A Thousand Suns专辑介绍
毁灭时刻的奇光异彩，犹如圣灵逞威，唯有【烈日千阳】始能与其争辉！
本世纪最伟大的摇滚天团
全球瞩目的2010年全新史诗巨作！
＊以超现实主义的手法，完整地编织出一张前所未有的概念式惊奇大碟！
＊乐团首脑麦可、多座格莱美奖加冕摇滚宗师Rick Rubin，再度携手操刀製作！
＊话题收录空降美国告示牌摇滚榜冠军曲、知名电玩游戏【荣誉勋章】主题曲「The Catalyst」（催化剂），激发出视觉与听觉充满爆炸性的双重震撼感！
自2000年的《Hybrid Theory》（混合理论）开始，林肯公园（Linkin Park）以十年的时间，用无数的音乐奖项（世界音乐奖、格莱美奖、告示牌音乐奖、MTV音乐大奖，滚石杂志年度风云人物），以及全球累积超越5千万张的惊人销售，证明他们绝对是本世纪以来最伟大的摇滚天团。这个由充满嘶吼力道的Chester Bennington，与音乐鬼才Mike Shinoda这对双主唱所领军的六人乐团，用他们自己的音乐及影像，不断地藉由创作来传达自我信念，以及对这世界的无尽关怀，让林肯公园这个符号所代表的意涵，早已超越摇滚乐的范畴，它所代表的是一种鼓舞世人超越冷漠的文化现象、一种同时交织着愤怒及怜悯的矛盾态度、更是一个面对各种复杂情绪来袭时的宣泄出口。
毁灭时刻的奇光异彩，犹如圣灵逞威，唯有烈日千阳始能与其争辉！延续上张专辑《Minutes To Midnight》（末日警钟：毁灭•新生）的环保议题，睽违三年的全新作品《A Thousand Suns》（烈日千阳）的创作灵感来自被称为美国“原子弹之父”的物理学家罗伯特•奥本海默（J. Robert Oppenheimer），在史上第一颗原子弹试爆时想起了印度着名史诗，引用所说出的一段名句：「If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One」，由此，可以看出此乐团新作充满反战意识。而在专辑製作部分，继上张专辑的愉快合作之后，乐团首脑Mike Shinoda及多座格莱美奖加冕的摇滚宗师Rick Rubin（Red Hot Chili Peppers、U2）再度携手操刀，以超现实主义的手法，完整地编织出这张前所未有的概念式惊奇大碟。专辑开场曲「The Requiem」在安魂曲的吟唱声中开启末世序曲，“原子弹之父”Robert Oppenheimer接续献上警世宣言「The Radiance」；正当Chester Bennington还在「Burning In The Skies」的战火燎原之中狂奔逃离之时，Mike Shinoda立即踩着贝斯线条及轰隆节拍，带着「When They Come For Me」正面迎战；忽然听见心跳声般的碎裂节拍，「Robot Boy」在规律的频率之下，计算着自我结构里所残余的人性，让人格外心痛；在穿越「Jornada Del Muerto」的死亡之旅后，「Waiting For The End」让现实与虚拟、真相与谎言，全都打破了界限、相互牵制；摇滚力道全速冲刺，「Blackout」与心魔不断交战，「Wretches And Kings」则是宛如打不倒的斗者一样，挑战眼前的独裁威权；在诺贝尔和平奖得主的马丁•路德充满爱的「Wisdom, Justice, And Love」之后，中板抒情摇滚「Iridescent」映射出虹彩满天；「Fallout」让原子尘埃漫天飞舞，「The Catalyst」走出迷雾，用信念再度打开生命的坚韧样貌，这首空降美国告示牌摇滚榜冠军曲，被知名电玩游戏【荣誉勋章】选作主题曲，单曲推出首周，立即创下超越1200万次的傲人点播纪录；专辑末曲「The Messenger」用空心吉他简单点缀，让歌曲中想传递的讯息成为主角，是林肯公园从未尝试过的崭新曲风。
成军十年，林肯公园从来都不是一台公式化的流行歌曲复制机，他们一向忠于用创作旅程中的每个真实记忆，写出他们的心底之音。也正因如此，我们才会在他们的音乐世界里，不断得到共鸣，找到归属。
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A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, under Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band, while production was handled by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin who previously worked together to produce the band's third studio album Minutes to Midnight (2007). Recording sessions for the album took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California from 2008 until early 2010.
A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has acknowledged that the album is a drastic departure from their previous work, as they experimented on different and new sounds for A Thousand Suns. Shinoda stated in an interview with MTV that the album references numerous social issues, as well as blending human ideas with technology. The album's title comes from the Hindu Sanskrit scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one," a quote made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer in reference to the atomic bomb, which references the numerous apocalyptic themes of the album.
The lead single for the album, "The Catalyst", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2, 2010. "The Catalyst" peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, as well as reaching #27 at the Billboard Hot 100 upon the album's release. Three more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" and "Iridescent". "The Catalyst" and "Waiting for the End" have been both certified gold by the RIAA. The band promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011.
Upon release, the album was met with positive reviews, but it polarized critics and fans over the band's new direction. Despite this, the album has been a commercial success debuting at number one on over ten charts. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA on February 2011 and has sold 840,000 copies in the United States as of April 2012. (wiki)
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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Continuing their slow crawl toward middle age, Linkin Park opt for moody over metallic on A Thousand Suns, their fifth album. A clear continuation of 2007’s Minutes to Midnight, A Thousand Suns also trades aggression for contemplation, burying the guitars under washes of chilly synthesizers -- a sound suited for a rap-metal band that no longer plays metal but hasn’t shaken off the angst, choosing to channel inward instead of outward. So few rap-metal bands have chosen to embrace their age -- they fight against it, deepening their technical chops while recycling ideas -- that it’s easy to admire Linkin Park’s decision not to shy away from it, even if their mega-success gives them the luxury to pursue musical risks. The problem is, the subdued rhythms, riffs, and raps of A Thousand Suns wind up monochromatic, an impression not erased by the brief bridges between songs, sampled speeches, and easy segues, every element retaining moodiness without offering distinction. Brooding is a better vehicle for angst than rage for a group whose members are well into their thirties, but an album created on a grayscale is less than compelling for anybody lacking the patience to squint and discern the minute details.
A Thousand Suns专辑歌曲
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