UK
Give My Love To London
Douban
Marianne Faithfull genre: Rock
release date 2014-09-29 publisher: Dramatico Entertainment
Marianne Faithfull’s album Give My Love to London is produced by Rob Ellis & Dimitri Tikovoi and mixed by Flood. Her band includes Portishead's Adrian Utley (guitars), Ed Harcourt (keyboards), Rob Ellis (drums), Dimitri Tikovoi (bass) + string quartet, and special guests Warren Ellis and Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds). Marianne has written most of the lyrics and the music was written by Nick Cave, Anna Calvi, Roger Waters, Pat Leonard, Tom McRae, Steve Earle.
Listened
Nov. 7, 2014
群星荟萃!这位奶奶原来也还在出专辑,现在嗓音简直女dylan(褒义)。翻了leonard cohen的going home,老奶奶唱he's a lazy bastard太带感了
MarianneFaithfull UK 2010s
Milk and Honey
Douban
★ 7.9 17 ratings
John Lennon / Yoko Ono genre: Rock
release date 2001-10-23 publisher: Capitol
Milk and Honey is the sixth and final album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1984. It is the first posthumous release of new Lennon music, having been recorded in the last months of his life during and following the sessions for his 1980 album Double Fantasy.
Listened
Nov. 2, 2014
原来是真正的遗作。最后的John Lennon比double fantasy更和平,更享受家庭生活,以这样的状态离世让人也释然不少。感谢@melon-water 的礼物❤️
UK JohnLennon 1980s
Colour by Numbers
Douban
★ 8.1 20 ratings
Culture Club genre: Pop
release date 1983-01-01 publisher: Virgin Records
Listened
Sept. 17, 2014
朝气八十年代
UK 1980s
Every Picture Tells a Story
Douban Spotify
★ 7.4 10 ratings
Rod Stewart genre: Rock
release date 1998-03-31 publisher: Island / Mercury
Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide.
Let's Dance
Douban
★ 8.8 61 ratings
David Bowie genre: Rock
release date 1983-04-14 publisher: Virgin Records
Let's Dance is the fifteenth studio album by David Bowie. Co-produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers, the album contained three of his most successful singles; the title track, "Let's Dance", which reached No. 1 in the UK, US and various other countries, as well as "Modern Love" and "China Girl", which both reached No. 2 in the UK. "China Girl" was a new version of a song which Bowie had co-written with Iggy Pop for the latter's 1977 album The Idiot. It also contains a re-recorded version of the song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", which had been a minor hit for Bowie a year earlier.
Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Douban
★ 7.7 22 ratings
Spiritualized genre: Rock
release date 2012-04-16 publisher: Double Six Records
英伦乐队 Spiritualized最新专辑《Sweet Heart Sweet Light》带着厚厚70年代的声音,不论歌曲旋律、编曲、录音以及溷音的声音处理,总是让人不其然地联想起那个 「音乐乌托邦」 的年代,如专辑中一曲 《Little Girl》。歌词中更谈及了不少对生命的看法和体验。 “净化”Spiritualized 是由80年代著名噪音乐队Spacemen 3蜕变而来的,Jason Pierce离开乐队之后,没有延续一贯的实验噪音,而是转而探索英式迷幻摇滚,并由此组建了Spiritualized。乐队在92年发行了首张专辑《Lazer Guided Melodies》,取得了相当不错的成绩,接着在95年发行了《Pure Chase》,同样大获好评,而97年的那张《Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space》则被认为是他们最具代表性的专辑,并在当年获得了巨大的成功,紧接着乐队借势又在98年发行了现场版的双张CD《Live At The Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997》,庞大的演出阵容,包括了从管弦乐团到福音合唱团,也使得这次演出异常完美。 Spiritualized的音乐总是带着浓厚的布鲁斯和福音的味道,从60年代以来,很少有英国乐队给人这样的感觉了。“净化”的音乐有一点儿奇怪,他们有足够的能力做出旋律优美的调子,但却往往要用失真的吉他音墙去破坏它,仿佛噪音有一种魔力似的,而主唱的唱腔也总是保持着冰冷的感觉。“ 净化”不喜欢平铺直叙的田园风情,他们更喜欢鳞比栉次的音乐宫殿。 2001年,“净化”推出了第四张录音室专辑《让它没落》(Let It Come Down),此时“净化”已真正变成以杰森·皮尔斯一人为核心的乐队,包括杰森前女友凯特·雷德利等成员都已纷纷离开。但专辑依旧延续以往的华丽阵容,参与的乐手多达上百人。2003年的新专辑《惊异的优雅》(Amazing Grace)是在几星期内录好的。更多粗糙原始的音效代替了华丽管弦,新专辑的歌曲在结构上更为传统,这和前几张专辑的太空迷幻倾向有着非常大的不同。封面上那赤裸的手臂似乎预示着杰森在追求更“净化”的音乐。专辑中请来了埃文·帕克(Evan Parker)、哈恩·本尼克(Han Bennink)等自由爵士乐巨匠担任乐手。在访谈中杰森对能和这些音乐家合作表示非常兴奋。谈到新专辑的变化,他说道:“其实并没有刻意经营或追求什么,事物的发展往往受很多因素的影响,但我想最主要的一点在于我们总是尝试做一些不同的东西,而不考虑它是不是有正确答案。”谈到杂志的评价,杰森颇为不屑:“在任何一个时期,英国的音乐媒体都会找出六、七张唱片并吹嘘它们是‘划时代的’,媒体就是靠这个运作。我的成就感在于唱片获得了和它的价值相符的回报,以及它完全为我个人的音乐抱负服务。我其实并不需要很多人跟我说这是张伟大的唱片,并从这种赞扬中得到满足,从别人那里得到赞扬是件极容易的事,以至于很少人会对你说:‘坚持下去,你所做的并不如计划中的那样好。’这就和皇帝的新装一样,不是吗?我并不以杂志的赞誉获得满足感,我1995年的唱片《纯粹状态》几乎没有得到任何回应,《NME》给它打了5分,满分是10分。不幸的是《NME》是英国大多数年轻人音乐口味的仲裁者。我可不认为《纯粹状态》在任何一个方面比《女士们先生们我们正在太空里漂浮》差,我更没有兴趣为了讨好媒体去做一张唱片。摇滚乐最让我热爱的一点就在于它的表达,你可以在歌词中述说一些老掉牙和俗世的事物,但当你把这些事物和音乐结合起来,它们就立刻变得富于幻想性,就像令人惊艳具有魔力的诗歌一样。例如你可以说‘我不能停止爱你’或其他类似的话,这些话本身其实是没什么特色的,但和音乐结合在一起,它们就具有了魔力。” 不像“石玫瑰”那样优美,也不是“收音机头”那般沉溺。在顶级的英国乐队中,“净化”是如此与众不同的一个,它是一种缓慢而持久的药物,用来医治灵魂和心灵。
Lazer Guided Melodies
Douban
★ 8.1 32 ratings
Spiritualized genre: Rock
release date 1992-05-22 publisher: Dedicated
The group's seminal debut album is aptly titled: The melodies shimmer and drone and hum like otherworldly pop tunes, and Radley and Pierce's vocals hover gently in the mix. One of the premier dream pop albums, Lazer Guided Melodies is both beautiful and innovative.
Pygmalion
Douban
★ 7.6 34 ratings
Slowdive genre: Rock
release date 2005-11-21 publisher: Creation Records
Remastered version of their 1995 album. Sleeve notes by Melody Makers Ian Watson. This was the band's final album resulting in a more spacey ambient feel. Castle. 2005.
Wild Life
Douban
★ 7.8 11 ratings
Paul McCartney / Wings
release date 1989-06-20 publisher: Emd/Capitol
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of his 1971 debut with Wings in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. 10 tracks (though the back cover art only lists eight). 1999 release.
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July 9, 2014
知识点:泡爷写了yesterday之后还写过一首tomorrow....
1970s UK
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Douban
★ 8.9 10 ratings
Brian Eno / David Byrne genre: Electronic
release date 2006-04-04 publisher: Nonesuch
Brian Eno and David Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts appears downright visionary. With its "found" vocals, cut-and-paste arrangements, funked-up rhythms and embrace of influences from all around the globe, the duo's controversial work anticipated the creative cross-pollination and technological innovation of contemporary dance music, world music, hip hop and alternative rock. You can hear echoes of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts in the anthems Moby built around vintage vocal samples, in the outrageously exotic beats of Missy Elliot and Timbaland, in the Middle Eastern accented chill-out tracks of Thievery Corporation or Bjork's otherworldly soundscapes.
Everyday Robots
Douban
★ 8.7 71 ratings
Damon Albarn genre: Rock
release date 2014-04-28 publisher: Warner Music Group
Here it is: Damon Albarn's next solo album has been announced. The "sort of folk soul" project (as he described it to Rolling Stone), made with the help of XL Recordings head Richard Russell, is called Everyday Robots. It's out April 28, Revolt reports.
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May 13, 2014
always not resolved in my heart, waiting for you to improve
UK DamonAlbarn 2010s
Lizard
Douban Eggplant.place
★ 9.2 77 ratings
King Crimson genre: Rock
release date 1970-01-01 publisher: Discipline Us
Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes/Bolero - The Peacock's Tale/The Battle of Glass Tears/Big Top
Discreet Music
Douban
★ 8.4 13 ratings
Brian Eno / Gavin Bryars … genre: Electronic
release date 2004-10-05 publisher: Astralwerks
Limited Edition Japanese "Mini Vinyl" CD, faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inner sleeve. Features most recently mastered audio including bonus tracks where applicable.
Floating Point
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John McLaughlin genre: Jazz
release date 2008-05-20 publisher: Abstract Logix
2008 release from guitar legend John McLaughlin. John has already said Floating Point 'may be the best record I ever made.' That's really saying something when you consider McLaughlin's prolific and trailblazing career. The guitarist and composer has appeared on some of the most important jazz-rock and world music albums in the last 40 years. For Floating Point, which was recorded in India, McLaughlin used several of the best Indian musicians in the world. McLaughlin calls these players the 'young lions' of India. They include keyboardist Loiuz Banks, drummer Ranjit Barot, electric sitarist Niladri Kumar, flautists Shashank and Naveen Kumar, percussionist Sivamani, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, electric mandolinist U.Rajesh, and Hindustini slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya. Joining them were other Western stars, saxophonist George Brooks and bassist Hadrien Feraud. With a line-up like that, you would expect a very Indian experience. But, McLaughlin says not necessarily so. 'Now while this CD features predominantly Indian musicians, we are in quite another form compared to the group Shakti,' McLaughlin says. 'The music is for the most part 'Jazz-Fusion' if a label has to be put on it. But with the musicians involved in this project, it has also a 'world' kind of atmosphere.' McLaughlin adds, 'I really am happy with the outcome of this CD which actually came about quite spontaneously and without any real planning. You can hear in the music where I am in my development, and in which directions I'm moving. It was a real thrill to play with these players, and I offer my thanks to them for their unique contributions. I truly wish and hope that it brings something to the listeners. I also offer my deep thanks to them for their continued support to my dedicated work.'
Goats Head Soup
Douban
★ 8.9 14 ratings
The Rolling Stones genre: Rock
release date 1973-08-31 publisher: Rolling Stones Records
《Goat's Head Soup》是英国摇滚乐队The Rolling Stones的第十一张英国(第十三张美国)录音室专辑,发行时间:1973-08-31。
Exile on Main St.
Douban
★ 9.1 75 ratings
Rolling Stones genre: Rock
release date 1994-08-15 publisher: Virgin
这部雄浑壮伟的钜作,正是滚石探索美国音乐集其大成的总验收--蓝调、乡村、灵魂、福音,从Gram Parsons教给他们的白人歌谣到国会图书馆留下来的二○年代密西西比田野录音,Exile On Main Street探索了摇滚乐所从出的美国文化最深邃的灵魂,也替后世树立了一座绝难攀越的巨碑--或者该说,一条切进美国音乐古老的心脏地带的Main Street。   Exile On Main Street,如今大家都同意,是摇滚乐诞生至斯,最值得纪念的扛鼎之作,可能也是滚石最好的一张唱片--不幸的是,它也是滚石最后一张真正担得起「伟大」两字的专辑,结束了他们从1968年起算的辉煌年代。