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    September 23

    Neil Young《Living With War》

    这是今晚打开的CD盒子。

    “这是2006年至今的最佳专辑。”听过之后便到网上找一些Neil Young的消息,这便是第一条讯息。

    这张原碟是多年前入手的“口不伤”,至于从哪家小店淘得已经记不得了。最近屋子很乱,收拾的时候这张朴素的封面进入了我的视线。这张碟大大出乎意料,虽然听说过Neil Young的名字,但真没想到听得我出乎意料。不错,值得深挖的Neil Young

    以下是转自电驴上的介绍:

    如果你知道这名六十岁的老人于去年春天因为脑瘤差点丧命,而时隔一年,却带来了一张充满力量、深刻警世的抗议专辑。你得感佩这种崇高的使命感与卓越的理想,究竟能把一名几乎已超越了所有伟大坐标的人物,又往前推移了多远的距离。英文里常用Raising the Bar形容事物准则的不断提升。纵观Neil Young四十年的辉煌生涯,他确实将一名Singer/Songwriter所能企及的艺术成就、社会责任与个人意志,全都向上攀升至新的高度。告别了接连几张中慢板作品Are You PassionateGreendalePrairie Wind,正当世人以为Neil Young的愤怒不在,成为怀旧温煦的待退老兵时;一转瞬,那名热血澎湃的Neil Young又回来了,我们熟悉的电吉他也回来了。Living With War毫无疑问是自Ragged Glory之后最“摇滚”的专辑。Neil Young让乐迷等了整整十五个年头,却不会有比此刻更适当的时点。

    布什政权的颟顸腐化已至令人无法容忍的地步。最新一期的Rolling Stone杂志,封面故事正为The Worst President in History,已将布什与尼克松、胡佛等史上糟糕总统喻为一丘之貉。美国境内油价不断升高,受薪阶级怨声载道;远在中东的伊拉克战争彷若永不结束的无底洞,堪称人类史上最荒诞的决策之一。

    Neil Young曾如此描述自己,“我总是挑战着极限的两端。”距离上一张以Country Ballad为基调的专辑Prairie Wind发行不过七个月,Neil Young于四月初走入了洛杉矶的录音室,利用短短两个星期的时间便完成了Living With War,一张注定名垂青史的反战专辑。音乐方面他重新拥抱了Rust Never SleepsRagged Glory的电吉他尖锐回馈,并采用大量合声加强歌曲厚度(高达一百人的合唱团编制);歌词则是句句见血,直刺人心。句句发人深省,值得咀嚼再三。

    如果你也被这张专辑打动,请将歌曲串流传递给更多人。这关系的不是你是否居住美国、布什是否为你的总统,也不是伊拉克战争究竟与你何关。而是一种对于普世价值的追求,对于人性善良的坚持与信任;是支持一件对的事,是见证一名伟大灵魂于生涯晚期依旧创作出令人激动向往的作品。

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    wrote:
    刚听了一遍,喜欢SHOCK AND AWE
    Sept. 26

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