甫開始聽《Bloodsports》時,我想砸爛這張唱片,將它一分為二。幸好我聽的是MP3,未有實體唱片。我現時第4、5次聽《Bloodsports》,這次我順序地聽,出來效果較順耳。但有一點可以肯定的是,這隻碟的歌名完全不有型有款,譬如《It Starts And Ends With You》、《For the Strangers》、《What Are You Not Telling Me?》及《Hit Me》。
就《What Are You Not Telling Me?》來說,歌名好lame,似是個多疑男友寫的歌。它讓我想起美國搖滾樂隊Nirvana翻唱的《Where Did You Sleep Last Night?》,據維基百科資料,《Where》最少是遠至1870年代的美國民歌,《What》和《Where》同樣是醋味非常,但人家Nirvana的好聽點。細看《What》的歌詞,畢竟它是出自Brett Anderson之手,宛如一首詩。
suede - What Are You Not Telling Me?
And the mysteries of love are not for us
It's the little things that are tearing us up
As the telephone emits a brittle sigh
Only one of us will reach it in time
What are you not telling me?
What are you not telling me?
As I blow away the dandelion clock
Will the miracle reveal itself?
Like an amateur under the sickle moon
Did I give away control too soon?
Just bred for the birds in second hand furs
An occasional touch, an occasional word
No the mysteries of love are not for us
It's the little things that are tearing us up
What are you not telling me?
What are you not telling me?
What are you not telling me?
What are you not telling me?
不過,演唱起來,「Where did you sleep last night……」遠比「What are you not telling me……」易入耳,兩句話所表達的情緒皆負面,欠缺自信和安全感,又或主人公已看出另一半不忠的端倪,但旋律表現出死纏爛打,不願move on的思緒。
容許我稍為離題,昨晚看到《星期日檔案》,講述四川汶川地震倖存者的心路歷程。有死者親屬表示,逝者而矣,生者不會再記掛他們。親屬說得多麼瀟灑,當然,他們也不是一下子便到達如斯化境。我想說的,我不太欣賞這類曲風,人生態度應是該放手時就放手,惜說易行難。
全碟最好聽、最有火的是《Snowblind》。雖然我不太喜歡這張專輯,但高興suede沒有再食老本,願意嘗試譜出新音樂,且冒著打爛殿堂級樂隊雅譽的風險,謝謝。
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