h>w(Th\H H0!LiazA> 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
c0I;8z`b 歌手姓名:Duke Special
%S`ygc}| 唱片公司:Universal
UyFvj4SU 发行日期:2008年10月17日
cDkq@H: 专辑流派:Indie
<\44%M"iC- 推荐指数:4星
Z.^DJ9E<1 ";kwh8wB 专辑介绍:
wBuos}/ *KMW6dg; From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
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VudE>; Peter Wilson) has fashioned a follow-up to his multi-platinum
TnuaP'xZ selling Songs from the Deep Forest .
tv]^k]n{rf (h8RthQt I Never Thought . . . resonates with equal amounts of musical
i%FpPni cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
=pT}] more sombre. Just check out the song titles ( Mockingbird Wish
=c-Y > Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
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} Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
0uZL*4A+C Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
(WCczXm ) music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
-`f 1l8LD2 methods.
%%-?~rjI &c AFKYt Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
EDDld6O, can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
K/flg|uZ/V foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
-XJXl}M. listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
YcRo>:I course of three albums, engineered the knack of mixing
GLBzlZ? dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
4MFdhJoN never undermines the content.
IPVD^a? 5~R1KjjvA Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
8wf[*6VwV appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
lH%%iYBM Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
F.Sc2n@7- Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
.or1*-B K to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
1B0+dxN` by such superficialities miss the most important aspect of
J4) ?hS Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
/bSAVSKR iBXS So forget the gender-skewing dreadlocks and eyeliner. Here is
a_T3< a guy who matches the lost art of the popular song with the
"<N2TDF5 found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
ZRy'lW a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
>)j`Q1Qc\ (that'll be the title track, then).
mNQ~9OJ1 nb30<h 曲目列表:
S^c;i WV8vDv1jt 1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
nOm-Yb+F 2. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
V[#$Sz[G 3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
=C(((T. 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
;irAq| 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
[uLpm*7 6. Why Does Anybody Love
i)1013b 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
d69synEw>k 8. I Don't Feel It
z+5%.^Re 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
qS!U1R?s 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
fG,)`[eD!_ 11. Nothing Comes Easy
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- 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round