The Clash的重要性等同于性手枪和雷蒙斯，谁都知道那个年代的朋克们玩的都是简单的强力和弦和失真吉他，但单凭这个还没发屹立于摇滚史，The Clash凭的是真正的政治性和开放的音乐思维（性手枪们意欲摧毁音乐，而The Clash却为把朋克变成音乐而煞费苦心，他们的音 乐涵盖了雷鬼乐、说唱、早期摇滚乐直至迪斯科）
他们的处女专辑《The Clash》以精力十足的曲调和紧张重复的吉他Riff推进着钻机式的合唱，吼出了他们压抑已久的愤怒和对社会现实的厌倦。主唱Joe Strummer在“我烦透了美国”、“职业机会”这些歌中树立了一种“残酷打击”式的音乐模式。当然，The Clash的音乐远非仅此而已，除了对现行体制的冷嘲热讽，在“Janie Jones”中他们宣扬了一种对摇滚乐绝对真诚的热爱；而在Police & Thieves这些曲目则展示了他们对雷鬼乐深刻的鉴赏力及鼓吹无政府主义的政治态度。《The Clash》因其毫不留情的凶猛形态而被称为是“纯正的朋克乐”，乐队也因其在决不妥协的前提下扩展了音乐的目标和内涵而被称为“摇滚乐历史上真正伟大的乐队”之一。
——— XZ 《吵死人唱片C》，《我爱摇滚乐》

Abbey Road is the eleventh released studio album by English rock band The Beatles and their last recorded. Though Let It Be was the last album released before the band's dissolution in 1970, work on Abbey Road began in April 1969. Abbey Road was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the United States. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. Geoff Emerick was engineer, Alan Parsons was assistant engineer, and Tony Banks was tape operator.
Abbey Road is regarded as one of The Beatles' most tightly constructed albums, although the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time.Rolling Stone placed it at number 14 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2009, readers of the magazine also named Abbey Road the greatest Beatles album. (转自维基百科)

滚石音乐(Rolling Stone Magazine )史上最佳Top 500 Albums之010#

This superb compilation, often called "the red album", brings together the majority of the Beatles' hits from the earlyto mid '60s. Consequently, it plays like an overview of thesome of the most popular and indelible rock songs of all time. From the "yeah, yeah, yeah"'s of "She Loves You" throughthe amped-up giddiness of "I Want to Hold Your Hand", the minor-key melodicism of "And I Love Her", and on to the chiming power pop of "Eight Days a Week" and the tweaky feedback of "I Feel Fine", these are the songs that turned the entireWestern world on its ear.
The second half of the set--inaddition to its phenomenal songs-- is interesting in that it charts the Beatles' move from straightforward pop toward the new chapter of rock the band would help script in the late '60s. After the expansive chords and slinky melodies of "Ticket to Ride", the band becomes alternately darkly introspective ("Yesterday") and looser and more groove-obsessed ("Drive My Car"), while trying on allegorical Dylan-inspired narratives ("Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"), and happy-go-luck psychedelia ("Yellow Submarine"). These songs are part of our living, breathing cultural identity, and--as this collection reminds us--for good reason.

动感电影《黄色潜水艇》上市30周年纪念特辑采用全球最新[5.1环绕音效科技混音]录制，自1965-67年创作的经典作品完整收录。30年前您若错过一次，这次岂能错过千禧年全球最大盛事，改写音乐历史的巨人――[披头士合唱团]。披头士创下多项历史记录，拥有如此高的成就，这些荣耀应归功于热情的披头迷。

《99全新数位混音版》共收录披头士15首歌曲，所不同的是30年前版本只有6首披头士作品，这张CD将原来《黄色潜水艇》（《YELLOW SUBMARINE》）漏收的这9首重新加入，并全部数位化。

Digitally remastered digipak edition of this classic 1970 album from The Beatles featuring 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Across The Universe', 'Let It Be', 'Get Back' and many more. The album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. Within the CD's new packaging, the booklet includes detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. A newly produced mini-documentary on the making of the album is included as a QuickTime file on each album. The documentary contains archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere. Capitol. NOTE: Let It Be was never released in mono and is not available in The Beatles In Mono boxset.

Four years after the release of their landmark debut in 2004, MTV VMA Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Island Records group The Killers have completed their fourth album - and first new studio album in two years - DAY & AGE, featuring the new single, "Human" debuting worldwide September 22nd, while the digital single will be released September 30th. The new album hits stores November 25th - two days before Thanksgiving.
DAY & AGE was produced by Stuart Price, a key figure in electronic music (Les Rhythmes Digitales) who previously worked with The Killers on "Don't Shoot Me Santa," their 2007 Christmas single; as well as music on their 2007 compilation, Sawdust. Over the past five years, Price has worked as a producer, mixer, programmer, and keyboardist, including The Killers' "Mr Brightside" remix which was Grammy Nominated.
The Killers - Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboards, guitarist David Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci - found time to complete their new album while also wrapping up their biggest summer rock festival season in the U.S. and abroad. Historic headlining gigs at England's prestigious Leeds and Reading fests coincided with an appearance on the cover of NME's August 8th issue. Earlier in 2008, the Killers took home top honors for Best Band of the Year and Best Track of the Year ("Tranquilize") at the annual NME Awards USA gala, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23rd.
DAY & AGE comes one year after the release of Sawdust (November 2007), a 17-song collection of previously unreleased session tracks, B-sides, rarities and one-offs. The album was assembled at a recording studio in New York's Hell's Kitchen, where the Killers worked with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Lou Reed two recordings. Two singles and videos were issued: "Shadowplay" (from the motion picture soundtrack of Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis), and "Tranquilize".
The Killers' RIAA platinum second album Sam's Town (October 2006) debuted at #2 and spun off two hit singles: the #1 Modern Rock "When You Were Young," nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video; and "Read My Mind," the band's first #1 at Triple-A. Their worldwide 5 million-selling debut Hot Fuss (June 2004) was the longest-running rock album inside the top 50 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for all of 2005, logging 94 weeks on the chart - 53 of those inside the Top 50. The album spun off four solid hit singles - the Grammy-nominated anthem, "Somebody Told Me," the VMA-winning (and Grammy-nominated) "Mr. Brightside," the Modern rock hit "Smile Like You Mean It," and the Grammy-nominated "All These Things That I've Done."

美国拉斯维加斯乐队The Killers第二张录音室专辑将于10月3日发行。主唱Brandon Flowers在最近接受媒体采访时称：这张新专辑是过去20年里最好的专辑。
新专辑取名Sam's Town，是以乐队家乡的一家酒店和赌场的名字：Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall命名的，共12首歌曲。第一支单曲When You Were Young已于8月7日开始在各大电台播放，第二支单曲也已经确定为Bones，这首歌曲的MV已经拍摄完毕，即将发行。由于The Killers在美国和英国属于不同的厂牌，所以在两国通过不同的公司来发行。由伦敦独立厂牌Lizard King Records在英国发行，美国则由Island Records发行。据说这张唱片深受Bruce Springsteen以及Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers的影响。
这张专辑的两名制作人Flood和Alan Moulder均为英国人。两人以前都曾为U2、Nine Inch Nails以及The Smashing Pumpkins等乐队制作过专辑。Flood最近的作品是Placebo今年上半年的新专辑Meds，而Alan Moulder去年曾为The Smashing Pumpkins主唱Billy Corgan的首张个人专辑TheFutureEmbrace以及Nine Inch Nails的With Teeth操刀，Killers的首张专辑Hot Fuss同样有此人的参与。
The Killers乐队深受上世纪80年代英国新浪潮的影响，2004年的首张专辑Hot Fuss销量早已超过百万，并为乐队赢得五项格莱美提名等无数荣誉。
＊U2主唱Bono, Elton John共同声明：这是我最爱的新团＊葛莱美＋全英音乐奖联手追杀 入围最佳摇滚团体等5项大奖＊权威NME奖：最佳国际乐团 美国独立指标Shortlist：年度十大佳作入围 Q杂志：‘年度50大最佳专辑’
故事开始 并不是杀手
拉斯维加斯，全世界的不夜城，席琳狄翁和艾尔顿强长期驻场表演，小甜甜布兰妮偷偷跑来闪电结婚，还有…24小时营业的脱衣酒吧，好个完美的起点：主唱布兰登(Brandon)在那里，做过Gold Coast Hotel旅馆搬行李的服务生，凌晨3点被客人叫去帮忙买保险套；吉他手大卫(Dave)是Banana Republic的店员，和店里的女性客人都有‘良好关系’；鼓手罗尼(Ronnie)在教堂担任婚礼摄影师，拍摄过一对S&M夫妻带着手铐互换婚约誓词；贝斯手马克(Mark)则是医院实验室的快递，通常载送拳击手的血液或尿液去检验，最难忘的经验是一次载到了Lennox Lewis(重量级冠军)的尿液。
逼上绝路 立志做杀手
‘1996到2001年间的烂音乐把我逼急了’，杀手乐团表示：‘大部分在我们脑子里写出来的东西都比它们还要好’，出道不到4个月就获得 2005葛莱美奖+全英音乐奖共5项提名，杀手乐团的确有本事这样说。创作大碟【声名大噪Hot Fuss】拿下英国金榜周冠军、Billboard流行专辑榜Top 8！MTV音乐频道继Linkin Park之后，唯一力捧乐团。连不少前辈都成为了他们的乐迷：U2的Bono、David Bowie、Duran Duran等人高度赞赏，New Order在英国NME大奖颁奖典礼上表演时，特别将"Crystal"一曲献给台下的The Killers；Morrissey邀请他们一起在L.A巡回时向歌迷介绍：‘我很喜欢The Killers，你们应该也喜欢’，摇滚爵士Elton John在巴黎宣传时特别邀请他们一起上电视，并且公开表示‘这是我最爱的新团’。
方向明确 杀手的告白
身为美国人，却在2004年签约于英国独立厂牌Lizard King旗下，以单曲"Mr. Brightside"冲上英国流行单曲榜Top 10，因而获得美国大厂Island的一纸合约，跃身主流。首波全球单曲"Somebody Told Me"穿脑的旋律令人发噱的歌词，同步拿下Billboard现代摇滚单曲+英国金榜Top 3，声名大噪专辑一举突破300万张销售，成为2005年第一百万新团！‘很多美国的独立乐团有种奇怪的偏见，他们无法忍受“成功”，只要谁获得了商业的成绩就不是在作音乐，我觉得这种想法很奇怪’。
‘我们不想只做玩音乐自己爽的小小乐团’，主唱Brandon眼中闪着光芒，‘我们想要成为美国的U2’。或许，2005年即将和U2一起在欧洲巡演的The Killers杀手乐团早已踏上了这趟旅程。

Hot Fuss is the debut studio album by Las Vegas-based American rock band The Killers, released on June 7, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on June 15, 2004 in the United States.

Sawdust is a compilation of re-recorded B-sides, rarities, covers and remixes by the Las Vegas rock band The Killers. The album was released in various markets between November 9 and November 13, 2007, when it was released in the United States.[1] The album was first mentioned by Brandon Flowers in an interview with Billboard in late August,[2] and Rolling Stone revealed the name of the compilation in its "Smoking Section" on September 6, 2007.[3]

Japanese exclusive compilation, featuring 22 tracks, covers the rock icon's entire career up to her popular cover of the Mary Tyler Moore theme. Highlights include, 'Cherry Bomb', 'I Hate Myself For Loving You', 'You Can't Get Me' (Acoustic Version), 'Love Is All Around', 'Light Of Day', 'Fetish', & many more. JVC. 2003.

琼杰特来自美国费城，曾是70年代纯女子硬摇滚乐队the Runaways逃亡乐队的一员，the Runaways乐队解散之后，乐队成员Lita Ford和Joan Jett是发展最好的两位音乐人，前者走向了重金属音乐，大名鼎鼎哦，后者是坚持了传统的硬摇滚，成为80年代乐坛的风云人物。
在1981年Joan Jett与the Blackhearts黑心人合唱团乐队合作，《I Love Rock n" Roll》就是出自1981年Joan Jett & the Blackhearts乐队的同名专辑，歌曲在1982年开始风靡起来，最疯狂时获得了全美七周冠军，呵呵，歌曲的歌词，曲调和配器都很简单，但是却直接乾脆，特别是Joan Jett富有磁性和穿透力的声音，相当吸引人。
1988年，Joan Jett又一次凭借单曲《I Hate Myself for Loving You》红遍全世界，高亢的嗓音，强劲的节奏，再次在乐坛呼风唤雨，Joan Jett由此成了强悍女性摇滚代表人物之一。而《I love rock and roll我爱摇滚乐》因为是八十年代摇滚的开场曲，所以成了一代又一代青年心中的摇滚圣歌

Joan Jett原名Joan Larkin，15岁便成立了自己的第一支乐队，并为人们演出。洛杉矶的一个制作人Kim Fowley发现了Joan Jett的乐队，于是他主动担任了乐队的经纪人，在将这支全部由女性组成的乐队改名为the Runaways后，乐队签约于Mercury唱片公司。乐队最初的三张专辑在美国基本没有什么太大商业成就，但在日本却大受欢迎，而且有趣的是，在洛杉矶的朋克圈和硬摇滚圈中她都十分吃香，她在这种状况下为硬核乐队the Germs制作了他们的第一张专辑《G.I.》。

出生时间：1960年生于美国费城
风格划分：硬摇滚、朋克摇滚
艺人简介：她玩的是简单而纯粹的摇滚乐，她从不把自己的性别当一回事，她是几代摇滚女性的偶像。
Jett的音乐最明显的标志就是雪崩一样的音量和无法抵抗的钩子(指音乐中引人入胜的细节)，the Rolling Stones一样精力充沛的形象和节奏，AC/DC一样强大的和弦演奏。她坚持摇滚乐的传统，但也不断有所突破——她玩的是经典的三和弦rock & roll，然而她也喜欢某些被认为是垃圾的东西(比如Gary Glitter)。从他的第一支乐队the Runaways到他在八十年代的金曲机器合作者the Blackhearts直至她在九十年代出人意料的成功复出，她的音乐从未改变过，她用这种方式保证音乐的品质，并用这种方式创造了经典(“I Love Rock-n-Roll”)。
Joan Jett原名Joan Larkin，15岁便成立了自己的第一支乐队，并为人们演出。洛杉矶的一个制作人Kim Fowley发现了Joan Jett的乐队，于是他主动担任了乐队的经纪人，在将这支全部由女性组成的乐队改名为the Runaways后，乐队签约于Mercury唱片公司。乐队最初的三张专辑在美国基本没有什么太大商业成就，但在日本却大受欢迎，而且有趣的是，在洛杉矶的朋克圈和硬摇滚圈中她都十分吃香，她在这种状况下为硬核乐队the Germs制作了他们的第一张专辑《G.I.》。
1980年The Runaways解散，Jett来到纽约开始个人发展。在经纪人兼制作人Kenny Laguna的协助下，Jett独立发行了以她自己的名字命名的个人专辑，因为没有唱片公司对她感兴趣。这张唱片和比较朋克化的Runaways相比是一张相当传统的rock & roll唱片，但却保持了以前那种挑衅性的态度。唱片的销售结果对于独立发行来讲相当不错，这引起了Boardwalk唱片公司的注意，他们以《Bad Reputation》之名再版了这张专辑，最终在美国专辑榜上名列第51。
在《Bad Reputation》发行后Jett成立了the Blackhearts乐队，1981年，Jett以Joan Jett & The Blackhearts之名推出了第二张专辑《I Love Rock-n-Roll》，这是她的辉煌时刻，也是八十年代重摇滚的开场白，专辑名列Top10，单曲“I Love Rock-n-Roll”成为一代摇滚礼赞。但其后的一系列专辑再也未能取得如此的佳绩，也再没有一首单曲能与“I Love Rock-n-Roll”媲美。1987年Jett在电影《Light of Day》中担任主演。1988年，取自专辑《Up Your Alley》的单曲“I Hate Myself for Loving You”终于再次打入Top10，专辑也成为了她的第二张白金唱片。1990年的精选《The Hit List》成绩还算理想，但1991年的专辑《Notorious》则在榜上彻底失败。但在此时，在《Notorious》和1994的《Pure and Simple》之间，新一代女性摇滚艺人开始崛起，从重型非主流乐队L7到riot grrl朋克乐队Bikini Kill的每一个人都宣称受到了Jett与the Runaways的影响，其结果是《Pure and Simple》引起了人们的极大兴趣，自八十年代中期后，评论界从未像对这张专辑一样表示过热情。1995年，Jett与the Gits(这支乐队的主唱Mia Zapata1993年被先奸后杀)的残余成员录制了一张现场专辑《Evilstig》。1999年，Jett重组了the Blackhearts并录制了专辑《Fetish》。
推荐专辑：《I Love Rock-n-Roll》