Friday, October 02, 2009
反動之音 Muse
The Resistance
Muse
Label: Warner Bros
2009.09
★★★★★★★★★★
Muse 09年終於發表了令人期待的第五張全新專輯《The Resistance》。距離他們上張專輯《Black Holes And Revelations》三年之久;這可算是我年度最期待的專輯之一。
經過了2003年的華麗搖滾《Absolution》以及宇宙探索《Black Holes And Revelations》,新專輯是集合了史詩式和具爆炸性的宇宙音韻。
之前在本欄也介紹過 Muse 的唱片,作品都強調概念性和完整性,全新專輯更加是義無反顧的大膽探索。
從官方介紹得知專輯在意大利北部錄製完成,在米蘭和將近 40位音樂家共同錄製管弦樂,而他們也親自完成所有編曲及配樂,首次全部由 Muse 三位團員自行擔任製作。
開場單曲 "Uprising" 高壓的電結他已經全面蘊釀爆發,暴戾氣氛加上群眾呼聲令人激憤。點題歌 "Resistance" 擁有豐富多變的編曲和優美旋律,思潮起伏。"Undisclosed Desires" 則帶有步步為營的危險氣氛。
"United States Of Eurasia / Collateral Damage" 寧靜的鋼琴開端,再進入激昂的高潮,宏偉的弦樂和加快的鋼琴節奏,再配合著有力的鼓擊和中東音韻,後部份再加上熟悉的鋼琴調子,包羅萬有。歌曲的背後創作靈感,則來自於波蘭誕生的學者 Zbigniew Brzezinski,對前美國總統 Jimmy Carter 的政治建言。在 Zbigniew Brzezinski 的書『The Grand Chessboard』當中,“Zbigniew Brzezinski 認為整個歐亞大陸(歐洲、亞洲、中東地區),都必須要在美國的統制控制之下,才能確保石油的正常供應。他以就事論事的態度,將世界看作一個大棋盤,融合著濃濃的歐威爾主義,就像 George Orwell 在小說『1984』當中就已經提過「state of Eurasia」一詞,這也啟動了創作這首歌曲的靈感。” Matt Bellamy (主唱/吉他) 說。
"Guiding Light" 則是典型激烈的搖滾節奏,"Unnatural Selection" 急進起伏的電結他伸延到 "MK Ultra",起首的電子音韻,有著《Absolution》專輯的美好延續。"I Belong To You / Mon Cœur S'ouvre À Ta Voix" 是全碟最破格的作品,俏皮又隨意的鋼琴,後部份又用法語唱著歌劇似的,編曲和旋律都美麗而柔情。
最後,樂隊主音 Matt Bellamy 為了強調作品的概念,親自編寫了一部分為三段的交響樂 [Exogenesis]。"Exogenesis: Symphony" 三部曲是 Muse 最具野心之作,這三部曲甚至可以當古典樂細聽。小章節為 “Overture”,“Cross-Pollination”,“Redemption”。完整地展示了古典音樂和現代搖滾樂的結合,莊嚴宏偉,如史詩式浪漫的音樂。使 Muse 的音樂更細緻,層次昇華。
整體來說,《The Resistance》比起上張大碟更出色,它有著《Absolution》的華麗,也有著《Black Holes And Revelations》的深層探索,加上概念式的古典美學,整體結構又如此出色,在我心目中是滿分之選。
隨碟 DVD 載有《The Resistance》製作特輯。
Muse- "The Resistance"【CD+DVD】Limited Edition ★
CD
01. UPRISING
02. RESISTANCE
03. UNDISCLOSED DESIRES
04. UNITED STATES OF EURASIA (+Collateral Damage)
05. GUIDING LIGHT
06. UNNATURAL SELECTION
07. MK ULTRA
08. I BELONG TO YOU (+Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix)
09. EXOGENESIS : SYMPHONY PART I (Overture)
10. EXOGENESIS : SYMPHONY PART II (Cross Pollination)
11. EXOGENESIS : SYMPHONY PART III (Redemption)
Muse "Uprising"
Muse官方網頁
Sunday, June 28, 2009
ONE Bonnie Pink
One
Bonnie Pink
Label: Warner Music Japan
2009.05
★★★★★★★★½☆
距離上一張大碟《Thinking Out Loud》差不多兩年,Bonnie Pink 推出了全新的第十張個人專輯《ONE》。在這裡已曾介紹過多張Bonnie Pink專輯,我也不多詳述;對我來說買她的專輯已成了習慣,只能說她的音樂很適合我。
"Won't Let You Go" 有著怨曲之起首,後部又來過美式變調。"フューシャ フューシャ フューシャ" 是我喜歡的其中一曲,輕鬆如Reggae的節奏,緊隨著清爽節拍的 "Princess Incognito",旋律另我想起80's 的女子組合bangles。
第二單曲 "Joy" 擁有優美的旋律,是 Bonnie 的拿手曲式,而第一單曲 "鐘を鳴らして" 有著重型的電結他音效,而此曲也是早前在 iTunes Music Store 發售的 "Ring A Bell" 的日語版本,而後者也以 bonus track 收錄在專輯中。
"One Last Time" 的沉重鋼琴節拍帶領我們進入專輯的第二部份,歌曲後部份張狂的電結他,加上 Bonnie 高呼 "Tell me one last time..." 令人為之動容。
"Rock You Till the Dawn" 和 "Fed Up",前者是搖滾曲式,後者是和 Craig David 合唱的歌曲,是 Craig David 第三張專輯中的 "All The Way"。
"Try Me Out" 的調皮輕鬆節奏,很有假日感覺。"妄想LOVER"、"PLAY & PAUSE"、"Happy Ending"、"秘密" 和 "Get On the Bus" 都是上乘的曲目,這次大碟收錄曲目多達15首,說是精選專輯也不為過,實在超值。
DVD 收錄了2008年12月13日舉行的「Bonnie Pink Premium Christmas Night at Billboard Live Tokyo」。「Kane wo Narashite (Original Version)」、「Chain」、「Joy」的MV及專輯錄音花絮。
Bonnie Pink- "One"【CD+DVD】Limited Edition
CD
01. Won't Let You Go
02. フューシャ フューシャ フューシャ ★
03. Princess Incognito ★
04. Joy ★
05. 妄想LOVER ★
06. 鐘を鳴らして
07. One Last Time ★
08. Rock You Till the Dawn
09. Fed Up feat.Craig David ★
10. PLAY & PAUSE ★
11. 秘密 ★
12. Try Me Out ★
13. Happy Ending ★
14. Get on the Bus ★
15. Ring A Bell (*Bonus Track) ★
DVD
Bonnie Pink Premium Christmas Night at Billboard Live Tokyo
01 CHAIN
02 Last Kiss
03 Tonight, the night
Music Clip
鐘を鳴らして (original version)
CHAIN
Joy
[Bonus Track]
off shot!!! "ONE"
Bonnie Pink "Joy"
Bonnie Pink官方網頁
Friday, May 08, 2009
回問 獨立合輯
回問 "INSIDE OUT"
V.A
Label: 澳門創作人協會
2009.02
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
早前,澳門創作人協會發行了一張名為《回問》的概念合輯,期間也舉行了一場發佈演唱會,外間反應是給予肯定的,門票很快便售罄。對於這張專輯的背後深層意義和中心思想我實在不想在這裡詳談;簡單地說,《回問》就是以澳門本土為創作意念,思考和反映現今澳門的社會問題的概念合輯,整個創作項目包含了圖文創作和MV製作;有興趣的朋友可以上官方網站了解。
在談這專輯時,必先要了解澳門的音樂事業背景。
澳門一直都沒有唱片工業,唱片大多是自資和以合輯形式獨立製作推出,在澳門從事音樂創作的創作人即使是才華洋溢,也礙於市場狹小而難以發展。不過隨著社會進步,樂迷也開始留意本土音樂。還記得從前本地歌手表演時會被台下本地樂迷喝倒彩;現在情況則好太多了,大多會支持本地原創歌手;也有了自己本土的年度頒獎禮;這種心態轉變,當然要多得一群澳門的音樂人在背後默默耕耘,也多少反映了近年澳門人在港澳之間地位自我提升,以及少數香港歌手的不濟等意識形態心理因素影響。
說回音樂部份,大碟在喧鬧之聲引出起首曲 "問我" ,這是一首反映澳門青少年人對生活枯燥乏味無目標,自我回問之歌。旋律討好,刻意地運用了 "港澳特式潮語" 作歌詞,惟歌詞部份可以更好,後部份歌詞 "本來有五千蚊..." 已顯得無以為繼,主唱的 Pei 也缺乏感情,有 "念口簧" 之感,音樂拍子捉得不太準;初時也懷疑是自己的聽感有問題,再三用耳筒細聽後的確如此。
"日夜分流" 描述澳門的夜色世界,典型的 Pop Rock 曲式,Angus Chao 唱出具感染力的調子。簡單的鋼琴編曲,帶我們遊走澳門的人事景物,"前前後後" 是全碟最清新脫俗之曲。
"界限" 有著類似 F.I.R. 飛兒樂團的 Band Sound 旋律,歌曲由樂隊 Real-Us 的主唱,女主音 Carol 本身聲底很好,但這歌卻暴露了她低音的弱點,即使加了effect 也掩蓋不了,正因如此後段有心無力,不能牽動情緒而覺得沉悶,中段的 rap 有點突兀,最敗筆的是歌曲的完結位很差,有點虎頭蛇尾之嫌,不過此歌編曲較豐富是為可取。
"鬧戰" 是為《回問》的第一主打,吶喊澳門市民的交通苦況。作為主打曲旋律搶耳,肥田 Rap 得落力,而 Chorus 部份的 Yan 使這曲起了催化作用;伽納和嘉誠演繹 R&B 樂風的 "煩人之家" 是被認同的,只是曲的轉調位有點吃力不討好, Bassline 節拍真的有點 "煩人"。
勵志歌曲 "轉" 由陳佳、芷君和啟航演繹,陳佳和芷君的聲線出奇的很像90年代初我很喜歡的學院派樂隊--夢劇院的李敏和劉文娟,而啟航就像區新明,這三人組合絕對可以持續發展。最後的純音樂 "Voyage" 共分四章,陳蔚風的樂風彷如帶你夢遊邊際。
作為一張為澳門人而寫的概念大碟,點題之餘且達到目的,樂風多元化,抒情歌,R&B,RAP 等,音樂上顯然還有很多進步空間,例如歌手的演繹,編曲的美化,曲詞的精緻,錄音的質量等都可以做得更好,始終這是一張獨立製作,礙於資源所限,也不能太吹毛求疵;重點是看到了很多音樂新面孔,這是我們最想見到的(總不能甚麼新聽力選舉選十年都是那班人吧)。
《回問》隨碟附有包含CD/DVD音樂合輯《回音》和小書《回話》,引用繕稿之文,這個項目雖以音樂為主導,但不局限於音樂;除了音樂外,亦包括文字、設計和錄像這三個範疇的創作,延伸和輔助表達主題。本創作項目的意義所在,是透過音樂、文字、繪畫、影像互相對讀,多角度和全面地切切實實提出問題、反映澳門人的真實面貌。
任何偉大的理念,都必要去實踐,而他們正是實實在在的做到了。
p.s. 為了推廣《回問》給海外樂迷,澳門創作人協會現送出《回問》CD+DVD十套,有興趣的海外朋友可以連同回郵地址email給我,不管你住在滿地可還是格陵蘭,我都會給你寄出。
V.A- 回問 "INSIDE OUT" (CD+DVD)
CD
01. 問我 (Pei)
02. 日夜分流 (Angus Chao)
03. 前前後後 (芷君)
04. 界限 (Real-Us)
05. 鬧戰 (田嘉偉、司徒詠茵)
06. 煩人之家 (伽納 嘉誠)
07. 轉 (陳佳、芷君、啟航)
08. Voyage: rencontre (陳蔚風)
09. Voyage: bracelet cassé (陳蔚風)
10. Voyage: l'île de la lune (陳蔚風)
11. Voyage: Paradoxe (陳蔚風)
DVD
01. 問我
02. 日夜分流
03. 前前後後
04. 界限
05. 鬧戰
06. 煩人之家
07. Voyage
08. 製作特輯
《回問》發佈演唱會
《回問》官方網站
澳門創作人協會網站
瞭解更多《回問》
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
舞樂今宵 Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Label: Domino Recordings
2009.02
★★★★★★★½☆☆
我對FF (Franz Ferdinand) 這隊蘇格蘭格拉斯哥四人樂團有一份鍾愛,是它那搶耳的結他,好跳好玩的型格明快節奏和那份驚喜亢奮的心。04年爆出的處女同名專輯《Franz Ferdinand》令他們一砲而紅。一年後再接再勵推出第二張專輯《You Could Have It So Much Better》再下一城;隔了五年,09年頭發表了第三張全新專輯《Tonight: Franz Ferdinand》,今次封面設計也走出了俄國復古設計,是繼續跳舞還是另求出路?!
打頭陣的是首發單曲"Ulysses",就如走進封面的案發現場,沉重的Bassline節拍與電音,後段Chorus位回復到拿手曲式,"Turn It On" 和 "No You Girls"是典型的FF作品,合格有餘,驚喜不足,幸好打後歌曲仍然出色,"Send Him Away" 則是清爽輕盈的樂曲,緊接的 "Twilight Omens" 短小而具張力。
不要被 "Bite Hard" 開段的懶洋洋溫暖鋼琴Ballad所騙,之後是強烈節拍變奏,一起跳吧。"What She Came For"曲式又是兩面,開始時有著Funk的節奏,可以一起吶喊 ”Whoah look out,You’re what she came for,No question,No doubt”,尾段卻是辛辣的強勁重型結他Solo。
想繼續跳舞有"Live Alone"和 "Can't Stop Feeling",前者有著復古Bassline節奏,是一首型格Disco舞曲。
"Dream Again"是跳夠玩夠去尋夢的迷幻小品,最後的"Katherine Kiss Me",幽美溫婉的結他勾弦,舒服怡人的Acoustic Ballad民歌作品。
很喜歡FF的歌曲大多是短小精幹,兩三分鐘一曲,毫不拖泥帶水。總括專輯平穩過渡,是繼續跳舞還是變奏瘋癲,任君選擇。
Franz Ferdinand- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
01. Ulysses ★
02. Turn It On ★
03. No You Girls
04. Send Him Away ★
05. Twilight Omens ★
06. Bite Hard ★
07. What She Came For ★
08. Live Alone ★
09. Can't Stop Feeling
10. Lucid Dreams
11. Dream Again
12. Katherine Kiss ★
Franz Ferdinand "Ulysses"
官方網站
Thursday, April 02, 2009
草莓白日夢精選 Tommy february6
Strawberry Cream Soda Pop Daydream
Tommy february6
Label: DefSTAR RECORDS
2009.02
★★★★★★★★☆☆
the brilliant green上年剛推出了10年單曲結集專輯《the brilliant green complete singls collection’97-’08》後,樂團女主音川瀨智子的個人品牌 [Tommy February6] 和 [Tommy Heavenly 6] 也相繼在09年推出了首張精選專輯;今次介紹的精選專輯是Tommy February6 的《Strawberry Cream Soda Pop "Daydream"》。
在舊文中已略略介紹過喜歡Tommy February6音樂的原因,先有川瀨架著粗框眼鏡的可愛鮮明形象,音樂帶著80年代英倫電子復古風情和cutie pop的樂風,加上MV常常搗蛋惡搞,令人發笑的青春節拍、可愛甜美之歌。
大碟收錄自2001年Tommy February6首張單曲 "EVERYDAY AT THE BUS STOP" 起所有發表的單曲,包括09年全新未收錄歌 "○Strawberry●Cream○Soda●Pop○"等18首曲目,而其中收錄首張專輯的曲目竟佔了8首。
對於從未認識Tommy february6音樂的樂迷可以從這張精選專輯開始,不喜歡復古電子樂風的,也可以買川瀨走搖滾路線的另一化身 [Tommy Heavenly 6]的精選專輯,兩者都不是你杯茶,也可以聽回the brilliant green的英倫搖滾,反正川瀨智子的不同身份,不同音韻都大小通殺。
DVD收錄了MV和拍攝花絮。
Tommy february6- "Strawberry Cream Soda Pop Daydream"【CD+DVD】
CD
01 T.O.M.M.Y
02 EVERYDAY AT THE BUS STOP
03 ♡KISS♡ ONE MORE TIME
04 Bloomin'!
05 je t'aime ★ je t'aime
06 Love is forever
07 MaGic in youR Eyes
08 L・O・V・E・L・Y ~夢見るLOVELY BOY~
09 ♥Lonely in Gorgeous♥
10 I still love you boy
11 Can't take my eyes off of you
12 ふたりのシーサイド
13 トミーフェブラッテ、マカロン。
14 Is this feeling love?
15 I'LL BE YOUR ANGEL
16 ★CANDY POP IN LOVE★
17 SwEEt dREAM
18 ○Strawberry●Cream○Soda●Pop○
DVD
01 EVERYDAY AT THE BUS STOP
02 -Making Digest 01-
03 □KISS□ ONE MORE TIME
04 Bloomin’!
05 -Making Digest 02-
06 je t’aime☆je t’aime
07 Love is forever
08 MaGic in youR Eyes
09 -Making Digest 03-
10 L・O・V・E・L・Y ~夢見るLOVELY BOY~
11 □Lonely in Gorgeous□
12 ○Strawberry●Cream○Soda●Pop○ ★BONUS MOVIES★
13 ○Strawberry●Cream○Soda●Pop○ (Pon Pon Music ver.) ★BONUS MOVIES★
14 □Lonely in Gorgeous□ (Choreograph ver.A) ★BONUS MOVIES★
15 □Lonely in Gorgeous□ (Choreograph ver.B) ★BONUS MOVIES★
Tommy february6 "Lonely in Gorgeous"
Tommy february6官方網頁
Sunday, March 22, 2009
淡紫時光 Pelle Carlberg
The Lilac Time
Pelle Carlberg
Label: Labrador
2008.09
★★★★★★★★☆☆
瑞典清新派獨立唱作人Pelle Carlberg,繼《Everything. Now!》(2005) 和《In a Nutshell》(2007) 兩張solo專輯後,08年快手的推出了其第三張全新專輯《The Lilac Time》。
已是第三次介紹 Pelle Carlberg 的音樂,在此不作詳述,可以看回舊文。
專輯首發單曲 "1983 (Pelle & Sebastian)" 美洲敲擊樂器伴隨著輕快節奏,訴說童年的往事;而輕快節奏延續至與Club 8 女主音Karolina Komstedt 合唱的 "Nicknames"。
"Whisper" 如緩慢私語,單純的結他小品。"Animal lovers" 有著溫暖旋律,"Metal to metal" 前段帶有 Smiths 影子,之後又回復到清新雋永。"Because I'm worth it" 擁有優美旋律,卻原來是對時下年青人的不是看不過。
"Stockholm vs Paris" (斯德哥爾摩與巴黎) 只有四句歌詞,优如短小詩篇,笑看「外國月亮特別圓」的媚外心理。"Fly me to the moon" 的拍手和口哨聲隨意又寫意,獨特的唱腔加上優美的旋律表達出自身的情感。"51,3" 描述在Facebook測出心靈年齡是51歲的幽默之歌;最後的 "Tired of being PC" 是對自身改變的不滿。
聽Pelle Carlberg或是Edson有十年,聽他的歌如看他的散文日記,時而幽默,時而傷感,有時又無病呻吟,就如老朋友的年度聚會;每張專輯代表著他每個時期當下的心情感受,這正是 Pelle Carlberg 的音樂魅力所在。
在這裡順帶一提,專輯中還有三首bonus track,CD中的歌詞卡上有網址,登上網址輸入歌詞卡提供的 ID 和 Password就可Download。想知是甚麼歌嗎?買碟啦!
Pelle Carlberg- "The Lilac Time"
01. 1983 (Pelle& Sebastian) ★
02. Nicknames ★
03. Whisper
04. Animal Lovers ★
05. Metal to Metal ★
06. Because I'm Worth it ★
07. Stockholm Vs Paris ★
08. Fly Me to the Moon ★
09. 51, 3
10. Tired of Being PC ★
Pelle Carlberg "Fly Me to the Moon"
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
太陽 陳綺貞
太陽
陳綺貞
Label: Avex Taiwan
2009.01
★★★★★★★★☆☆
三年的等待,陳綺貞終於推出了第五張全新專輯《太陽》。三年前的《華麗的冒險》作為花的三部曲「 腐朽、重生、綻放」中的首個冒險歷程,三年後的《太陽》扮演著「重生」的角色,概念性的專輯籌劃讓人期待綺貞的表現方式。
專輯序曲 "手的預言", 安靜的,簡單的結他勾弦,"...我的左手是貓,右手是撫慰的力量..." 如訴說著追尋自己所要,放開雙手不害怕,重生的力量。緊接著的 "狂戀",流水行雲的鋼琴和弦樂交織著對愛的張狂和壓抑。
點題曲 "太陽" 中:"我是我...一碰就碎的太陽...能在消失之前,得到信仰",很乎合綺貞 "堅強又軟弱、渺小卻偉大" 的演繹方式。"魚" 則承接著 "太陽" 的高昂情緒,某些段落隱現孫燕姿的影子,歌詞體現出綺貞對自由的哲學思考。
"距離" 和 "倔強愛情的勝利" 都是綺貞典型的中板愛情小品,同樣擁有優美旋律,前者溫暖動人,後者結他和手風琴融合輕快舞步。半年前推出的單曲 "失敗者的飛翔" 看見了綺貞關懷社會一面。"下個星期去英國" 可說是全碟最簡單而又具感染力的作品,盧廣仲的口哨和綺貞的哼唱為這曲更具神髓。
"另一種平靜" 算是全碟較偏峰,三拍子的節拍和編曲都很特別,尾段也呼應著隨後的歌 "煙火",重型而具張力。
最後的 "一首歌,讓你帶回去",綺貞如碎碎念,平淡溫柔,"...有一條簡單的旋律,指引你專心,但並不企圖征服你",像在告訴她的音樂之路。
上星期看了綺貞在香港紅館開的 "09《太陽》演唱會",這是我半年內看的第二場綺貞演唱會,期間迫使我趕快地細聽她的全新專輯。專輯收錄的11首曲目中, "手的預言" 早在《花的姿態演唱會實錄》中哼唱過,"狂戀" 在12年前的《Demo1》中出現過,還有寫給楊乃文的 "證據" 原版 "煙火",半年前推出的單曲 "失敗者的飛翔",加上多次在現場演唱過的 "下個星期去英國" 和 "倔強愛情的勝利",實則新專輯的定義已減半,作為她的忠實樂迷,難免有所失望。
除此之外,《太陽》仍然十分優秀,專輯中的詞幾乎沒有重覆,依然具可讀性;唱腔上加添了幾分滄桑。
上張專輯《華麗的冒險》的成功進入商業主流,對於部份樂迷有些微言,而我也曾有過這種猜度,然而看完了這次新專輯的演唱會後,結他一撥的她還是陳老師,我仍然是默默支持打拍子的小學生。
陳綺貞- "太陽"
01. 手的預言 ★
02. 狂戀 ★
03. 太陽
04. 魚 ★
05. 距離 ★
06. 倔強愛情的勝利 ★
07. 失敗者的飛翔 ★
08. 下個星期去英國 ★
09. 另一種平靜
10. 煙火 ★
11. 一首歌,讓你帶回去 ★
陳綺貞 "手的預言"
詞:陳綺貞 曲:陳綺貞
風箏飛,葉落下,
拳頭的世界如此大。
線纏繞,樹長大,
手掌留住了風,
握不住一粒沙。
我的左手是貓,右手是撫慰的力量。
你讓我輕輕的合掌,喚來舊時光。
閉上眼,就地捲起海浪,奔向紙月亮,
追逐一頭大雨中的狼。
蝴蝶飛,浪退潮。
手打開,
不害怕,匱乏。
官方網站
Thursday, January 01, 2009
[Pitchfork]:The Top 50 Albums Of 2008
[Pitchfork]:The Top 50 Albums Of 2008
01 Fleet Foxes:"Sun Giant EP" / "Fleet Foxes"
02 Portishead - "Third"
03 No Age:"Nouns"
04 Cut Copy:"In Ghost Colours"
05 Deerhunter:"Microcastle" / "Weird Era Cont."
06 TV on the Radio:"Dear Science"
07 Vampire Weekend:"Vampire Weekend"
08 M83:"Saturdays=Youth"
09 Hercules and Love Affair:"Hercules and Love Affair"
10 DJ/rupture:"Uproot"
11 Lil Wayne:"Tha Carter III"
12 Lindstrøm:"Where You Go I Go Too"
13 Erykah Badu:"New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)"
14 Air France:"No Way Down"
15 Crystal Castles:"Crystal Castles"
16 Vivian Girls:"Vivian Girls"
17 Fucked Up:"The Chemistry of Common Life"
18 The Mae Shi:"HLLLYH"
19 The Walkmen:"You & Me"
20 Fuck Buttons:"Street Horrrsing"
21 Kanye West:"808s and Heartbreak"
22 Santogold:"Santogold"
23 Hot Chip:"Made in the Dark"
24 Gang Gang Dance:"Saint Dymphna"
25 Titus Andronicus:"The Airing of Grievances"
26 Atlas Sound:"Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel"
27 Max Tundra:"Parallax Error Beheads You"
28 Flying Lotus:"Los Angeles"
29 The Hold Steady:"Stay Positive"
30 Los Campesinos!:"Hold on Now, Youngster..."
31 Fennesz:"Black Sea"
32 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds:"Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!"
33 Frightened Rabbit:"Midnight Organ Fight"
34 Arthur Russell:"Love Is Overtaking Me"
35 Girl Talk:"Feed the Animals"
36 Wale:"The Mixtape About Nothing"
37 Grouper:"Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill"
38 The Bug:"London Zoo"
39 Times New Viking:"Rip It Off"
40 The Very Best:"Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit are the Very Best"
41 David Byrne and Brian Eno:"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
42 Bonnie "Prince" Billy:"Lie Down in the Light"
43 Shearwater:"Rook"
44 Marnie Stern:"This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That"
45 Lykke Li:"Youth Novels"
46 Beach House:"Devotion"
47 The Tallest Man on Earth:"Shallow Grave"
48 High Places:"High Places"
49 Crystal Stilts:"Alight of Night"
50 Ponytail:"Ice Cream Spiritual"
[Pitchfork]官方網站
[Mojo] TOP 50 Of 2008
[Mojo] TOP 50 Of 2008
01 Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes"
02 The Last Shadow Puppets - "The Age Of The Understatement "
03 Paul Weller - "22 Dreams "
04 Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago"
05 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! "
06 The Hold Steady - "Stay Positive"
07 Glasvegas - "Glasvegas"
08 The Week That Was - "The Week That Was"
09 The Bug - "London Zoo"
10 Neil Diamond - "Home Before Dark"
11 Portishead - "Third"
12 Don Cavalli - Cryland
13 Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
14 British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
15 Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - Roll With You
16 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
17 Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
18 Pete Molinari - A Virtual Landslide
19 Beck - Modern Guilt
20 TV on the Radio - Dear Science
21 Amadou & Mariam - "Welcome to Mali"
22 Mercury Rev - "Snowflake Midnight"
23 Elbow - "The Seldom Seen Kid"
24 Fucked Up - "The Chemistry of Common Life"
25 Randy Newman - "Harps and Angels"
26 Peter Broderick - "Home"
27 M83 - "Saturdays=Youth"
28 Neon Neon - "Stainless Style"
29 Yeasayer - "All Hour Cymbals"
30 The Night Marchers - "See You in Magic "
31 Duffy - "Rockferry "
32 Seasick Steve - "I Started Out With Nothin' and I Still Got Most of It Left "
33 Kasai Allstars - "In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic"
34 Fuck Buttons - "Street Horrrsing "
35 Our Broken Garden - "When Your Blackening Shows"
36 MGMT - "Oracular Spectacular"
37 Gavin Bryars & Philip Jeck & Alter Ego - "The Sinking of the Titanic "
38 Goldfrapp - "Seventh Tree"
39 Abe Vigoda - "Skeleton"
40 The Black Keys - "Attack & Release"
41 The Fall - "Imperial Wax Solvent"
42 Juana Molina - "Un Día"
43 Aimee Mann - "@#%&*! Smilers"
44 Goldmund - "The Malady Of Elegance"
45 Metallica - "Death Magnetic"
46 James Hunter - "The Hard Way"
47 Flying Lotus - "Los Angeles"
48 AC/DC - "Black Ice"
49 The Neil Cowley Trio - "Loud... Louder... Stop"
50 Oasis - "Dig Out Your Soul "
[Mojo]官方網站
[Q]:The 50 Best Albums of 2008
[Q]:The 50 Best Albums of 2008
01 KINGS OF LEON - "ONLY BY THE NIGHT"
02 FLEET FOXES - "FLEET FOXES"
03 Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
04 VAMPIRE WEEKEND - "VAMPIRE WEEKEND"
05 GLASVEGAS - "GLASVEGAS"
06 DUFFY - "ROCKFERRY"
07 TV ON THE RADIO - "DEAR SCIENCE"
08 ELBOW - "THE SELDOM SEEN KID"
09 THE RACONTEURS - "CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY"
10 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - "DIG!!! LAZARUS DIG!!!"
11 SIGUR ROS - "MED SUD I EYRUM VID SPILUM ENDALUST"
12 KEANE - "PERFECT SYMMETRY"
13 MGMT - "ORACULAR SPECTACULAR"
14 KAISER CHIEFS - "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS"
15 LIL WAYNE - "THA CARTER III"
16 HOT CHIP - "MADE IN THE DARK"
17 ADELE - "19"
18 BRITISH SEA POWER - "DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC?"
19 GOLDFRAPP - "SEVENTH TREE"
20 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM - "THE ’59 SOUND"
21 RAZORLIGHT - "SLIPWAY FIRES"
22 THE KILLERS - "DAY & AGE"
23 BECK - "MODERN GUILT"
24 THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - "THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT"
25 METALLICA - "DEATH MAGNETIC"
26 CONOR OBERST - "CONOR OBERST"
27 NEIL DIAMOND - "HOME BEFORE DARK"
28 PAUL WELLER - "22 DREAMS"
29 AC/DC - "BLACK ICE"
30 Portishead - "Third"
31 BLACK MOUNTAIN - "IN THE FUTURE"
32 Oasis - "Dig Out Your Soul "
33 HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR - "HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR"
34 BON IVER - "FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO"
35 THE HOLD STEADY - "STAY POSITIVE"
36 R.E.M. - "ACCELERATE"
37 LYKKE LI - "YOUTH NOVELS"
38 JOHN MELLENCAMP - "LIFE DEATH LOVE & FREEDOM"
39 SANTOGOLD - "SANTOGOLD"
40 MY MORNING JACKET - "EVIL URGES"
41 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - "GIFT OF SCREWS"
42 LIAM FINN - "I’LL BE LIGHTNING"
43 JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN - "TO SURVIVE"
44 BLACK KIDS - "PARTIE TRAUMATIC"
45 JACK JOHNSON - "SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC"
46 THE VERVE - "FORTH"
47 RANDY NEWMAN - "HARPS AND ANGELS"
48 JENNY LEWIS - "ACID TONGUE"
49 EMMYLOU HARRIS - "ALL I INTENDED TO BE"
50 DIDO - "SAFE TRIP HOME"
[Q]官方網站
[Uncut] 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008
[Uncut] 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008
01 Portishead - "Third"
02 Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes"
0 3 TV On The Radio - "Dear Science"
0 4 Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago"
0 5 Vampire Weekend - "Vampire Weekend "
06 Elbow - "The Seldom Seen Kid "
07 Neon Neon - "Stainless Style "
08 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! "
09 Kings Of Leon - "Only By The Night "
10 Paul Weller - "22 Dreams "
11 Drive-by Truckers - "Brighter Than Creation's Dark "
12 The Hold Steady - "Stay Positive"
13 James Blackshaw - "Litany of Echoes "
14 Randy Newman - "Harps and Angels"
15 Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark"
16 Wild Beasts - "Limbo, Panto "
17 Goldfrapp - "Seventh Tree"
18 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - "Real Emotional Trash "
19 Shearwater - "Rook "
20 My Morning Jacket - "Evil Urges"
21 Howlin Rain - "Magnificent Fiend "
22 The Raconteurs - "Consolers of The Lonely "
23 Black Mountain - "In The Future "
24 Glasvegas - "Glasvegas"
25 Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue"
26 Lucinda Williams - "Little Honey "
27 MGMT - "Orcular Spectacular"
28 The Felice Brothers - "The Felice Brothers"
29 Robert Foster - "The Evangelist"
30 Gnarls Barkley - "The Odd Couple"
31 White Denim - "Workout Holiday "
32 Flight of The Conchords - "Flight of The Conchords"
33 Sigur Rós - "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust"
34 Fuck Buttons - "Street Horrrsing "
35 Toumani Diabate - "The Mande Variations "
36 Earth - "The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull "
37 Lambchop - "OH(Ohio)"
38 Endless Boogie - "Focus Level "
39 Beck - "Modern Guilt "
40 That Week That Was - "That Week That Was "
41 James Yorkston - "When The Haar Rolls In "
42 Metallica - "Death Magnetic"
43 Joan As Police Woman - "To Survive "
44 REM - "Accelerate"
45 The Fall - "Imperial Wax Solvent"
46 Pete Greenwood - "Sirens "
47 Sic Alps - "USEZ"
48 David Byrne & Brian Eno - "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today "
49 Brian Wilson - "That Lucky Old Sun"
50 Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
[Uncut]官方網站
[Spin]:The 40 Best Albums of 2008
[Spin]:The 40 Best Albums of 2008
01 TV On The Radio - "Dear Science"
02 Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter III"
03 Portishead - "Third"
04 Fucked Up - "The Chemistry Of Common Life"
05 Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes"
06 Santogold - "Santogold"
07 Deerhunter - "Microcastle"
08 Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark"
09 Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
10 MGMT - "Oracular Spectacular"
11 Elbow - "The Seldom Seen Kid"
12 Erykah Badu - "New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War"
13 No Age - "Nouns"
14 Vampire Weekend - "Vampire Weekend"
15 Beck - "Modern Guilt"
16 My Morning Jacket - "Evil Urges"
17 The Roots - "Rising Down"
18 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!"
19 Okkervil River - "The Stand Ins"
20 Gnarls Barkley - "The Odd Couple"
21 Kings Of Leon - "Only By The Night"
22 Black Kids - "Partie Traumatic"
23 Kate Nash - "Made Of Bricks"
24 Duffy - "Rockferry"
25 Death Cab For Cutie - "Narrow Stairs"
26 R.E.M. - "Accelerate"
27 The Streets - "Everything Is Borrowed"
28 Metallica - "Death Magnetic"
29 Nas & DJ Green Lantern - "The Nigger Tape"
30 Lucinda Williams - "Little Honey"
31 Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago"
32 The Gutter Twins - "Saturnalia"
33 El Guincho - "Alegranza"
34 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - "Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson"
35 The Raconteurs - "Consolers Of The Lonely"
36 Lykke Li - "Youth Novels"
37 Wolf Parade - "At Mount Zoomer"
38 Oasis - "Dig Out Your Soul "
39 Guns N' Roses - "Chinese Democracy"
40 Chairlift - "Does You Inspire You"
[Spin]官方網站
[NME]:TOP 50 Albums Of 2008
[NME]:TOP 50 Albums Of 2008
01 MGMT - "Oracular Spectacular "
02 TV On The Radio - "Dear Science "
03 Glasvegas - "Glasvegas"
04 Vampire Weekend - "Vampire Weekend"
05 Foals - "Antidotes"
06 Metronomy - "Nights Out "
07 Santogold - "Santogold"
08 Mystery Jets - "Twenty One"
09 Kings Of Leon - "Only By The Night "
10 Friendly Fires - "Friendly Fires"
11 Neon Neon - "Stainless Style"
12 Crystal Castles - "Crystal Castles"
13 Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes "
14 Laura Marling - "Alas, I Cannot Swim"
15 Last Shadow Puppets - "The Age of Understatement"
16 Ladyhawke - "Ladyhawke"
17 Elbow - "The Seldom Seen Kid"
18 Late Of The Pier - "Fantasy Black Channel"
19 Fucked Up - "The Chemistry of Common Life"
20 Spiritualized - "Songs in A and E"
21 Lightspeed Champion - "Falling Off The Lavender Bridge "
22 Oasis - "Dig Out Your Soul "
23 Scarlett Johansson - "Anywhere I Lay My Head"
24 Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago "
25 Portishead - "Third"
26 The Verve - "The Forth"
27 Hercules And Love Affair - "Hercules And Love Affair"
28 British Sea Power - "Do You Like Rock Music?"
29 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! "
30 Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark "
31 Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
32 Mogwai - "The Hawk Is howling"
33 Deerhunter - "Microcastle / Weird Era Cont."
34 Los Campesinos! - "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed"
35 Cass Mccombs - "Dropping The Writ "
36 Frightened Rabbit - "The Midnight Organ Fight"
37 Primal Scream - "Beautiful Future"
38 Beck - "Modern Guilt"
39 Chairlift - "Does You Inspire You"
40 The Kills - "Midnight Boom"
41 These New Puritans - "Beat Pyramid "
42 School of Seven Bells - "Alpinisms"
43 Black Kids - "Partie Traumatic"
44 Lykke Li - "Youth Novels"
45 Black Keys - "The Attack & Release"
46 Blood Red Shoes - "Box Of Secrets"
47 The Gaslight Anthem - "The '59 Sound "
48 Ida Maria - "Fortress Round My Heart"
49 Bloc Party - "Intimacy"
50 Heartbreak - "Lies"
[NME]官方網站
[RollingStone]:The 50 Best Albums of 2008
[RollingStone]:The 50 Best Albums of 2008
01. TV on the Radio: "Dear Science"
02. Bob Dylan: "Tell Tale Signs — The Bootleg Series Vol. 8"
03. Lil Wayne: "Tha Carter III"
04. My Morning Jacket: "Evil Urges"
05. John Mellencamp: "Life, Death, Love and Freedom"
06. Santogold: "Santogold"
07. Coldplay: "Viva la Vida"
08. Beck: "Modern Guilt"
09. Metallica: "Death Magnetic"
10. Vampire Weekend: "Vampire Weekend"
11. Fleet Foxes: "Fleet Foxes "
12. Guns n' Roses: "Chinese Democracy"
13. Blitzen Trapper: "Furr "
14. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: "Cardinology "
15. The Black Keys: "Attack & Release"
16. Randy Newman: "Harps and Angels"
17. B.B. King: "One Kind Favor "
18. Lucinda Williams: "Little Honey"
19. Erykah Badu: "New Amerykah: Part 1 (4th World War) "
20. Kings of Leon: "Only by the Night "
21. Kaiser Chiefs: "Off With Their Heads"
22. Jackson Browne: "Time the Conquerer"
23. Conor Oberst: "Conor Oberst "
24. Girl Talk: "Feed the Animals"
25. The Magnetic Fields: "Distortion"
26. Mudcrutch: "Mudcrutch "
27. Brian Wilson: "That Lucky Old Sun"
28. The Knux: "Remind Me in Three Days... "
29. Bon Iver: "For Emma, Forever Ago"
30. Duffy: "Rockferry "
31. MGMT: "Oracular Spectacular"
32. Jamey Johnson: "The Lonesome Song "
33. Ne-Yo: "Year of the Gentleman "
34. Stephen Malkmus: "Real Emotional Trash "
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: "Dig,Lazarus, Dig!!! "
36. The Hold Steady: "Stay Positive "
37. Nine Inch Nails: "The Slip "
38. Ra Ra Riot: "The Rhumb Line"
39. Taylor Swift: "Fearless "
40. Jonas Brothers: "A Little Bit Longer"
41. AC/DC: "Black Ice "
42. David Byrne and Brian Eno: "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
43. Nas: "Untitled "
44. The Raconteurs: "Consolers of the Lonely "
45. Be Your Own Pet: "Get Awkward"
46. The Academy Is...: "Fast Times at Barrington High"
47. Of Montreal: "Skeletal Lamping"
48. Raphael Saadiq: "The Way I See It"
49. Hot Chip: "Made in the Dark"
50. No Age: "Nouns"
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