这是在92年秋天在美国,为庆祝 Bob Dylan 的一个什么30年 举行的一场摇滚音乐会。Bob Dylan 堪称摇滚界第一牛人,美国摇滚先驱 Little Richard 太早也不够深刻,猫王 Elvis Presley 太商业太肤浅,都木法跟滴爷相比;声名显赫的披头士,以及滚坛常青 Eric Clapton,不仅成名稍晚,而且在社会责任感和深邃严肃方面,终究还是是要让滴爷一头。所以滚坛里 如果滴爷忝居次席,首座会永远空着。
此次给滴爷助场的,除了Roger McGuinn (The Byrds 主唱,42年) 在功力和名望上稍逊一筹外,另外四位都是摇滚界不世出的人物 --- Tom Petty (西毒欧阳锋,50年),Neil Young (北丐洪七公,45年),Eric Clapton (南帝段智兴,45年),以及前披头士乐队首席吉他 George Harrison (东邪黄药师,43年)。在加上41年出生的滴爷 (中神通),恰好是一场摇滚乐坛的华山论剑!
下面这个视频里,就是这六位合作的一首滴爷的老歌 --- My Back Pages. 这首歌如果您多听两遍,多半会如我一样爱上它。这首歌另有一个约定俗成的名字,其实是里面的一句歌词 --- I Was So Much Older Then.
第一个演唱的是 Roger McGuinn,后面依次出场的是华山论剑的五大高手:西毒Tom,北丐Neil,南帝Eric,中神通滴爷,最后是东邪George. 其中间杂 Eric Clapton 和 Neil Young 的吉他 solo.
在下个人的观感,唱得最好的还是滴爷 --- 他声线太独特了,而且功底深不可测。
其次是 Eric Clapton,他那段词在发音上很讲究,味道十足,兄弟仔细听就会明白俺的14。其实俺一直很喜欢Tom Petty 的声线和演唱风格,可惜他这场表现得不够突出。
从个人舞台风格来说,西毒Tom Petty 灵秀中略带一丝叛逆,南帝 Eric Clapton 雍容稳健却也不失活泼和亲和力,东邪 George Harrison 一如既往地优雅淡定 和 飘忽出离,北丐 Neil Young 则是动感十足,至情至性!至于滴爷,和和,只有老辣霸气 深不可测 这八个字。
最后再说说吉他 solo. Eric Clapton 的演绎精致细腻,属于技术流、学院派,而 Neil Young 的演绎则激情澎湃,听着他最后的那段独奏,我忽然想哭...
不说了,兄弟们听歌!
歌词:
Crimson flames tied through my ears, Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I Proud 'neath heated brow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
Girls' faces formed the forward path From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists Unthought of, though, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
A self-ordained professor's tongue Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke the word As if a wedding vow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not that I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach
My pathway led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
再一个看点就是几位大师的 close-up,觉得离他们越近 越能感受到他们的魅力 --- Eric Clapton 端着杯子宽厚优雅的微笑 (这家伙仗着这份魅力,一辈子搞了多少超级美女啊!恨恨!),Bob Dylan 和 George Harrison 的面部表情也是巨可耐。这几位里面,要排容貌的精致秀美,第一非乔治莫属,其次自然是 Tom Petty。俺再色鬼 + 断背一次,就是喜欢看这俩老帅哥
《My Back Pages》当然强悍,但更强悍的还是老杨演绎的《All Along the Watchtower》和克莱普顿的《Don't Think Twice》!虽然是群英荟萃,但这俩人的表演绝对是技冠全场。(嘿嘿,从那以后我就是老杨的死忠了)这场演唱会,唯一遗憾的就是涤纶,老头心情太激动了,两首独唱很紧张。(据说他唱了还唱了一首,但现场录音出了问题,所以找不到)
回到《My Back Pages》来吧。因为我最早听的版本是磁带,所以当时特喜欢和别人玩个游戏,辨听哪段是谁唱的。这首歌我最喜欢克莱普顿那一段,尤其是那个“Equality”,“lity”音那么一提,简直绝了。现场看,老涤纶唱的其实并不出色,太急了,仔细分辨,声音甚至有点发颤。当然CD版就好不少。当然还有老杨,每次看他手里那把“OLD BLACK”我口水就哗哗的淌。