Reading 1999 - Blur

這是一篇自high文。


每年夏天一向是音樂圈最活躍的季節,除了6月即將豋場的重頭大戲 Glastonbury ,另外每年8月讓所有搖滾樂迷們趨之若鶩的還有 Reading Festival。

由於本人私下頗偏好 Blur 樂團,因此特地選了 Reading 1999 ,即 Blur 當年在 Reading Festival 演唱他們經典名曲的盛況。( 其實是因為昨天晚上我一直夢到 Beetlebum 的那句" He's on, he's on, he's on it ..")


嚴格來說,Damon 嗓音絕非天籟(呵呵,其實和天籟完全沾不上邊啦),而且他時常因為現場演出過 high 而唱破音,亦或者因為太過激動而在舞台上摔跤。哈哈哈,誰叫他是這樣一個真性情的音樂瘋子。

事實上我一直非常喜歡 Blur 的Live 即興演出,尤其99年那次在 Reading ,不論是 Beetlebum 或 Song2 都讓人印象十分之深刻。


有趣的是,那次 Damon 雖然在 Reading 上玩得很盡興,但是很囧的是,正當他演唱 Beetlebum 時,豈知甫一開口即來個大走音,而他本人也因為這個小失誤而尷尬的笑了起來 :D ,但是這完全無損此次表演的精彩度,尤其我特愛從4:00開始以後的音樂狂飆~~
Graham 還是一貫的投入,尤其最後背對群眾彈奏那一段出神入化的吉他,我也跟著屏氣凝神,幾乎忘了呼吸。我最喜歡 Graham 投入音樂時的那種態度,他總是那麼聚精會神的悠遊在自己的音樂國度中。超級認真的 Dave 依舊是默默地躲在背後,奮力的敲出最精確的鼓點以及最美麗的節奏。Alex 則還是維持一派悠閒,看似吊兒啷噹的叼著菸,隨著自己的節拍彈奏著他的Bass..

當然,最好笑的莫過於 Damon 了,背對觀眾看似瀟灑的跪倒地上,帥氣的飆上一段空心木吉他,只是正當大伙情緒來到沸點時刻,我們的 Damon 先生卻在 Ending 時,突然因為重心不穩而腿軟(是跪太久,還是貧血? XDDDD),然後十分搞笑的摔了個狗吃屎,於是也留下了這樣一個超級爆笑的歷史鏡頭。(我則很壞心的哈哈哈哈哈哈笑倒在椅子上,無法制止~~)





P.S.希望 Blur 今年6月的 Glastonbury 以及7月海德公園的兩場Live都能玩的盡興。祝福你們。


Blur - Beetlebum
(Live Reading 1999)

( 請把音量開到最大...)


Beetlebum
What you've done
She's a gun
Now what you've done
Beetlebum
Get nothing done
You beetlebum just get numb
Now what you've done
Beetlebum

[Chorus]
And when she lets me slip away
She turns me on all my violence is gone
Nothing is wrong
I just slip away and I am gone
Nothing is wrong
She turns me on
I just slip away and I am gone

Beetlebum
Because you're young
She's a gun
Now what you've done
Beetlebum
She'll suck your thumb
She'll make you come
Coz, she's your gun
Now what you've done
Beetlebum

And when she lets me slip away
She turns me on and all my violence gone
Nothing is wrong, I just slip away
And I am gone
There's nothing wrong
She turns me on

I just slip away and I am...
He's on, he's on, he's on it
He's on, he's on, he's on it
He's on, he's on, he's on it
He's on, he's on, he's on it...




Blur - Song2 (Live Reading 1999)