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July 09, 2004
MANU CHAO [拉丁/法国]
严格来说，mano chao现在的音乐风格并不能算是摇滚，尽管大家都习惯称他为法国摇滚歌手，而是具有浓厚拉丁美洲及reggae风味。在欧洲音乐节上获得了法国最杰出奖项，他们的专辑中有不少的西班牙语歌，害我第一次听以为他是西班牙人，不过确实mano 的父母都来自西班牙，而他在巴黎出生长大。80年代mano首先参加了mano negra 摇滚乐队，开始不断的在法国和欧洲进行巡回演出，mano喜欢冒险的天性促使他走遍了世界各地去吸取灵感，特别是后来在拉丁美洲，古巴的演出经验，终于让mano酝酿出了一张98年在法国大红大紫的专辑Clandestino，就像一股旋风，一时之间欧洲到处都是mano chao的歌声，Je ne t'aime plus，mon amour......加入大量solo，简单的音色和以及混合了各种声音的配乐，加上不断重复的用不同语言唱出的歌词，都让人印象深刻。紧接着在2000年的第二张专辑Esperanza又获得了巨大成功，被滚石杂志评为2000年最优秀的专辑之一。排名位于Bob Dylan 和 Björk之间。现在mano又不知在哪里继续他的音乐之行，我们期待着他的下一次surprise [BY 天使爱美丽]
The first solo album released by the former frontman of Mano Negra, 'Clandestino' (released in 1998) is an enchanting trip through Latin-flavored world-beat rock, reliant on a potpourri of musical styles from traditional Latin & salsa to dub to rock & roll to French pop to experimental rock to techno. 16 tracks. Virgin.
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
The debut from Manu Chao, the former leader of French world-punks Lo Mano Negra, leaned heavily on Latin America for its inspiration, but this time around he's obviously been spending time--at least in his head--in the Caribbean. Reggae rhythms abound, and the opener "Merry Blues" features some wonderfully wonky Jamaican-style brass, while "Promiscuity" takes its cue from Trinidadian calypso. Of course, this being Chao, there are plenty of playful touches--from ringing cell phones to speeded-up vocals--and inevitably there are the Latin influences throughout to remind you of what remains close to his heart ("La Primavera" in particular is a standout). But there's also some recycling from the last album, with two pieces sharing the "King of Bongo" melody, including "Mr. Bobby," his tribute to Bob Marley, and that's a little worrying. Is Manu Chao running out of inspiration? Certainly this doesn't have the freshness of Clandestino, however enjoyable it may be. If anything, it seems more of a holding action rather than a giant step forward. But sometimes that's necessary to be able to look to the future.
Posted by david at July 9, 2004 09:58 AM
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