dIW@L >v2/0>U 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
#lR-?Uh 歌手姓名:Duke Special
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zI\8m 唱片公司:Universal
.do8\ 发行日期:2008年10月17日
~[%_]/#&%z 专辑流派:Indie
ncqAof(/ 推荐指数:4星
oR7[[H.4 ,?P< =M 专辑介绍:
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From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
]~2iducB, Peter Wilson) has fashioned a follow-up to his multi-platinum
)xq=V selling Songs from the Deep Forest .
[Do^EJ .' }jd# I Never Thought . . . resonates with equal amounts of musical
O uNPD q% cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
?r0rY? more sombre. Just check out the song titles ( Mockingbird Wish
aq)g&.dw? Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
DkX^b:D*f Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
}`kiULC'= Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
A'BqNsy music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
{n|ah{_p| methods.
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3 Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
l`.z^+!8@ can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
D&i\dgbK foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
FQJiLb._Z listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
%N)B8A9kh course of three albums, engineered the knack of mixing
![;={d0 dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
SIapY%)h never undermines the content.
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jXr Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
oUwo!n} appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
NB1KsvD{ Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
1Y87_o'd Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
u?"="-^ to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
WG A1XQ{ by such superficialities miss the most important aspect of
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Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
&#L C' (>vyWd] So forget the gender-skewing dreadlocks and eyeliner. Here is
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6#7hMQ0&;O found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
H1f='k]SZ a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
[3"F$?e5 (that'll be the title track, then).
vn+XY=Qnr ~n-Px) 曲目列表:
JcUU#> Xf_#O'z 1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
Kf1J;*i|\ 2. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
U|]cB 3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
S=ZZ[E_~S 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
9v_s_QkL2 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
||JUP}eP 6. Why Does Anybody Love
4XNheP;b 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
VE-l6@` 8. I Don't Feel It
h~7#$i 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
pd:7K'yaw 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
kN.;;HFq# 11. Nothing Comes Easy
jB(+9?;1${ 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round