November 12,2005

Tommy James & the Shondells – Crimson and Clover


  幾乎一天更新一首頁面的歌自然有他的目的在,想讓大家的聽覺更廣,不希
  望大家一定要看到文章才會想去了解,有時候辜狗查一查,我團名曲名專輯
  名稱都列了,要查非常簡單,但問題來了,有誰會真的耐心把我放的歌聽完
  的?在這速食的年代,誰會?頂多有文字搭配把他順便聽一聽,誰會真的想
  去找找看?我也有一樣的現象,但大部分是因為我耳朵有問題,其他人選的
  東西除非真的驚人到讓我嚇一跳,不然也懶得聽完。

  全文翻譯自危機百科

  Tommy James & the Shondells由Tommy James領銜,成軍於1964年,原團名
  就叫作The Shodells。他們於1966年發行的第一首單曲Hanky Panky直接打
  入排行榜第一名。


  此團很短命,剛發第一首單曲剛尬上第一名王座原始陣容就解散了。Tommy
  於1967年重組沿用原始名稱但加了個Tommy James所以變成Tommy James &
  the Shondells。他們後來又出了不少成名單曲,包括有"I Think We're
  Alone Now" (1967)、"Crystal Blue Persuasion"、 "Sweet Cherry Wine"
  、 "Crimson and Clover" (1969)和"Mony Mony" (1968),在發了24首排行
  暢銷單曲與九張白金唱片後,1969年再度解散,後來Tommy James以個人名
  義發了一些個人專輯,但成就以大不如以往。後來團員重組於六零年代和
  Steppenwolf展開一陣子懷鄉念舊巡迴演唱會。

  Crimson and Clover為六零年代最暢銷的單曲之一,1969年拿下排行榜王座。
  同年發行同名專輯,這是首有著驚人銷售量的歌。這首歌最著名的地方在快結
  尾的時候鬼怪的聲音效果(個人比較喜歡那最後該死動人wah wah效果器的聲
  音),Tommy將麥克風接到吉他擴大器之中,用抖音不斷唱著"crimson and
  clover, over and over",產生了很不穩定但很特殊的抖音效果。Tommy寫這
  首歌乃是關於他最愛的顏色與他最愛的花。2003年電影Monster不段重複使用
  這首歌。Joan Jett與黑心樂隊於1982年亦曾改編過這首歌。

  我沒看過Monster,但這首歌有用在咖啡與煙這我很確定,查AMG後發現的確有
  ,在哪個片段中?我現在累了,有看電影的人不妨留神一下!

  以下為抄自I Want To Take Higher – The Psychedelic Era 1965-1969中的
  單曲選錄:
(我懶得翻譯了,剛喝了不少酒頭痛,很想睡)

  Bubblegum pushed by spacey lyrics and an overdose of reverb into the
  last great psychedelic #1. Formerly best know for pulp classics “I
  Think We’re Alone Now,” “Hanky Panky” and “Money Money,” James
  made his move in summer 1968, when he advised Democratic presidential
  candidate Hubert Humphrey on youth affairs. “Crimson and Clover”
  was the first time the group had artistic freedom, and they really hit
  it; for all its transparent dopiness, the song still shimmers in its
  own time.

  我選的歌保證誠意十足,聽不聽的完隨便你,可能會一陣子不寫了,這樣下去
  真的會出人命!


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回應一下最前面無關音樂的部份。其實現在的小朋友取得資訊非常容易了,有部落格,快速的網路,P2P軟體。只要有心,可以說沒有聽不到找不到的音樂,但是似乎給音樂寫手的鼓勵卻是少了,因為資訊取得太容易了,所以也不會尊重辛苦寫文章的人,或許是越來越少人看文字敘述了,但是這樣的惡性循環只會讓寫手越來越少,應該說我們冷漠的態度在扼殺這個原本就不大的音樂資訊傳播界。

Posted by hyde at November 12,2005 22:29
To 馬瓜
雖然認識不久,為你的熱情而加油,但身體還是最重要的,有好的身心狀態,你才能為我們分享更多的音樂,也許對你來說休息一陣是必須的,但千萬不要忘記,在你周圍還有很多的朋友,期待著分享音樂上的感動..
Posted by Cobainyeh at November 13,2005 01:10
有喔有喔我每一首都有聽完! *舉手*


正在找可以放 .mp3 的空間,本來用的 Doramail 現在不支援外連了只能指定網路位址去下載實在很麻煩。馬瓜用的這個 http://www.geocities.jp/ 我看不懂日文不知哪裡可以申請帳號上傳檔案?想順便請問這裡是只能放 .wma 還是也能傳 .mp3?不知道有沒有大大願意好心建議其他免費的網路空間可以放 mp3 又不會一天到晚當掉或動不動就限流的咧?
Posted by 手分手 at November 13,2005 02:26
to 海德:
拭目以待!這是我想說的!!
我不知道未來大家會麻痺到什麼時候?
未來大家會盲目於潮流中到什麼時候?
未來的未來?
當感動變成速食,而非深刻體認,那就真的很糟糕了!

to Cobain:
感謝您的鼓勵,其實我處在這種半死不活的狀態一陣子了!也希望您以及所有人都可以將自己的深刻感動與回憶寫出來,這是我們現在週遭最欠缺的!

to 手分手(小掰!!!???):
剛溫,我本來昨天放海夫納後來受不了乾脆把他寫成文章了......但實在沒啥力氣了~~~

另外關於上傳空間部分,請參考這個網頁
http://blog.roodo.com/colaccl/archives/437748.html
(請上下連接)
他有一歩一歩教,如果有問題歡迎再提出,我也是大酒頭教我的!!!
Posted by 馬瓜 at November 13,2005 14:50
這首歌真的很有誠意
有些旋律片段好像有在奧立佛石頭的閃靈殺手中出現過?
Posted by siegfy at November 22,2005 12:09
to 齊老大:
請愛用AMG.......保證天天OGC!!!
不過話說回來這首歌真的很有名,很多電影片段都有使用,韻味十足阿......
Posted by 馬瓜 at November 22,2005 14:49
Hope you don't mind me digging this up.

Their music was the kind that after a few listening you want to say "Very good, but let’s move on." The problem was, in 1969, you really couldn’t get away from them. Their hits were played non-stop on the radio (felt that way anyway), enough to make you sick. Even half way around the world in Taiwan in the mind of one teenager (me), I knew they couldn’t be taken seriously. Mind you, songs totally stood on how they sounded on the radio, since there was little music info to speak of available to us. For instance, I would ran out to buy Led Zepplin II after a few listening of Whole Lotta Love (another trippy tune) on the radio. It never even crossed my mind to check out anything by Tommy James with all the bombardment. Their music seemed faked, or manufactured. Just that simple. Counterculture? Don’t make me laugh. Most importantly, there was so much good music to chase after at the time. Who need Tommy James? I have to say, when their music is used in movies, though, it evokes a sense of time so unmistakably Sixties.
Posted by yando at May 13,2006 02:07
totally agree with your opinion~

But somehow from my prospective of view, I think even this song itself climbed to the Top 1 of all kinds different charts and being used in huge amounts of movie sound tracks; we can not deny its importance.

Take three other bands for example:
Procol Harum -- Whiter shade of Pale
Nirvana UK -- Rainbow Chaser
Iron Butterfly -- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

They all kind of one-hit wonder, but the thing is that it makes more and more people recognize their music and want to know more about how influential they are. Even other materials they made seem to be less creative and cliche.

I also check more underground, rock, and influential overlook music as well. But I also listen to a lot of bubble gum gems. I believe the top 1 songs must also have it's own meaning and will also have its impact to the later history.

1965-1969, during these times there are all kinds of different sounds. Beat culture is important and we can track back to see how many flower people there was. But it's still serve as for minority groups. Most people will still being occupied by the hits music and popular bubble gum gems.

That's also what I want to do though. I want to introduce different kinds of sound no matter how popular or underground they are.

Really appreciate your opinion and by replying this message also makes me think a lot.

I really appreciate it and hope to discuss with you more.

best,

Yeves
Posted by 馬瓜 at May 14,2006 02:17
Tommy James certainly had something going for them to have a string of big hits (Crystal Blue Persuation and few others) basically took over the airwave for quite a period of time, kind of like CCR and Three Dog Night after them. Their pop songs were certainly better than a lot of music that were around at the same time. They were tolerable before been played to death. There is no question they deserve a mention in the music history. But like people in all lines of business, there are contenders and there are pretenders. In music, Tommy James clearly belonged to the latter. To not pointing it out is an oversight, in my opinion.

I appreciate your blog, beside all the info, here at least we won't look silly to talk about stuff, however meaningless, in music, like we are doing now.

Now, Procol Harum was one soulful group. The Whiter Shade of Pale was one of my favorite songs. Again, ruined by overplaying on the radio.
Posted by yando at May 16,2006 07:58
Thanks for pointing out some interesting issues~

This discussion is quite fun and interesting, after all we can exchange some different opinions and that's why this blog exist.

Later I hope after translating the psychedelic rock books I can find more for everyone's discussion.

Procol Harum for me is also a soulful group.
The problem is common people only remembers The Whiter Shade of Pale rather than know the band. It's a funny thing to look behind what the common music listener and eager music listener like you and me think. I think this song is a legend and even being overplayed it's soulful meaning still exists. Look back, think, and compare different points of view is what I am interesting doing.

Hope to discuss with you more.
Posted by 馬瓜 at May 18,2006 15:20