October 12,2009

Dixie Chicks - Home

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Dixie Chick 經過兩張超成功的專輯後﹐三位女生除了接現其實力之外﹐也頂有頭腦的﹐她們藉著自己的走紅的影響力﹐第3張專輯就返回到偏向Bluegrass 及民謠的音樂根源﹐帶領樂迷了﹐這也證實了她們也不真是甚麼思想簡單的小雞了﹐此舉也令我想起走紅了的王菲。

Home (2002/Wide Open/Monument) Track List:
01 Long Time Gone
02 Landslide
03 Travelin' Soldier
04 Truth No. 2
05 White Trash Wedding
06 A Home
07 More Love
08 I Believe In Love
09 Tortured, Tangled Hearts
10 Lil' Jack Slade
11 Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)
12 Top Of The World

然而發這張名為 Home 的專輯﹐發行之前之後卻發生了些事。事源因為唱片大賣﹐Dixie Chick 就跟唱片公司在版稅上有爭議了﹐終於令到三雙小雞不歡而散﹐而唱片公司則控告她們不履行合約﹐Dixie Chick 則後控告 Sony﹐然而最終大家還是和解﹐新專輯獨立製作﹐令到成員更自主製作﹐專輯由新成立的 Open Wide 廠牌出品﹐不過還是歸由 Sony 代理發行。

專輯於2002年8月出版﹐可是專輯中的歌曲 Long Time Gone 得罪了鄉謠電台﹐使到各大電台把她們的歌曲封殺。另外美國出兵伊拉克前一星期﹐她們在一場倫敦演唱時﹐主音Natalie Maines 發表宣言﹐Texas 出身的她表示以 Bush 總統也來自 Texas 為恥﹐這宣言不單做到許多樂迷大為驚訝﹐認為她們不愛國﹐在作戰前侮辱美國總司令﹐於是踐踏她們的CD作洩憤﹐雖然4天之後﹐Natalie 公開道歉﹐可是這又使到反戰派樂迷失望﹐單曲Travelin' Soldier得到一星期鄉謠榜冠軍後跌到第3﹐然後即在榜中消失﹐不過她們即在5月號的 Entertainment Weekly 雜誌作出反擊﹐她們拍攝裸照作為封面﹐然後把Big Mouth﹑Peace﹑Boyscott﹑Opinionated﹑Shut Up﹑Traitors﹑Saddam's Angels﹑Dixie Sluts﹑Proud Americans﹑Hero﹑Free Speech 及Brave 等大眾評論貼於重要部位上﹔可是最終﹐她們大量演唱會還是被迫取消。

雖然經此一役﹐Dixie Chicks明顯唱片銷量及受歡迎程度都大受影響﹐然而卻顯出她們自主﹑獨立的思想﹐最終Home 專輯在美國仍然有600萬張銷量﹐發行5張單曲﹐Long Time Gone 及 Landslide 取得Billboard 鄉謠榜亞軍﹐至於 Travelin' Soldier 則是冠軍。 縱使如此﹐這張專輯還是為她們2003年帶來6項 Grammy 提名﹐最終取得 Best Country Album﹑Best Recording Package﹐又以“Lil' Jack Slade”取得 Best Country Instrumental Performance 及以“Long Time Gone”取得 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal。兩年後又以“Top of the World”再取得Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal﹐可見她們實力非凡。


Long Time Gone﹕取得美國鄉謠榜第2位﹔原唱為 Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien﹐收錄於“Real Time”(2000/Ryko) 專輯中。此曲也為Dixie Chicks取得 Grammy 的Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal。
(Darrell Scott)



Landslide﹕取得美國鄉謠榜第2位﹔原唱為 Fleetwood Mac﹐收錄於“Fleetwood Mac”(1975/Reprise) 專輯中。
(Stevie Nicks)



Travelin' Soldier﹕取得美國鄉謠榜軍冠軍﹔原唱為Bruce Robison (1996/Epic)﹐其後歌詞改寫﹐並由 Ty England (1999/Capitol) 所唱。
(Bruce Robison)



Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)
(Radney Foster)



Top Of The World﹕原唱為 Patty Griffin﹐灌錄於“Silver Bell”(2000/A&M) 專輯中﹐可惜其唱片公司A&M沒有出版。此曲也為Dixie Chicks取得 Grammy 的Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal。
(Patty Griffin)




Dixie Chicks Official Website: http://www.dixiechicks.com/




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hi Muzikland
這張的確有了小變化。
快歌演繹有新的力道。
慢歌演繹有新的柔情。
Posted by 飛羊 at October 12,2009 09:16

Dear 飛羊﹐

對啊﹐這張減少了 Pop 的原素。
說實在﹐這張專輯在她們未能大紅時推出﹐相信也不會有600萬銷量吧﹐不過藉著她們受歡迎﹐吸納到新樂迷﹐才又回到自己的音樂根源﹐碼是順應樂迷喜歡甚麼﹐就遷就甚麼﹐這才是真正的音樂人呢。

這令我想到當紅時的王菲及中森明菜﹐她們真是唱甚麼﹐大家就接受甚麼﹐帶來許多新東西。聽聽這一首中森明菜的 Back Door Night﹐當年這張專輯猶如在山洞內灌錄﹐音樂蓋過主音﹐幾乎也聽不到主音在唱甚麼﹐非常有玩味﹐但依然高據日本流行榜。


Posted by Muzikland at October 13,2009 18:12

Dear Muzikland

The US radio market is very fragmented. That means each radio staion can only play one style of music. If I listen to a pop music radio station, I can never hear artists like Shania Twain, the Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift, etc. unless they decide to make music that appeals to a pop music, or mainstream, audience.

The song "Landslide" gets airplay on a pop music radio station because of its connection to Fleetwood Mac. That increase the audience for the Dixie Chicks. Once a pop music audience like what they hear, they will create a demand for other songs like "Not Ready To Make Nice", which I also hear on pop music radio stations.

All of the US radio stations are controlled by 3-5 big corporations. They controlled what songs are played and not played. Outspoken artists like the Dixie Chicks can easily have their career destroyed if they anger one of these big companies. Which is why many people admired the Dixie Chicks for not just their music, but also being brave enough to stand up to the big faceless corporations.
Posted by soundboy at October 26,2009 15:33

Dear Soundboy﹐

那叫封殺吧﹐像現今的電台﹐也少推廣音樂﹐香港不也是一樣嗎﹖
我在美國出差及旅遊時﹐友人/同事開車時﹐我也會聽聽當地的電台﹐感覺是不錯啦﹐不過有時聽不中自己喜歡類型的電台﹐那就真是沒一首認識的。
Posted by Muzikland at October 26,2009 21:39