MB*u-N0v HR3_@^<7 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
NygI67 歌手姓名:Duke Special
^t78jfl 唱片公司:Universal
viuiqs5[Bi 发行日期:2008年10月17日
C(]'&~}( 专辑流派:Indie
):bu;3E 推荐指数:4星
|5xz l )o8g=7Jm 专辑介绍:
">6&+^BN' 7<yp"5><) From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
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yx0Q+Sm1: selling Songs from the Deep Forest .
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Bp0bY9xLg_ cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
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(^H5EeGV{ Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
)!C7bTv 4 Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
<*YO~S(R Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
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music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
8U^D(jrz methods.
TmiWjQv` +5*vABvCu Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
Z( #Ln can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
VD#!ztcY' foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
bag&BHw listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
,#aS/+;[) course of three albums, engineered the knack of mixing
6+8mV8{-8 dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
<bdyAUeFw never undermines the content.
-SJSTO[/J *mV&K\_ Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
SOH%Q_ appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
#` +]{4hR Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
bm}+}CJ@#0 Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
H'h#wV`( to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
zKJ.Tj W by such superficialities miss the most important aspect of
_[1^s$ Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
kV1vb (b|#n|~?YL So forget the gender-skewing dreadlocks and eyeliner. Here is
qG^_c;l6a a guy who matches the lost art of the popular song with the
k6J\Kkk( found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
Yzd2G,kZ= a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
MOyT< $ (that'll be the title track, then).
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QSmJ`Bm 曲目列表:
[tm[,VfA^ 966<I56+ 1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
JmjxGcG 2. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
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3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
DoG%T(M!a9 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
,F}r@ 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
N<"`ShCNM 6. Why Does Anybody Love
o4'Wr 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
(+x]##Q 8. I Don't Feel It
k<, u0 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
7(@(Hm 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
WQ.i$ID/ 11. Nothing Comes Easy
gr\@sx?b 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round