【乡村之风1】Alan Jackson - Remember when

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乡村音乐是种传统，而其简单的形式使其由于相似的主题而被其他音乐借用，产生无数的形式。就像是布鲁斯－－这两种音乐经常有共同的主题、旋律和歌曲－－乡村乐从核心来讲是种简单的音乐。其中的多数歌曲只用三个和弦（编者注：布鲁斯也如此，经常用到的三和弦是大调的Ｉ、ＩＶ和Ｖ级和弦）和一个朴素的旋律。正因为这些形式如此的基本，它们允许加入其他众多的音乐风格，像从粗糙的honky tonk之声到西部摇摆乐风中爵士乐般的即兴进阶。

乡村音乐来自美国南方的民间音乐，包括阿巴拉契亚和布鲁斯乐。老式的乡村乐简单又纯朴，只有吉他和小提琴。随着此种音乐门类的发展，早年的音乐发展成为节奏感的吉他－提琴为基本演奏形式的，传统乡村为基础的当代乡村音乐，并涵盖了从honky tonk和西部摇摆，到基于流行的都市乡村乐和受摇滚影响的贝克斯费尔德之声。


介绍第一位乡村乐歌手 - Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson是继Garth Brooks之后，90年代最著名的乡村音乐男歌手，他完整的继承了80年代的新传统主义运动。这位倍受歌迷喜爱的乡村男歌手谦虚而朴实，他擅长自己创作并演唱歌曲，唱法朴实自然，音乐富有深意，他一共拥有着20多首冠军单曲以及更多的前十名单曲。

1958年10月17日，Alan Jackson出生于美国佐治亚州的一个名叫Newnan的小镇。他最早的音乐历程是从教堂开始，在他很小的时候，他就开始在教堂唱歌，回到家中，也是歌兴难收。当他十几岁的时候，他就成为当地小有名气的乡村二重唱团体的一员。在他离开学校以后，他和高中时的恋人，一位漂亮的空姐Denise结婚。迫于生计，在80年代初期，他停止了音乐生涯，成为了一名汽车销售员，而且还担任过建筑工人和铲车司机这样的工作。直到有一天，他的妻子Denise遇到了著名的乡村音乐明星Glen Campbell。　　

当Denise把丈夫的几盘磁带递到Campbell的手里的时候，一切都改变了。Campbell把Alan Jackson带到了自己的唱片公司，就这样Alan Jackson来到了乡村音乐的“圣地”纳什维尔（Nashville）。然而在Campbell的公司, Alan Jackson得到的只是更多的锻炼和提高，白天工作的他只是在晚上才参与一些唱片的录制工作。1989年，Alan Jackson终于以歌手的身份签约Arista唱片公司，这时的他已经过了而立之年。　

1990年，32岁的Alan Jackson终于发行了第一张个人专辑《Here in the Real World》，白金的唱片销量和四首前五名的单曲，很快使这位老新人成为人们注意的对象。当1991年第二张专辑《Don't Rock the Jukebox》发行的时候，Alan Jackson已经成为了明星级的人物，在这张专辑中诞生的几首冠军单曲中，许多都已成为了Alan Jackson的代表作。在这以后他还被邀请参与了Randy Travis的专辑《High Lonesome》的歌曲创作，这使得Alan Jackson的名字更进一步的为人所知晓。1992年，Alan Jackson发行了他最为著名的专辑《A Lot
About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)》，这张专辑把他带到了一个前所未有的高度，这一时期，Alan Jackson在乡村音乐界成为了最为顶尖的歌手之一。1993年他发行了短暂退休以前的最后一张专辑《Honky Tonk Christmas》。

在经过了一年的短暂休息以后，1994年和新专辑《Who I Am》一起，Alan Jackson又重新返回了音乐界, 并且新专辑的销量依然没有丝毫影响，连续两周成为乡村专辑的冠军！并且从中诞生了四首冠军单曲！1995年，发片仅仅5年的Alan Jackson发行了第一张精选集《The Greatest Hits Collection》，这张收录了Alan Jackson此前所有金曲的专辑仅仅一年时间，销量就超过三百万张！随后，Alan Jackson的专辑风头越来越强劲，1996年的《Everything I Love》在乡村专辑榜上取得了四连冠的成绩！1998年的《High Mileage》
则不仅在乡村专辑榜上名列榜首，而且还在Billboard 200专辑榜上取得了第四名的成绩，此前他的专辑曾经有四次达到过第五名的位置。　　

在1999年的《Under the Influence》和2000年的《When Somebody Loves You》两张同样成功的专辑之后，2002年的专辑《Drive》把他带向了事业的顶峰，这不仅是他的第七张乡村冠军专辑，也是他第一次站在了Billboard 200专辑榜的塔尖上！该专辑中纪念“9·11”事件的单曲《Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)》还获得了2002年度，第45届格莱美年度最佳乡村歌曲奖。



接下来就是他的作品拉 ^_^

Drive:

<introduction>The odd thing about Drive is that its centerpiece and its emotional fulcrum is a song that was likely one of the last recorded for the record. That song, of course, is "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson's attempt to capture the hurt, pain, confusion, and overwhelming sadness caused by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The song works because Jackson keeps his sights simple as he conveys the bewilderment and sadness of the average American in the days after the attack, sketching the little things that people did to just get through the hours or how time just stopped cold. Given the enormity of the subject -- it's simply not something that can be summarized in song -- it's a surprisingly effective and moving tune, something that signals that Jackson is indeed in the forefront of the country singers of his time because it plays to his strengths: it's within the tradition of classic country and delivered simply, but with the vernacular and production of the modern day. And that's why even if it was a last-minute addition to the record, it fits so well into a typically strong collection of material from Jackson -- musically, it fits perfectly among these heartache ballads and mid-tempo honky tonkers, but it also gives it significant emotional weight. It, in effect, acts as the anchor for the rest of the album, lending songs that are very good genre pieces -- whether it's outside material like the excellent, poppy "A Little Bluer Than That" or original material -- extra weight. The great thing is that Drive doesn't really need it, since it's filled with top-notch songs, including the great George Strait duet "Designated Drinker" and "Drive," a tribute to his dad that's nearly as affecting in its own way as "Where Were You." This is not a total shock, since Jackson's track record is one of the strongest in '90s country, but nevertheless a record this solidly crafted and emotionally resonant is a welcome event all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide


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It was painted red the stripe was white
It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her
We put on a shine; put on a motor
Built out of love, made for the water
Ran her for years, 'til the transom got rotten
A piece of my childhood that will never be forgotten

It was just on old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with electric choke
A young boy two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would turn her sharp
And I would make her whine
He'd say, "you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides"
Just a little lake across the Alabama line
But I was king of the ocean
When daddy let me drive

Just an old half ton shortbed ford
My uncle bought new in '64
Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
He let me drive her when we'd haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
Smiling like a hero that just received his medal

It was just an old hand - me - down Ford
With a three - speed on the column and a dent in the door
A young boy two honds on the wheel
I canaat replace the way it mode me feel
And I would press that clutch
And I would keep it right
And he'd say, "a little slower son you're doing just fine"
Just a dirt rood with trash on each side
But I was Mario Andretti
When daddy let me drive

I'm grown up now three daughters of my own
I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture at our home
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
And pull out that old memory
And think of me and smile and say

It was just an old worn out Jeep
Rusty old floorboard, hot on my feet
A young girl two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say, "turn it left and steer it right,
Straighten up girl, you're doing just fine"
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
But I was high on a mountain
When daddy let me drive

When daddy let me drive

Oh he let me drive

Daddy let me drive

It's just an old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with electric choke




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AlexandraUID: 185174

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safinazhuangUID: 2432942

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AlexandraUID: 185174

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