http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5090-six/ Mansun Six [Parlophone UK; 1999] 7.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sheer audacity of Mansun's sophomore album, Six, demands respect and ridicule. After the surprising success of their first record, Attack of the Grey Lantern, Mansun have practically abandoned all the key ingredients to that record's accolades. Songwriter Paul Draper dumped the satirical characters and simple guitar pop, which was a brave move, if not a stupid one. Instead, Six invents the haphazard genre of glam- prog- space- bubblegum- rock in which rock stars in glitter and leather pants play nine- minute bezerk jams. Surprisingly, this album has yet to see release in the States-- the songs change pace so frequently and randomly that they'd be perfect for our short- attention spans. It's perfect! I mean, if you don't like a song, you just have to wait about 30 seconds for it to completely change. (XDXD) (大意:Mansun从灰灯笼以来的破格立新) Seemingly influenced by comic books and hallucinogens, Six skitters from chugging power- chords, to intricate hooks, to Pink Floyd wandering, to Tchaikovsky samples, to lip- licking swagger. At times they can come off like a frightening cross between the Pixies, T Rex, and Yes. If you give Mansun the benefit of the doubt, and assume they're not being completly serious, Six entertains immensely, chock-a-block with every element of modern rock. The fusion sounds so weird and seizure- inducing that it sucks you into its pretentious, mascara'd maw. (大意:Six这张专辑的多变风格兼具复杂元素的运用以及娱乐性) It helps that the four lads rock with remarkable skill. It's hard to imagine any other band pulling off this mammoth epic. (Well, perhaps Radiohead on a heavy dose of prozac and a Cadbury chocolate rush.) Paul Draper's emotional, spotlight- sucking delivery sparkles over Dominic Chad's inventive solos and melodies, as the drummer and bassist simply try to keep up. (大意:称赞Mansun四位团员的精湛技术表现) When making a concept album, a band walks the razor- sharp line between Kiss' (Music From) The Elder and Radiohead's OK Computer. With a truckload of chutzpah, Mansun walks this tightrope for over an hour, teetering to either side, constantly looking to fall off. From moment to moment they can be ridiculous or beautiful, artistic or fluff. The chills and thrills of hearing them perform such a stunt is worth hunting down an import. (大意:除了偷酸Kiss以外XD 总结Mansun这张毁誉参半的概念性专辑 其实依然相当激动人心 值得聆听) — Brent DiCrescenzo, April 20, 1999 -- http://blog.pixnet.net/Gronkjaer http://www.pixnet.net/Gronkjaer --

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