2005-12-03

The Byrds - Mr.Tambourine Man

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飞鸟乐队(The Byrds)
飞鸟乐队由五人组成,核心人物是吉姆·麦吉恩(Jim McGuinn),1964年飞鸟乐队成立以前,麦吉恩曾与民谣有过密切接触,包括参加鲍勃·迪伦的乐队。1965年,飞鸟乐队发行了他们演唱的《手鼓先生》(Mr.Tambourine Man)等4首由迪伦创作的歌曲。这样用电声的、摇滚化的方式来伴奏民谣歌曲,在当时是一件新鲜事物。1965年6月,飞鸟乐队的翻唱版《手鼓先生》获第一名,给迪伦带来很大名声,也使他们自己成为了明星。或许,他们本来可以达到与"沙滩男孩"、鲍勃·迪伦,甚至"披头士"同样的地位,可惜的是乐队内部不和,人员经常变换,影响了演奏质量和听众心理。到60年代中期,他们还有几首歌曲把摇滚乐典型的电子音响与乡村音乐相结合,对后来70年代流行的乡村摇滚(Country Rock)起到了示范和引路的作用。1968年,原来的飞鸟乐队成员只剩下麦吉恩一人。他与其他不同演奏者合作,继续以飞鸟乐队名义发行唱片,但都没超过1965-1968年期间所取得的成绩。1973年,原来的5名成员重新聚集到一起,录制了他们的最后一张专辑《飞鸟乐队》,不久,乐队宣告解散。

Mr.Tambourine Man
The Byrds

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship,
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip,
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
To be wanderin'.
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,
I promise to go under it.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun,
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'.
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind,
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a shadow you're
Seein' that he's chasing.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind,
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach,
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.


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蓝色之光 Azure Ray

Maria Taylor来自迷幻民谣二人组合Azure Ray中,这是她05年的个人新专辑,不再是单纯的民谣风格,音乐上也更多元化。 Maria Taylor和Orenda Fink出生於美国乔治亚州Athens。两人十六岁时结识於阿拉巴马州立艺术学校,Maria主修芭蕾,Orenda主修戏剧,都对音乐保持强烈兴趣。毕业後搬到内布达加斯州Omaha 参加了power pop乐队Little Red Rocket,之後组成低调民谣风格的Azure Ray。所加入的独立厂牌Saddle Creek,就像个大家庭,乐手都在两个以上的 乐队演出,彼此熟识,相互支援,例如Azure Ray常与Bright Eyes巡回演出,让Omaha成为近年来美国中西部独立摇滚的重要基地。



蔚蓝射线,坚信爱情
(by 嘎荔儿)
有一种音乐,作为背景音乐时毫无知觉,只觉得很轻缓、很好听,但让你很想放下手边工作,等你看看歌词,仔细听她们到底在唱什么时,却不自觉让旋律一遍一遍至熟记为止,这些缓慢悲伤的曲子,有着心情净化的仪式效果。Maria Taylor和Orenda Fink 两个女生组成的Azure Ray,即是属于这一类。 Maria Taylor和Orenda Fink出生于美国乔治亚州Athens,与 R.E.M.是同乡(年纪差不多是他们的侄女辈吧)。两人十六岁时结识于阿拉巴马州立艺术学校,Maria主修芭蕾 ,Orenda主修戏剧,都对音乐保持强烈兴趣。毕业后搬到内布达加斯州Omaha 参加了power pop乐队Little Red Rocket,之后组成低调民谣风格的Azure Ray。所加入的独立厂牌Saddle Creek,就像个大家庭,乐手都在两个以上的乐队演出,彼此熟识,相互支持,例如Azure Ray常与Bright Eyes巡回演出,让Omaha成为近年来美国中西部独立摇滚的重要基地。 Azure Ray在音乐的表现上最引人注目的是 Maria Taylor 和 Orenda Fink默契绝佳、清新淡雅的和声,空心吉他、钢琴的器乐演奏以及优美的旋律都是聆听的重点,她们的曲风像是不吵闹时候的 Throwing Muses,表现出纤细脆弱情感时的Kristin Hersh和Tanya Donelly 姊妹俩,有些曲子又有着Mazzy Star 的梦幻感,例如首张专辑的" 4th of July"。我的看法是,就歌声而言,Azure Ray两位与dream pop众家女声相较,有着水平之上的表现。 Maria Taylor曾表示,恳求听众的耐心,需要一点时间来品酌歌词。2001年发行的首张专辑,淡褐色作底的封面里抱着头发的小女孩仿佛预示了一切。让我想起二十世纪初奥地利短篇小说家褚威格(Stefan Zweig)在1911年的作品"家庭女教师"。两个纯真的小女孩对家庭女教师的恋情非常好奇,作家写到她们遭遇大人世界的虚伪,内心产生微妙变化的描述,正是我对Azure Ray 音乐的印象。「在父母面前,她们假装天真烂漫,稚气十足,一转身就突然变得伶俐机警。她们的性格大变,变得神经过敏,焦躁不安。她们的眼神原有一种柔和而宁静的光芒,现在却燃烧得极为炽烈,眼神也变得更加深沉。她们在不断侦察窥探的过程中孤立无援,结果她们彼此相爱得更为深切。有时候她们感到自己实在天真无知,强烈渴望得到柔情爱抚,会突然间互相热烈地拥抱起来,或者突然泪如雨下。」(张玉书译,< 一位陌生女子的来信 褚威格短篇杰作选之一>,p.64,志文出版社,1999年出版)。 她们曾在访谈里表示,至今已十年的合作关系是非常密切的,平日生活也是行影不离,完全不能想象分开的情形,Azure Ray 的专辑都是非常私密的曲子,除了是为对方所写的以外,没有其它意图,性质类似两个女生的交换日记,在音乐呈现出成长经历和周遭经验的孤寂,失落,心痛,绝望。以及绝对低潮之后所升起的生命力,雨过天青的一丝希望。「For me,this music is why I can be happy,she said. "It's like an outlet where I can let out stuff that weighs me down so it doesn't weigh me down anymore.」 (http://www.timmcmahan.com/azureray.htm)现实生活里,她俩拥有的快乐,是因为音乐让情绪有了出口,不再有任何负担。 2003年的「 Hold on Love」是Azure Ray的第三张专辑,两人的和声仍是焦点,吉他与钢琴的表现依旧令人心折,值得推荐给无可救药的吉他爱好者。一开始的"The devil's feet"提及古老故事的诅咒,为了金钱出卖爱情,为了爱情出卖灵魂。"Look to me"有着台湾校园民歌的动人本质,旋律优美,唱着逝去不返的爱恋,那是鼻酸心痛的滋味,的确,爱情是世界上最困难的事。" The drinks we drank last night"、"Across the ocean"、"If you fall" 都是轻缓醉人的民谣,呼应着苏格兰Camera Obscura及瑞典Club 8等乐队,此外,曲子里钢琴演奏值得注意,特别是""Nothing like a song"从一分四十五秒开始的钢琴独奏,具有萧邦作品的品质。专辑里也增加了更多的电子节奏,像是"New Resolution"处处是电流四溢机械嘎喳的声响,而"We Are Mice"已有Portishead式的Tri-Hop 黑暗魅惑,我觉得是很不错的尝试,让整张专辑更有变化。最后一首与专辑同名的歌曲"HoldOn Love",Maria与Orenda唱到: 「 So my head gets a little cloudy The the words come like a runaway train In the dark Just hold on love And the drink goes straight to my heart Hold on love Even when i cry all night Even when i say i don't love you Just hold on love 」 点出了Azure Ray 一路走来的信念,蔚蓝射线,坚信爱情,继续恋爱,永远保持着希望,寒冬后的阳光是最值得珍惜的。

官方网页: http://azureraymusic.com/

Somewhere - Within Temptation

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风格:歌特金属、交响金属
国籍:荷兰
组建时间:1996

Within Temptation(诱惑本质,或译‘内部诱惑’)成立于1996年,自从荷兰的美声歌德金属乐团The Gathering(聚集),约莫于95、96年开始,在欧洲大放异彩之后,使得这样的美声式柔美金属乐型式,逐渐受到愈来愈多乐迷的喜爱,The Gathering的音乐风格也对相当多的新生代乐团产生启发和影响,而The Gathering的影响力有多大,从同为荷兰乐团的后生晚辈Within Temptation和After Forever身上就能听得到!



1996年,吉他手Robert Westerholt离开其原属的乐团The Circle(后来更名为Voyage),希望另组新团以展开全新的开始,首先他找来他的女友Sharon den Adel担任主唱,接着他又邀请The Circle的前团员加入,于是bass手Jeroen van Veen和吉他手Michiel Papenhove两人决定跳槽来新团,最后,他们再找来一位鼓手Dennis Leeflang,Within Temptation就这样正式成军。不过此时他们仍缺一名keyboard手,很快地这个位置就由Robert的弟弟所补上,WT的阵容也终于抵定。


不久后,他们想方设法联络了不同的唱片机构,WT录制了一卷4曲的demo tape,并寄发给多家唱片公司,希望争取唱片合约,而这张demo也引起多家厂牌的注意,Within Temptation 最后决定与 DSFA Records签约。在与DSFA签约之后,一切进入正轨,然而由于团员们与鼓手不合,于是鼓手的位置很快便由新任的Ivar de Graaf入替。 1997年4月,Within Temptation正式发行了首张专辑,令人印象深刻。专辑风格若扣除吉他手Robert的death vocal演出,事实上就是全然优美导向的gothic metal,不过正由于death腔的加入及厚重的吉他刷扣,使得这张专辑既能呈现动人的优美气息,又不失金属乐该有的重量感。整张专辑的编曲结构虽然简单,但是丰富的情感和气氛烘托,伴随Sharon迷人演唱的引领,反倒能够紧紧地吸引住听者的耳朵!随后WT便受邀参与年度大型金属乐盛会Dynamo'97,此后的几个月时间,WT都在欧洲各地持续地展开演唱行程。他们甚至进行了两周的巡回演出,历经德国到澳大利亚。随后又有一些其它的精彩的演唱会,其中包括在Noor derslag。


97年年底鼓手Ivar离团,并由Ciro Palma入替。98年期间,WT除了参与了Dynamo'98,并继续一些演出之外,也推出了一张EP。进入99年后,WT决定暂停演出活动,并开始着手新专辑的创作,而Ivar也在此间重新归队。


2000年,是个变化很大的一年。他们接到邀请去参加在Benelux举行的一次盛大的庆祝活动经过一年多的潜沉,Within Temptation终于在2000年末发表了第二张正式专辑,同时此张作品也同步推出了2CD的特别版,多收录了一张制作精致的CD-ROM,除了有乐团介绍、团员照、一个小game及一首bonus曲外,也包含了几首WT现场演出的video,看到女主唱Sharon在表演时,穿著大礼服狂甩头的模样实在是令人惊讶的!


Within Temptation可说是一支表现出色的荷兰美声派gothic乐团,汲取前辈The Gathering的悠扬气氛作风,再更专注于乐曲的情感呈现,并以女主唱Sharon飘渺的动人音色为主轴,2000年末所发表的第二张专辑,不论在各方面都较上张专辑成熟相当多,乐团焦点Sharon明显能听出她唱腔上的进步,除了音色更为浑美外,在转音及高音表现上也都更显出色!而这张专辑的乐风走向则变得更为柔美,金属成份不但大为地减少,death腔的运用也已不复见,改而加入部份男女唱诗班的合唱演出,曲式的编写可说是针对Sharon所量身订作,完全突显出Sharon的美妙音色。


同时为了弥补演奏上的不足,WT特地请来知名键盘手Rene Merkelbach(Ayreon)负责专辑所有管弦乐及键盘器乐的编排,Rene为专辑注入了大量的交响气势,丰富的管弦乐器音色,让这张专辑有了唤然一新的感受!在中略显空洞的编曲,如今则变得鲜活起来,同样简单的编曲结构,但在细致而多样的管弦乐衬托之下,使得WT的悠扬曲式更加令人动容,整张专辑可说极为地悦耳!


事实上从专辑封面上Sharon装扮成天使的模样,以及背后的光明景像,就隐约透露出音乐的明亮走向,而确实优美的管弦乐、钢琴、诗唱表现,和抒情的曲式,使这张专辑中已完全不带一丝歌德的暗黑感,因此称其是歌德已不恰当,WT可说已转型为美声美旋律金属。


如此「柔美」的一张专辑,适合于需要平静或是好心情时聆听,不过金属乐份量的大幅降低,以及键盘管弦乐之外的其它乐器几乎没太多表现的作法,可能会受到一些金属乐迷的质疑,不论如何,音乐好听、有花费心思去做还是最重要的,而乐团的形式如何就不必太计较了。



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Lost in the darkness, hoping for a sign.
Instead there is only silence,
can't you hear my screams?
Never stop hoping,
Need to know where you are,
but one thing is for sure,
you're always in my heart.

refrain:
I'll find you somewhere.
I'll keep on trying until my dying day.
I just need to know whatever has happened,
the truth will free my soul.

Lost in the darkness, try to find your way home.
I want to embrace you and never let you go.
Almost hope you're in heaven so no one can hurt your soul.
Living in agony cause I just do not know
where you are.

refrain

Wherever you are, I won't stop searching.
Whatever it takes, I need to know.

refrain


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Heal The World,拯救松花江


本来不想贴上来,只是想提醒容易健忘的人们,请不要再伤害大自然了


鱼:人类,请不要再伤害我们了



"Heal The World"


There's A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could
Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need
To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel
There's No Hurt Or Sorrow


There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...


Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


If You Want To Know Why
There's A Love That
Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong
It Only Cares For
Joyful Giving
If We Try
We Shall See
In This Bliss
We Cannot Feel
Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And
Start Living


Then It Feels That Always
Love's Enough For
Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...


Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


And The Dream We Were
Conceived In
Will Reveal A Joyful Face
And The World We
Once Believed In
Will Shine Again In Grace
Then Why Do We Keep
Strangling Life
Wound This Earth
Crucify Its Soul
Though It's Plain To See
This World Is Heavenly
Be God's Glow


We Could Fly So High
Let Our Spirits Never Die
In My Heart
I Feel You Are All
My Brothers
Create A World With
No Fear
Together We'll Cry
Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn
Their Swords
Into Plowshares


We Could Really Get There
If You Cared Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
To Make A Better Place...


Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me


You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me
You And For Me


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