乐评：Änglagård 《Hybris》
乐评：Änglagård 《Hybris》
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"Hybris" is the debut studio album of the Swedish symphonic progressive rock band Anglagard and was released in 1992. It became as one of the most influential progressive rock albums in the 90's, when many new bands, some of them Scandinavian bands especially Swedish, began to revive the style of progressive rock called the third prog wave.
《Hybris》是瑞典交响前卫乐队Anglagard的第一张录音室专辑，发行于1992年。它成为了90年代最具影响力的前摇专辑之一，当时许多新的乐队，尤其是瑞典的斯堪的纳维亚人的乐队开始去复兴前卫摇滚的风格，这被叫做第三次前卫浪潮。
Anglagard got itself noticed in the small international community of prog fans due to the quality, originality and complexity of their music. Both of their two studio albums which were released in the 90's, this one and "Epilog" released two years latter in 1994, were voted albums of the year on the internet progressive newsgroups, and that put Anglagard as a cult band. This is one of those rare cases of obscurity combined with reverence. Many like to compare Anglagard with the American progressive rock band of Detroit, Discipline. Both are two bands that become legendary.
由于Anglagard其高质量、充满创造性而复杂的音乐，他们在小型国际区域内获得了前摇粉丝们的关注。他们的两张录音室专辑都发行于90年代，另一张是于两年后即1994年发行的《Epilog》，它们都被网上的前摇新闻组评为当年的年度专辑，这使得Anglagard成为了一个被狂热崇拜的乐队。这是少有的乐队低调卑谦而被人尊重的例子。许多人喜欢将Anglagard和美国底特律前卫乐队Discipline作比较，这两支乐队现在都成为了传奇。
Anglagard's music is quite similar to the sound of the progressive rock bands from the 70's, because their music was strongly influenced by bands like Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator. However, Anglagard's music is much more than that. Their music is also deeply influenced by the Swedish folklore music. The final result was the creation of a style with a well defined personality, within the recognizable Scandinavian melancholy.
Anglagard的音乐非常接近于70年代前卫摇滚的声音，因为他们的音乐强烈受到Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant 和 Van Der Graaf Generator的影响。然而，Anglagard的音乐比这些更丰富。他们的音乐也深受瑞典民间音乐的影响。最后的结果是一种有着明确前卫摇滚定义的、但又内藏着明显的斯堪的纳维亚人忧郁气质的创造物。
The line up of the album is Tord Lindman (vocals, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars), Jonas Engdegard (Stratocaster, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars), Thomas Johnson (mellotron, Hannond organ B-3 & L- 100, solina, clavinet, pianet, Korg mono/poly, piano & church organ on electronic version), Anna Holmgren (flute), Johan Hogberg (Rickenbacker bass, bass pedals and mellotron effects) and Mattias Olsson (Sonor drumset, concert bass drum, Zildjian Cymbals, tambourines, vibraslap, po-chung, gong, castanets, line bells, cow bell, wood block, tubular bells, glockenspiel, bongos, bells, ice-bell, finger cymbals, waterfall, A-gogo bells, cabasa, claves, French cowbell, African drum and Effect-flute).
专辑的创作人员是Tord Lindman (vocals, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars), Jonas Engdegard (Stratocaster, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars), Thomas Johnson (mellotron, Hannond organ B-3 & L- 100, solina, clavinet, pianet, Korg mono/poly, piano & church organ on electronic version), Anna Holmgren (flute), Johan Hogberg (Rickenbacker bass, bass pedals and mellotron effects) and Mattias Olsson (Sonor drumset, concert bass drum, Zildjian Cymbals, tambourines, vibraslap, po-chung, gong, castanets, line bells, cow bell, wood block, tubular bells, glockenspiel, bongos, bells, ice-bell, finger cymbals, waterfall, A-gogo bells, cabasa, claves, French cowbell, African drum and Effect-flute)。（冷僻乐器翻译无能。。。）
"Hybris" has four tracks. All music was written and arranged by Anglagard and all lyrics were written by Tord Lindman. The first track "Jordrok (Earth Smoke)" is a dark and melancholic instrumental song that reminds me the long and cold winter season in Sweden. It's a very complex and a totally progressive track with constant musical changes and where all the musical instruments have its function and where no one dominates. This is an incredible track to open this fantastic and unique album from a very special and unique band. The second track "Vadringar I Vilsenhet (Wonderings In Confusion)" is another extremely complex progressive track with great rhythm changes. It's the first track with lyrics in Swedish. However, unfortunately, it's impossible to me to understand what is said on the track. Tord Lindman's voice is nice and delicate and, for me, it improves the song. There are on this song some amazing individual performances by all band's members. This is another brilliant track. The third track "Ifran Klarhet Till Klarhet (From Clarity To Clarity)" has a surrealist begin with a kind of a carnival circus music sound. The music on this track sounds relatively complex, combining the great versatility of Anna Holmgren on flute, good guitar work, great mellotron sound, nice bass line and powerful drumming. This is another excellent catchy track. The fourth track "Kung Bore (King Winter)" is the highest musical moment on the album and is, in my opinion, one of the best songs composed by them, and it's also, probably, my favourite Anglagard's track. It's also a very complex song very nostalgic, with great vocals, some classical parts, good keyboards and an interesting rhythm section. This is a perfect way to close this very special and unique album.
《Hybris》有四首歌。所有的音乐是Anglagard乐队编写的，而歌词是Tord Lindman写的。第一首歌"Jordrok (Earth Smoke)"是黑暗而优美的纯器乐作品，给我带来一种瑞典漫长而冰冷的冬季的感觉。它是很复杂而完全前卫的作品，音乐结构经常变化，所有乐器都有自己的运行职责而不占主导。这是一首不可思议的歌曲去打开这个特殊而稀有的乐队的神奇而稀有的专辑。第二首歌"Vadringar I Vilsenhet (Wonderings In Confusion)"是另一首非常复杂而前卫的歌曲，有着伟大的节奏变化。它是第一次有瑞典语歌词，不过对我来说不幸的是，我对此并不理解。Tord Lindman的声音很好，很精美，我认为它提升了这首歌。这首歌上乐队的成员有许多令人惊叹的个人表演，这是另一个闪亮的曲目。第三首歌"Ifran Klarhet Till Klarhet (From Clarity To Clarity)"有一个超现实主义的开端——一种狂欢马戏团般的声音。这首歌的音乐也相当复杂，结合了Anna Holmgren伟大的长笛、良好的吉他、伟大的mellotron、不过的贝斯线以及充满力量的鼓声。这是另一个引人注意的曲目。第四首歌"Kung Bore (King Winter)"是这张专辑上的最高光时刻，在我看来，也是他们所写出的最伟大的歌曲之一，它或许也是我最爱的Anglagard的歌曲。它也是很复杂的歌曲，非常充满乡愁，伴随伟大的人声和一些古典片段，良好的键盘和有趣的节奏乐器组。这是一个完美的方式去关闭这张非常特殊而稀有的专辑。
My remastered CD version has a fifth bonus track, "Ganglat Fran Knapptibble (Marching Tune From Knapptibble)", which was recorded in 1993 for the English magazine Ptolemaic Terrascope who wanted to release a single to come with the magazine. This track features some music parts which also appear on "Epilog". As usual, I don't review bonus tracks. But, I must confess this is also a great song that doesn't compromise the high quality level of the entire album.
我的重录CD版本有第五首歌奖励曲目"Ganglat Fran Knapptibble (Marching Tune From Knapptibble)"，它录制于1993年，当时英国杂志Ptolemaic Terrascope想要一首单曲去伴随杂志的发行。这首歌其中的一些部分也出现在《Epilog》中。像往常一样我不会评价奖励曲目，但我必须承认这也是一首伟大的歌曲，不会影响到整张专辑的高质量。
Conclusion: In my humble opinion, "Hybris" is one of the most innovative, surprising and original progressive rock albums ever made. Its music is completely progressive with a lengthy format, very complex and creative, and with abrupt passages and constant change of rhythms. However, it's at the same time very melodic. All of this makes of it a perfectly unforgettable work. As I said before, on "Hybris" we can discover so many varied and diversified influences on its music. They pass by influences from several progressive rock bands from the 70's such as Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator, for instance. However, in my humble opinion, the main musical influences are clearly Genesis and King Crimson. Those influences are perfectly married with the influences of the Swedish folklore and the traditional Scandinavian melancholy. That makes of it a unique, original and surprising album.
结论：在我看来，《Hybris》是有史以来最具创新性、原创性，最令人惊讶的前卫摇滚专辑之一。它的音乐是彻底前卫的：漫长的格式、复杂而有创意、一些突然的片段以及经常的节奏变化。不过，它同时非常优美。所有的这些让它成为了一件完美无邪、令人难忘的作品。正如我之前说的，在《Hybris》中我们可以发现如此多的变化和多样化的影响。他们受到了许多70年代前卫摇滚乐队的影响，诸如Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant 和 Van Der Graaf Generator。然而在我看来，主要的音乐影响显然来自于Genesis 和 King Crimson。这些影响完美地和瑞典民间音乐、斯堪的纳维亚传统的忧郁结合起来了。这使得一张独一无二、原创而令人惊讶的专辑诞生了。
