Strangeways, Here We Come专辑介绍
这一张大概是Smiths最动人的专辑。
好乐队解散之前的专辑不是大渣就是大萌。乐队终究是几个人碰撞融合的化学反应，解散前夕还没谈崩的状态绝对是张力到达临界温度上升到白热的状态，死寂之前的超新星爆发，要多绚烂有多绚烂。
这种感觉就像last night i dreamt that somebody loved me那段半梦半醒间的前奏恍恍惚惚过去之后，忽然被抛入一个"somebody love me","real arms around me"的世界，日光耀眼，头脑晕眩。但Morrissey绝不会让人沉醉在梦境之中，背景是梦幻的吉他和宏大的弦乐，他唱的却是"no hope, no harm, just another false alarm"——不是快乐，也不是深刻的痛苦，只是日复一日甚至连梦境都相同的生活。其实这种题材用电子来表现很合适，像玻璃建筑一样巨大空洞的冷漠情绪，借助电子和现代生活之间的血缘能轻易地被勾勒出来。可Smiths是一支摇滚乐队，Morrissey的声音清澈却富有感情，Marr的吉他禁欲克制，靠近了却依然能感觉到制服下的体温，所以这一首情人入梦不仅是描述和记录，它还能温暖你包容你安抚你。没有情人，至少还有音乐。
不知多少吉他手被Johnny marr一击即中，但迟钝如我，直到这一张才发现，Johnny大神的吉他不是细碎的背景，干净利落的吉他是Morrissey那把深邃透澈的声音的舞伴，他们在旋律里转着荡着，扭腰摆胯进进退退，漫不经心，却无比和谐。
听这张砖的时候总会想，在二十二年里，在世界的各个角落，白天或者黑夜，晴天或者雨天，有多少人听着它，然后得到了安慰啊。 (By skyfish)
Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band The Smiths, released in 1987, reaching No. 2 on the album chart[which?] and staying in the chart for 17 weeks. All of the songs on the album were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990.Slant Magazine listed the album at #69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", saying, "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."
Strangeways, Here We Come专辑歌曲
- disc 1