E(J@A'cX yo\R[i( 专辑名称:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
E'3=qTbiD 歌手姓名:Duke Special
7.7aHt0 唱片公司:Universal
VyQ@. Lm 发行日期:2008年10月17日
&)UZ9r`z 专辑流派:Indie
8<BYAHY^ 推荐指数:4星
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a?Q\nu1 9bQD"%ha=d From Illinois to Culleybacky, Co Antrim, Duke Special (aka
;b5^)S Peter Wilson) has fashioned a follow-up to his multi-platinum
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'uW&ADp S`Xx('!/| I Never Thought . . . resonates with equal amounts of musical
WK.K-bd cajoling and lyrical honesty. The mood throughout is rather
/HE{8b7n3F more sombre. Just check out the song titles ( Mockingbird Wish
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$JO3-) Me Luck , Those Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End , Why
h]]B@~ Does Anybody Love? , By the Skin of My Teeth , Nothing Comes
8U%y[2sT Easy , Nothin' You Can Do Can Bring Me Around ). Still, the
/u&7!>, music is several steps above even Special's fastidious
nb\pBl methods.
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zMn8@R +gyGA/5:d$ Not even the ska-driven jauntiness of Digging an Early Grave
czLY+I;V3 can take away from the overall sense of morbidity and
FfX*bqy foreboding that, curiously, never threatens to spoil the
Eb7GiRT# listening pleasure. This could be because Wilson has, over the
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&X6hOc:``\ dispiriting topics with a surefooted musical approach that
l[6lXR&| never undermines the content.
\ 62!{ )*L=$0R Some people don't get Duke Special. They are put off by his
2xBYJoF( appearance, which resembles a blend of Catweazle, a Grafton
yf2P6b\ Street busker and the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang
Eq=j+ch7 Bang . They're also confused by his music, which owes as much
goOw.~dZ' to burlesque and music hall as it does to pop. Those put off
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gh-i|i, Wilson's shtick: his forensic attention to detail.
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g* +xuj ]J So forget the gender-skewing dreadlocks and eyeliner. Here is
GvBmh . a guy who matches the lost art of the popular song with the
fizL_`uMqb found sound of swirling pop/rock and symphony orchestras. With
&bigLe a bit of Bridie Gallagher thrown in for good Irish measure
!E6QED" (that'll be the title track, then).
Khh}flRy :W9a t 曲目列表:
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1. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
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s`|KT&r 3. Those Proverbs We Made In The Winter Must End
{TvB3QOsj 4. Diggin' An Early Grave
Mzw:c# 5. I Never Thought This Day Would Come (And Now It Won't Go Away)
!xU[BCbfYV 6. Why Does Anybody Love
# S(b2LEc 7. Flesh And Blood Dance
,F n-SrB: 8. I Don't Feel It
"|BSGV!8 9. Let Me Go (Please, Please, Please!)
"-P z2QJY 10. By The Skin Of My Teeth
Cg8 11. Nothing Comes Easy
p||mR 12. Nothin' You Could Do Can Bring Me Round