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Definitely Maybe
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★ 9.1 297 ratings
Oasis genre: Rock
release date 1994-08-30 publisher: Sony
Definitely Maybe于1994年由Sony公司发行,其中多首出现在他们发行前一年同The Real People乐队的Chris和Tony Griffiths一起录制的Live Demonstration demo中。正式发行版本的歌曲要比较长,他们与 Mark Coyle 一起录制3遍,直到Owen Morris 出现并混音制作到大家满意为止。整张专集总共花费8万5千英镑在制作上,在当时是相当大的投资。这张专辑的销售量也非常好,受到了很多听众的欣赏和好评。
The Best of Blur
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★ 9.1 154 ratings
Blur genre: Rock
release date 2000-01-01 publisher: Virgin Records Us
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS.
Dog Man Star
★ 9.3 179 ratings
Suede genre: Rock
release date 1994-10-05 publisher: Sony Bmg Europe
Import pressing of their sophomore album titled under their original name, Suede, as opposed to the US version, The London Suede. The latter of which is long out-of-print. Sony.
Without You I'm Nothing
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★ 8.6 107 ratings
Placebo genre: Rock
release date 1998-10-12 publisher: Virgin / Hut Records …
经过第一张同名专辑后,Placebo延续90年代另类摇滚的传奇(Smashing Pumpkins等前辈),获得了乐迷的肯定。在这第二张专辑《Without You I'm Nothing》中,他们混合了70年代的两个风潮:Glam Rock和Punk。Stefan Olsdal的贝斯和Steve Hewitt的鼓为Placebo制造了紧迫而具张力的节奏部分。当然乐队的焦点依然是宛如雌雄同体的歌手兼吉他手Brian Molko。当然从声音上辨认,我们依然可以听到很传统的另类摇滚风格。因此Brian Molko更多的魅力是来自音乐以外。或者在现场,他会展现更多的魅力。毕竟,摇滚音乐的魅力依然是集中在现场上的。 不要以为, Brian Molko是虚有其表的绣花枕头。第一张专辑的全部作品都是出自他手;而新专辑中他也依然负责全部的歌词写作。专辑作品以典型的另类摇滚快歌为主。开场篇 Pure Morning是一首自我宣言式的歌曲。Celebration of Friendship with Women》则注定是一首优秀的单曲作品。Brick Shithouse合并了90年代的电子摇滚风格和Sonic Youth式的Punk吉他。You Don't Care About Us让人重拾80年代的吉他流行曲感觉。在包容了大量的风格之下,《Without You I'm Nothing》必定可以获得广大乐迷的欢迎。
Think Tank
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★ 8.7 147 ratings
Blur genre: Pop
release date 2003-01-01 publisher: Parlophone
Think Tank is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in May 2003. Continuing the jam-based studio constructions of the group's previous album, 13 (1999), the album expanded on the use of sampled rhythm loops and brooding, heavy electronic sounds.
The Stone Roses
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★ 9.3 217 ratings
The Stone Roses genre: Rock
release date 1989-01-01 publisher: Silvertone
80年代末期英国流行音乐进入低潮,曾创造英国新浪潮音乐的曼彻斯特,这期间也变得萧条。正当英国音乐将在沉闷中进入90年代的时候,一支叫做“石玫瑰”(The Stone Roses)的乐队出现了,1989年,他们的第一张专辑的出版,使英国“独立摇滚”(Indie-Rock)现象进入了新的时代。 “石玫瑰”也顺理成章地成了曼彻斯特独立摇滚界的领袖,这张专辑在音乐上很明显地受到了60年代美国民歌摇滚乐队“飞鸟”(The Byrds)的影响,同时也受到了80年代刚刚形成潮流趋势的Acid House舞曲音乐影响。他们把吉他流行乐与“独立摇滚”相融合并且进一步刺激了跳舞文化的发展,很快被传媒赋予了“新迷幻音乐”的称号。 “石玫瑰”受到乐迷欢迎最主要的是伊恩·布朗(Ian Brown)那漫不经心地演唱和孤傲、超然的性格;诱人的吉他演奏片段和起伏的节奏。不管是专辑中59秒的“我亲爱的伊丽莎白”(Elizabeth My Dear)还是近10分钟的“傻瓜金子”(Fools Gold)都显示了他们这方面的才能。专辑的前四首歌:“我要被崇拜了”(I Wanna Be Adored)、“她敲鼓”(She Bangs The Drums)、“大象石头”(Elephant Stone)和“瀑布”(Waterfall)清新简洁的编配和流畅的旋律使当时徘徊在乏味的英国音乐中的人们感到为之一振。 尽管“石玫瑰”引导了英国独立音乐的跳舞潮流,但是,他们的这张具有重大意义的唱片仅仅显露一点跳舞音乐的迹象。而真正把舞曲音乐发扬光大的是他们的同乡“808同盟”(808 States)和“快乐星期一”(Happy Mondays)。 但时间证明这张专辑的价值,嗡嗡的吉他声也能把跳舞音乐带给了听众,新浪潮音乐的复苏和新迷幻音乐的再生,并且能在90年代的流行音乐中不断地听到对这张专辑的回应之声。
The Magic Whip
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★ 8.9 255 ratings
Blur genre: Rock
release date 2015-04-27 publisher: Parlophone Records
Blur have announced that they will release 'The Magic Whip', their first album in 12 years, on April 27. The band – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – made the announcement at press conference hosted by outgoing BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe at Chinese restaurant The Golden Phoenix in London's West End, which is ongoing at present. The album's producer, Stephen Street, also attended. Blur recorded an album's worth of material in five days in Hong Kong in May 2013. However, in an interview published by NME in July 2014, Damon Albarn said that because he likes to work in shorter, more concentrated periods of time he feared that he would never return to the tracks the band made while in Asia. "There are about 15 songs we recorded in Hong Kong," he said at the time. "The annoying thing is, if I'd been able to write the lyrics there and then about being there, we'd have finished the record. But sometimes, if you can't do it all at once, it dissipates really and I don't know what I'd sing about now with that record. There's some great tunes on there, but it may just be one of those records that never comes out."
Head Music
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★ 8.5 85 ratings
Suede genre: Rock
release date 1999-01-01 publisher: Sony Music
这同样也是张冠军专辑,让人惊叹于Suede的魔力,不过你会意识到在合成器大师Steve Osbourne的指导下,这张专辑真的有些不一样了。安德森学会了如何控制合成器,并在它的带领下创作旋律,而主音吉他手Richard Oakes也不得不放下心爱的吉他打起了太极。 这张专辑的灵感来源主要来自于在英国兴起的吹泡运动,而药味十足的Tricky则成了主创的新宠。