The Verve：Urban Hymns

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   据传，The Verve的主唱Richard Ashcroft是个很“转”的家伙，他上学时是个典型的“问题少年”，特别擅长顶撞老师（是不是冲着老师唱“We don't need no education”呀？），而且还在考试中途突然走出考场去晒太阳……，当然这些都是后人没事儿跟着“瞎捧”罢了（我就不信当初人们会认为Richard这么做属于“有个性”）。            The Verve的『Urban Hymns』发表于1997年9月30日，是乐队重组后发表的第一张专辑（这张专辑发行后乐队又旋即解散），其中最有名的还要数这首《Bittersweet Symphony》（非常抱歉，我在网上怎么也找不着这首歌儿的下载）：    Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony this life...    Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die.    I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down...    You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah.    No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,    but I'm here in my mold , I am here in my mold.    But I'm a million different people from one day to the next.    I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no    Well, I never pray,    But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah.    I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah.    I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind , I feel free now.    But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now.    No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,    but I'm here in my mold , I am here in my mold.    And I'm a million different people from one day to the next    I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no    (Well have you ever been down?)    (I can't change, I can't change...)    (Ooooohhhhh...)    Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony this life.    Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.    I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down...    You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah.    You know I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,    but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold.    And I'm a million different people from one day to the next.    I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no,no,no    I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no,no,no    I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no,no,no    (It justs sex and violence melody and silence)    (It justs sex and violence melody and silence)    (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)    (It justs sex and violence melody and silence)    (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)    (Been down)    (Ever been down)    (Ever been down)(Lalalalalalaaaaaaaa...)    (Ever been down)    (Ever been down)    (Have you ever been down?)    (Have you ever been down?)    (Have you ever been down?)    P.S. ：英伦摇滚乐队中的“长脸”特别多（像Roger Waters【Pink Floyd】啦，Mick Jagger【Rolling Stone】啦……），“The Verve”的主唱Richard Ashcroft也是个长脸，这还真是个有意思的现象，值得对面相术感兴趣的朋友们研究。    

Kian

偶刚买了这张专辑....~~~~