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发表于 2009-10-15 20:41:37
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转贴 alexotolex 在“我们的国王，我们的偶像”板块中一个帖子
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MTV网站上的一篇文章，题目为
Michael Jackson's 'This Is It': The Past, The Present, A Perfect MJ Tune
Michael Jackosn 的This Is It: 过去，现在，完美的MJ曲调
Song showcases MJ's often-overlooked talent as a singer.
讲述分析Michael往往被人们忽视的高超的演唱技巧，而This is it是一个很好的代表，作者的最后结论是：Because, just in case you weren't aware, Michael Jackson was a hell of a singe。
我会随后翻译的，音乐术语比较多，可能会花一些时间。英语好的TX可先看这里
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles ... ckson_michael.jhtml, 后面的评论也挺值得一读的.
全文如下，有些音乐的专业词汇不知翻的对不对，试一下啦：
I only say this because to the casual music fan, it might not be apparent. Whether it was because so much about him — his dance moves, his style, his swagger — was so dynamic, or because he rarely spoke above a whisper, or even because he frequently peppered his verses with vocal ticks (like those oft-imitated "Hee-hee's"), Jackson remains one of the most underrated vocal artists in music history.
我说这些仅仅是因为对一般音乐迷来说这不是显而易见的事。也许是因为他的舞蹈，风格及大胆的舞步是如此充满活力，或者是因为他说话常常如耳语一般， 或是甚至因为他常常在歌中加入一些声音的小点缀（如那些Hee-Hee）， 导致Jackson成为音乐史中最被低估的声乐艺术家之一。
And that's a shame, because his voice was a wondrous thing, capable of reaching both towering heights (the final verse of "Rock With You") and depths ("Childhood"). It was technical, but it was also decidedly human, too, full of pump-priming rage ("Man in the Mirror") one minute, tethered tenderness the next ("She's Out of My Life"). It was a finely tuned instrument that, when unfurled, revealed all the pain and frustration and joy of Jackson's life ... a window inside the man's soul. It could stop you in your tracks and raise the hair on the back of your neck. It was something to behold.
而这是令人惋惜的事，因为他的声音是很奇妙的，能够触及极度的高音（ "Rock With You"的最后一句）和低音（“Childhood”）。他的声音富于技巧，而又充满人性，能在头一分钟充满水泵充水般的活力（("Man in the Mirror")，而在下一分种如丝弦般温柔("She's Out of My Life")。他的声音是一把精细调试的乐器，当展开时，揭示了Jackson一生中所有的痛苦，失意和欢乐…是通向他心灵的一扇窗户。他的声音能让你停下脚步，能让你汗毛战栗，他的声音夺人耳目。
But don't take my word for it. Just listen to "This Is It," the title track to Jackson's posthumous concert-film/double album that premiered at midnight on Monday (October 12). Because if anything, it's reinforcement of my original point: Jackson was a powerhouse vocalist.
但是，不要仅仅相信我的话。去听听This is it, 这首Jackson演唱会/双CD专辑中的歌，在10月12日的午夜发行。这首歌强化了我原来的观点：Jackson 是一个声音超强的歌手。
The origins of the song may remain cloudy — it was reportedly written in 1980, in the fertile period between Jackson's Off the Wall and Thriller albums, and recorded in the mid-to-late '80s, in between the Bad and Dangerous albums — but really, none of that really matters: "This Is It" is a prime showcase for Jackson's prodigious pipes, which means that the best way to experience it — indeed, the best way to pay tribute to the man and his music — is to turn the volume up, sit back, and just listen.
这首歌的起源仍然不很清楚――据报道它写于1980 年，在Jackson的Off The Wall 和Thriller之间那一段多产的时期；录制于80年代中晚期，在BAD和Dangerous期间—不过实际上这些都不重要。”This Is It” 是Jackson那非凡的嗓子的最好的展示，这意味着去感受他的嗓音的最好方式---实际上也是对这个人和他的音乐致敬的最好的方式----是调高音量，坐下倾听。
Ignore the trilling strings, and the soft-jazz/light-funk backing track (which sort of make the song sound like Off the Wall's "I Can't Help It.") Block out the hype surrounding the song's release and the drama surrounding Jackson's death. Focus on those vocals — the way Jackson counts it in with a boyish "one, two, three, four," the way he glides from verse to verse with breathless, effortless phrasing, the lean-yet-heavy falsetto, the hint of gravel (and gravitas) is the verses, the soaring choruses — it's all there, untarnished by time or tabloids. And it's all wonderful.
请忽略那颤抖的弦乐和soft-jazz/light-funk的背景音轨(这种效果使这首歌听上去有点像“Off the Wall's "I Can't Help It)。忽视对这首歌发行所作的大肆宣传和Jackson去世引起的戏剧性事件。请专注于他的发音----Jackson用孩子气的声音数“一，二，三，四”的方式，他毫不费力的无换气声息的滑动般诠释歌词的方式，那lean-yet-heavy（没想好该怎么翻）的假音，the hint of gravel (and gravitas) is the verses（没想好怎么翻）, 那高扬的合声，----这所有的一切，没有因时间的流逝或花边新闻而失去光泽，都是那么无与伦比。
In a lot of ways, "This Is It" might be the perfect Michael Jackson tune. And by that I mean, while it's by no means his best, or his most memorable, it might be his most representative. It's a mixture of his yearning early years and his messianic later period, and it shines a light on the best aspects of both: His voice.
从很多方面来说， This Is It也许是Michael Jackson曲调的完美体现。我并不是说这是他最好的，或最值得纪念的作品，不过也许是最有代表性的。这首歌混合了他早期的渴望和后期的救世主的般的元素，并闪现出其中最好的东西：他的声音。
Because, just in case you weren't aware, Michael Jackson was a hell of a singer.
因为，以防你还不明白，Michael Jackosn是一个了不起的歌手。 |
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发表于 2009-10-15 20:33:28
发表于 2009-10-15 20:39:20
说出俺的心里话了……英雄啊……