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		<title>Sting - If On A Winter&#039;s Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<td>Gabriel's Message</td>
<td>2:33</td>
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<td class="alt">Soul Cake</td>
<td class="alt">3:27</td>
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<td>There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue</td>
<td>4:03</td>
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<td class="alt">The Snow It Melts The Soonest</td>
<td class="alt">3:43</td>
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<td>Christmas At Sea</td>
<td>4:37</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming</td>
<td class="alt">2:41</td>
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<td>Cold Song</td>
<td>3:16</td>
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<td class="alt">The Burning Babe</td>
<td class="alt">2:42</td>
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<td>Now Winter Comes Slowly</td>
<td>3:05</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">The Hounds Of Winter</td>
<td class="alt">5:49</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Balulalow</td>
<td>3:10</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">12</th>
<td class="alt">Cherry Tree Carol</td>
<td class="alt">3:11</td>
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<td>Lullaby For An Anxious Child</td>
<td>2:50</td>
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<td class="alt">Hurdy Gurdy Man</td>
<td class="alt">2:49</td>
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<td>You Only Cross My Mind In Winter</td>
<td>2:35</td>
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<p>虽然这类型的歌并不是我的心头好，但Sting的嗓音真的很好听。这张专辑或许比较适合在宁静的餐厅里或者夜里一个人在家里放，是需要静心欣赏的歌。当然，要是在冬天就更好了，因为这张专辑的主题就是冬夜，里面很多歌的曲调跟歌词都很符合这个意境。也许正是由于这个原因，我在上班的时候听感觉特别的不对。</p>
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		<title>Green Day新专辑将于5月15号发售</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icyfire</dc:creator>
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太火星了，居然连Green Day要发售新专辑都不知道，而且还是二月份的消息= =。自从上一张专辑后就一直很期待GD的新专辑，想不到一晃眼就几年了…… <a href="http://www.icyfire.me/2009/03/green-day%e6%96%b0%e4%b8%93%e8%be%91%e5%b0%86%e4%ba%8e5%e6%9c%8815%e5%8f%b7%e5%8f%91%e5%94%ae/">继续阅读 <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>太火星了，居然连Green Day要发售新专辑都不知道，而且还是二月份的消息= =。自从上一张专辑后就一直很期待GD的新专辑，想不到一晃眼就几年了……<br />
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<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/21st_century_breakdown.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="gd" /></p>
<p>这是新专辑的封面。这次新专辑跟上一张一样是一张概念大碟，包括三个部分："Heroes and Cons"，"Charlatans and Saints"，"Horseshoes and Handgrenades"。这次专辑的风格会更加的丰富，例如会加入"Power Pop"这种风格的歌曲。5月15号，拭目以待。</p>
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		<title>Travis - Ode To J. Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icyfire</dc:creator>
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    <td>September 30, 2008</td>
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    <td class="alt">Red Telephone Box Records</td>
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    <td>Brit-pop, Alternative Rock</td>
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    <td class="alt">Scotland</td>
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    <td><a href="http://www.travisonline.com/">http://www.travisonline.com/</a></td>
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    <td><img src="/images/icyfire/stars_3h.gif" alt="rate" />&#160;</td>
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<td class="alt">Ode To J. Smith</td>
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<td class="alt">Red Telephone Box Records</td>
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<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Chinese Blues</td>
<td>3:42</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">J Smith</td>
<td class="alt">3:03</td>
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<td>Something Anything</td>
<td>2:21</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Long Way Down</td>
<td class="alt">2:34</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>Broken Mirror</td>
<td>3:04</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Last Words</td>
<td class="alt">4:06</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>Quite Free</td>
<td>3:52</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Get Up</td>
<td class="alt">3:08</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>Friends</td>
<td>3:18</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Song To Self</td>
<td class="alt">3:57</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Before You Were Young</td>
<td>3:18</td>
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<p>前几天还翻出他们的“The Boy With No Name”来听。想不到新专辑这么快就出来了，好像还不到一年半吧，这是他们的第六张录音室专辑了。上一张的水准非常之高，3 Times And You Lose，Closer等几首歌都被我听烂了。所以这新专辑还是抱以很高的期望的，但是就听完第一轮来说，失望大于希望。记得以前在第一次听完“The Boy With No Name”之后，好几首歌都留下了很深的印象，但是新专辑我还没有强烈感觉到哪首是特别出色的。当然我还需要去听第二遍第三遍，有些歌不用心听是听不出它的内涵的。</p>
<p>大概我的内涵和鉴赏能力有限，我最终还是认为新专辑比上一张专辑要差，至少总体水平跟上一张专辑比差了半个等级以上。当然Fran Healy的声音还是那么的销魂，但是却缺少了“The Boy With No Name”中的那种温情，可以说新专辑的曲风跟上一张很不同，既找不到“Closer”这样轻柔抒情的歌曲，也找不到“Selfish Jean”这种节奏简单清爽的歌曲。整张专辑感觉很复古很车库。</p>
<p><strong>Chinese Blues</strong>这个歌名很内涵，因为我完全不知道是什么意思，就算是看过歌词后也完全没有头绪。不过作为专辑的第一首歌曲，还是不错的，特别是低音吉他跟鼓点的结合效果很好，而中后段那鼓跟钢琴的配合更为出色。<br />
第二首<strong>J.Smith</strong>跟专辑名呼应。歌曲里面说的那个人应该就是这个J.Smith，但是这个名字有什么典故就不知道了。然后歌曲后面来了一段哥特式（误的不知道是什么语的东西：<br />
Labor tuus nunc ad terminum<br />
Sed per deos, vade retro<br />
Nomen nusquan video<br />
Carbo in culo in aeternitatem<br />
Placet satanae te vedere<br />
不过这首歌是整张专辑中最出色的其中一首。特别是歌曲的编排很有意思。<br />
<strong>Something Anything</strong>在之前的EP已经推出过了，恰到好处的节奏入耳的旋律，还有那不长不短的歌曲长度，使它成为这种专辑中我比较喜欢的一首。<br />
<strong>Broken Mirror</strong>是另外一首我喜欢的歌曲。歌曲营造出一种沉重诡异的气氛。Bass，Drum，以及两把Guitar还有Fran的歌声配合的非常完美。<br />
<strong>Last Words，Quite Free</strong>细心听听其实也还不错。<br />
不知道为什么，我觉得<strong>Friends</strong>这首还不错，感觉很复古。<br />
<strong>Song To Self</strong>暂时来说是我最喜欢的一首，因为这首让我有听上一张专辑的感觉。<br />
其实听下来，这张专辑也还不错，不过比起“The Boy With No Name”，我只能说抱歉了，我还是继续听前面那张吧……</p>
<p>----by icyfire 2008.09.29</p>
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		<title>First Aid Kit - Plaits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icyfire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Closer Records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downtempo]]></category>
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    <td class="alt">Plaits</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
    <td>Mar 24, 2008</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
    <td class="alt">Closer Records</td>
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    <td>Leftfield, Downtempo, Indie Rock</td>
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    <td class="alt">Spain</td>
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    <td>http://www.firstaidkitmusic.com/</td>
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	<th scope="row" class="specalt">MySpace</th>
	<td class="alt">http://www.myspace.com/firstaidkitmusic</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th scope="row" class="spec">My Rate</th>
    <td><!--<img src="/images/icyfire/stars_4.gif" alt="rate" />-->&#160;</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec top">Artist</th>
<td class="top">First Aid Kit</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Plaits</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>Mar 24, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Closer Records</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
<td>Leftfield, Downtempo, Indie Rock</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Country</th>
<td class="alt">Spain</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Website</th>
<td>http://www.firstaidkitmusic.com/</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">MySpace</th>
<td class="alt">http://www.myspace.com/firstaidkitmusic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">My Rate</th>
<td><!--<img src="/images/icyfire/stars_4.gif" alt="rate" />-->&nbsp;</td>
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<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Plaits</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Season</td>
<td>0:30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">Fake/Real</td>
<td class="alt">2:25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>Valse</td>
<td>5:09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Caperucita</td>
<td class="alt">3:42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>Mr.Tea Pot</td>
<td>5:10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Samurai tourist</td>
<td class="alt">4:04</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>Talcum powder</td>
<td>4:52</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Truth can hurt</td>
<td class="alt">4:21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>If small</td>
<td>4:24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Screw me up and throw away</td>
<td class="alt">3:14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Ignition</td>
<td>3:43</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>来自西班牙的一支电音乐队。听了两遍感觉还不错，个人最喜欢第二首“Fake/Real”。</p>
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		<title>Mooncake - Lagrange Points</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icyfire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Experimental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Rock]]></category>

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    <th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
    <td class="alt">Lagrange Points</td>
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  <tr>
    <th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
    <td>May 10, 2008</td>
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    <td class="alt">-</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
    <td>Post Rock,Experimental</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="specalt">My space</th>
    <td class="alt">http://www.myspace.com/mooncakeband</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="spec">Website</th>
    <td>http://mooncake.ru/</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec top">Artist</th>
<td class="top">Mooncake</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Lagrange Points</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>May 10, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">-</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
<td>Post Rock,Experimental</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">My space</th>
<td class="alt">http://www.myspace.com/mooncakeband</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Website</th>
<td>http://mooncake.ru/</td>
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<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Lagrange Points</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Nine Billion Names...(to A.Clarke)</td>
<td>6:12</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">L2</td>
<td class="alt">1:38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>Message From Arecibo</td>
<td>5:23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Rain In The Ashtray</td>
<td class="alt">5:57</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>L1</td>
<td>1:28</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">444</td>
<td class="alt">5:29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>Novorossiysk 1968</td>
<td>5:54</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">L4</td>
<td class="alt">1:10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>Mandarin</td>
<td>7:48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">L3</td>
<td class="alt">1:07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>The Horizons</td>
<td>8:10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">12</th>
<td class="alt">L5</td>
<td class="alt">1:07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">13</th>
<td>Short Stories Of Methuselah Tree</td>
<td>9:21</td>
</tr>
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<p>五月份的一张专辑，由于太忙听了一次后就放起来了。现在再听感觉立刻出来了。之前去了一个星期香港还为忘了把这张专辑放进PSP里而懊恼。<br />
很有意境的一张后摇专辑。至少专辑的封面和名字以及歌名给我的感觉就是这样。而以Mooncake作为乐队的名字，究竟是因为喜欢中国还是喜欢月饼还是其他什么原因就不知道了。<br />
以5个拉格朗日点为名的几首短小的衔接曲很好的把其余歌曲连接在一起。<br />
第一首Nine Billion Names... (to A.Clarke)让我想起了Arthur C.Clarke的《The Nine Billion Names of God》。这是在向这本书致敬么？<br />
这首长达6分钟多钟的开场曲，优美的旋律贯穿至终，是我不得不停下手上的工作，细心思考着这旋律背后想表达的究竟是什么，跟67年的这本小说想表达的是不是一样。好吧，我只是觉得很好听，不想再思考他们的联系了。<br />
经过L2平缓中略带迷幻的音乐后，几乎无缝的过度到了第三首Message From Arecibo。这是我最近使用的MSN签名。Arecibo Message，这个射向M13星系用于跟外星人沟通的信号，究竟有没有被外星人截获到，没有人知道。但是如果真的被M13的外星人截获到的话，我们也等不到他们回应的那一天。除非你有几万年的寿命。这首歌就像是Arecibo Message，我突然觉得我就是M13星系上的生命体，接收到来历不明的信号。当然我很快的就解读到了信号里所包含的一切：一个遥远的未知的星球，数量庞大的奇怪的生命体……<br />
Rain In The Ashtray暂时来说是我最喜欢的一首，在去年的EP《More Oxygen,I Said...》中就收录了这首。迷人的旋律，营造出一种迷离的氛围。英语水平有限，不值弄不懂歌名的含义。Ashtray究竟指的是什么呢？不过这不重要，我只需知道这究竟是怎样的雨就够了。</p>
<p>未完待续……</p>
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		<title>Earlimart - Hymn and Her</title>
		<link>http://www.icyfire.me/2008/07/earlimart-hymn-and-her/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nightingale</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indie Pop]]></category>
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    <td class="alt">Hymn and Her</td>
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    <td>July 1, 2008</td>
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    <td class="alt">Shout Factory</td>
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    <td>Indie Rock， Indie Pop</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Hymn and Her</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>July 1, 2008</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Shout Factory</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
<td>Indie Rock, Indie Pop</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">My Rate</th>
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<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Hymn and Her</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Song For</td>
<td>2:34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">Face Down In The Right Down</td>
<td class="alt">4:47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>Before It Gets Better</td>
<td>4:26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">For The Birds</td>
<td class="alt">3:18</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>God Loves You The Best</td>
<td>4:01</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Great Heron Gates</td>
<td class="alt">3:48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>Great Heron Gates</td>
<td>2:59</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Teeth</td>
<td class="alt">4:29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>Time For Yourself</td>
<td>3:58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Hymn And Her</td>
<td class="alt">3:27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Town Where You Belong</td>
<td>2:51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">12</th>
<td class="alt">Tell Me</td>
<td class="alt">2:47</td>
</tr>
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<p>很久没听Indie专辑了，于是上去xialala随便下了一张。第一次听这支乐队的歌曲，但这却已经是他们的第六张专辑了。而且比较少见的是，这是他们一年内出的第二张专辑。没听过他们之前的专辑，但网上说他们以前是Post Punk和Noise风格。就第一首歌Song For来说，确实残留了一点点noise的元素，不过对第一首最大的印象是那敲击节奏感强烈的鼓点，然后就是主唱Espinoza那懒洋洋的唱腔。对很多Indie专辑的感觉就是主唱都有着懒洋洋的唱腔，Espinoza亦如此。对整张专辑感觉最大的就是那总是贯穿歌曲的低吟，或许不叫低吟，吟唱？不知道怎么说，听了就知道了。特别是第二首Face Down In The Right Town，男生的一直重复着的吟唱贯穿了整首歌，然后还有时不时出现的女生吟唱。这首算是专辑里最出色的曲子之一。第三首Before It Gets Better主唱是Murray，Murray的声音比较轻柔，听起来比较舒服。这首歌听起来并没有什么特别出彩之处，但是我还是认为是专辑里的最好听的其中一首，很大原因可能是因为里面钢琴。第四首For The Birds能明显的感觉到Espinoza的声音跟之前不同，貌似专辑也揉合了电子的元素。总之Espinoza在这首歌里的声音很讨好，还有Murray适时出现的吟唱。第五首God Loves You The Best听着没什么感觉就结束了。第六首Great Heron Gates那缓慢的节奏让我突然觉得很压抑。怎么说呢，音乐有点迷幻，歌声有点悲伤。</p>
<p>困了，早上还要过香港，回来继续欣赏剩下的几首。</p>
<p>Teeth再次让我见识他们的歌声的功力……由Murray担任主唱的第九首Time For Yourself感觉很不错，也是最喜欢的其中一首。跟专辑同名的歌曲Hymn And Her感觉跟Great Heron Gates很像，是需要细心聆听的歌曲。<br />
Town Where You Belong是首很不错的歌，如果多余的声音再少点的话……最后一首Tell Me也是由Murray担任主唱，一首只有1分40多秒的歌曲，在我还没听出什么的时候就结束了……事实上这首歌只有23个单词：sitting at a traffic light I've waited on one thousand times,it suddenly occured to me that you were never gonna tell me.最后不断的重复着“tell me”。</p>
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		<title>The Offspring - Rise and Fall,Rage and Grace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nightingale</dc:creator>
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    <td class="alt">Rise and Fall,Rage and Grace</td>
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    <td>June 17, 2008</td>
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    <td class="alt">Sony</td>
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    <td>Punk Rock</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Rise and Fall,Rage and Grace</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>June 17, 2008</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Sony</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
<td>Punk Rock</td>
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<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Rise and Fall,Rage and Grace</caption>
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<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Half Truism</td>
<td>3:25</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">Trust In You</td>
<td class="alt">3:09</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>You're Gonna Go Far Kid</td>
<td>2:57</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Hammerhead</td>
<td class="alt">4:38</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>A Lot Like Me</td>
<td>4:28</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Take Me Nowhere</td>
<td class="alt">2:59</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td> Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?</td>
<td>3:42</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Nothingtown</td>
<td class="alt">3:29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>Stuff Is Messed Up</td>
<td>3:32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Fix You</td>
<td class="alt">4:18</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Let's Hear If For Rock Bottom</td>
<td>4:04</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">12</th>
<td class="alt">Rise and Fall</td>
<td class="alt">2:59</td>
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<p>听这张专辑前，正好看了PUNKS NOT DEAD。<br />
我觉得PUNKS NOT DEAD真正的原因并不在于那些新生的PUNK力量。SUM41也好，BLINK-182也好，我最喜欢的GREEN DAY也好，他们使PUNK得于推广和发展，即使他们并不被承认为纯正的PUNK。但这些都不重要。因为PUNK从来就没有消逝过，因为只要有像offspring这些老家伙在，PUNK的火种就不会熄灭。当然，每个时代PUNK都有它的表现方式，就好象现在大行其道的Pop Punk。即使被认为不是PUNK，但是对我来说，是不是PUNK并不取决与你穿的是什么，并不取决于你是不是没被商业化了，并不取决于你是否很地下，相反的，我并不喜欢某些PUNK的服装打扮。某些人总认为PUNK就该非主流，就不该大众。但是我觉得，这很可笑，PUNK就该让更多的人听到，不然你唱来干什么？对我来说，是不是PUNK取决于你唱的是什么，我在听PUNK的时候，特别注重歌词，我要知道他们唱的是什么。反战争也好，反社会也好，反政府也好，反学校也好，我必须知道他们想表达的是什么，不然像听Green Day就变成纯粹的在听三和弦旋律。虽然现在的pop punk很pop，但是他们绝对有自己的想法。Blink-182很校园，Simple Plan很生活，Green Day很社会，这是我喜欢他们的原因。<br />
当然上面一大堆都跟这张专辑无关。只是看了PUNKS NOT DEAD后突然有点感触。<br />
言归正传。这是The Offspring的第八张专辑。说起来他们出道也有20多年了。八张专辑也不多不少了。<br />
大概由于制作人Bob Rock的加入，专辑里的音乐都很硬，但不知道为什么却都很入耳。听了这张专辑后，一点都不觉得The Offspring是一支老乐队，整张专辑很有活力。也许不及以前，但是歌曲依然有侵略性，依然充斥着riff，依然富有速度和激情，对于一支老牌乐队来说，已经很不错了。网上看到很多对专辑失望的评论，大概我听The Offspring的歌不多，但是我觉得这张专辑还是很Offspring的。特别是前面几首，都是越听越好听。个人最喜欢You're Gonna Go Far, Kid。<br />
转个歌曲review：<br />
<blockquote>1. Half-Truism (9.5) Very good album opener. Nice contrast between the fast verses and slower chorus. Bring the album in with a bang.<br />
2. Trust In You (9) Another very solid song VERY old school Offspring. Gotta love that fast palm muting (not enough of that on this album).<br />
3. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid (10) This one didn't win me over on first listen, but after a few more listens I can't get this out of my head. Very catchy, sort of mainstream sounding, but still very Offspring. If this does in fact end up being the second single, it's an EXCELLENT choice, as I think this song will satisfy the mainstream and the hardcore fans like nothing has since The Kids Aren't Alright.<br />
4. Hammerhead (8.5) Solid song. I like the strength of the riffs; heavier than a lot of their stuff. Not a bad choice for the first single.<br />
5. A Lot Like Me (10) This doesn't sound like most of their other stuff. Maybe reminds me of Gone Away in some respects. The intro with the piano, meh, sounds a little like it's gonna be a Coldplay song (Coldplay is whorendous). But I can overlook that small complaint which only applies to the first 5 seconds of the song because this song is unbelievable. Dexter's vocals are outstanding, and the song just seems to have a huge amount of power (even with the piano). Another one that didn't win me over on first listen, but now it's my favorite of the album.<br />
6. Takes Me Nowhere (8) Essentially classic Offspring. Catchy song, keeps the album going strong; picks up the pace from the slower A Lot Like Me.<br />
7. Kristy Are You Doing Okay? (6) The pace that we just picked up has now gone in the tank. Don't get me wrong, this isn't necessarily a bad song. For what it is, it's fine. I just don't know how I feel about it on an Offspring album. It gets a 6 because I still like the song, but it's nothing compared to tracks 1-6.<br />
8. Nothingtown (7) This one's alright. A little too generic sounding maybe. Picks the pace back up again at least.<br />
9. Stuff Is Messed Up (8) This song comes the closest to being the "joke" song of the album, but it's more serious than any of the other "joke" songs. Catchy chorus. I think if anyone else did a "la la la la la" chorus like this it would sound lame. Only The Offspring can pull it off.<br />
10. Fix You (6.5) Screeeech. The momentum we've build back up over the past two songs comes to a halt. Again, not a BAD song, and I still like it. Similar thoughts on this one as with Kristy. Okay song, but meh.<br />
11. Let's Hear It For Rock Bottom (8) I like the guitar work on this one. The chorus is sort of generic, but a good song overall.<br />
12. Rise and Fall (7.5) First off, Green Day comparisons here are preposterous. The chord progression is not even close and neither is the subject matter. I just don't get it. This is a decent song, but would have been nice to have a stronger album closer. Something epic like Pay The Man (my favorite Offspring album closer) would have been cool.<br />
- By  jimbo 3000 </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Coldplay - Viva la Vida</title>
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<th class="specalt" scope="row">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Viva La Vida</td>
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<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">Release Date</th>
<td>June 12, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Capitol</td>
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<td>Britpop, Piano Rock, Pop Rock</td>
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<th class="specalt" scope="row">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Viva La Vida</td>
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<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">Release Date</th>
<td>June 12, 2008</td>
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<th class="specalt" scope="row">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Capitol</td>
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<p><span id="more-164"></span><br />
Coldplay的第四张录音室专辑。6月12号率先在英国发行，然后在17号会在北美发行。<br />
吉他手Johnny Buckland在之前曾说过： "我们感觉自己的头三张专辑是一个三部曲，我们已经完成了。因此，我们想要做一些不同的。" 可以看出Coldplay的这张专辑想让人耳目一新。<br />
先听几遍去了，再作评价。</p>
<table class="mytable" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Viva La Vida</caption>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th class="nobg" scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">1</th>
<td>Life in Technicolor</td>
<td>2:39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">2</th>
<td class="alt">Cemetries of London</td>
<td class="alt">3:20</td>
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<th class="spec" scope="row">3</th>
<td>Lost!</td>
<td>3:54</td>
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<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">4</th>
<td class="alt">42</td>
<td class="alt">3:57</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">5</th>
<td>Lovers in Japan / Reign of Love</td>
<td>6:51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">6</th>
<td class="alt">Yes</td>
<td class="alt">7:06</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">7</th>
<td>Viva la Vida</td>
<td>4:04</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">8</th>
<td class="alt">Violet Hill</td>
<td class="alt">3:49</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">9</th>
<td>Strawberry Swing</td>
<td>4:09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">10</th>
<td class="alt">Death and All His Friends</td>
<td class="alt">4:35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="spec" scope="row">11</th>
<td>Lost? (Acoustic Version) [iTunes Bonus Track]</td>
<td>3:39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="specalt" scope="row">12</th>
<td class="alt">Lovers in Japan (Acoustic Version) [iTunes Bonus Track]</td>
<td class="alt">3:49</td>
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		<title>The Fratellis - Here We Stand</title>
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    <td class="alt">Here We Stand</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
    <td>June 09, 2008</td>
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    <td class="alt">Universal</td>
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    <td>Indie Rock, Alternative, Britpop</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Album</th>
<td class="alt">Here We Stand</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>June 09, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Universal</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">Style</th>
<td>Indie Rock, Alternative, Britpop</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">Website</th>
<td class="alt"><a href="http://www.thefratellis.com/">http://www.thefratellis.com/</a></td>
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<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>Here We Stand</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>My Friend John</td>
<td>3:02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">A Heady Tale</td>
<td class="alt">4:52</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>Shameless</td>
<td>3:56</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Look Out Sunshine!</td>
<td class="alt">3:53</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">5</th>
<td>Stragglers Moon</td>
<td>4:31</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Mistress Mabel</td>
<td class="alt">4:27</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>Jesus Stole My Baby</td>
<td>4:23</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Babydoll</td>
<td class="alt">4:42</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">9</th>
<td>Tell Me A Lie</td>
<td>3:58</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Acid Jazz Singer</td>
<td class="alt">4:21</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">11</th>
<td>Lupe Brown</td>
<td>5:26</td>
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		<title>The Shore - The Shore</title>
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    <td class="alt">The Shore</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
    <td>August 3, 2004</td>
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    <th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
    <td class="alt">Maverick</td>
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    <td>Britpop</td>
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<td class="alt">The Shore</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">Release Date</th>
<td>August 3, 2004</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">Label</th>
<td class="alt">Maverick</td>
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<td>Britpop</td>
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<p><span id="more-168"></span><br />
来自The Shore 04年的self-titled专辑。虽然是来自美国的乐队，却被打上了Oasis，Verve甚至是Coldplay的标签，不过事实上也确实如此。歌曲里总是透出一股浓烈的英伦气味。整张专辑似乎在渲染一种哀伤的气氛，而且似乎也很成功。至少对于在下雨天依然坐在电脑前敲打着代码的我来说是这样的。<br />
开场曲"Hard Road"率先为我们展现了Ben Ashley的那略带悲伤和懒洋洋（painful and drawl）的嗓音以及歌曲美妙的旋律。<br />
"Firefly"里你可以更加领略到Ben的嗓音和唱功，这首歌可以说算是专辑里比较另类的，因为你感觉不到哀伤，更多是一种乐观和积极向上的感觉。<br />
"Take What's Mine"，吉他和钢琴的结合恰到好处。<br />
"Waiting For The Sun"是首节奏比较慢的歌，颇有The Verve的风格的一首歌，但是Ben的嗓音让他们有明显的区别。听着这首歌，我不由得望着窗外，雨已经停了，但是天还是布满了黑云，看来还会继续下。<br />
"Different Ways"这首歌里吉他的表现很出色，Ben懒洋洋的嗓音也在这首歌里充分的表现出来了。<br />
"Hold On"有着柔和的旋律。也许我该一个人站在窗前，凝望着外面细雨，然后细想着一些不开心的事来配合下这首歌……<br />
最后两首也十分之出色，听听就知道了。<br />
总之这又是一张"no skip"的专辑。Enjoy it。</p>
<p><em>by icyfire 2008.06.07</em></p>
<table class="mytable" cellspacing="0">
<caption>The Shore</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="nobg">&nbsp;</th>
<th scope="col">Title</th>
<th scope="col">Length</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">1</th>
<td>Hard Road</td>
<td>3:02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="specalt">2</th>
<td class="alt">Firefly</td>
<td class="alt">4:16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" class="spec">3</th>
<td>Take What's Mine</td>
<td>3:56</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">4</th>
<td class="alt">Everything We Are</td>
<td class="alt">4:27</td>
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<td>Waiting for the Sun</td>
<td>4:08</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">6</th>
<td class="alt">Different Ways</td>
<td class="alt">4:43</td>
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<th scope="row" class="spec">7</th>
<td>It Ain't Right</td>
<td>4:02</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">8</th>
<td class="alt">Hold on</td>
<td class="alt">5:18</td>
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<td>I'll Be Your Man</td>
<td>4:02</td>
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<th scope="row" class="specalt">10</th>
<td class="alt">Coming Down</td>
<td class="alt">6:56</td>
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