My Dream, My Love
一年前在尖沙嘴旅行的时候,第一次听到他的声音。虽然只是在电视上一闪而逝的寥寥几句,却意外地印象深刻。以至相隔一年的时间,当我在新加坡的街头游荡的时候再听到这个人的那首歌,那反反复复吟唱的“You're beautiful”像魔性的咒语,一下子将我的心全部占据。那一刻只能听到他的声音。在这个喧闹的时间,只有这个不知面目、不知姓名的人的歌声。
我根据歌词找到了这个奇妙的歌手James Blunt和他的“You're beautiful”。与众不同的经历以及出道刚刚一年的他在音乐界受到的肯定都让我惊讶。我买了他的两张专辑:Back to Bedlam和Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions。前者是他的第一张大碟,收录了他目前的主要创作。后者是他在爱尔兰演唱会的现场CD,BBC 演唱会录像DVD+MV以及制作花絮。曲目方面后者多收录了两首,分别是Sugar Coated 以及 Fall at Your Feet,重复的曲目有十首。因此从这两张专辑可以欣赏到这十首歌曲的三种演绎:一个是录音棚灌制的标准版,两个现场演绎版。
比较这三次录音,我最喜欢的是爱尔兰演唱会的现场录音版。虽然每首歌都必须忍受哗啦啦的掌声,但是那次的演出非常棒。音色方面,由于现场演唱的疲劳感所带来的沙哑更为自然,偶尔的破音不会让人觉得突兀,反而觉得生动而富有趣味。不知道是否有意调整,好几首的速度都放慢了,感觉最明显的是Goodbye, My Lover。节奏调整下来之后歌曲的整个感觉都很不一样,声音可以拉得更开、更到位,感情也变得缠绵一些,更加伤感但是又不失坚定。是非常棒、可以让人听到落泪的演唱。类似的还有You're Beautiful, High 和 Cry,都是现场的演绎更加细腻而且自然,有种一气呵成浑然一体的感觉。看来当天的演唱会James Blunt的状态和情绪调整都十分出色。而另一首我最喜欢的歌No Bravery则推荐BBC演唱会的现场录像:整个现场安静下来,蓝色柔和的灯光包围整个舞台,正中间使James Blunt和他的钢琴,他的身边是伴奏的小提琴师,当他开始演奏这首歌的时候,他的歌声他的表情都会让人感受到平静表面下被压抑的充沛的情感,是一种举重若轻的美。
还有就是,我喜欢他在弹吉它的时候的笑容。温柔而天真,仿佛战争不曾留下一丝阴暗,反而让他懂得如何珍惜这个世界。
No Bravery
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families‚ turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
我根据歌词找到了这个奇妙的歌手James Blunt和他的“You're beautiful”。与众不同的经历以及出道刚刚一年的他在音乐界受到的肯定都让我惊讶。我买了他的两张专辑:Back to Bedlam和Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions。前者是他的第一张大碟,收录了他目前的主要创作。后者是他在爱尔兰演唱会的现场CD,BBC 演唱会录像DVD+MV以及制作花絮。曲目方面后者多收录了两首,分别是Sugar Coated 以及 Fall at Your Feet,重复的曲目有十首。因此从这两张专辑可以欣赏到这十首歌曲的三种演绎:一个是录音棚灌制的标准版,两个现场演绎版。
比较这三次录音,我最喜欢的是爱尔兰演唱会的现场录音版。虽然每首歌都必须忍受哗啦啦的掌声,但是那次的演出非常棒。音色方面,由于现场演唱的疲劳感所带来的沙哑更为自然,偶尔的破音不会让人觉得突兀,反而觉得生动而富有趣味。不知道是否有意调整,好几首的速度都放慢了,感觉最明显的是Goodbye, My Lover。节奏调整下来之后歌曲的整个感觉都很不一样,声音可以拉得更开、更到位,感情也变得缠绵一些,更加伤感但是又不失坚定。是非常棒、可以让人听到落泪的演唱。类似的还有You're Beautiful, High 和 Cry,都是现场的演绎更加细腻而且自然,有种一气呵成浑然一体的感觉。看来当天的演唱会James Blunt的状态和情绪调整都十分出色。而另一首我最喜欢的歌No Bravery则推荐BBC演唱会的现场录像:整个现场安静下来,蓝色柔和的灯光包围整个舞台,正中间使James Blunt和他的钢琴,他的身边是伴奏的小提琴师,当他开始演奏这首歌的时候,他的歌声他的表情都会让人感受到平静表面下被压抑的充沛的情感,是一种举重若轻的美。
还有就是,我喜欢他在弹吉它的时候的笑容。温柔而天真,仿佛战争不曾留下一丝阴暗,反而让他懂得如何珍惜这个世界。
No Bravery
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families‚ turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.