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望远镜下的爱情 豆瓣
7.7 (34 个评分) KT Tunstall 类型: 流行
发布日期 2004年12月4日 出版发行: EMI
识kt tunstall是因她的一首打榜歌曲<other side of the world>,歌曲旋律的前一小段,其质感简直是与coldplay如出一辙,所不同的是渐入高潮时kt是释放式的,这点与chris自始至终压制住的假声略有不同。 于是在点点好奇心的驱使下,查阅了一下kt的资料,而让我颇感意外的是,她的确与coldplay出于同门。 而赋有戏剧性的是kt的首张专辑<eye to the telescope>将与coldplay的<x&y>一同入围了今年的mercury prize提名。 依旧保持水准而颇具口碑的<x&y>、出生牛犊的<eye to the telescope>究竟花落谁家(当然获得提名的共有12张专辑),我到是很愿意把自己心里的那一票投给kt,纵然是万般揣测也要等到揭晓的那一刻才见得分晓了。
也许从kt的这张脸上我们很难辨认出她拥有1/4中国人的血统,kt的祖母是中国人,而她则从小被苏格兰古镇st. andrew的一个家庭领养,kt的养父母虽经常外出,但kt的童年还算在快乐中度过,而时常从哥哥房间里飘出来的重金属乐,却成为了kt与音乐的第一次接触。
kt年初的首支单曲black horse&the cherry tree的成绩并不算太过显赫,仅排名28,然而我想说也许这样的成绩多半是由于曲风的缘由,随后又放出一首other side of the world,很明显这是kt主动向主流讨好的歌曲,顺利跻身英伦的top 10。 而在伦敦地铁站里kt的大幅宣传海报得以与athlete、chemical brothers等当红乐手一同张贴出,也足以证明初出茅庐的kt,显然已是巨星派头了。
在两支打榜单曲相继发布后,kt的第一张个人专辑<eye to the telescope>也于今年问世。 而各大家媒体也都对本张专辑给予了四星的高评价。 kt将首张专辑的创作录制选在了威尔特郡森林里的小型录音间,kt说“能尽情畅快地从山坡上唱到山坡下,在这么自然的环境下录音是再好也不过了,这真是个可以令人解放的世外桃源。 歌里面描述的多半是日常生活的琐事、就好比我平日与人对话一般的平实,若夸张一点的说,就彷彿是外星人远到地球采取人类的情感样本,并将之串连予以整理纪录一般。”
而整张专辑品下来,也不得不说kt的确是个唱功不俗的声优,而且创作实力了得。 而kt的歌曲中并不会有太过复杂的配乐,基本都是吉他为主。 而专辑中我们却分明可以听出两种迥异的曲风,一种是流畅的英伦吉他流行乐,例如主打曲other side of the world。 另一种则是充满了原著民色彩的跳跃旋律,极具感染力,充分展现了kt奔放、不羁的歌喉,而在部分歌曲的旋律中大量三连音及切分的运用,也表现出了kt呼之欲出的jazz乐感。 但显然此类崇尚民族特色的旋律,英伦的主流并不太买帐,这也难怪black horse&the cherry tree的打榜成绩并不理想了。
也许是唱片公司看好了kt的发展潜力,看得出来在宣传造势上砸了不少银子,使得媒体对这颗英伦新星宠爱有佳,更是将其捧到了“可以与同门师姐joss stone、norah jones、dido等乐坛大姐媲美”这样的高度。 笑笑便罢,把鸡和羊比作同类,这种事情常常出自媒体之手。 而究竟是鸡是羊,是优是劣,相信品过之后,你心里自然就会有了一把尺子。 也非常希望今年的mercury全英音乐大奖可以垂青于这匹女黑马(今年的mercury提名只有两位女性艺人)。
Acoustic Extravaganza 豆瓣
8.3 (7 个评分) KT Tunstall 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2006年1月1日 出版发行: Virgin Records Us
CD/DVD (PAL/Region 0) pressing. EMI. 2006.
全副虎裝 豆瓣
6.9 (11 个评分) K.T. Tunstall 类型: 民谣
发布日期 2010年9月20日 出版发行: Relentless
近期欧陆歌坛出现了一位名为KT的才女型艺人。这位备受瞩目的新秀出身特别,是个身上流有中国血液的苏格兰人。至于酷名KT是取自何处?KT笑称:“KT感觉颇有格调,比我听起来像农夫之女的本名凯蒂要好听多了!”。KT的音乐深受经典创作歌手如瑞奇里琼斯、卡洛金、佛利伍麦克合唱团的影响,集以上众歌手的特质于一身而发展成发音清晰、接近人心、略带粗俗草根、令人流连忘返、适合派对过后听的浓厚自我风格。Q杂志和众多媒体皆将KT视为2005年乐坛最值得注意的女性唱作人、The Observer形容她“彷若Joni Mitchell和Bjork综合体,踩著轻妙的步伐游走在Grunge和流行曲调之间”,其它评论人对KT新专辑中,清新摇滚曲风却散发爵士独有的摇摆与随兴也纷纷背书推荐。
Ace Of Spades 豆瓣
8.8 (12 个评分) Motörhead 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2001年1月1日 出版发行: Roadrunner Records
Ace of Spades is the fourth album by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. Released on 8 November 1980, it peaked at No. 4 on the UK album charts and reached Gold status by March 1981. It was preceded by the release of the title track as a single on 27 October, which peaked in the UK singles chart at No. 15 in early November.
Led Zeppelin IV 豆瓣
9.5 (188 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1971年1月1日 出版发行: WEA International
The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums.
Led Zeppelin II 豆瓣
9.2 (99 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1969年10月22日 出版发行: Atlantic / Wea
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was entirely credited to lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, while it also served as Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer.
The Song Remains the Same 豆瓣
9.8 (25 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1976年9月28日 出版发行: Atlantic UK
The Song Remains the Same is the soundtrack live album of the concert film of the same name by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The album was originally released in 1976, before being remastered and re-issued in 2007.
西方如何输定 豆瓣
9.7 (15 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2003年1月1日 出版发行: Atlantic / Wea
How the West Was Won is a triple live album by the English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on Compact Disc on 27 May 2003, and DVD-Audio on 7 October 2003. These original performances are from the band's 1972 concert tour of the United States, recorded at the L.A. Forum on 25 June 1972 and Long Beach Arena on 27 June 1972.
Led Zeppelin 豆瓣 Eggplant.place
9.3 (154 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1969年1月12日 出版发行: Atlantic / Wea
legend's first album and RS 's best album ranking 29...
Physical Graffiti 豆瓣
9.5 (72 个评分) Led Zeppelin 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 1975年2月24日 出版发行: Atlantic / Wea
Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 24 February 1975 as a double album. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones considered leaving the band. After reuniting at Headley Grange, the band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band to make Physical Graffiti a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions.
Welcome to Hell 豆瓣
8.2 (8 个评分) Venom 类型: 流行
发布日期 2002年3月11日 出版发行: Phantom Sound & Vision
Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in Newcastle in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.
Black Metal 豆瓣
7.8 (8 个评分) Venom 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2006年1月2日 出版发行: Metal-Is
Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in Newcastle in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.
玷污阶级 豆瓣
9.3 (6 个评分) Judas Priest 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2005年1月1日 出版发行: CBS / Inc. (UK)/Columbia Records (US)
Stained Class is the fourth album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in February 1978. A popular album in the band's catalogue, Stained Class showcased a more streamlined songwriting style. The production is crisper, clearer, and cleaner than any of their preceding albums. This is the only Judas Priest album to feature songwriting by all five members (one of Ian Hill's few contributions to the songwriting process for the band, and the sole contribution thereof by then-drummer Les Binks – the guitar riff for Beyond the Realms of Death). Following this album the band broke its songwriting team down to Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, with occasional contributions solely by Tipton.
The sleeve artwork, by Roslav Szaybo at CBS Records, introduced their classic logo, replacing the Gothic Script logo of earlier releases. Stained Class was highly influential in the development of the speed metal subgenre and was the first Judas Priest album to dent the Billboard 200. The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added. In 2004, UK magazine Metal Hammer named Stained Class the heaviest metal album of all time.
Imagine 豆瓣
9.6 (260 个评分) John Lennon 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2000年2月14日 出版发行: Capitol
Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
Original Release Date: 1971
One of the best all-time rock albums by any measure, Imagine is nearing its 30th birthday-and here's a marvelous tribute. You can get the original LP on CD or cassette with remixed, remastered sound and a 16-page booklet with lyrics and rare pix. Or go behind the scenes of a masterpiece-the documentary Gimme Some Truth-The Making of Imagine , featuring an unfinished film by John and Yoko, is available on VHS or DVD (DVD has surround sound, an eight-page booklet and discography). A treasured moment in rock history.
The Invitation 豆瓣
8.6 (98 个评分) Thirteen Senses 类型: 流行
发布日期 2004年1月1日 出版发行: Vertigo
一个好友推荐我听Thirteen Senses的首张大碟的时候,兴奋地说比去年英伦新锐团体Keane还动听,于是找来这张唱片。去年因为Keane以钢琴替代吉他的新鲜之举大获成功之后,我也猜想英国必定会有类似的团体跟着发片,果然就来了这队Thirteen Senses。对他们的背景不算了解,网络里也一直没有得到更全面的资讯,去年9月发表首张专辑《The Invitation》的这队英国新团,似乎还没有引起更广泛的关注。
因为之前有朋友拿来与Keane相比,听的时候也就不那么客观。其实Thirteen Senses这样的乐队,若没有Keane在之前那么风光,的确有望进入2004年英国一线。不过有了Keane在商业上的成功,Thirteen Senses的歌曲就显得不那么流行了。他们的音乐在制作上将钢琴做为主要的Groove进程元素,不知道是不是受到Keane的启发,不过象类似的编曲之前也有惨兮兮的Starsailor,只是Thirteen Senses在吉他方面的表现仍旧会让人觉得他们是一支不折不扣的吉他乐队。虽说他们的歌曲不那么流行,但绝对悦耳清新,也因少有过于易记的旋律反而会令人在听觉上不容易疲劳。相比Keane的过耳不忘来,Thirteen Senses更耐听。主唱的歌声会令我想起那队不太有建树的Geneva来,英国腔调在indie乐迷来说,无论唱成什么样都会觉得亲切,更何况Thirteen Senses的歌声那么单纯清澈。音乐中松弛的节奏,悠扬美艳的吉他,绝对不容indie乐迷错过。
女朋友跟我一起听,说每次听的感觉都有所不同,因为Thirteen Senses的歌声并不象keane那般惊艳,反而会令人平均地注意到整体乐队的表现,每次聆听都会被新的细节感动。要说有些作品也不失波澜壮阔的感觉,只是没有表现的那么嚣张,而是更多内敛。
如果说Keane的成功会令人对他们下一张专辑的期待值过高的话,那么Thirteen Senses的这张唱片,只会让你更平静地等待他们的新作问世,是否有突破都不重要,没有大卖的热门歌曲,也就不会招来附庸风雅的弄潮听众。或许这也是一种绝好的结果。
顺便说一句,Thirteen Senses的主唱也是一张娃娃脸,太多与Keane的相似之处,难免我的朋友会那么介绍他们了。他们的不同,自有听者去品味。
未知物种 豆瓣
8.3 (12 个评分) Laura Marling 类型: 民谣
发布日期 2011年9月12日 出版发行: EMI
Third album from Laura Marling this young British singer-songwriter. Produced by past collaborator Ethan Johns.
2011年9月3日 听过
I quote "Her sinister, alienating attitude is just immersed in a more refined and mature sound"
and curse me
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Lazy #1 豆瓣
9.2 (8 个评分) Suede 类型: 流行
发布日期 1997年1月1日 出版发行: Nude
Oh What a Lovely Tour 豆瓣
8.9 (7 个评分) Babyshambles 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2008年6月2日 出版发行: Parlophone
Limited edition two disc (CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the 2008 live album from British Alterna-Rock hero Pete Doherty and his shambolic babes. The CD features 19 electrifying live versions of hits, fan favorites and more. The DVD includes the filmed performance plus five bonus videos: 'Delivery', 'You Talk', 'Blinding (After Hours)', 'Love You But You're Green' and 'French Dog Blues'. EMI. 2008.
The Best of OMD 豆瓣
9.5 (14 个评分) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 类型: 电子
发布日期 1990年10月25日 出版发行: A&M
Out of print in the U.S. UK reissue of this 1988 compilation from the Liverpudlian Synthpopsters featuring two tracks not available on the original U.S. pressing: 'Telegraph' and 'Genetic Engineering'. Released at the height of their success, this collection spanned their career up to 1988, beginning with the 1980 single 'Electricity' and ending with 'Dreaming', a track recorded specifically for this collection (and the final track released from the original duo since they split up shortly after this album was released). 18 tracks including 'Messages', 'If You Leave', 'Tesla Girls', 'Enola Gay' plus bonus extended mixes of 'We Love You' and 'La Femme Accident'. Disky.