简介:  “Boys Don’t Cry”是英国唱作女歌手Rumer第二张个人专转。2010年推出的首张唱片”Season Of My Soul”叫广大乐迷认识Rumer。唱片有不错成绩,达到白金唱片的销量。Rumer 是近年除Adele外最叫自己著迷的英伦女声。二人拥有不同风格。Adele是属於力(能)量形的女歌手,一开声便有压场的能耐。Rumer的歌声是轻柔丶温婉丶和甜美的,令人自自然然后地很想去亲近。她最广为人谈论的地方,是其声音跟著名流行乐团The Carpenters的女主音Karen Carpenter有9成相似。稍不留神很容易将二人混乱了。 新唱片刚在5月时推出。Rumer作出了一个冒险的尝试。这不是一张原创作品,而是翻唱了12首70年代的或流行或soft rock歌曲。以一个新人来说个人第二张唱片使是”口水碟”无疑是一场赌博。当申歌曲选自那年代一班不同的男歌手,圴是一些我不认识的名字,例如Jimmy L Webb丶 Richie Havens丶 Todd Rundgren丶 Issac Hayes丶 Terry Reid等等。幸好市场反应也不错,唱片一推出便登上英国唱片榜第三名位置,也叫唱片公司舒一口气。 “Boys Don’t Cry”内都是一些中慢节奏的作品,整体气氛感觉是很laid back和舒服。唱片适合在晚间播放,会叫人精神鬆弛和放下日间急速繁重的步伐。歌曲多带一些伤感和苦涩的味道,例如”It Could Be The First Day”丶 “Travelin’ Boy”丶 “The Same Old Tears On A New Playground”等等。也有甜美的 “Be Nice To Me”和骚灵风格的 “Soulville”及”Sara Smile”。Rumer以她感性,亲切,和富骚灵味道的声线重新演译这批歌曲,为歌曲注入新的生命。她的歌声能直达听眾的心灵,作出安抚和慰藉,是一把一听便会叫人爱上的声音。 Boys Don't Cry marks the second studio album from the singer-songwriter. It will be released on May 28. The LP is a collection of lesser-known songs from the 1970s, including forgotten tracks by Leon Russell, Issac Hayes and Bob Marley. Discussing the project, Rumer said: "This is about passion, and paying respect to other people's work. I went on a journey and this music tells that story." The record, which also features covers of Todd Rundgren, Townes Van Zandt, Ronnie Lane and Tim Hardin, is described as "a dark, diverse set of songs, many of which have personal echoes for Rumer". Boys Don't Cry follows 2010's Seasons of My Soul, which peaked at number three on the chart and has sold one million copies to date. Warner. 2012.



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