专辑名:圣诞快乐(Merry Axemas)之一个吉它的圣诞夜
专辑名: Merry Axemas
歌手: Various Artists
发行时间: 1997年10月14日
地区: 美国
语言: 英语
Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas/一个吉它的圣诞夜
“Merry Axemas”专辑抬头典故来自圣诞快乐 Merry X'Mas( Christmas ),一般吉他手喜欢称吉他为“斧头”axe,故以此谐音祝圣诞。
乖乖牌福音歌手唱圣诞歌—理所当然矣, 充满上帝的恩膏矣, 稍不留意, 则“教条无聊”矣! 能够让人眼睛一亮的是怎样的圣诞歌呢?(眼睛一亮意指光看谁唱还没听就兴奋了)
耳朵比较挑的爱乐者应该不会去买锐骑.码钉的圣诞歌, 买“珠儿”的圣诞歌就好像比较有水准。今天要特别提供常常自我信仰批判的基督徒, 自以为音乐听很多的圣诞歌爱好人士, 听“怪圣诞歌”比“圣诞圣诗”更能令我热泪盈眶阿!
爱好另类流行音乐人士一定喜欢Beck贝克, Beck有唱圣诞歌! 买不? 买! 由现代拼贴大王Beck和纽约噪音哈扣(hardcore)大脚Sonic Youth音速青春所领军的一拖拉库另类红团的圣诞超级精选辑--“Just Say Noel”, 从1996发行以来, 每年圣诞依旧横扫市场。而,“Just Say Noel”, 专辑抬头典故来自圣诞传统歌谣the first noel(台语圣诗83:请听天使欢喜的声)。
音乐听得深的爱乐人士, 应该都已经买了众吉他大师的圣诞作品--“Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas ”& “Merry Axemas, Vol. 2: More Guitars For Christmas”, 光看这些吉他大师的名字就吓出一身冷汗, Jeff Beck杰夫.贝克, Joe Satriani乔.莎翠雅尼, Steve Vai史帝夫.凡…… “Merry Axemas”, 专辑抬头典故来自圣诞快乐Merry X’mas(Christmas), 一般吉他手喜欢称吉他为“斧头”axe, 故以此谐音祝圣诞。
2000年美国喜剧天王金.凯瑞圣诞档超强卖座电影“鬼灵精”“Grinch [Original Soundtrack] 受录了许多有趣的另类大团的圣诞作品 - - Busta Rhymes、Barenaked Ladies、Ben Folds、Smash Mouth、Eels、……(“the GRINCH”, 来自全球最红儿童文学作家dr. seuss苏斯博士1966年的怪趣圣诞童话卡通作品, 2000年改编成真人电影。)
还有, 全球父母最痛恨的South Park南方公园(南方四贱客)也有圣诞专辑:“Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics ”,这是脏话连篇限制级圣诞专辑。
饶舌歌(rap)也有圣诞专辑“Xmas Rap”
80年代新浪潮音乐(new wave) 也有圣诞专辑:“NEW WAVE XMAS”, 有XTC、The Pogues、David Bowie、Mono Puff……极为珍贵的圣诞歌。
比重金属/庞克都还吵的hardcore也有圣诞专辑:“Hardcore Holiday”。全部名不见经传地下哈扣团, 将silent night等知名圣诞歌改编成不堪入耳之……
其他怪圣诞专辑还有“边缘圣诞”, “神秘圣诞”, “夏威夷圣诞”, “热带圣诞”, “雷鬼圣诞”, “国乐圣诞”, “蓝调圣诞”, “r & b圣诞”……族繁不及备载, 卒凡不急被宰!!
写这一期其实是在跟各位告白:小弟实实在在是圣诞音乐疯狂研究收藏者。
专辑曲目
Track listing
01. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
02. The First Nowell - Eric Johnson
03. Amazing Grace - Jeff Beck
04. Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer Orchestra
05. Silent Night/Holy Night Jam - Joe Satriani
06. Joy To The World - Steve Morse
07. Christmas Time Is Here - Steve Vai
08. Blue Christmas - Joe Perry
09. The Little Drummer Boy - Alex Lifeson
10. Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night) - Richie Sambora
11. Happy X-mas (War Is Over) - Hotei
A tour de force of guitar players Steve Vai has known rock around the Christmas
tree in this must-have Yuletide images/. Vai, who began his career as a member of
Frank Zappa's band and in more recent years has been David Lee Roth's partner in
crime, transcends both roles by playing matchmaker between a few of our more
inventive (albeit overlooked) guitar slingers and some of the best-loved
Christmas carols. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's proboscis has never glowed
quite so brightly as when Kenny Wayne Shepherd cranks up his guitar and takes us
down an edgy blues journey. Eric Johnson's clear-as-a-Christmas-bell tones are a
joy to listen to in his rendition of “The First Nowell." The standout,
however, is Jeff Beck's haunting and emotional "Amazing Grace."