The Twang——Either Way
十年後再看,四支樂隊的發展方向早已天差地別:The National成為獨立樂隊一線明星,稍有動作便引來萬千關注;Editors和Band of Horses雖然還在穩定發專,口碑已不復從前;至於The Twang——誰他媽還在乎樂隊現在幹嘛?
The Twang的起點可不低:2007年BBC年度之聲亞軍(冠軍是Mika);NME大力吹捧,將其列入Britains Best New Band;有評論一度將其與綠洲類比,因為一,雙主唱,而且嗓音一個沙啞一個洪亮;二,被Alan McGee看中——Alan McGee是傳奇廠牌Creation Records創始人,曾挖掘綠洲;三,旋律動聽的吉他搖滾;四,現場狂野,酒瓶亂飛。2007年首專Love It When I Feel Like This發行,商業成績頗佳,貢獻了好幾首熱單:Either Way、Wild Wake、Two Lovers。作為新人,樂隊打響了頭炮。
Either Way
之後又是胡蘿蔔老路。二專旋律依然流暢動聽,但風格無甚突破。三專就完蛋了,完全不能聽。期間樂隊鼓手因偷竊被踢出隊,The Fratellis的鼓手臨時客串——當時The Fratellis已解散,尚未重組。到2014年樂隊發行第四張專輯,我第一個念頭是:啥?居然還沒解散?
十年前,吉他搖滾還沒死透,腐國依然在貢獻吉他搖滾樂隊——下次我會把這些倒霉蛋兒一個個拎出來。同樣是十年前,BBC Radio 1電台為慶祝建立40周年,邀請一批知名音樂人,推出雙CD翻唱專輯。
喏,就是這張。我上學那會兒將它翻來覆去聽了很多遍。
專輯的選歌宗旨是:從1967年至2006的四十年中,每年選擇一首具有代表性的經典曲目,邀請當時知名音樂人/樂隊翻唱,曲目名單如下:
1967 – Flowers In The Rain (The Move) by Kaiser Chiefs
1968 – All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) by The Fratellis
1969 – Cupid (Johnny Nash) by Amy Winehouse
1970 – Lola (The Kinks) by Robbie Williams
1971 – Your Song (Elton John) by The Streets
1972 – Betcha By Golly Wow (The Stylistics) by Sugababes
1973 – You』re So Vain (Carly Simon) by The Feeling
1974 – Band On The Run (Wings) by Foo Fighters
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) by Kylie
1976 – Let』s Stick Together (Bryan Ferry) by KT Tunstall
1977 – Sound & Vision (David Bowie) by Franz Ferdinand
1978 – Teenage Kicks (The Undertones) by The Raconteurs
1979 – Can』t Stand Losing You (The Police) by Mika
1980 – Too Much Too Young (The Specials) by Kasabian
1981 – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) by Keane
1982 – Town Called Malice (The Jam) by McFly
1983 – Come Back And Stay (Paul Young) by James Morrison
1984 – Careless Whisper (George Michael) by The Gossip
1985 – The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) by Pigeon Detectives
1986 – Don』t Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders) by Lily Allen
1987 – You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) by Stereophonics
1988 – Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) by Mutya Buena
1989 – Lullaby (The Cure) by Editors
1990 – Englishman In New York (Sting) by Razorlight
1991 – Crazy For You (Madonna) by Groove Armada
1992 – It Must Be Love (Madness) by Paolo Nutini
1993 – All That She Wants (Ace Of Base) by The Kooks
1994 – You』re All I Need To Get By (Mary J Blige) by Mark Ronson
1995 – Stillness In Time (Jamiroquai) by Calvin Harris
1996 – No Diggity (Blackstreet) by Klaxons
1997 – Love Fool (The Cardigans) by Just Jack
1998 – Ray Of Light (Madonna) by Natasha Bedingfield
1999 – Drinking in LA (Bran Van 3000) by The Twang
2000 – The Great Beyond (REM) by The Fray
2001 – Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) by Girls Aloud
2000 – Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) by Maximo Park
2003 – Don』t Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines) by The View
2004 – Toxic (Britney Spears) by Hard-Fi
2005 – Father & Son (Yusuf & Ronan Keating) by The Enemy
2006 – Steady As She Goes (The Raconteurs) by Corinne Bailey Rae
The Twang在其中獻唱Drinking in LA
Drinking in LA
這裡最有趣的事情是什麼?在專輯中獻唱的大部分音樂人/樂隊,現在都胡蘿蔔了。有些樂隊/音樂人,年輕一點的樂迷可能都沒聽說過名字,比如The Feeling、The Twang、Hard-Fi、Klaxons、The View、The Enemy、KT Tunstall、Maximo Park、Natasha Bedingfield...但十年前,他們都是明星。啊,James Morrison走紅的日子感覺離現在非~~~~~~常遙遠。十年時間可以改變很多事情。
諷刺的是,這個名單中的大部分音樂人/樂隊,我都聽過至少一張專輯。十年前我是《Hit輕音樂》忠實讀者,每當有新樂隊介紹,我就把專輯從網上拖下來;也因此聽了一大堆一炮而紅又胡蘿蔔樂隊,以腐國樂隊為主。現在我對新人樂隊多有不信任感:「別看現在蹦得歡,先把三專坎兒邁過去。」加油吧Wolf Alice。
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