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中文名称:It Still Moves
资源类型:MP3!
发行时间:2003年
专辑歌手:
My Morning Jacket地区:美国
语言:英语
简介:
专辑介绍: 美国有很多来自小城市的优秀乐队,他们几乎都被别人戏称或者自称为“乡巴佬”;其中既包括大家熟知的The Flaming Lips,也包括大家可能没听说过的My Morning Jacket。下面先请他们来做个自我介绍吧。
不错吧?其实无须多言,一首好歌就是对乐队最好的介绍。就像歌名说得那样:这是一首《Wordless Chorus》。
My Morning Jacket的核心无疑是他们天赋过人的词曲作者兼主唱Jim James。他那孤寂而又令人难以忘怀的嗓音被许多人评价为“新一代的Neil Young”。不过我个人认为,他的声音更像The Flaming Lips的主唱Wayne Coyne。
1998年,My Morning Jacket诞生于美国肯塔基州的北部城市路易斯维尔。除了主唱Jim James之外,他的表兄Johnny Quaid担任吉他手,乐队成员还包括贝司手Two-Tone Tommy和鼓手J. Glenn。4个人在1999年发行了首张专辑《The Tennessee Fire》。之后乐队进行了扩充和改造,加入了键盘手Danny Cash和新的鼓手KC Guetig。不过鼓手这碗饭似乎格外不好吃,因为乐队在发表了第二张专辑《At Dawn》之后,再次更换了鼓手,这次来的不是别人,正是James的儿时好友Patrick Hallahan。下面这首歌,常看《Criminal Minds》的人一定很熟悉,叫做《Gideon》。
不幸的是乐队似乎怎么也逃不过发表一张专辑就要更换成员的厄运。2003年9月,My Morning Jacket发表了被歌迷奉为“乐队有史以来最优秀的专辑”《It Still Moves》,然而仅仅时隔4个月后,Quaid和Cash就宣布离队,乐队只好找来Bo Koster和Carl Broemel来分别担任键盘手和吉他手。也正是在这5个人的合作下,制作出了我们现在欣赏的这张专辑《Z》。
你一定对John Leckie这个名字感到很陌生,但你一定听说过Pink Floyd、Radiohead、Suede、The Stone Roses、The Verve、Kula Shaker、Muse……是的,John Leckie为这些大名鼎鼎的乐队都担任过制作人。一个英式摇滚的杰出制作人来帮助一支美国乐队,这就给专辑的曲风带来了很有趣的影响,比如通过键盘的编曲方式,你会看到一些英国迷幻摇滚的影子……
欣赏My Morning Jacket的歌曲,就好像站在一望无垠的旷野中仰望繁星点点的夜空一般,既可以安心享受宁静的生活,也可以放肆参加狂热的派对。因为只有在这样一片自由的环境中,想象力才可以在美妙音符的陪伴下,肆意地翱翔
"Sittin' here with me and mine, all wrapped up in a bottle of wine" - so 2003's "It Still Moves" begins, with Jim James's trademark reverberated vocals coming through the speakers like they're being shouted from deep inside a cave or something. The effect is distinct, and very successful, much like this album itself. Like the bear gracing the album cover, this is a mammoth effort: the album clocks in at 72 minutes, and most songs break the 6-minute mark. The result is a listening experience not for those who are easily bored, but rather those who can let the music unfold slowly (and make no mistake, those who do make it through the meandering parts will be richly rewarded in the end).
I actually find the length of the tracks to be one of the record's strongest assets. The balls out jams that end the majority of the songs here show a long lost affinity for the GROOVE. These guys know how to hit on a riff and milk it, and no avenue is left unexplored. There are breakdowns, build-ups, guitar excursions, Memphis horns, and even some synths (on the marvelous "Run Thru"). It's been said that "It Still Moves" plays like a live album, and I couldn't agree more. It is remarkable that the band was able to take the energy and freedom of a live show and put it onto record. For that reason alone, this would be one of the finest records of 2003, but fortunately there are songs to back up the fabulous arrangements. Every song is memorable, and there aren't any throwaway tracks. The ethereal yet soothing vocals dominate spare, rambling tracks such as "I Will Sing You Songs" and "One In The Same". Elsewhere, the guitar takes over and the band rocks up a storm rarely seen since the southern rock heyday of the 1970's ("Mahgeetah", "One Big Holiday"). The lyrics are fine as well, never stepping in the way of the music, never becoming pretentious, and never giving into tired southern clichés. And the music is never obviously derivative: MMJ has definitely fostered a singular style for itself.
The record is an emotional listening experience, and there's a constant thread of melancholy permeating even the most bombastic numbers. It's good late night listening, with the lights dim and your mind clear (or even a little buzzed). Sometimes its hard to take the entire thing in one sitting, but when there's barely any filler, how can length be a downside? This really is great music, and I think this band's stature will grow with time. Definitely the best record of 2003 in my book. If you like great rock music with a little twang, this is really a no-brainer.专辑曲目:
01. Mahgeetah
02. Dancefloors
03. Golden
04. Master Plan
05. One Big Holiday
06. I Will Sing You Songs
07. Easy Morning Rebel
08. Run Thru
09. Rollin Back
10. Just One Thing
11. Steam Engine
12. One In The Same
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