Every now and then it’s patriotic to be unpatriotic. To find flaws and search for answers is what separates us from the communists, I mean, animals. We must always ask why. I’m sure you spend ample time sticking it to the man and being a flower child. Oh yeah, this is 2007. Nobody cares, and rightfully so. I look forward to living out Waterworld and Tank Girl at the same time. Strata decided to leave a few tunes for the before/during/after party. Did I say party? I meant Armageddon.
Ahh, what an ominous intro! Presents The End Of The World isn’t meant to be taken lightly, but the progressive-for-dummies format begs my attention a bit more than the thoughtful lyrics. Take haunting “The New National Anthem” and attempt to focus on the, umm, clever rewording of an American classic. Vocalist Eric Victorino’s piercing tenor goes back and forth between the old “National Anthem” and his new version, spitting out lines like, “I’m not sorry if this makes you mad, in fact I hope this wakes you up – ‘Cause you’ll never see what’s going on with your eyes so tightly shut!” All of this ironic blasphemy happens over pedal-riffic, atmospheric guitars and rolling fills. Nothing is what it seems. Obviously.
Hearing songs like “Cocaine (We’re All Going To Hell)" and “The Dotted Line…” make me think the recording process for Strata wasn’t a bunch of "Kumbaya" renditions and practical jokes. Each song more than flirts with distortion and blatant whining. The guitars continually rise and blend with Victorino until every ounce of sound embodies protest. And as some of you know, I hate that. A couple of songs here and there about bombs and government lies aren’t going to change anything. My disillusioned mind might feel “proactive” for a few minutes, at least until Ninja Warrior comes back from commercial break. But I don’t hate Presents The End Of The World. I feel compromised in a good way.
“Coma Therapy” slows the tempo down and treats the listener to a strange love song. The timid singing and far-off, jangling guitars stifle the feeling of emotional attachment. It’s almost like the two people hardly know each other, like none of us know each other (philosophical, brah). Then Victorino comes through with a shrill scream to begin “Poughkeepsie, NY.” The song is about getting drunk with the devil. Seriously. I’m not sure if this is a jab at religion or not, but the looping electronics and serial killer-esque vocals don’t necessarily make me want to stick around and find out.
Label : Wind-Up
Genre : Rock
Bitrate : 204 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:42:18 (66.3MB)
Rls date : 2007-05-03
Store date : 2007-07-17
[Track List]
1. Night Falls (The Weight Of It) 3:21
2. Hot/Cold (Darling, Don't) 4:13
3. The Dotted Line.... 3:32
4. Cocaine (We're All Going To Hell) 3:47
5. Coma Therapy 3:29
6. Poughkeepsie, NY 3:49
7. Stay Young 4:12
8. The Brothers 1:05
9. Love Is Life 4:53
10.The New National Anthem 4:53
11.Natoma Alley 0:54
12.Daylight In The City 4:10
30 Seconds To Mars的
A Beautiful Lie
此專輯仍然延續前作的高度實驗試探性，入選首波主打的開場曲Attack，在陣陣急促吉他聲線牽引出怒式金屬力道，Jared令人驚艷的撕裂咆嘯式的犀利嗓音，絕對刮目相看他們再度出發的激賞表現；有著Space Rock迷離音場交錯譜入的同名單曲 A Beautiful Lie，陷入情緒營造的奇幻聲感當中；如同Tool及Deftones的樂曲演出架構堆疊之The Fantasy，帶領樂迷體驗30 Seconds To Mars最為奇幻多元的音樂藍圖；From Yesterday則鋪陳出EMO樂種的情緒高潮起伏快意感，完全崩裂的演唱方式，再次為Jared的表現鼓掌叫好；空心吉他的來回播奏，並加入弦樂潤飾，末曲A Modern Myth獻上耐聽度滿分的動人抒情小品，聽畢後，別急著按Stop，在12分25秒後，會出現延續A Modern Myth的神秘隱藏曲。
30 Seconds to Mars，
Jared和Shannon兩兄弟在1998年組成的樂隊，成員目前共3人。 Jared並不只是樂隊的主唱，在第一張專輯裏，他包括了除了鼓手之外幾乎所有的工作，主唱、吉它、貝斯、合成、編排……樂隊的成名曲也出自Jared之手。對外聯系工作及樂隊采訪也大多由他出面。所以，Jared絕對可以說是這個樂隊的靈魂人物，他也采取了出人意料的嚴肅態度去對待自己的音樂。
01. Attack
02. The Kill
03. A Beautiful Lie
04. Was It A Dream?
05. The Fantasy
06. Savior
07. From Yesterday
08. The Story
09. R-Evolve
10. A Modern Myth
Grandaddy的Prepare To Bawl
Grandaddy就成立於1992年,這盒磁帶wiki上面的資料說是1992年錄的,不知道是否正式發行過,AMG上面也沒有記錄.後來找到了一個博主的說法,他說他從一個夜總會老板那裏得到的這盒磁帶,當時很多樂隊為了來他的店裏演出,寄過來一些demo帶.其中就包括Grandaddy的這盒Prepare To Bawl.
Grandaddy的成名盒解散自然是後話,我們似乎看到了他們剛成隊時為了得到演出機會到處奔波的樣子.轉眼多少年,不知道他們自己再看到這盒磁帶時會有什麼感想.
Grandaddy善於營造一種無聲處的“風暴”，這不是英倫搖滾，也不是低調音樂，Grandaddy只是有著自己獨特的傷感情態與拔俗傲姿，似乎正要開創轟轟烈烈的音樂大業。在懶洋洋的吉他Riff中，在空曠蒼涼的電風琴彈奏中，在樂隊宛如天使囈語的淺吟低唱中，我們失去地球引力般地漂浮在茫茫的太空裏，空空的沒有目的，就像這個時代不為人知的隱秘之一。
1.Gold
2.I Love Nothing
3.I'm Not Buying
4.Aviatress
5.Cows
6.Bob's Fast
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