MANCHESTER’S AURAL HISTORY

曼徹斯特音樂史

Six albums from era-defining Mancunian bands曼城多支劃時代樂隊的六張專輯

Joy Division, Closer

The baritone voice of the late Ian Curtis documents the isolation and anomie of late ’70s Manchester.

已故的Ian Curtis以渾厚的男中音聲線，唱出1970年代末曼徹斯的獨迷特孤和 亂。 The Smiths,

The Queen is Dead

Witty, scathing and at times almost unbearably touching, Morrissey and Marr’s 1986 masterpiece defines the essence of northern humour and pathos.這張1986年的專輯是樂隊主音Morrissey和結他手Marr的傑作，歌詞風趣尖但刻，教又 人動彰容， 顯北方人幽默和感傷兼備的特性。

New Order, Technique

Early visitors to the burgeoning mid-80s Ibiza club scene, New Order (formed of the remaining members of Joy Division after Curtis’ death) returned home to create a dance classic where chilled Balearic vibes bedded down, unforgettably, with distinctly urban jackhammer breaks. Curtis逝世後， Joy Division其餘成員組成New Order樂隊。1980年代中葉，西伊班牙 比薩島的夜店大量湧現，樂隊先率 到當地取經，返國後推出這張經典舞曲專輯，以獨特的都會節奏演繹悠閒的巴利阿里群島情懷，教人難忘。 The Stone Roses,

The Stone Roses

Full of psychedelic funk, arthouse rock and wistful lyrics of love and revolution, the band’s 1989 debut is a Mancunian dreamscape that hasn’t aged one iota in the three decades since its release.樂於隊 1989年的首張專輯洋溢迷幻放克藝和 術搖滾風格，以沉鬱歌詞描寫愛情和革命，刻劃曼徹斯特人的夢幻意象推，出近30年仍然歷久新彌。 Oasis, Definitely Maybe Arrogant, swaggering, cocky and one of the biggest selling albums of all time; it may only be rock’n’roll, but few have ever done it better than the Gallagher brothers’ 1994 debut. Gallagher兄於弟 1994年推出的首張專輯自負、囂張而狂，妄 是歷來銷量首屈一指的唱片專輯，這張出色的搖滾樂唱片出類拔萃，鮮樂有 隊能超越其就成 。

The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful, Yet So Unaware of It Hookworm riffs and an ability to encompass any emotion and make it their own, the 1975 are showcasing the future of astonishing breadth of Manchester music right now. The 1975樂隊擅長以琅琅上口的副歌與獨特風格演繹喜怒哀樂，為今日曼徹斯特寬廣多姿的音樂開先創 河。