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.

Nick's debut album, released in 1969 on Island Records.
尼克的首张唱片，1969年，孤岛唱片。标题暗示英国Rizla卷烟纸，
A possible source for the title is quoted by Patrick Humphries in his Nick Drake biography.
It's an excerpt from a novel, 'The Last Leaf', written by American writer O. Henry around the turn of the century. A young painter is dying of pneumonia, and what keeps her alive is the ivy growing in the yard outside:
从Patrick Humphries为nick的传记里，可以找到取这个标题的缘由－－－小说《最后一片叶》的摘录，美国作家欧.亨利。一个垂死于肺炎的年青画家，支撑他生命的仅是他院子外的常春藤。
"'They're falling faster now. Three days ago there was almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it's easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.'
'Five what, dear?...'
'Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go too'" (Humphries, p. 93)
“现在掉的更快了，三天前还有百来片。为他们计数可真让我头疼。现在简单了......又掉了一片，只剩下五片了。”
"五片什么？亲爱的！“
”常春藤上的叶子，当最后一片飘落的时候我也要去了“(Humphries, Page. 93)

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Originally a postpunk outfit with gothic leanings, The Cure evolved into one of the most visionary, creatively satisfying and influential groups to come of age in the 1980's. From dreamy pop to moody expressionism, their signature sound is adventurous, hypnotic, and rich with texture. Formed in 1976 by Robert Smith and schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass) and Laurence Tolhurst (drums), The Cure's stunning debut album on U.K.-based Fiction Records launched an extraordinary career and enduring worldwide popularity.

在完成Let It Be之后，甲壳虫四人组合着手制作他们作为一个乐队、一个组合的最后一张专辑。这之后，乐队成员将各奔东西。由于这张专辑是在伦敦的阿比大街(Abbey Road)录制的，所以Beatles将其命名为Abbey Road。
录制于甲壳虫乐队最后日子的《阿比大街》是其成就的顶点，充分展示了乐队成员成熟的技艺。如同对他们多年共同合作的一个总结，该专辑包括了每一个成员的作品，各种不同的风格熔于一炉。其中摇滚乐有：The End，I Want You，Oh!Darling，Come Together，民谣类有Because，Something，而Sun King中的吉它片段，Carry That Weight、Golden Slumbers中的配乐，I Want You、Sun King、Maxwell's Silver Hammer中Sgt. Pepper式的倒带、各种奇奇怪怪的新乐器以及录音室噱头，都给人留下深刻印象。
所有乐队成员都有创作汇入该专辑，而每一个作品都是对他们各自独特秉赋的绝好印证。特别突出的是George的Something和Here Comes The Sun，这也许是有史以来最棒的两首歌了。Ringo的配乐技巧同样令人难以忘怀，Octopus's Garden显然有着该专辑中最诱人的旋律之一。
Beatles的解散代表着一个他们统治并参与创建的时代的结束，也许可以说以前或以后都不会有象他们这样的乐队了。对于无数的Beatles迷来说，这解散的时刻自然令他们黯然神伤。而若干年后列农的遇刺，更使他们中的许多人痛心疾首、甚至号啕大哭。时至今日，当刺杀列农的凶手可能获释的消息传来，他们中还有人扬言：这小子如果今天出狱，他将见不到明天的太阳！
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第14位。

The Cure 在1989年推出了这张大热门专辑《Disintegration》。《Disintegration》同时也是 Robert Smith“悲情三部曲”的第二部(第一部是《Pornography》，第三部是《Bloodflowers》)，显得黑暗诱人，带着神秘和忧郁，整张专辑有着催眠曲一样的感觉，没有了乐队以前的黑暗绝望的作风，尽管专辑的基调比以前更为忧郁。The Cure 的音乐罕见的变得迷人了起来。好像在无垠的大海里，仰望夜空闪亮的星光，慢慢下沉，痛苦浸透，安详地窒息。铺天盖地的深蓝色键盘，孤寂而灿烂的吉他，黑暗中幻化出彩色光芒的贝司，沉稳压抑而华丽眩目的鼓，还有 Robert Smith 凄美冷艳的歌声......

80年代末期英国流行音乐进入低潮，曾创造英国新浪潮音乐的曼彻斯特，这期间也变得萧条。正当英国音乐将在沉闷中进入90年代的时候，一支叫做“石玫瑰”(The Stone Roses)的乐队出现了，1989年，他们的第一张专辑的出版，使英国“独立摇滚”(Indie-Rock)现象进入了新的时代。

“石玫瑰”也顺理成章地成了曼彻斯特独立摇滚界的领袖，这张专辑在音乐上很明显地受到了60年代美国民歌摇滚乐队“飞鸟”(The Byrds)的影响，同时也受到了80年代刚刚形成潮流趋势的Acid House舞曲音乐影响。他们把吉他流行乐与“独立摇滚”相融合并且进一步刺激了跳舞文化的发展，很快被传媒赋予了“新迷幻音乐”的称号。

“石玫瑰”受到乐迷欢迎最主要的是伊恩·布朗(Ian Brown)那漫不经心地演唱和孤傲、超然的性格；诱人的吉他演奏片段和起伏的节奏。不管是专辑中59秒的“我亲爱的伊丽莎白”(Elizabeth My Dear)还是近10分钟的“傻瓜金子”(Fools Gold)都显示了他们这方面的才能。专辑的前四首歌：“我要被崇拜了”(I Wanna Be Adored)、“她敲鼓”(She Bangs The Drums)、“大象石头”(Elephant Stone)和“瀑布”(Waterfall)清新简洁的编配和流畅的旋律使当时徘徊在乏味的英国音乐中的人们感到为之一振。

尽管“石玫瑰”引导了英国独立音乐的跳舞潮流，但是，他们的这张具有重大意义的唱片仅仅显露一点跳舞音乐的迹象。而真正把舞曲音乐发扬光大的是他们的同乡“808同盟”(808 States)和“快乐星期一”(Happy Mondays)。

但时间证明这张专辑的价值，嗡嗡的吉他声也能把跳舞音乐带给了听众，新浪潮音乐的复苏和新迷幻音乐的再生，并且能在90年代的流行音乐中不断地听到对这张专辑的回应之声。

In July 2017, New Order returned to the stage at Manchester’s Old Granada Studios where Joy Division made their television debut on Tony Wilson’s So It Goes programme in 1978. For the celebrated show ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes .., New Order deconstructed, rethought and rebuilt a wealth of material from throughout their career: familiar and obscure, old and new.
Featuring tracks such as Disorder, from Joy Divisions Unknown Pleasures and not played live for 30 years, up to 2015’s Plastic from New Order’s critically acclaimed Top 5 album Music Complete - this is the perfect document of those magical 5 nights.
The album was recorded live on 13th July 2017 and includes the full show and encore plus 3 additional tracks recorded over the residency to give listeners a full representation of the breadth of material performed. Released on triple vinyl, double CD and to download/stream, ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes .. is released on July 12th
This special series of intimate shows took over Stage 1 of Manchester’s iconic Old Granada Studios for five nights in July 2017. Created in collaboration with visual artist Liam Gillick, who has previously presented solo exhibitions at venues such as Tate Britain and MoMA in New York; and orchestrated by composer-arranger Joe Duddell, a fellow son of Manchester and a frequent collaborator with the band, the live show was performed by the band with a 12-strong synthesiser ensemble from the Royal Northern College of Music. This summer New Order will be performing at festivals throughout Europe and have just announced a headline tour for October playing Prague, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. “A perfect collision of old and new orders… a brilliantly theatrical mix” The i News “Outstanding… A stunning and artful setup. A highly effective marriage of synth strings and atmospheric textures that gives the songs a twist and a fresh coat of sonic paint” Louder Than War

这同样也是张冠军专辑，让人惊叹于Suede的魔力，不过你会意识到在合成器大师Steve Osbourne的指导下，这张专辑真的有些不一样了。安德森学会了如何控制合成器，并在它的带领下创作旋律，而主音吉他手Richard Oakes也不得不放下心爱的吉他打起了太极。
这张专辑的灵感来源主要来自于在英国兴起的吹泡运动，而药味十足的Tricky则成了主创的新宠。