2008年4月12日

Explosions in the sky- A song for our fathers

觸器樂搖滾(instrumental rock)的第一次就獻給了來自德州的天空爆炸 (explosions in the sky),所謂的器樂(instrumentals)指的是沒有人聲或歌詞的樂曲,是完全由樂器構成全部的曲子,而器樂搖滾的主要樂器大多是吉他、貝斯和爵士鼓。其中著名的團體有The shadowsThe champs等。(左圖來自wiki)


對我來說,喜歡的音樂主要有兩種類別,一種是一聽的當下就會有深刻的印象,並且令人有種想重複播放的衝動,而另一種是,剛聽到的時候覺得十分平淡,沒有什麼感覺,但當再聽三四遍後,就會發現對該曲的輪廓越來越熟悉也越來越喜歡聽。而天空爆炸就是屬於後者,由於聽有歌詞人聲的歌曲習慣了,剛聽的時候總是會期待人聲的出現,聽到一半才想到自己聽的是沒有歌詞的器樂搖滾。少了歌詞的歌曲,反而讓聽的人更直接地接觸創作者傳達的音樂,聆聽到更純粹的樂曲旋律。

這次介紹的音樂是收錄在他們第一張錄音室專輯--How strange, innocence裡頭的第一首歌a song for our fathers,該曲以流暢的bassline為底, 慢慢加上簡單反覆的電吉他的和弦,最後疊成一堆堆小火藥,漸層地逐一爆炸而出。低調的天空爆炸從他們的團名,就可以知道他們的音樂特性,沒有無多餘的音符,用最簡單的音樂,吸引你的注意力,觸動你的情緒,讓他們的旋律音符在你心中的天空爆炸釋出。有趣的他們的專輯名稱字數都有一定的長度,像是2007最新專輯All of a sudden i miss everyone ,而最長的非 Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever這張莫屬。今年二月他們有來台灣表演,可惜那時還不知道他們,希望下次可以看到天空爆炸極具感染力的現場表演(ps.聽說他們從來不安可~~真是很特殊的一個團) (上圖專輯how strange, innocence的封面來自allmusic)

相關閱讀
音速青春1-Explosions in the sky Dec.12
音速青春2-Explosions in the sky at the wall
森克.音樂er- Explosions in the sky/ your hand in mine(天空爆炸)

MV


(from
colaosk8)



2008年4月8日

For you: I miss you (blink 182)


(the link from z-boys ViRuz )
The following words were written for you when I was in the army:

Being with you, I found that onion tastes so great.

Being with you, I found that purple is a special color.
Being with you, I found that silence is another way of expression.
Being with you, I found that it's so easy to make one cry.
Being with you, I found that how suffering it is to miss you.
I miss you~~~

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This song is from the pop-punk band- Blink 182- that is a popular punk rock band in America.
The trio included Mark (vocal/guitar ), Travis (drummer), and Tom (vocal/bass). Forming the band on California, they were known for the catchy tunes, and poetic and rhyming lyrics and off-color humor. Their fourth album, Enema of the state, comprised many great hits, such as "all the small thing," "what is my age again," and "Adam's song"; making itself the blink 182's most successful album that sold more than 17 million copies worldwide.
However,
on February 2005, the band announced they were going on an "indefinitely hiatus" (from wiki)
. Thereafter, the band members continued to develop their own project. Mark and Travis formed a new band called +44 that issued their debut album, when your heart stop beating in 2006, and Tom formed his new alternative rock band, angel & airways and continued to run his clothing company. This single, I miss you, was featured on 2003 blink-182 album and the 2005 greatest hits compilation. It had made many splendid records: selling over 200,000 copies, reaching #1 on the Billboard modern chart, and being #3 in Argentina over 15 weeks, etc.
(above information and photos adapted from wikipedia1, wikipedia2 and allmusic)




(above mv from
dagich)


the lyrics was posted as follows(from lyrics007):

(I miss you miss you)
Hello there the angel from my nightmare
The shadow in backround of the morgue
The unsespecting victim of darkness in the valley
We can live like Jack and Sally if we want
Where you can always find me
And we'll have Halloween on Christmas
And in the night we'll wish this never ends
We'll wish this never end

Where are you and I'm so sorry
I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight
I need somebody and always
This sick strange darkness comes creeping on so haunting everytime
And as I stared I counted the webs from all the spiders
catching things and eating their insides
Like indecision to call you
And hear your voice of treason
Will you come home and stop this pain tonight
stop this pain tonight

Don't waste your time on me your already the voice inside my head(6x)

I miss you miss you(6x)