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第一發～American Hi-Fi(樂手不用翻吧 冏）
Band members
American Hi-Fi is an American punk rock/alternative rock band from best known for their 2001 hit "Flavor of the Weak". The band was originally formed in 1998 and was known as "BMX Girl". According to a radio interview given by the band in 2001, their name came from a chance meeting with Keith Richards at a club. When they mentioned to him that they were looking for a new name, he suggested "American Hi-Fi." To date they have released three studio albums, as well as two live albums. The band returned to the studio to record their fourth album in May 2007.
American Hi-Fi(美國立體聲）是來自美國的龐克/另類搖滾樂團，最廣為人知的是2001年的熱門作"Flavor of the Weak"。樂團最早成立於1998，名為"BMX Girl"。根據樂團在2001年的電台訪問上，它們的名子在俱樂部遇到Keith Richards(滾石合唱團）後有了改變。當他們在尋求新名子時發現到他。而他給的建議是"American Hi-Fi"。至今他們已經發行了3張錄音室專輯，以及2張現場專輯，樂團在2007年五月回到錄音室著手開始進行他們第四張專輯的錄音計畫。
Label troubles 與唱片公司的爭議
In early 2004 and without a backing label, the band headed to Los Angeles, California, to begin work on a new album with producer Butch Walker. The album, Hearts on Parade, was released in Japan on July 14, 2004.
在2004年初，在沒有唱片公司的支持之下，樂團前至加州洛杉磯，並且與製作人Butch Walker合作了一張新專輯，該張專輯"Hearts on Parade"於2004年7月14日在日本發行。
In 2005, American Hi-Fi were signed by Maverick Records, a division of Island. Maverick helped promote the lead single from Hearts on Parade, The Geeks Get the Girls, releasing it as a single for radio airplay and following with a music video in February 2005. American release of the full album was repeatedly delayed, finally occurring on April 12, 2005, almost a year after the initial release in Japan. Neither single released with the album broke into the Billboard Modern Rock charts. Fans complained that the new album was too "pop". Maverick dropped the band in autumn 2005 citing poor record sales.
到了2005年，樂團與Maverick唱片公司，其為Island唱片的分公司簽約，Maverick公司幫助樂團銷售Hearts on Parade的主打單曲，"The Geeks Get the Girls"，將其製成單曲便於電台播送，並拍攝音樂錄影帶，其時為2005年二月。而整張專輯的發行則重複的延期，最後拖到了2005年的4月12日，幾乎是在日本發行一年之後。而且其中沒有一首歌曲進入到Billboard的摩登搖滾榜。樂迷們則是抱怨這張專輯太過流行化了。Maverick唱片公司最後以銷量過差為由，在八月和樂團解約了。
In the winter of 2005, Playtone Records began seeking submissions for the Superman Returns soundtrack. The band submitted a demo, The Rescue, which had been recorded for Hearts on Parade but was cut from the album. The Rescue was selected for the soundtrack and ran in promotions for the film. The Rescue also received frequent radio airplay into the spring of 2006, but did not result in a new record contract for the band.
在2005年的冬季，Playtone唱片公司開始接受超人在起原聲帶的歌曲投稿，樂團寄了一張試聽帶"The Rescue"，該歌曲在錄製"Heart on Parade"專輯時所作，但最後卻未被收錄。"The Rescue"被選進原聲帶中，並且在預告片中也有撥放。"The Rescue"在2006年的春天被電台高頻率播放，但卻未樂團帶來一紙新的合約。
Hiatus
分散
The members of American Hi-Fi were by 2007 involved in a number of side projects. Stacy Jones married long-time girlfriend Jade Loop in California in the fall of 2006. Jason Sutter left American Hi-Fi and joined Smash Mouth. In late 2006 Jones and Arentzen helped produce an album for recording artist Candice. In early 2007, Jamie joined up as part of Butch Walker's touring band the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites for their spring tour.
2007年American Hi-Fi的成員加入了一些旁枝計畫。Stacy Jones與相戀已久的女友Jade Loop於2006年的秋季在加州結婚。Jason Sutter離開了樂團，並加入Smash Mouth（破嘴合唱團）。在06年末，Jones與Arentzen幫藝人Candice錄音，JAmie在07年初加入了Butch Walker的巡迴團Let's-Go-Out-Tonies的春季巡迴演出。
"Keep It Like A Secret" & New Album in 2008
"Keep It Like A Secret"與08年的新專輯
In December 2006, Parsons and Jones met for plans for a follow-up album, the plans were put on hold due to Jones busy schedule and Arentzen plans to join Butch Walker's touring band in Spring 2007.
06年的12月，Parsons與Jones為了下一張專輯的計畫會面，但計畫被延期，原因是因為Jones的行程過於忙碌，以及Atentzen打算要加入Butch Walker的07年春季巡迴團。
In April 2007, American Hi-Fi announced that the band will record their fourth follow up record in May 2007. Soon after, former Drummer Brian Nolan re-joined the band for their follow up and will stay in the band until further notice.
07年的4月，American Hi-Fi發佈了樂團集將要在五月錄製新專輯的計畫，緊接著前任鼓手Brain Nolan重新回到了樂團，並且將會待在樂團，直到有更新消息之前。（這段翻得爛）
On January 8, 2008, American Hi-Fi released two new tracks, both unfinished mixes off their upcoming fourth album (Title TK) on their official Myspace page. "Keep It Like A Secret" was the first track released followed by "A Taste For Crime" off of their new album. Front man Stacy Jones described the new album "It sounds a little like Elliott Smith partying with the Foo Fighters at a kegger with My Bloody Valentine and Superdrag". Recently, they have released 5 Demos, two of them recorded live in the studio sans overdubs on their Myspace page including "Fight the Frequency", "Frat Chump" and "Bullet".
08年的一月八號，樂團由他們的官方MySpace放出了兩條新歌，皆為第四章專輯未完成混音的音軌，"Keep It Like A Secret"是第一首歌，接著是"A Taste For Crime"，皆來自新專輯。首腦Stacy Jones形容這張新專輯"聽來有點像Elliott Smith與Foo foghters在啤酒聚會上碰到My Bloody Valentine與Superdrag"。近來。他們已經發表了5手試聽，其中兩首在錄音室現場錄音尚未加到母帶，在他們的MySpace還有"Fight the Frequency","Frat Chump",與"Bullet"。（這段翻得爛斃了）
Their new album is scheduled to be released later in 2008 once the band finds a suitable label or distribution company to release it into stores.
他們的新專輯預計要在08年發行，一旦他們找到穩定的唱片公司與通路商發行到唱片行中。
