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[vY hMiuv_EO! 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
.wfN.Z 歌手姓名:Duke Special
@j Y_^8#S 唱片公司:Universal
b|HH9\ 发行日期:2008年10月17日
on q~wEr 专辑流派:Indie
S(f V ,;Z 推荐指数:4星
$ (gR^L U0M>A 专辑介绍:
UUt631 ):_x From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
RhJL`>W` Peter Wilson) has fashioned a follow-up to his multi-platinum
S"=oU}'| selling Songs from the Deep Forest .
8bX\^&N \4SFD3$& I Never Thought . . . resonates with equal amounts of musical
fuH Dif, cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
o4kNDXP#S more sombre. Just check out the song titles ( Mockingbird Wish
aNW&ib Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
|yI?}zyR Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
b)u9#%Q Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
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5oLj.l^j music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
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jkNZv. )p i[ BR"( Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
-X4`,0y%{O can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
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sF9S foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
d*3R0Q|#{ listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
CWkm\= course of three albums, engineered the knack of mixing
p,D/ Pb8 dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
U(./LrM05 never undermines the content.
.: 7h=neEW ,iPkx( Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
v2@M,xbxF: appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
I)B2Z(<Q Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
6-X7C9`C Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
w#b~R^U to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
C1G Wi4) by such superficialities miss the most important aspect of
V,M8RYOnC! Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
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E>V8|Hz; a guy who matches the lost art of the popular song with the
d7G'+B 1 found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
\R#XSW, a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
OQsH,' (that'll be the title track, then).
-0\$JAyrx c&_3"2: 曲目列表:
T@S+5( ]JM9 ^F 1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
! 9N%=6\ 2. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
:D/R 3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
A P\E 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
+<|w|c 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
HYY|)Wo 6. Why Does Anybody Love
oyd{}$71d 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
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}$UFc1He\J 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
jW*A(bK8: 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
K4tX4U[Z 11. Nothing Comes Easy
0j yokER 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round