Underworld -A Hundred Days Off[MP3!]

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资源信息： 专辑中文名: A Hundred Days Off 歌手: Underworld 资源格式: MP3 发行时间: 2002年09月24日 地区: 英国 语言: 英语 概述:

专辑类型：Electronica 压缩比率：320Kbps 专辑介绍： 评论转自：http://www.safariunderground.net/archives/873 不瞒大家, 自从我建立这个网页以来, 我便一直期望著替我其中一队最喜欢的乐队 Underworld 写一篇review~ 今天, 这日子终於到来了 (虽然比预期早了一点, 因为这唱片公佈的 “预产期” 是九月), 面对著电脑萤光幕的我, 心里总有点如愿以偿的感觉~ Underworld 的 “发迹” 是由加入了 DJ Darren Emerson 开始的, 但在今天 Darren Emerson 的离队已是不争的事实~ 来来回回兜了个圈, 现在的 Underworld 重回 Karl Hyde 和 Rick Smith 二人搭档的阵容~ 出过一张绝妙的 live DVD “Everything Everything”, 加上 Darren 的离队, 也许大家也像我一样有怀疑过 Underworld 会否就此成为历史的一页~ 就在最近的访问中, Karl 亦不讳言他亦有过放弃的想法, 幸好最后他们仍能收拾心情继续上路, 推出他们第六张唱片~ 开场的 “Mo Move” 响起, Underworld 还是昔日的 Underworld, 他们的舞池魔法还没有失灵~ 很 deep 的节拍和很 hypnotizing 的声响之中, Karl Hyde 轻吟的声音就如梦话一样~ single 作 “Two Months Off” 是碟内最长篇的作品, 长长的 intro 之后来的是贯穿全曲的轰炸式电声 riff~ 昔日排山倒海的 chanting 已不复再, Karl Hyde 的歌声来得平易近人, 九分鐘长的歌曲倒没有冷场~ “Twist” 这种流畅的舞池曲式可说是 Underworld 的拿手好戏, 就有如 “Second Toughest In the Infants” 一碟内的作品延续一样~ “Sola Sistim” 风格一转竟是一首 downtempo 的 chillout 作品, Karl 懒洋洋, 经处理过的声音跟歌曲再配合不过, 我敢说这是静态的 Underworld 最佳的一面~ “Little Speaker” 回复先前 deep/ tech house 的路线, 低沉的 bass sound 总给人一种神秘的感觉~ “Ess Gee” 只是首短短的电声小品, 我却觉得很 moody 很温暖, 这些形容词在 Underworld 的音乐字典里还是首次出现吧? “Dinosaur Adventure 3D” 已定为下一张 single 曲目, 后段的 free rappin’ 和高压电声令此曲有如前作 “Beaucoup Fish” 中 “King of Snake” 的延续, 大概会是另一首 clubbing 佳品吧? “Ballet Lane” 来一首钢琴 ballad, Moby 那些大玩靚琴声的 b-side 实应有如此曲一样漂亮~ 而 “Trim” 和结尾的 “Luetin” 却像师承他们一鸣惊人的大碟 “Dubnobasswithmyheadman” 一样, 在很机械化的曲式中加入 Karl 在背后蛰伏著的声音, 经典 Underworld 感觉又再出现~ 这唱片中 Underworld 在溶合他们过往的音乐特质之餘更作出不少新尝试: 收起 Karl 紧密的 chanting, 让歌曲不只有昔日很 dirty, 很 underground 的感觉, 更有其纯净亲切的一面~ 本应给予唱片更高的评分, 只可惜碟内实在欠缺一首有如 “Born Slippy”, “Pearls Girl” 或是 “Push Upstairs” 般 stand-out 的作品, 但要证明 Darren Emerson 离队后的 Underworld 仍然同样精彩, 此十曲已是绰绰有餘~ AMG给出2星差评！ As if they didn't have to prove they're still viable as a commercial and artistic outfit, Underworld's Rick Smith and Karl Hyde faced an additional challenge for A Hundred Days Off — prove to the dance cognoscenti they could withstand the loss of Darren Emerson, the producer who kick-started the band when he joined in 1992. Unfortunately, the results prove only that Emerson most likely did contribute a certain something, now lacking, to the three LPs he graced. Underworld's trademarked sound, however, is mostly a creation of Smith and Hyde, and present from the opener, "Mo Move," wherein a dizzying cycle of gurgling bass, crepe paper percussion, and sequencers set off Hyde's lonely, adrift vocals. The album also reaches an early peak on "Two Months Off," with a repeated synthesizer riff playing off a brilliant succession of harmonies and basslines, with a hypnotizing performance by Hyde over the top. From there, the album heads off into a succession of overly familiar tracks, either po-mo acid house blues à la Dubnobasswithmyheadman ("Sola Sistim," "Trim," "Ballet Lane") or minimalist, pinpoint techno ("Dinosaur Adventure 3D," "Luetin"). Surprisingly, counter to expectations after the brash youngster leaves the fold, A Hundred Days Off doesn't suffer from the oldster syndrome; the production is edgy and up-to-date as usual, but the songs lack the energy, the feeling, and even the melody of Underworld's classic records. Review by John Bush--- AMG 此贴由lil_elf发布，本人大多半夜开通宵，有任何问题可以写信到rao_zxwy@hotmail.com 专辑曲目: 01. Momove 02. Two Months Off 03. Twist 04. Sola Sistim 05. Little Speaker 06. Trim 07. Ess Gee 08. Dinosaur Adventure 3d 09. Ballet Lane 10. Luetin 本专辑已加入mp3共享计划