qs U ob pS) &d4i 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
f ^vz 歌手姓名:Duke Special
y%wjQC 0~ 唱片公司:Universal
/XeCJxo8 发行日期:2008年10月17日
&3_S+.JO 专辑流派:Indie
HOY@<' 推荐指数:4星
i*3*)l y DO5H(a 专辑介绍:
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hU a6/$}lCq From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
]K^#'[ Peter Wilson) has fashioned a follow-up to his multi-platinum
5(qc_~p^ selling Songs from the Deep Forest .
T`Jj$Lue{ V=+wsc I Never Thought . . . resonates with equal amounts of musical
{~=Z%Cj2Q cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
&>KZ4%&? more sombre. Just check out the song titles ( Mockingbird Wish
NZaMF. Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
\c .^^8r Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
'(.vB~m7*+ Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
;bh[TmQTJ music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
s6F^z\6 methods.
P&2/J%@zG RY\[[eG Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
^j)0&}fB can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
^5- 8'9 w foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
qe@ctHpn listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
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~V:@4P dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
'{I YANVT never undermines the content.
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8k%X}1 [$+N"4 Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
l^WPv/}? appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
YS|Ve*t(L= Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
;H%T5$:trP Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
KgCQ4w9 to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
UwQyAD]Ht by such superficialities miss the most important aspect of
8`4Z%;1 Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
Pm} >i:hdcxe So forget the gender-skewing dreadlocks and eyeliner. Here is
^|+;~3<J a guy who matches the lost art of the popular song with the
O&(@Ka found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
/#]4lFk:h a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
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zK@DQ5 /"LcW"2;N 曲目列表:
aIsT"6A~{ x,~ ys4 1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
pZA0Go2!IN 2. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
]!=,8dY 3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
tPb$ua| 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
}-8ZSWog6f 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
z:+fiJB_ 6. Why Does Anybody Love
cf7UV6D g 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
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fZ6"DJZ 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
7yDWc m_y 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
q%H#04Yh 11. Nothing Comes Easy
q4wS<,3 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round