Boys Like Girls

Boys Like Girls专辑介绍

．延续打倒男孩之气势以及乐曲结构，同为Emo-Punk界的Boy团体
．曾获“尚未签约乐团”网站排行冠军，成为Spin杂志“当日最佳艺人”、Absolutepunk.net高度赞誉“未来优团”
．靠着精湛现场演出实力、创作高水准以及深厚乐器弹奏基础，成军短短不到一年光景便推出主流大厂专辑

近期看着Fall Out Boy/打倒男孩乐团在排行各榜呼风唤雨，似乎这股将畅快庞克不羁气焰完全释放，并渗入些许EMO风格夹带流畅声线，同时坚持早期地下化鼓噪乐音，跨越另类摇滚至流行区块的声调，已渐渐获得更多乐迷认同，虽然EMO乐种仍不能称的上是主流，但更为流畅旋律以及琅琅上口调性，绝对能在流行市场赢得潜力商机。Boys Like Girls的年轻组合，就是承袭这一派风格，展现他们超高能量音频，一倾而泄激爆出最为强悍之摇滚气度。

来自波士顿的Boys Like Girls，自2005年底组军到发行首张主流厂专辑短短不到一年光景，实在羡煞许多极欲成名出头的新生代团体，除了靠着精湛现场演出实力外，创作水准以及深厚乐器弹奏基础，都是他们迅速致胜关键。当创作力旺盛的主唱/吉他手Martin Johnson手边有许多歌曲想找机会录制时，遇上贝斯手Bryan Donahue、主奏吉他手Paul DiGiovanni以及鼓手John Keefe等三人，彼此对音乐有着相同理念，很快将Boys Like Girls组装完成。录制出的DEMO作品〈The Great Escape〉、〈Thunder〉等曲，获得广大回响，登入“尚未签约乐团”网站排行冠军，成为Spin杂志“当日最佳艺人”、Absolutepunk.net高度赞誉“未来优团”…等加冕。

首张同名专辑《Boys Like Girls》由Panic!At The Disco、Thrice、The Explosion制作人Matt Squire坐镇操盘，攀上热门潜力榜Top9。开场成名作〈The Great Escape〉，以急促吉他飙奏拉起序幕，堆叠出最滑顺音频，流行味够同时兼具庞克重力劲道，过瘾十足，此曲在2007年初重新问世，加强第二波之攻势；紧接畅快到底的〈Five Minutes To Midnight〉，完全丢出属于年轻活力气息，踩着快意步伐，大声唱出摇滚乐的那份狂放悍劲；中板音阶敲打着明亮节奏与俐落声频，选为第一支主打的〈Hero/Heroine〉，激起Emo-Punk最为高涨的情绪反应；早期DEMO作〈Thunder〉，重新混音演唱，是专辑中难得一见的抒情摇滚推荐小品；〈Dance Hall Drug〉、〈Heels Over Head〉等曲，依然架构在他们轻易引发随乐起舞的本事中。正当“打倒男孩”乐团呛的火热之际，Boys Like Girls必能延续此气流，引发乐迷的高度兴趣。

by Corey Apar

Oh, Boys Like Girls. With their eponymous debut for Red Ink, the Boston quartet marks its entry into the effervescent world of sugary, emo-blasted pop/rock. They've got the gleaming guitars, urgent vocals, and driving rhythms propelling three-minute ditties about their hearts, their girls, and those girls who just like to toy with their poor hearts. But unlike similarly styled bands, Boys Like Girls are largely lacking much of anything that could either separate them from the pack or, at the very least, give them more substance to appeal to more than just the teenaged girls who will be singing along enthusiastically at shows while secretly pining for the shaggy-haired, boyish clan. Boys Like Girls are simply without the overwhelming catchiness of the All-American Rejects or the unbridled enthusiasm of the City Drive. Instead, listeners are left with an offering that is almost catchy and enthusiastic. Even the few standouts -- like the summer drive of "The Great Escape" and "Heels Over Head" -- will be pretty hard to recall by the lukewarm album's end. Regardless, those looking for a quick fix will surely eat up the likes of Boys Like Girls.