艺人：Starsailor
专辑：On the Outside
种类：indie
公司：EMI
年代：2005
网站：http://www.starsailor.net/
• In The Crossfire
• Counterfeit Life
• In My Blood
• Faith Hope Love
• I Don't Know
• Way Back Home
• Keep Us Together
• Get Out While You Can
• This Time
• White Light
• Jeremiah
Starsailor return with their third album, 'On The Outside'. Both their previous two albums have now sold in excess of 1.5 million copies worldwide and on the last campaign they hit number one in the French singles chart with 'Four To The Floor'. Starsailor never stopped working, they continuously toured, only pausing to write and record their new album, and in the process have created an impassioned statement, a record of real honesty and urgency. Much of the record was recorded live which has aided the directness and captured the passion. Galvanised like never before, the band have produced their best work to date. Featuring the fantastic comeback single 'In The Crossfire', the band's new album 'On The Outside' was produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, The Vines, Elliott Smith) and looks set to take the band to the new heights they deserve. EMI. 2005.
期待对于歌迷来说总是痛苦的，因为时间是漫长的，更痛苦的是苦苦等待的新专辑不总是那么尽如人意，对我来说上一张专辑总是更好的，就像Starsailor，他们的第一张专辑是最令我满意的一张专辑，当然我也依然非常企盼他们的这张新专辑，从In the Crossfire的问世我就等着他们的新专辑，对于Starsailor的熟悉，不如说是对James Walsh嗓音的熟悉，不总是能辨认出乐队的音乐，但听过Starsailor的人，应该很容易记住主音那激昂的嗓音。在两张成功的专辑之后，Starsailor是不是能够继续创作出高质量的音乐是第三张专辑值得考验的一部分。On the Outside更加强调乐器的重要性，而非James Walsh的嗓音，所以像Alcoholic的这样的近乎accoustic的歌曲在这张新专辑中几乎是找不到的，除了Jeremiah。我可以说On the Outside离我预计的期望还要更远一点，和Silence is Easy如出一辙的In the Crossfire就让我开始对他们的这张专辑产生了怀疑。专辑中充满了让人不爱不恨的歌曲，不差不好的音乐让人更难对这样专辑做出评价。像Faith Hope Love这样的歌曲从某种程度上还是非常适合Starsailor的，Way Back Home听上去倒有些熟悉，打上了Starsailor标记的歌曲。This Time颇让人回想起Poor Misguided Fool，不论是音乐还是James的歌声。White Light是一首有机会让人享受James Walsh嗓音的歌曲。也许爱上这张专辑需要时间，也需要用心，带着任何偏见去听一张专辑注定只会限制欣赏音乐的能力，但愿没有听过Starsailor的人会因为这样专辑爱上Starsailor。
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