时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:娱乐新天地MV 2006


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Hot Country Music Group--Rascal 1 Flatts

(MTV) Somewhat remarkably 2, the youthful trio Rascal Flatts has an uncanny ability to sound 20-something going on 13. They are often dismissed as just another slick, contrived 3 "boy band," though that hasn't kept them from chart-topping success. Admittedly, these Rascals 4 do sound slick and even generic 5 on run-of-the-mill teem 6 anthems 7 like "Fast Cars and Freedom" and "The Day Before You." Yet, on a few shining tracks like "Bless the Broken Road," "When the Sand Runs Out," and a lovely hidden cut called "Skin," the chic 8 threesome also betrays poise 9, maturity 10, and thoughtfulness amid its chart-conscious predictability.
 
Lyrics 11 of the song

What Hurts Me Most

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house, that don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in a while even though goin on with you gone still upsets me
There are days
Every now and again I pretend i'm okay but that's not what gets me

What hurts the most, was being so close
And having so much to say
And watchin you walk away
Never knowing, what could have been
And not seein that lovin you
Is what Iwas tryin to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin it
It's hard to force that smile when i see our old friends and i'm alone
Still harder gettin up, gettin dressed, livin with this regret
But I know if i could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken

What hurts the most, is being so close
And having so much to say
And watchin you walk away
Never knowing, what could have been
And not seein that lovin you
Is what I was tryin to do

What hurts the most, was being so close
And having so much to say
And watchin you walk away
And never knowing, what could have been
And not seein that lovin you
Is what i was tryin to do

Not seein that lovin you
That's what I was tryin to do

乐队介绍

两位表兄弟主唱gary levox、贝司手jay demarcus和好朋友吉它手joe don rooney三个人于1999年成立了乡村音乐三人组合“rascal flatts”,他们的同名首张专辑在发行后的第一周就卖出了11,274张,登上了billboard乡村音乐专辑排行榜的第14名,在billboard专辑排行榜上名列第122。他们吸收了福音、蓝草音乐,popr&b的音乐元素,形成了自己紧密和谐的乡村音乐风格。

livox
demarcus两人是在俄亥俄州哥伦布的音乐世家中长大的。他们的母亲是表姐妹,两家都习惯全家人围坐在一起演奏音乐。demarcus的祖父教给他蓝草音乐,并教会他演奏原声吉它和班卓琴。他曾在摇滚乐队和乡村乐队中演奏,1972年,他搬到了纳什维尔nashville,开始和基督教歌手michael english一起工作。

1997
年,他说服自己表兄弟gary从西海岸搬到了纳什维尔,这时他已经成为english的合音歌手。他和这位基督教歌手一起演唱了二重唱“love won't leave you out in the rain”,这首歌被收入english1998年的专辑《gospel》中。表兄弟俩经常在纳什维尔的“小提琴与钢棒吉它酒吧fiddle & steel guitar bar”进行演出。

rooney
是在俄克拉荷马的picher长大的,也出身于一个音乐世家,他的家人经常在俄克拉荷马州和阿肯色州各地进行家庭演出。rooney接触过各种音乐风格,19岁时他就开始在俄克拉苛马州grovegrand lake opry(译者注:美国历史最悠久,专门播放乡村音乐与节目的娱乐机构)节目中每周表演一位grand lake opry的明星。在与chely wright乐队的鼓手preston stanfield取得联系以后,他搬到了纳什维尔。

1999
年当rooney参加wright的乐队时,demarcus当时是乐队的指挥。一天晚上,这对表兄弟的吉它手因事无法参加演出,demarcus就请rooney去顶替。他们唱的第一首歌是shenandoah的“church on cumberland road”,他们感觉彼此的配合是那么的合谐自然,从而三人认定他们必定要在一起合作。demarcus通常是演唱高音部分,但他很高兴将高音部让给rooney那天生自然的高音。这三位歌手认为,是福音音乐教会了他们要互相配合,紧密和谐,并且让他们知道了音乐的精神作用。

他们开始一起写歌,并经常在纳什维尔的printer's alley一起演出,不久就录制了自己的样带,交给各唱片公司。他们帮tim mcgraw一起工作,制作人dann huff(曾为lonestar, faith hill担任过制作)非常喜欢他们的样带,把它交给了迪斯尼属下的lyric street records唱片公司,这家公司立即和这个三人组签了约。2000年上半年,rascal flatts出现了grand ole opry节目中,他们还进行了为期四个月的巡回演出,推销自己的专辑。在fan fair(国际乡村音乐歌迷聚会)的tower records摊位上,他们的专辑销量第一。他们的首张专辑中包括名列排行榜第五的单曲“prayin' for daylight”。

rascal flatts2001年捧回了乡村音乐学院academy of country music的“最佳乐队组合top new vocal 12 duo or group”大奖时,他们的一切付出都得到了回报。2002年,他们又获得了乡村音乐协会country music association的“年度最佳新人奖horizon award”。他们的第二张专辑《melt》登上乡村音乐专辑排行榜榜首,并进入了billboard专辑排行榜前五名。

2000
年以来,rascal flatts共卖出了四百多万张专辑,是如今不太景气的市场上的一个亮点。他们的首张同名专辑达到了白金销量,其中有四首单曲进入了排行榜前十行列。他们的第二张专辑《melt》达到了数倍白金销量,至今仍在乡村音乐排行榜高位驰骋。2004年的新专辑《feels like today》,则一举夺取了乡村音乐专辑榜和billboard专辑排行榜双榜冠军,很快达到了白金销量。

俗话说“东西没坏,就别乱修”,这名话似乎对rascal flatts非常适用,就像他们以前的专辑一样,在这张新专辑中,他们依然坚持非常乾净漂亮的路子,这是他们迅速赢得忠实歌迷的基础。带有福音曲风的“bless the broken road”在动听的曼陀林伴奏下,犹如糖浆一般甜蜜而多愁善感,而乐观向上的“when the sand runs out”则是一首纯粹的乡村pop。专辑同名单曲“feels like today”也是专辑中的第一首歌,正在排行榜上节节上升。绚丽华美的旋律,三人嗓音的配合默契而又合谐。

“where you are
”是一首慢歌,噪杂的吉它和levox那种teeny-bop风味的领唱(虽然他早已过了teeny-bop的年纪)配合得恰到好处,足以将这首歌送入排行榜前40名,他们的唱片公司lyric street应该考虑将这首歌向pop电台发行。“fast cars and freedom”节奏强劲,强有力的乐器和稳健的贝司伴奏使这首歌显得更加有坚实力,rooney为这首歌加入了严谨但却丰富多彩、生动华美的吉它领奏。“hole”结构紧凑,内容是关于伴随着关系破裂而带来的空虚、失去前进目标,以及气愤的心情,levox的演唱非常到位。
制作人mark brightmarty williams为整张专辑涂上了一层甜甜的糖浆,甜得好像都要从你的音箱中流出来了。“the day before you”就是这样的一首浪漫情歌,“heres to you”是向歌迷们表达的一份谢意,传统主义者们面对这么高的糖份,可能会觉得牙疼,不过对rascal flatts的歌迷们来说,却是一顿美味。

不管你是不是喜欢他们,但你不能不承认rascal flatts三人组合中这几个大男孩的才华。他们的音乐具有很强的感染力,越听越好听。如果你听了几遍这张专辑,想停下来不跟着那好记易上口的旋律哼唱,都不太可能。

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n.流氓;不诚实的人
  • If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做,我就认为他是个恶棍。
  • The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人
  • "Oh, but I like rascals. "唔,不过我喜欢流氓。
  • "They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物,是流氓,是恶棍。
adj.一般的,普通的,共有的
  • I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服,不买名牌。
  • The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。
vi.(with)充满,多产
  • Good ideas teem in her head.她的头脑里好主意极多。
  • Fish teem in the Chinese waters.中国近海鱼产丰富。
n.赞美诗( anthem的名词复数 );圣歌;赞歌;颂歌
  • They usually play the national anthems of the teams at the beginning of a big match. 在大型赛事开始前,他们通常演奏参赛国国歌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rise please, rise for the anthems of & . 请全体起立,奏和两国国歌。 来自互联网
n./adj.别致(的),时髦(的),讲究的
  • She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
  • The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期
  • These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
  • This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
n.歌词
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
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