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Album Title 专辑：Heathen Artist 艺人：David Bowie Date of Release 时间：2002.6.11 Aidiren Rating 星级：★★★ Genre 流派：Rock Style 风格：Prog-Rock/Art Rock Label 厂牌：Iso/Columbia Publish 发行：Sony Serial Number 编号：508222 Copyright 版权：Sony Collection No. 收藏：RYCD-EU038-0147 　　 　　 　　 　　 《Heathen》（异教徒）是大卫•鲍伊（David Bowie）在新千年发行的第一张录音室专辑，在我的印象中，1980年发行的《Scary Monsters》几乎就是他在艺术上的绝唱，虽然还有后来的《Let’s Dance》在商业上获得了巨大的成功，但事实上在整个八十年代和九十年代这位六七十年代的摇滚明星都是在平庸加昏庸中度过的。 《Heathen》是大卫•鲍伊在音乐上的一次回归，虽然我早就预料到他再也回不到三十年前，但告别那些比空虚更空虚的电子试验终究能让他显得更实在一点。也许是年纪的使然，岁数越大也就越宿命，而做为曾经是Virgin唱片摇钱树的他，在为其服务三十年之后居然被扫地出门的境遇无疑也让他更看淡了音乐以外的一些事情，而这次由他自创的音乐厂牌Iso来制作这张专辑，理所应当的也就更能找到一些朴素的气息。 专辑以《Sunday》开场，由著名电子音乐人莫比（Moby）所做的混音突出了音乐中沉郁幽远的深隧意境，合成器的背景音乐效更扩大了其戏剧效果，而大卫• 鲍伊的歌声沉稳中更隐露出一种沧桑；同样由法国电子组合“空气”（Air）所做混音的《A Better Future》所呈现地则是一幅欢快、小乐子般的图景，当然还有那不时闪动的摩登情怀，很有种飞到过去时光不愿回来的冲动；另一首《Slow Burn》里老而弥辣的吉它Solo则来自“谁人”乐队（The Who）的吉它手佩特•汤斯海德（Pete Townshend），不过两个老革命在新千年的重逢显然已经调动不起人们多大的兴趣，在他们无心无力的一弹一唱中，我甚至不忍心再多说一句坏话。 专辑中还有两首翻唱作品：《I’ve Been Waiting For You》是民谣摇滚的老兵内尔•杨（Neil Young）1969年发行的同名专辑中的一首经典作品，而客串吉它则是“幽灵一族”乐队（Foo Fighters）的成员戴维•格劳尔（Dave Grohl）（此人正是前Nirvana乐队的鼓手），开始的吉它旋律和音效恍若“莫奇芭”（Morcheeba）的《Tape Loop》，大卫•鲍伊的演唱则显得平稳和世故，淡淡的颓废中多少还隐现出许多的沧桑和无奈何；另一首“小妖精”（Pixies）的《Cactus》里出现了若隐若现的布鲁斯鼓点和吉它合弦，依稀让人想起七十年代那个把硬摇滚（Hard Rock）同样能玩得感性动人的大卫•鲍伊，不过更多的还是在类似模仿秀的复制中，让我们感受到他的年华老去。 当然了，谁都不会天真到再把2002年的大卫•鲍伊当成七十年代的那个摇滚明星来欣赏了，而他那些伎俩和手段也几乎在八、九十年代的二十年中用得一干二净了，虽然在《Heathen》里大卫•鲍伊还在试着请不同的裁缝来让他的衣柜变得更充实、更丰厚，但对于他来说真正重要的是永远是应该确认自己到底应该穿什么，因为有时候一件适合的衣服比一商场的琳琅满目要更为有意义。 当然，也可以用这样一种说法，那就是大卫•鲍伊真得已经不适合这个时代了。 　　 　　文/爱地人 　　15/08/04 　　aidiren@yeah.net

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Album Title 专辑：All Things Must Pass Artist 艺人：George Harrison Date of Release 时间：1970.11.27 Edition 版本：E.U(30th Anniversary Edition) Aidiren Rating 星级：★★★★☆ Genre 流派：Rock Style 风格：Psychedelic/Songwrite/Singer/Album Rock Label 厂牌：Parlophone Publish 发行：EMI Serial Number 编号：7243 530474 2 9 Copyright 版权：EMI Collection No. 收藏：RYCD-EU080-0265A/B 　　 　　 　　 谁都不曾想到，在The Beatles里并不算是大红花的George Harrison，会在这个伟大乐团解散后，凭借着1970年的这套《All Things Must Pass》双张专辑和首打单曲《My Sweet Lord》成为第一个创造个人专辑与单曲冠军的单飞成员。也许正是John Lennon和Paul McCartney在The Beatles时期实在太过高调，再加上一个Yoko Ono不停的掺合而让他们无法迅速找准单飞后的步点，所以也正好给了内敛、含蓄的George Harrison以一个咸鱼翻身的小小机遇。 其实George Harrison这一份薄名并不是从天而降的，就在人们都把The Beatles等同于《Yesterday》这样擅于制造商业神话的摇滚乐团的时候，其实更不能忽略的是他们于60年代后期在唱片概念、音乐技术和思想艺术等方面对未来摇滚乐的启迪作用，而在这个过程中，George Harrison就扮演着举足轻重的角色。虽然他不是《Norwegian Wood》、《Yellow Submarine》、《Come Together》等等一系列热门单曲的作者，但他却还是因为从印度西塔琴大师Ravi Shankar身上吸收到越来越多的灵气，而在The Beatles的后期逐步成为能够左右乐团音乐风格走向的重要成员。就算不提他在《Revolver》里前所未有的贡献和单曲《Taxman》的地位，单看那时期The Beatles越来越深遂、迷幻的音乐氛围，你就能明白深陷玄学无法自拨的George Harrison在乐队音乐的编排上起了多大的作用。当他不再是那个连扫弦都扫不利索的吉它手，当他已经开始把东方佛教的禅宗融入吉它并创造意境更为况远的音乐时，说The Beatles随着他一起进步，也不算是件过份的事情了。 有些东西有团队的束缚中是远远无法实现的，而《All Things Must Pass》正是George Harrison尽情施展抱负的最佳体现，这张专辑也和他最后的遗作《Brainwashed》堪称俯视这位一代伟大吉它手音乐和生命的两座顶峰。而这种比较玄乎的命运结局，不知George Harrison有机会仔细回味一下，是不是又该对释珈牟尼更倾情的敬仰多一分？！ 《All Things Must Pass》是一张用现代音乐谱写的梦幻田园的赞美诗，整张专辑都萦绕着一种超越物质的理想，虽然比起John Lennon那种童话般的乌托帮，George Harrison的手法还要略显晦涩一点、复杂一点。不过比起The Beatles后期那些稍带有艺术痕迹的迷幻编排，此张专辑也在音乐上体现了George Harrison超物质的构思和想法。当然，禅宗里的虚无和来世毕竟不能制作出一张像样的音乐唱片，但“何处染尘埃”的佛理却也教会了George Harrison化繁就简的道理，因此相对纯净的民谣也就自然成了他那个时期音乐的主基调。大概也有点进庙先磕头的意思，George Harrison正好翻唱了一首现代民谣祖宗Bob Dylan同年发行的《New Morning》专辑里的《If Not For You》，并将两人合作的《I’d Have You Anytime》放在了专辑的开始。前者完全是一派洋洋得意的乡村画面，后者也更像是将仙未仙前的世俗情歌。 即使George Harrison已经开始超物质了，但他却还是为未来的流行乐坛留下了许多物质。在本张专辑里虽然没有让人耳晕目眩的吉它Solo和精心刻画的音效与Riff，但那些极简的吉它扫弦却在日后给了低调民谣、独立艺人，甚至后摇艺人们以无数的灵感。把《My Sweet Lord》里的吉它扫弦分离出来，你就会发现它对Echo&The Bunnymen的影响有多大；再把《Wah-Wah》里的吉它Riff拿出来，你又会发现咬着强生牙刷的Ben Kweller也提早十一年出世了；或者还可以把《Let It Down》做为当代Indie乐团的范本教材，当然更不能忘了那些用西塔琴神韵演绎的吉它Solo对后世许多Trip-Hop乐团的影响，而《Art of Dying》里的节拍更可以提前宣布了ABBA时代的到来…… 专辑还在精神方面诠释了印度佛教的某些教义，虽然肯定达不到“花自飘零水自流”这样的高度，但也交织出了西方进入后工业时代的颓废精神与东方佛教往生哲学契合的画卷。《My Sweet Lord》正是表现出这样一种矛盾对立，以及物质与精神、生命和死亡相碰撞时的出世理想，而这也是理解George Harrison这张专辑、或者说他整个音乐生涯的最关键所在。 与专辑相关的倒还有一个号外的八卦，如今已经成了一代吉它宗师的Eric Clapton也参与了此张专辑的吉它录制，成为这张专辑成功的另一个功臣，而当时好不容易盼来The Beatles解散而能有更多时间与好友George Harrison切磋的他，却不幸因为录制这张专辑而爱上了George Harrison的妻子Patti Boyd，在“朋友妻不可欺”和“爱可以超越一切”的矛盾中，最终他只能选择了用海洛因来解决这一切问题，把这一种宿命和此张专辑背后的宗教情节结合起来分析，倒真不由让人对“人定能胜天”这句话表示困惑了。 　　 　　文/爱地人 　　21/11/05 　　aidiren@126.com

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01 - "Delia's Gone" (Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops) – 2:18 Originally recorded by Cash for The Sound of Johnny Cash (1962) 02 - "Let the Train Blow the Whistle" (Cash) – 2:15 03 - "The Beast in Me" (Nick Lowe) – 2:45 Originally recorded by Lowe for The Impossible Bird (1994) 04 - "Drive On" (Cash) – 2:23 05 - "Why Me Lord" (Kris Kristofferson) – 2:20 Originally recorded by Kristofferson for Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972) 06 - "Thirteen" (edit) (Glenn Danzig) – 2:29 Full-length version appears on Disc 5 of the Unearthed Box Set. Written by Glenn Danzig for Cash. Later recorded by Danzig for Danzig 6:66 Satan's Child (1999) 07 - "Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)" (John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer) – 3:52 Originally recorded by Cash for Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965) 08 - "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:01 Originally recorded by Cohen for Songs from a Room (1969) 09 - "Tennessee Stud" (live) (Jimmy Driftwood) – 2:54 Originally a hit single for Eddy Arnold (1959) 10 - "Down There by the Train" (Tom Waits) – 5:34 Written by Waits for Cash. Later released by Waits on his Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards rarities collection. 11 - "Redemption" (Cash) – 3:03 12 - "Like a Soldier" (Cash) – 2:50 13 - "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" (live) (Loudon Wainwright) – 5:03 Originally recorded by Wainwright for Attempted Mustache (1973)

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Grace I know it’s not your time yet but I see you coming over the hill, Blaming everything on me is that the way you get your kicks and your thrills, You should spare a little time for your mind and then your body and soul. You act a little crazy but I know you’ve got it under control, And this is me trying to be kind I want you to know, This whole banging on the roof and stamping on the floors getting old. Lets come to an agreement there’s no need to get the police involved, A minor little headache can be cured by a little resolve, And this is me trying to be kind, I want you to know, You seem to pardon all my favors now, SOMETIMES! I’m a sober boy and you’re a lonely girl, So lets give it up and stay out of each other’s worlds Is there any need in bringing in the butchers for a bit of a scare I’ve had so many hidings in this city that they’ve stopped being rare, This is me trying to be kind I want you to know, You seem to pardon all my favors now SOMETIMES! I’m a sober boy and you’re a lonely girl, So lets give it up and stay out of each other’s worlds I’m a sober boy and you’re a lonely girl, So lets give it up and stay out of each other’s worlds Lets make our peace, stand in one line, Or hold on to these, grudges for time. . . . Underneath The Lights underneath the lights on the stage in my hometown you've never seen the likes so many people singing aloud sing along to my songs speak in your ear tear you to the bone to much is never enough no matter how much they'll always want more All the people so friendly, now all they do is apologise and all the people so friendly, we're gonna dance dance dance into the night we drink like the irish one second you're as high as a kite the next you're on the floor you know the scots theres always a fight Has there ever been reason to bite keep your lips underneath you as hard as you might and pour them from the height and drown me in the cloud of the light And all the people so friendly, now all they do is apologise and all the people so friendly, we're gonna dance dance dance before the fight And now we've kissed, lets make the most of this I don't care whos wrong i just don't wanna go home alone I sacraficed the light a party life never ignored give me all you've got i can take it all and more seen it in the film before stingy types and drugs on the go i've seen this before, it's your turn to show me to the door(?) Ah you used to be so friendly now all you do is apologise before you go on your frenzy lets dance dance dance into the night And now we've kissed lets make the most of this befoe the night turns sour lets use this final hour SWEETHEART And now we've kissed oh lets make the most of this I don't care whos wrong i just don't want to go home alone You're outta line you're outta line you're outta line go home x4 (Guitar solo) And now we've kissed, lets make the most of this x4 And now we've kissed, lets make the most of this befoe the night turns sour lets use this final hour SWEETHEART And now we've kissed oh lets make the most of this I don't care whos wrong i just don't want to go home alone Kiss and make up at the end of the night Kiss and make up at the end of the night Kiss and make up at the end of the night Kiss and make up at the end of the night . . . Tragic Magic Coming up(?) complaining he can't get the blood off his hands He cant tell the difference between friends and powder fans Hooked on what they're given so they just won't go away Give them this umbrella to get back on a rainy day Shattered man's(?) complaining by the things we shrug away Realise it matters when your heart gets torn away The doctor thinks he didn't do the things he didn't say Hanging round, looking you can stay in touch now Each of you complaining about the situation You wonder what they did so well Each of you complaining about his chosen vocation But I'm not dealing with Scum like you And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic just Another case of tragic magic When the dealer remembers more than the man Not a lot of people have the problems that they do Offload all your troubles they'll come back to you This lad…….(missing lyric) (Missing lyric) Keep on complaining(missing lyric) until your fall asleep Come along and sing with me Make everyone ecstatic using a chromatic Still though no one sings round here And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic just Another case of tragic magic When the dealer remembers more than the man When the dealer remembers more than the man remember your no more than the man And you know what I'll ask you But I already no the answer But they say they call me a chancer And you know what I'll ask you But i know what you'll say You can't take prisoners with scum like me And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic And its just a case of tragic magic When you can't remember feeling fantastic And its just a case of tragic magic When the dealer remembers more than the man No no, Remember your no more than the more Remember your no more than the more Oh it's the tragic magic You never feel fantastic Oh it's the tragic magic . . . Girl Lying in some euphoric vibe Stories being told, of a girl you'd like to ride, She seems nice, to the blind man with a drink but oh man what a tea leaf, no second chance to think She'll say she's changed, but I know her game, She'll cane all of your baggies, and leave someone to blame So I'm never gonna ask her (Chorus) Don't let the girl come in, Don't let the girl come in, She'll put you in a spin, take everythin' Just dont let her in I enter in, the middle of the night, this house it seems so empty, I can feel her kickin about, the door goes crash, and out goes my guitar musn't worry much, cos next doors never far, So i chap the door, and out she comes, lookin rather smokin', as if nothin has occured So I'm never gonna ask her Don't let the girl come in, Don't let the girl come in, She'll put you in a spin, take everythin' Just dont let her in Just dont let her in Don't let the girl come in, cos you know, you know she'll put you, put you in a spin So stay away, don't answer open, Answer nothing more, Whats is goin' on in your house. on in your house on in your house on in your house Don't let the girl come in, Don't let the girl come in, She'll put you in a spin, take everythin' Just dont let her in Don't let the girl come in,(dont let her in) Don't let the girl come in, (dont let her in) She'll put you in a spin, take everythin' Just dont let her in Just dont let her in Just dont let her in . . . Life I want you to know I had no place to go Want you to see what you done to me Because of him you've thrown me away You could of gone with him and chose another day Just because your gullible ranger You've made me feel like I'm deranged And that seems strange cause you gave me the life That seems strange cause you gave me the life I'm feeling almost dead you're messing up my head I'm in the wrong direction still no support Because of him you've thrown me away You could of gone with him and chose another day The road that you have taken now Is all because of me somehow And that seems strange cause you gave me the life That seems strange cause you gave me the life Just because your gullible range You've made me feel like I'm deranged And that seems strange cause you me the life And I'll love my son, like you loved one I will become another part of you I'll carry the weight of you So I'll love my son, like you loved one It's now my turn to follow a better day Think of a better way I'll love my son, like you loved one I will become another part of you I'll carry the weight of you I want you to know I have no place to go Want you to see what you've done to me . . . Friend [No lyrics] . . . Beautiful Boy you dug your head in a thousand holes You got to stand up, you got to take the blows ‘Cause if you don’t take the blows Then the girl won’t sing and the gas won’t blow Sometimes I think that I think too much And that it’s all in my head and I can’t touch ‘Cause if you touch too much Then the lights won’t go on and the water won’t flush And I’m chasing all my cares away Fighting for freedom for one way And I’m chasing all my cares away So take me to that beautiful way Nitrous in my eyes, I blank too much And if I carry on, my mind will turn to mush And if it turns to mush Then the strings won’t batter and the paint won’t brush He said 'You’re only happy when you’re pissed' I said ‘No, I’m not’, He said, ‘I insist How many times could you have blown a kiss But instead you swung your fist?’ And I’m chasing all my cares away Fighting for freedom for one day And I’m chasing all my cares away So take me to that beautiful way So take me to that beautiful way What was that ripping away? Oh was it, was it a time? Was it part of a crime? You can only own your own life So why own mine? I own mine And I’m chasing all my cares away Fighting for freedom for one day And I’m chasing all my cares away So take me to that beautiful way . . . Blondie I love it when you come, I love it when you go. You bring my tea to the table, but your cookings always slow. Your stealing all my light, in my only preciuos days. So when we're sleepin by the night I hope your candle blows my way... hope your candle blows my way... I hope you candle blows my way. When I'm laughing, I'll be crying When I'm living, I'll be dying. . . . Sunday Skip away from a drunken day, & wake me up on Sunday. Steal away from a drunken night, & wake me up on Sunday. Thinking back on a hopeless night, & wake me up on Sunday. I left the pub when we got kicked out, & wake me up on Sunday. Cause when I feel the need to be thrilled I won't ask you. Or when I feel the need to be thrilled I won't ask you. I'm not stealing hope from you I'm not stealing hope from you I run away from a broken day, & wake me up on Sunday. Shift is done & I sing this song, & wake me up on a Sunday. Cause when I'm looking for something new I won't ask you. Cause when I'm looking for something new I won't ask you. I'm not stealing hope from you. I'm not stealing hope from you. I'm not stealing hope from you. I'm not stealing hope from you. take a note of the scenic road, girl take a note of the scenic road, girl take a note of the scenic road, girl jump around, to the stolen, to the stolen sound. So jump around, to the stolen, to the stolen sound. I'm not stealing hope from you. I'm not stealing hope from you. (Wake me up on a Sunday.) (Wake me up on a Sunday.) (Wake me up on a Sunday.) (Wake me up on a Sunday.) . . . Walls [No lyrics] . . . Happy [No lyrics] . . . The Best Lasts Forever i feel like a sun without a sky, feel like a socket without a eye, feel like a house but not a home, just a dog without a bone, how can you wink without an eye like a grievence without a cry, house not a home and i dont know why, just a pig without a sty The best lasts forever The best lasts forever Feel like a sail, but I've been slashed, a vigilanted thats been unmasked, feel a raft but not ship, sinking on the south face I know that before when you answered the door I told you and the world to leave me I told you and the world to leave me The best lasts forever The best lasts forever Together again Together again Have you ever felt like a story untold, (unsure of the rest) I know that before when you answered the door I told you and the world to leave me I told you and the world to leave me thinkin about what it was that made you change, when did i become so deranged (unsure rest of this verse) The best lasts forever The best lasts forever The best lasts forever The best lasts forever I've been on my knees in so many streets, and not just the ones in dundee, fell on my face being a legless disgrace, ten thousand laughing at me, still The best lasts forever The best lasts forever . . . Witches "witches work only with magic, and waiting on other hoods/hooks tragic, pull the cover over one more time, stab us in the back your trademark crime, it's never fine scratch your fingernails right down the blackboard abuse your manicure why don't you, whoah oh! and paperclips can bend and shape my dear, cause they are cheaply manufactured just like you, whoah oh! (a big bar of chocolate) witches work only with magic, and waiting on other hoods/hooks tragic, you can turn me into stone cause purple snakes thats in their throat, all on their own witches work only with magic, and waiting on other hoods/hooks tragic, dont come down lookin' for me cause im 22, and naughty 3? oh cant you see you wont get me (x2) so dont you try to scare me so with your purple eyes and square toes, my mother warned me about you you're not as bad as you look and i found you in a book (snakes like little boys) witches work only with magic, and waiting on other hoods/hooks tragic, pull the cover over one more time, stab us in the back your trademark crime, it's never fine witches work only with magic, and being bold sometimes is tragic, if you're livin in witches lane you only have your parents to blame stay away, stay away from me!" . . .

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