Archive for May, 2006

#77/78 Def Leppard/Red Hot Chili Peppers

Def Leppard – Yeah!

UK: 22nd May – Mercury

US: 23rd May – Mercury

Def Leppard4年来的首张专集, 是一张全翻唱的专集, 14首歌均来自于60,70年代,主要为金属乐队和艺术摇滚乐队的作品: Badfinfer, Thin Lizzy, Free, T.Rex, David Bowie等等. 翻自于Kinks的名作Waterloo Sunset早在2004年的精选里已露过面. 不过听上去都像Def Leppard自己的歌.

Outstanding track: Waterloo Sunset

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
US: 9th May – Warner Bros.
UK: 8th May – Warner Bros.

也是张四年来的首张专集, 不同的是RHCP是原创, 还是双片. 两张CD分别被冠名了Jupiter和Mars.
质量不如从前,与封面一样乏味.
 
Outstanding tracks: Dani California & Snow

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#76 The Walkmen

The Walkmen – A Hundred Miles Off
US: 23rd May – Record Collection
UK: 21st Aug – Record Collection
 
The Walkmen的第三张, 与上一张风格相同, 唯一的不同就是变的更加的吵闹.
 

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#75 Ludes

Ludes – The Dark Art Of Happiness
UK: 29th May – Double Dragon

被媒体十分看好的LUDES期待已久的首张专集, 由去年延期至现在.

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#74 The Radio Dept.

The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
SE: 10th Apr – Labrador
UK: 23th Oct – Track & Field
 

瑞典DREAMPOP乐队RADIO DEPT.的第二张专集, 不如上张来的SHOEGAZING.
 

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#73 The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy – Victory For The Comic Muse
UK: 19th Jun – Parlophone
 
Neil Hannon的又一次出击, 专集名字与1990年的首张Mini专集Fanfare For The Comic Muse遥相呼应.
风格还是一贯的以弦乐背景为基础来衬托出他那些赋有诗意的Ballad.
 
Outstanding tracks: The Light Of Day & Diva Lady
 

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#72 Amusement Parks On Fire

Amusement Parks On Fire – Out Of The Angeles
UK: 5th Jun – V2
 
AMOF的第二张专集, SHOEGAZING风格依旧浓烈.
 
Outstanding track: Blackout
 

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#71 Various

Various – New British Invasion
DE: 12th Mai – Fire Station
 
这是一个德国公司对当今英国新晋乐队的一个总结, 包括了The Pippettes, Milburn, Keith, This Et Al, The Lodge, The Boyfriends等18支未发表过专集的乐队. 今年碰巧是C86 20周年, 上一次BRITISH INVASION发生在60年代, 拭目以待看看这些乐队能走多远.
 

 

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#67~70 Shack/Nobody & Mystic Chords Of Memory/Monster Movie/Primal Scream

Shack – On The Corner Of Miles And Gil
UK: 15th May – Sour Mash
 
Shack 99年的专集HMS Fable受到一致的好评, 4年后推出Here’s Tom With Weather, 今年在Oasis Noel的公司下推出新专集.
风格延续上一张, 仍旧是舒缓的民谣一类的作品.
 

 
 
Nobody & Mystic Chords Of Memory – Tree Colored See
UK: 17th Apr – Rough Trade
US: 25th Apr – Mush
 
Hip Hop/电子制作人Elvin Estella以Nobody的名义和2人组Mystic Chords Of Memory(包含了前Beachwood Sparks的主唱) 合作出版了这张专集.
与Mystic Chords Of Memory的第一张大为不同.

 
Monster Movie – All Lost
US: 16th May – Graveface
 
Monster Movie的第三张, 依然Shoegazing, 个人认为是他们的最佳专集.

Primal Scream – Riot City Blues
UK: 5th Jun via Columbia

本年度的一张重磅专集, Primal Scream再次回归根源摇滚, 正如同其名称. 比94年那张Give Out…更过之而无不及.
 
Outstanding track: Country Girl
 

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#65/66 Pure Reason Revolution/Absentee

Pure Reason Revolution – The Dark Third
UK: 10th Apr – Sony BMG

PROG乐队PRR的首张专集, 收录了12分钟长史诗般的单曲BRIGHT AMBASSADORS OF MORNING,
去年MINI专集里的歌曲和2004年POPTONES发行的首张单曲.

Outstanding track: The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning

Absentee – Schmotime
UK: 8th May – Memphis Industries

另类乡村乐队ABSENTEE的首张专集, 同样收入了去年MINI专集中的歌曲.

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#64 Human Television

Human Television – Look At Who You’re Talking To
US: 2nd May – Gigantic
 
来自Florida的清新乐队Human Television 期待已久的首张专集, 并未收入任何以前EP中出现过的曲目.

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