專輯中文名: The Thin Man Sings Ballads歌手: Peter Hammill資源格式: MP3發行時間: 2004年地區: 英國語言: 英語簡介:
專輯介紹：
Peter Hammill是英國流行樂史上著名的歌手兼詞曲作者之一,1948年11月5日生於倫敦,全家都是基督教徒的環境，加上60年代科幻小說的新手法對他的影響,影響著他的哲學思想和藝術學習,也影響他以後的音樂創作,他的音樂風格獨特,聲音充滿了戲劇性和想像力，深刻的力度，一字一句都是強有力的線條，讓人猶如置身劇院舞台的獻唱,所以他的歌曲對一些人是難以接受，難以聆聽,受他影響的著名人物有Johnny Rotten,Marc Almond,Nick Cave等,1968年他在曼徹斯特大學組成了樂隊Van der Graaf Generator,他是樂隊的靈魂人物,在幾次小型演出後,樂隊1969年與Mercury Records公司出版第一張專輯 The Aerosol Grey Machine,再其後與Charisma Records公司的合約將他帶進和Peter Gabriel靈魂人物之Genesis樂隊同一公司,他兩人是好友,他在Peter Gabriel-3和Peter Gabriel-4專輯客串和音.其實當年兩樂隊音樂風格也是走Progressive Rock,不過Genesis樂隊的歌曲世人多接受,70年代中已名成利就,而Van der Graaf Generator(VDGG)樂隊隻在歐州多樂迷,這也因Peter Hammill是個哲學思想獨特的自我主義者,在1975年改自己的教徒名爲Rikki Nadir,不停出個人專輯,VDGG樂隊到1977年又名爲Van Der Graff,樂隊到1978年出版現場演唱專輯Vital後解散,Peter Hammill在1982年他叫伴奏樂隊名爲The K Group,K就是他自己,在1991年Peter Hammill成立 Fie Records公司來發行自已和VDGG樂隊的專輯至今了, 早在1970年Peter Hammill已出版第一張個人專輯Fool s Mate,之後三十多年來共出版了幾十張的個人專輯,一本詩畫集 ,一合個人演唱會VHS,他和樂隊VDGG共出版了十多張的專輯,兩張樂隊演唱DVD,今年他又和這長期合作的VDGG樂隊演唱了,我是從1969年一直聽他的歌曲至今,是我最喜愛歌手兼詞曲作者,我文筆不好，也算是表達我對Peter Hammill的喜愛與敬意吧 現時代喜歡/接受聽Peter Hammill的人應該不多,畢竟是爺爺輩了.
這張專輯發行於2004年，收錄Peter Hammill九十年代的優秀作品。
轉AMG評論：
The Thin Man Sings Ballads compiles tracks drawn largely from Peter Hammill s 90s albums. Like The Love Songs (1984), it assembles a selection of his quieter, more contemplative numbers — an appealing concept, since some of his most powerful work has also been his most introspective. However, while this collection presents one facet of Hammill s songwriting and doesn t pretend to cover the full range of his artistry, much of this material actually underscores his weaknesses. Although Hammill places considerable emphasis on his lyrics, he occasionally seems to be going through the motions musically, as if the accompaniment were only a backdrop to the words. There s plenty of evidence of that tendency here: insipid songs like Tenderness suggest an artist on musical autopilot, although Hammill shows slightly more ambition on the vaguely schmaltzy chamber pop numbers Phosphorescence and Astart. Elsewhere, I Will Find You ventures into surprisingly mainstream pop territory, with antiseptically clean production guaranteeing an instantly dated feel. Indeed, many of these tracks have the paradigmatic sound of a once-innovative musician who stopped listening to contemporary music some time ago and who continues working in a void, producing material you might hear playing at the dentist s office. The other problem with a collection of musically weak songs is that they accentuate Hammill s rare lyrical lapses — especially his tendency to articulate obvious ideas as if they were profound, original observations and to deliver them as if they were poetry, without the requisite linguistic inventiveness. Some of these songs benefit from a greater sense of dynamism and movement ( Your Tall Ship ) and a stronger melodic sensibility ( A Better Time ), but they do little to salvage this collection. Hammill s uniqueness derives from his embrace of extremes: that essential characteristic of his work is lost on a compilation featuring only one side of his creative personality.