[MP3音乐] U2乐队《The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (2002) 》[WMA][115]

无可争议，80年代英国和爱尔兰最受瞩目的伟大乐队是U2，他们1977年在都柏林的一所学校里开始了音乐生涯。主唱博诺.沃克斯(Bono Vox)，原名保罗.休森(Paul Hewson)，1960年5月10日生于都柏林，主音吉他手“刀刃”(The Edge)，原名戴维.埃文斯(David Evans)，1961年8月8日生于埃塞克斯的巴金，贝司手亚当.克莱顿(Adam Clayton)，1960年3月13日生于英格兰牛津，鼓手拉里.马伦(Larry Mullen Jr.，1960年10月1日生于都柏林。U2乐队在建队之初命名为“回授”(Feedback)乐队并演唱过一些“滚石”(The Rolling Stone)及“冲浪”(The Beach Boys)乐队的老歌。后来他们更名为Hype，到了1977年改称U2，那年他们在利默里克举行的一个选拔赛上获胜，投到保罗.麦吉尼斯(Paul McGuinness)门下顺利地与爱尔兰的CBS唱片公司签了约。在爱尔兰的首张EP专辑《U2:3》及单曲“失去控制”(Out of Control)(1979)把乐队带到爱尔兰排行榜第1名的位置。他们1980年的单曲“另一天”(Another Day)再创此佳绩，这首歌还得到英国CBS公司的接受，使乐队得以与爱尔兰以外的Island唱片公司签约。在英国的首张单曲“嘀嘀哒哒11点钟”(11 O' Clock Tick Tock)由马丁.汉内特(Martin Hannett)制作，虽然很受欢迎却未能上榜。后来的“一天没有我”(A Day Without Me)和“我将跟随”(I Will Follow)两首单曲有了一定的销量，这时，他们正在为出版首张专辑做准备，它将由史蒂夫.利利怀特(Steve Lillywhite) 担任制作。
　　组建时间： 1976年
　　国 籍：爱尔兰
　　专 辑：
　　Boy (1980)
　　October (1981)
　　War (1983)
　　The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
　　The Joshua Tree (1987)
　　Rattle and Hum (1988)
　　Achtung Baby (1991)
　　Zooropa (1993)
　　Pop (1997)
　　All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
　　How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
　　18 Singles(2006)
　　The Golden Unplugged Album(2008)
　　No Line on The Horizon(2009)
　　
组成队员

　　目前的U2有四位成员，分别是：
　　博诺(Bono)：
　　原名保罗·大卫·休森（Paul David Hewson），是U2的主唱兼旋律吉他手，他的绰号源自于都柏林当地一家助听器卖店“Bono Vox”（在拉丁文中意指“好嗓音”）。除了作为U2乐队的核心而知名之外，Bono本身也具有非常高的个人知名度。1960年5月10日出生于爱尔兰都柏林。
　　The Edge(：
　　原名大卫·荷威·伊凡斯（David Howell Evans），是U2的主音吉他手、钢琴手与合音。The Edge的绰号是Bono取的，当初是Bono用来形容他的头部线条所用的词汇。曾有人说：“走红以后The Edge一直留著光头，似乎也有呼应强调这个绰号的用意。”但是事实情况——就像很多歌迷猜想的一样－－Edge确实有脱发的问题，所以为了掩饰稀少的头发，他一直带着一顶帽子。可是在参加Bono父亲葬礼的时候，Edge将帽子脱去以表示对Bono父亲的尊重，此时他稀少的头发清晰可见。Bono曾在演唱会上说：“Edge，他的大脑实在太发达了，所以不得不带一顶帽子。”1961年8月8日出生于英格兰东伦敦。
　　亚当·克雷顿 (Adam Clayton)：
　　U2的贝司手。1960年3月13日出生于英格兰牛津郡（Oxfordshire）。
　　小赖瑞·穆伦(Larry Mullen, Jr.）：
　　U2的鼓手，他其实也是当初发起创立这乐队的提议人。1961年10月31日出生于爱尔兰都柏林。
　　其实在U2创立初期（当时该乐队还叫“The Hype”），原本还有第五个队员的存在，担任吉他手的狄克·伊凡斯（Dik Evans，他其实与吉他手The Edge是兄弟），但他在1978年时离开另组自己的乐队——处女梅（Virgin Prunes）。

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U2 - The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (2002) [WMA]
Genre: Pop 80's 90's | Country: USA | Label: Interscope | WMA 320Kbps STEREO | 2CD | 335 MB

Let's break it down:

[The New Tracks]

What would a greatest hits collection be without two new songs? I never understood the irony of including new tracks that would probably never be hits on such a project but I, like the rest of you, hunger greatly for any new U2 material so I won't be complaining too loudly.

That said, the two new songs here are "Electrical Storm" and "The Hands That Built America." The former is a beautiful, lushly produced number that would have fit in well on All That You Can't Leave Behind. It has the passion, the intensity, and the memorable melody that would definitely make it a highlight in U2 concerts (if they would ever play it!). The latter comes to us described as the "Theme From `Gangs Of New York'," a Scorcese film expected later this year. It's a good track but it definitely seems like the bourgeoisie party guest at the socialite soiree.

Here's my gripe, though. The previous collection (U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990) contained only one new track ("Sweetest Thing") and that song had been written in the time span covered during The Joshua Tree sessions. It stood up well stylistically in that release and it was something new for people who had all the rest of the songs. The two new tracks on The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides however are brand spanking new from 2002. "Electrical Storm" would certainly have fit in well on Vertigo and "Hands" will easily be the high profile single on the "Gangs Of New York" soundtrack. Certainly a band as prolific as U2 could have rerecorded two songs from somewhere in the 1990-2000 time period for inclusion on this project.

[The Greatest Hits]

Fourteen other tracks fill out the rest of the disc, covering Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Passengers, Pop, and All That You Can't Leave Behind with a Batman tune thrown in for good measure, but more on that later. Out of these songs, we are treated to four new mixes of classic songs, two of which are better than the originals ("Gone" and the oft misunderstood "Discotheque"), one mundane ("Staring At The Sun") and one which should never again see the light of day ("Numb").

The rest represent the period well but sparsely in my opinion, as any U2 fanatic would have a hard time picking only fourteen songs to highlight this era. The Bat-tune "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is the only throwaway here, likely included because no one bought the Batman Forever soundtrack rather than for its quality. Standout tracks are "Until The End Of The World" (one of their finest ever), "The First Time," and "Miss Sarajevo" from the overlooked Passengers album/experiment.

"Beautiful Day" and "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" are the only guests from the latest release (ATYCLB) and don't flow as well in the mix as the rest of the tracks on this disc. Since these songs were released in 2000, I feel that they would have been better served on the next obvious collection, The Best Of 2000-2010. That would have left room for some of the more unassuming gems like "Acrobat" and "Wake Up Dead Man," tracks which are sorely missed here by this reviewer. It also would have fit well thematically, since the `90s represented a time of excess and contradictions for U2 where ATYCLB starts a new period focused upon grace, hope, and ultimately redemption.

[The B-Sides]

The second disc of this collection contains a whopping fourteen tracks of new mixes and hard-to-find previous releases. There's a more raw version of "Electrical Storm" here that's worth some spins as well as a violent industrial Beatles cover ("Happiness Is A Warm Gun") and a gospel tinged, Studio 54 techno remix of "Even Better Than The Real Thing" that would make even the hardest cynic smile and get down. It's definitely worth the extra $5 to get this second disc as well as a bonus DVD.

[The Verdict]

So is it great? Of course it is. Could it have been more? Without question! I think the powers that be at Island Records got lazy when it came to this release - they should have let U2 go nuts in the studio with some of their older material and included that since this is supposed to be a period piece. Granted, no two fans of the band would pick the same track list and that's the hit-or-miss (pun intended) quality of such a project. But let's hope that they put more thought into it next time.

by Eric Bieger

Tracklist:

CD1
01 - Even Better Than The Real Thing.wma
02 - Mysterious Ways.wma
03 - Beautiful Day.wma
04 - Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix).wma
05 - One.wma
06 - Miss Sarajevo.wma
07 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!).wma
08 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of.wma
09 - Gone (New Mix).wma
10 - Until The End Of The World.wma
11 - The Hands That Built America.wma
12 - Discotheque (New Mix).wma
13 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.wma
14 - Staring At The Sun (New Mix).wma
15 - Numb (New Mix).wma
16 - The First Time.wma

CD2
01 - Lady With The Spinning Head (Extended Dance Mix).wma
02 - Dirty Day (Junk Day Mix).wma
03 - Summer Rain.wma
04 - Electrical Storm.wma
05 - North And South Of The River.wma
06 - Your Blue Room.wma
07 - Happines Is A Warm Gun (The Gun Mix).wma
08 - Salome (Zooromancer Remix).wma
09 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix).wma
10 - Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix).wma
11 - Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus Club Mix).wma
12 - If God Will Send His Angels (Big Yam Mix).wma
13 - Lemon (Jeep Mix).wma
14 - Discotheque (Hexidecimal Mix).wma
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