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從灰燈籠以來的破格立新) 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這張專輯的多變風格兼具複雜元素的運用以及娛樂性) 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:稱讚Mansun四位團員的精湛技術表現) 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 總結Mansun這張毀譽參半的概念性專輯 其實依然相當激動人心 值得聆聽) — Brent DiCrescenzo, April 20, 1999 -- http://blog.pixnet.net/Gronkjaer http://www.pixnet.net/Gronkjaer --

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