August 19
Bio:
The Field Mice成立于1988年，英国。乐队初始成员吉他手兼主唱Robert Wratten与贝司Michael Hiscock，风格定位于twee pop，随着推出的几支单曲走红，迅速发展成为英国国内最受欢迎的流行乐队以及Sarah旗下最畅销的乐队。后期加入了吉他Harvey Williams，键盘Annemari Davies，和鼓手Mark Dobson。使乐队的作品层次更加丰富。乐队的广受欢迎，之前坚持的发行单曲政策已经不能满足歌迷的需要，于是在1991年，乐队先后发行了一张LP，Coastal；第一张录音室专辑For Keeps也在几个月之后面世。91年11月，Field Mice格拉斯哥现场演出时发生骚乱，乐队内部产生问题，随后在伦敦举行了告别演出，乐队解散。Wratten, Davies和Dobson之后还组过Northern Picture Library和Trembling Blue Stars两支乐队。
Review:
两年前的时候才听到Sarah这个厂牌，只知道是一家生产清新声音的音乐加工厂，那时的背景是很多人都在追捧传说中的那张Sarah 100，传说中Sarah倒掉之前的最后一张唱片。唱片中的第一首歌，便是The Field Mice的Sensitive，当年也是以单曲形式发行。两年以后，我找到了FM的其他作品。可以说整个的聆听过程是很舒服的，那些诞生在后朋大行其道的歌曲，很重视器乐的成分，都透着那么一股飘忽的味道。有趣的是，我最喜欢的歌却不是Robert Wratten唱的，虽说Robert也奶的可以，但我却老是听不出跟B&S的主唱有什么不一样，感觉是流于平淡了。Willow，收录在乐队唯一的录音室专辑For Keeps中，一首女声的歌曲，资料不全，姑且猜测是键盘Annemari唱的罢。歌词没什么新鲜，一般受市场欢迎的歌曲，套雪村的话说“主题就一个——搞对象”，话虽如此，可都是搞对象的歌，还是可以分出高下滴。
| The Field Mice: Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way |
| Shinkansen - Released: 1991 |
| Genre: Indie Rock / Indie Pop / Twee Pop |
 Although revered in certain indie circles, for far too long the Field Mice appeared in danger of languishing as the great lost pop band of the early '90s, with their records out of print and fetching obscene prices on the collector's market. A lavish two-disc retrospective worthy of their growing legacy, the extraordinary Where'd You Learn to Kiss That Way? finally restores the group to their rightful prominence, assembling all of the key tracks they released on the legendary Sarah label between 1988 and 1991. With their shimmering guitars, indelible melodies, lush arrangements, and Bobby Wratten's heartbreaking songs, in retrospect the Field Mice now seem like the missing link between the Smiths and Belle & Sebastian — at their best ("Emma's House," "This Love Is Not Wrong," "Coach Station Reunion," and countless others), they achieve the same kind of pop transcendence, spinning tales of love and loss with an elegance and grandeur that are often breathtaking. And while it's a shame Shinkansen didn't opt to include a third disc and release the band's complete recorded output, each of the 36 tracks which did make the cut sparkles. No longer lost, the Field Mice were simply a great pop band, and with Where'd You Learn to Kiss That Way?, their music might finally reach the wide audience it so richly deserves. (/AMG) |
- 由Shinkansen发行的在这张回顾双张里，收录了Field Mice在Sarah时期（1988－1991）的经典曲目，一共36首。
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August 13
chose not to choose
现在的状态是这样
绕了一大圈，原来我又转回来勒
不选择貌似增加了不少的机会，同时也错过了很多
道理很简单，可指导思想终究只能做指导思想
这么一个循环下来，总结完了，日子仍旧是日子
至于将来是维护世界和平，还是去挖社会主义墙角
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