NEWfoundland

今天晚上Kenny Garrett四重奏在國家音樂廳所帶來的即興演出似乎一掃下午突如其來的一場大雷雨的煩悶之氣. 2個小時隨心所至的音符在身體與心靈間自由的竄動.
What a wonderful night !

什麼樣的人生經歷，才會讓古人窮盡一生創作出流傳千古的鉅作？什麼樣的生活體驗，才會讓歌手寫出感動人心的音樂？

低調到不行[傳言因害怕鎂光燈不想與瑞妮齊薇格一起走奧斯卡星光大道而被瑞妮甩了]的愛爾蘭創作歌手Damien Rice， 因不願屈服唱片公司希望他做一些適合電台播放的輕快作品， 一番掙扎後毅然離開愛爾蘭前往托斯卡尼，並在歐洲展開街頭賣藝演唱。回到愛爾蘭後，幸運的遇到了愛才的電影配樂大師David Arnold [Stargate, Independence Day, Tomorrow Never Dies]資助他購買了可移動式的錄音室，個人專輯O才得以問市。簡單的吉他伴奏再加上大提琴的低沉琴聲，接近原音毫不花俏的真實聲音，唱出一幅幅浮現在聽者腦中的滄桑影像。 

最近以”You Are Beautiful”一曲紅遍英國的James Blunt，在其歌聲背後很難想像當歌手前的他竟是個曾在科索沃打仗的的軍官，而且他說”My life is brilliant”, (我的生活很精彩)。 我想是吧， 戰爭中所產生的分離死別，絕不是我們這些一般人可以經歷跟體會的。

他們的作品，聽起來很純粹，很動人，很滄桑，但苦中帶著甜美。

能聽到這些作品，不只是幸運，還真是幸福啊！ music saved my life again！！

Cannonball 砲彈 (by Damien Rice)

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DANIEL POWTER - Bad Day

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

最近看到一篇CNET.com的review，是mp3.com的科技專欄主編Eliot Van Buskirk 發表的「MP3改變世界的最極致的5招」(Top five ways MP3 has changed the world)。以下是他列的5點：

1. 讓音樂消失在空氣中

2. 導致主流唱片公司數位化

3. 加快網際網路的速度並使網路內容更豐富

4. 給樂團表現的舞台

5. 數位掌控權由Sony轉移至Apple

真的，mp3正在改變你我的生活與使用方式。但讓我擔憂的是，在市場一股腦的提供mp3 player的狀況下，台灣的消費者該從那裡取得mp3呢？或許我該這麼說” 從那裡取得合法的mp3”.

6月底美國最高法院對以米高梅公司為首的美國電影和音樂業者控告Morpheus和Grokster的母公司treamCast一案,判決Grokster、Morpheus 等提供網路P2P檔案分享服務的業者，必須負擔用戶非法交換有版權的歌曲、電影及電視節目時的侵權法律責任。 

但幾天後在台灣國內音樂產業界控告P2P業者全球數碼公司（ezPeer）侵害著作權案的宣判，台北市士林地方法院則判決被告無罪。因為法官認為無法律規定 P2P業者須對傳輸內容負責。

我一直相信使用者付費這個觀念,當台灣消費者一直哀號CD售價太貴而轉而去使用網路P2P檔案分享服務時, 請大家思考一個問題：「如果你是這些歌曲的創作者，你有多大方，可以不經由你的同意, 願意免費的讓這些歌曲自由的讓歌迷下載,傳送及分享？」。你真的尊重智慧財產權嗎？