Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic

by DOPM
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從Foxygen的上一張作品《Take The Kids Off Broadway》發行後,我便對他們的新作有所期待,畢竟現在能將老搖滾翻玩的有意思、有創意的獨立樂隊並不常見,然而對於Foxygen這組披著老靈魂外皮的年輕樂隊來說,最被受質疑的地方還是這樣的模仿是否會讓前人的影子掩蓋掉他們自己的音樂本身,但聽完專輯《We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic》後,會覺得他們似乎在說:「這就是我們想玩的搖滾樂,好聽、開心就好,別那麼認真嘛。」

這專輯聽起來並沒有《Take The Kids Off Broadway》能給我的驚奇,拿掉一些怪趣的實驗編曲,整體聽起來變得流行許多,也不像The Apples in Stereo那樣流行歡樂到極至。失去了些特色,整張專輯雖聽起來好聽,但卻是擺在中規中矩的框架中。

不過至少披頭四迷在聽到〈In The Darkness〉這首兩分鐘的迷幻流行樂,還是會有點懷舊,但正當你還在回想英倫入侵時,他們的〈No Destruction〉馬上就擺出狄倫伯和路李德的架勢來反擊,而這場復古對決的勝敗自在人心。

〈On Blue Mountain〉的歌詞寫著:"We can live on the mountain , Like living in the sunset"描繪一種想要住進藍山脫離俗世的心情,讓他們就像是當代的嬉皮,尋找一處不存在的理想國。俏皮的〈San Francisco〉是一首單純無害的情愛小品,甚至是單純的有點過頭了。

單曲〈Shuggie〉聽來有點強裝憂鬱,但在變奏之後又給人激勵之感,前段還唱著:"she don’t love me, that’s news to me",後面又接著唱"If you believe in yourself you can free your soul",像是內心的自我對白,憂鬱之後又為之愉快,相當搞怪。

直到專輯同名曲〈We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic〉才又開始搖滾起來,頓時猶如滾石樂團上身,胡亂吼叫,重覆的吉他刷扣,變換憂鬱的調子,算是專輯中比較有意思的曲子。

能在這些經典搖滾之中翻來覆去,Foxygen的確有他們的才華之處,但這一招半式還能闖蕩多久,是否還可以從老搖滾中找到別的路子,這對未來的他們來說將會是一門很大的課題。

by pblue

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Foxygen - "Shuggie" (Official Video) from the album 'We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic' out January 22, 2013 on Jagjaguwar Directed by Ulysses///Onasis Foxygen http://www.jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=foxygen https://www.facebook.com/foxygentheband https://twitter.com/foxygentheband Order 'We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic' SC Distribution http://www.scdistribution.com/music-shop.html?class=artist&artist=Foxygen iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-are-21st-century-ambassadors/id582441972 Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-Ambassadors-Peace-Magic-VINYL/dp/B00A6L78TY/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1 Amazon US http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Ambassadors-Peace-Magic/dp/B00A6L78YE/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_1

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