专辑名 Friends of Mine
演唱者 Adam Green
语种 英语
唱片公司 Rough Trade
发行时间 2003年07月
专辑介绍： by MacKenzie Wilson
Adam Green is a funny one. He sings about Jessica Simpson and thinks it's hard to be a girl, but he's starstruck by your mom. Green's a charmer, that's for sure, and his second album of poetically quirky songs is amusing in that Tenacious D meets Ben Folds for brunch kind of way. Friends of Mine rides the waves of Jane Scarpantoni's string arrangements, and such a feature allows Green's smart-mouthed lyrics to be a little less jarring, but candid all the same. This is also Green's first album recorded entirely in a studio, and the warmth surrounding Friends of Mine makes that obvious. There's a little tender care sewn throughout, for Green loves his friends and singing for them, too. So if you don't find the love in "The Prince's Bed" and "Frozen in Time," you're a cold sucker. "We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" reminds you of that childhood crush who didn't like you back and the fantasy of how you'd seek revenge. Green may be a bit dejected, but Friends of Mine is silently laughing. He lets it all come out on the bass-driven rockabilly romp "Salty Candy." Just when you think Green's one of those lovesucker saps who can't see beyond his broken heart, the kid mocks you and mocks you again. Friends of Mine is clever and the child lurking inside will deck the astute adult self taking over, so watch out.
先说说这非一般乱花渐欲迷人眼的男人
凌乱前摆的头发、忧郁无辜的双眸、永远微张的大厚嘴唇，厚实磁性的嗓音
如未见其人，你必会猜错他的年龄，其实他才略大我几岁
准确的说born May 28, 1981
这个生于“扭腰”的唱作人，早已风靡美国、欧洲，尤其在德国非常的出名
1999年Adam Green、Kimya Dawson以及另外几个朋友就一起组成了the Moldy Peaches发霉的桃子
后来就各自单飞，再后来又有合作
很多人都是由Jessica开始关注这个男人的
这是他正式发行的第二张个人专辑，整张专辑无处不弥漫着浓厚的60年代的民谣味儿
可就是这短小的没有炫技的两分钟音乐却有至强的诱惑力
第一次听，必有不同于其他音乐的耳目一新之感
磁性厚重的嗓音一点不闷，即使一把吉他也不会觉得单调
你会发现Adam Green喜欢每一首歌都保持一个语速、一个口气、一个强弱
他不喜欢抑扬顿挫、不喜欢泛长音、不喜欢飙转音
他就是他，傲慢是骨子里的，谁叫他无法复制
常拿来跟他相比的Leonard Cohen, Ben Folds,完全不是属于同一系统的
第一波主打03 Jessica，大众口味，用我的话说杰西卡•辛普森是第一眼美女
我更中意的是02 Hard to Be a Girl
仔细听第一句Hard是本世纪绝对深沉的Hard，我听到一股顽强的力量在血脉中涌动
像进行曲，作为汽车音乐的确不错，能达到走起来的效果
hard to be a girl. so nice to be a boy.
in my room at night. not a pretty site.
01 Bluebirds，节奏感很强，曲调很轻快
风格和02如出一辙，就是高调了一些，歌词相当邪恶
第二波主打07 Friends of Mine专辑同名
弦乐坚强的从都跟到了尾，时而温柔、时而神经质
“我们坠入爱河是偶然,一个天大的巧合”你为什么这么说？还重复了那么多遍
08 Frozen in Time无限温情蕴含其中，有种圣诞来临的感觉
1份32秒提琴组的小配合别有大交响的小痕迹
专辑中不乏这种柔美的小调调，毫无察觉的疏解了你的交感神经
给我一个太阳，让我晒上一天，享足这份邪恶的惬意
太短太短，每一首都在你意犹未尽之时戛然而止，然后只好无数次点击循环、再循环
下雪了，你现在冷吗？
我给你戴上棉帽子吧
咦？似乎看起来不时尚
但…..我知道你暖了
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