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Aaron Neville聆听记（一）——序及《Warm Your Heart》
如果一个歌手早在60年代就推出了足以载入史册的单曲（《Tell It Like It Is》被收录滚石500伟大的歌），那么直到1991年才推出个人第二张专辑一定是有原因的。 从60年代蹿红的若干单曲，然后一直沉寂，直到80年代后期才“重出江湖”，很遗憾我没有考证“迷失20年”的耐心。从1986年第一张个人专辑《Mickey Mouse Marc...(0回应)
如果一个歌手早在60年代就推出了足以载入史册的单曲（《Tell It Like It Is》被收录滚石500伟大的歌），那么直到1991年才推出个人第二张专辑一定是有原因的。 从60年代蹿红的若干单曲，然后一直沉寂，直到80年代后期才“重出江湖”，很遗憾我没有考证“迷失20年”的耐心。从1986年第一张个人专辑《Mickey Mouse March》开始，Aaron先后发了约15张个人专辑，并有若干单曲。从销量看，是属于半红不紫的状态。但Aaron还是凭借极具辨识力的唯美音色和舒缓的曲风留住了不少铁杆乐迷。 通常而言这很难，如果你不是歌剧迷，能告诉我帕瓦罗蒂的HighC和多明戈HighC的区别么？音色的辨识力往往是种缺陷美，譬如王菲的纤细，周华健的绵软或老爹的粗糙。圆润、扎实略带美声气息的嗓音相比之下动人有余，却未必能够迅速被记忆。 而Aaron与众不同，他的颤音极具个人特色，尤其是句尾非常美妙又与众不同的“r”音——我无力用文字表现这种感觉，你必须亲身体验。Aaron的许多歌曲里都会出现这个特殊的唱腔，那个别致的“r”，委婉的流转于唇齿间，性感的颤抖着。在我有限的聆听经验里，这是所能感受到最迷人的尾音了。 由于我没能找到《Mickey Mouse March》，因此《Warm Your Heart》就算是第一张专辑了。基本上之后的所有专辑都保持着相近的风格——一点soul，一点R&B，并有一些基督教和福音歌曲的味道或歌词，或者干脆就是福音歌——至少在我所能找到的9张专辑里。所以，刻薄点的评论者完全可以将他的专辑编号：《Warm Your Heart 1》《Warm Your Heart 2》《Warm Your Heart 3》…… 从这个角度来说，Aaron Neville算是美国的许巍。自从《时光·漫步》之后，爆红的许巍丢下了原来阴暗摇滚的色彩，虽然依然忧郁，却有如春天的暖日，偶尔的冷风并不会吹散阳光。你会毫不费力的听完整张专辑，如果没有催你入睡，至少也能让你身心放松，然后，毫不费力的忘掉你听过什么。告诉我，如果没有“蓝莲花”这句词，你真的能记住《蓝莲花》的曲调么？正如前文所说，这可以是被批判的理由，却也是值得骄傲的资本。不信你试试放十首《老鼠爱大米》变奏曲到一张专辑试试（啥，你说一首就够受的了？别钻牛角尖么……）。Aaron Neville显然比许巍高出一班，这不仅是更出色的唱功，还有作为一个基督徒，一个有真诚宗教信仰的人的那份发自内心的虔诚和平静，而这些，你都会从他的音乐里轻易感受到。 Neville不会过多的炫技，无论是演唱还是伴奏、编曲。《Warm Your Heart》专辑中第一首《Louisiana1927》由弦乐引入，同名曲“Warm Your Heart”前面一段略带爵士味道的钢琴solo已经是难得的炫耀了。他所有的配乐都是足够简洁的，但绝不寒碜。这也是福音歌曲应有的诚意，Neville的演唱中只会非常克制的露出些许哭腔以作点缀，而绝不会像James Brown那样肆无忌惮的哀嚎。 《I bid you goodnight》是我在这张专辑中最喜欢的曲子。无论是男声和音还是吉他点缀，一切都恰到好处的内敛。在这里附上歌词作为结尾吧。 Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I want to lay your head upon your savior’s breast I love you, but jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I want to lay your head upon your savior’s breast I love you, but jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight One of these mornings bright and early and soon, goodnight Now they’re pickin’ up the spirit to the shore beyond, goodnight Go walking in the valley of the shadow of death, goodnight He’s riding a staff, gonna comfort me, goodnight Join the wise, there’s a soul to find, goodnight Lord send a fire, not a flood next time, goodnight To leave for the ark, that wonderful boat, goodnight She really loaded down, getting water to float, goodnight Now pray for the beast at the ending of the world, goodnight He loved the children that would not be good, goodnight I remember rather well, I remember right well, goodnight I went walking to Jerusalem just like john Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I wanna lay your head upon your saviors breast I love you, but jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight http://www.baboon1900.com/?p=165
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The music game has its own cruel logic. If you're lucky or gifted enough to have a hit song, you're asked to come up with another one almost immediately. Then again...And again. Most fall apart right there. If you don't, you've made it into a very exclusive club. Even if you do, as time marches o...(0回应)
The music game has its own cruel logic. If you're lucky or gifted enough to have a hit song, you're asked to come up with another one almost immediately. Then again...And again. Most fall apart right there. If you don't, you've made it into a very exclusive club. Even if you do, as time marches on Radio and TV - the Balkans of demographics - consign nearly every performer to a neat, small pocket of appeal. Listeners outside of that niche don't even get a chance to hear your stuff. But every so often a musical act comes along who perform songs which are so universal in their appeal, so profound in their impact, so eclectic in their tastes, that they break through the typical constraints. These are the Legends, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, the Members of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame... Queen, with all 4 original members writing #1 hits, with songs which are played at every radio format every day, are one of those Legends. They rock as hard as anyone, anywhere; they've touched on Tin Pan Alley Pop and performed heart wrenching soul like they were channeling the greats of that genre. They've had Dance hits, rockabilly hits, they've had softer material that translates to any audience in the mood for quiet reflection. The band INVENTED the stadium anthem. Their collaboration with film-makers and other musical artists continue to reverberate. Heck their original singer wrote some of the most moving songs about facing life and facing life after one's death EVER. ……
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