，并迅速成为白金唱片，BTO一下子成为美国重摇滚音乐界的新星。而他们高水准的现场演出也使他们在和同时期的其他乐队相比毫不逊色。
不过要到他们最成功的专辑The Fragile，他们才真正能够和BLUE OYSTER CULT，KISS，AEROSMITH这样的巨人站到一起，这张销量惊人的唱片里还有一首排行榜的冠军曲目You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet。这张专辑基本上是标准的美式硬摇滚，即以布鲁斯为基础，注重吉他表现的重型摇滚，这和KISS为代表的正宗金属乐还是有一定差别的，和BOC那种诗意的表现风格也有一定距离。BTO所表现的是美国蓝领阶级的粗犷与热情，这也就是他们时常被称为Highway Rock（公路摇滚，指适合一边开车一边听的音乐）的原因，恐怕也是他们最终被时代遗忘的原因。
之后乐队相继发表了Four Wheel Drive，Head On和Freeways等专辑，这些专辑仍然非常精彩，但也终究无法超越BTO II和The Fragile的高度，于是在1977年Freeways发行之后，Randy Bachman离开乐队寻求新的发展，他组建了自己的重金属乐队IRONHORSE。而在招募了新的吉他手Jim Clench之后，BTO发行了两张狗尾续貂的作品Street Action和Rock 'n' Roll Nights，在70年代最后的时刻，乐队解散了。
没过多久，Randy Bachman重组了Bachman Turner Overdrive，而Robbie Bachman也同时组建了BTO乐队，这样的名字官司最后以Randy的胜利而告终，不过这些都没有什么意义了，因为除了一些精选和现场专辑，在整个80年代和90年代，这个乐队再没有发表任何新作，仅有一些各公司为赚钱发行的精?⑾殖〉取６鳵andy Bachman则陆续组建了硬摇滚乐队IRONHORSE和UNION，不过也都不长远。之后他为不少乐手的专辑录制了吉他，自己也出版了一些个人专辑，但是风格都偏向软摇滚和Blues了。
Following his 1970 departure from the Guess Who, guitarist Randy Bachman recorded a solo album (Axe) and planned a project with ex-Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson (later canceled due to illness) before forming Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1972. Originally called Brave Belt, the metal group was comprised of singer/guitarist Bachman, fellow Guess Who alum Chad Allan, bassist C.F. Fred Turner, and Randys brother, drummer Robbie; after a pair of LPs (Brave Belt I and Brave Belt II), Allan was replaced by another Bachman brother, guitarist Tim, and in homage to the truckers magazine Overdrive, the unit became BTO.
While their self-titled 1973 debut caused little impact in the U.S. or the bands native Canada, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II was a smash, netting a hit single with the anthemic Takin Care of Business. Prior to the release of 1974s Not Fragile, Tim Bachman exited the group to begin a career in production, and was replaced by Blair Thornton; the album was a chart-topping success, and notched a number one single with You Aint Seen Nothin Yet.
After 1977s Freeways, Randy Bachman left the group for a solo career and formed another group, Ironhorse. Bachman-Turner Overdrive continued on in his absence with replacement Jim Clench for two more albums, Street Action and Rock n Roll Nights (both 1978), eventually changing their name to simply BTO. At the tail-end of the decade, the band dissolved, but in the 1980s they re-grouped to tour as both Bachman-Turner Overdrive (led by Randy) and BTO (led by Robbie); the ensuing confusion the name game triggered ultimately resulted in Randy Bachman filing suit against his one-time bandmates for rights to the groups logo.
