1988年，关淑怡在日本“Marine Blue”歌唱大赛中以一首“We”，在一万多名竞争者中脱颖而出，夺得比赛冠军，随即关淑怡在日本签约唱片公司，并准备发行日文专辑。而幸运的是关淑怡在同一时间也得到香港宝丽金唱片公司的赏识，宝丽金同样准备力推这位歌坛的明日之星，如此的际遇，让关淑怡一出道就不同凡响。 1989年3月，关淑怡在港发行第一张华语专啊《冬恋》，可惜反响平平。同年11月，关淑怡发行第二张华语专辑《难得有情人》，主打歌《难得有情人》当即成为卡拉OK厅热门曲，另一首翻唱自Carola的《星空下的恋人》也红极一时。由此关淑怡在当时顶尖女歌手贫乏的香港乐坛迅速窜红，在梅艳芳、陈慧娴退隐之后，其锋芒直逼叶倩文、林忆莲。 1990年底发行的这张《夜迷宫》是关淑怡的第四张华语专辑，《夜迷宫》是中文名，英文名为《Lost in the Night》。关淑怡的名字总是令我联想起迷离梦幻的夜色，从《长夜正浓时》到《星空下的恋人》，再到《夜迷宫》，关淑怡的声线总是如夜空的浮云般飘渺，是那种毫不经意的吟唱，有一些冷艳，也有一些空灵。 主打歌《夜迷宫》 先声夺人，这是一首Blues节奏的快歌，Richard Yuen的编曲令此曲颇有几分黑人音乐的味道。潘伟源填的词不禁让人想起David Lynch的名片《Lost Highway》，“心知将不可以再睡便靠收音机陪伴，偏偏一首首歌也似是为你写的多么心痛，家中的一切也像是全留住你当初影踪，?o好飞车到野外但求逃避这些心理作用…” 周启生编曲的《失恋演奏家》，以一小段凄冷的钢琴做开头与结尾，令人联想起李克勤的《大会堂演奏厅》。此曲曲调忧怨，关淑怡的飘逸的声线在这里得到几近完美的展现，向雪怀的歌词在高潮部分多用粤语去声做押韵，“情缘历尽变化、没法再送给她、今宵一曲无话、像昨日拥月下、柔情若再似云霞”，关淑怡唱来有一种哀怨之气，情结于听者心中，久久挥之不去。 《黑豹》翻唱自Janet Jackson的《Black Cat》，陈少琪的词，“长夜降梦如下葬 令灵魂极颓丧虚渡着时光 流浪汉愿投入火网 灵魂极迷网统治夜时光”，颇有几份达明一派作品的风格。这首歌的编曲又是周启生，配器上应用了大量了电子乐。电子迷幻本是周启生的本色，在这里更为这首Janet Jackson的原作赋予了新的感觉。可惜这类金属味的曲子不太适合关淑怡，关的演绎感觉放不开，节奏的把握虽可圈可点，惜之没有Janet Jackson《Black Cat》珠玉在前的威猛之气。 这张专辑中的歌曲快慢各半，发行时以《夜迷宫》和《黑豹》这样的快歌做主打，但似乎关淑怡在慢板情歌的演绎上更为出色，专辑中《失恋演奏家》《浓情》《再续前缘》等几首情歌，关淑怡在情感上的把握都相当到位。 1995年关淑怡在发行专辑《乱了》之后即淡出歌坛，远赴异国求学。随后王菲崛起香港歌坛，成为一代天后级歌手。2001年关淑怡重归歌坛，奉上一张专辑《冷火》，不过市场反应平平。歌坛风云变幻，如李克勤这般咸鱼翻身毕竟不是一件容易的事

这张《Borderless》专辑是关淑怡早期的作品，刻画出一种自我内敛、扎实少见的单纯音乐。说这张专辑好听，是因为它既没有那么平淡，也没有那么庸俗和?嗦，它的各种原素的比例搭配调和和到一种恰如其分的尺度，不多一分也不少一寸

《真情》是香港女歌手关淑怡第三张粤语大碟。大碟形象主要以简约及橙黄色为主调。当中“爱恨缠绵”曾夺得1990年度十大劲歌金曲颁奖典礼金曲之一，“患难建真情”及非主打曲“当世界无玫瑰”为歌迷间所喜爱的金曲。

1990年滚石出品的台语大碟，台湾百佳专辑名列第6位，专辑的四位制作人陈升，李宗盛，周耀辉，罗纮武获得了当年的金曲奖最佳制作人奖。 《向前走》取得了极大的销量，能引起如此强烈的影响有很多原因，比如它符合台语对抗压迫、走向主流的文化形势，表达了新一代青少年对现代生活的认同与希望。但是林强和他的《向前走》震撼人心的真正理由，是歌声里散发的、永不低头的倔犟和生命力。 专辑从第一首歌“平凡的老百姓”（一个年轻的北上的男孩，将自己对过去的迷惑不解转为对未来 的希望）开始，点破整张专辑的意图。从北上的年轻人的积极生命到他回顾生活中的种种感情，让他恣意放任的表达爱意也让他在歌声里诚挚关心 ，制作人不同的切入角度创就了清楚的戏剧张力 ，也散发一种不退缩的勇敢热切，没有愤怒批判的满足发泄，不以悲观伤感来安慰逃避，林强的歌曲中，充满了勇敢和希望-这正是林强生命中最动人的地方。 在时代变化不安，未来捉摸难定的时刻里，只有坚定自我，向前走去是唯一的方向。《向前走》正是以这个语气，回答了所有的怀疑。

Nowhere seems to hold consensus as the second-best record of the shoegaze era, and with very good reason. All of the common words, phrases, and adjectives commonly used with the short-lived subgenre fit properly here, and they're all positive, every one of them. Whir, whoosh, haze, swirl, ad nauseum -- this record holds all of these elements at their most exciting and mastered. But in the end, great pop records necessitate quality songs, which Nowhere delivers throughout. Undeniably, it's Ride's zenith -- dense, tight, hypnotic. "Seagull" serves as a dynamic opener; after a couple seconds of light feedback, bassist Steve Queralt kicks in with a rubbery, elliptical line (reminiscent of a certain Beatles song), which is soon followed by Andy Bell and Mark Gardener's guitar twists and Loz Colbert's alternately gentle and punishing drumming. After the upbeat "Kaleidoscope," the record falls into a tempo lull that initially seems impenetrable and meandering. However, patience reveals a five-song suite of sorts, full of lovely instrumental passages that are punctuated with violent jabs of manic guitars. The endlessly escalating "Polar Bear" is a high point, featuring expertly placed tom rolls from Colbert. The tempo picks up for the closing "Vapour Trail," a wistful pop song with chiming background guitars galore and mournful strings to close it out. The U.S. version was bolstered significantly with the remainder of the Fall EP ("Dreams Burn Down" having reappeared earlier in the record). "Taste" is one of their finest pure pop numbers; the moody/driving "Here and Now" rates well, and the five-minute "Nowhere" is a nasty distorto-freakout. [Nowhere was remastered and reissued by Ignition U.K. in 2001. Added to the 11 tracks featured on Sire's U.S. edition are the four selections from the equally wondrous Today Forever.]

Play is the second extended player by British band Ride. The EP was combined with its predecessor Ride to form the Smile mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. Two years later, in November, 1992, Smile was released the UK, too, after the British EPs had gone out of print.

Ride is an extended player by British band Ride. Their first official release, the EP came out in 1990 on the Creation Records label. The EP was combined with its follow-up Play to form the Smile mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. Two years later, in November, 1992, Smile was released in the UK, too, after both of the British EPs had gone out of print. （from the wikipedia）

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut album by the alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on April 17, 1990[11] on Jive Records. Though the album was well-received critically, it had little mainstream appeal. The album did earn the band a devoted following, however, within the alternative hip hop community. People's Instinctive Travels was praised for its inventive lyricism and bizarre sense of humor, mixed with socially aware and literate message tracks. It is one of three albums included in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. It also was certified gold by the RIAA on January 19, 1996. The record was given the perfect rating of 5 mics in The Source in 1990 — according to Pitchfork, it was the first album ever to receive this honor.

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this 1983 album from the Manchester quartet, one of the most successful and consistent bands of the '80s and beyond. After the suicide of vocalist, Ian Curtis, the three surviving members of Joy Division regrouped under the band name New Order, adding Gillian Gilbert on keyboards. The rest, as they say, is history. Disc One in this package contains the original album in its digitally remastered glory. Disc Two is filled with eight non-album singles, B-sides and remixes. This is as great as it gets! Rhino UK. 2008.

Recorded Live in London, Playhouse Theatre, September 16th,1970

Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, CBE (/ˈɑːrməˌtreɪdɪŋ/, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist.

This CD compiles a few EP's, a track from a compilation album and one unreleased track: Tracks 1 to 3: from "Barging Into The Presence Of God". Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London June 1989. Tracks 1 & 2 were originally produced and recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Leeds Nov.-Dec. 1988 by Richard Formby and Mike Stout. Track 4: previously unreleased. Track 5: from "Gigantic! 2" compilation. Tracks 6 to 10: from "Half-Life". The last track was on the vinyl version only. Track 10: produced and recorded at Falconer Studios, July 1990. At the end of some tracks, a few extra sounds have been mixed in. Mrs. Dolphin was released in Japan only. All tracks licensed from 4AD Records.

Pale Saints 的第一张，shoegazing经典专辑之一