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Coldplay's Haunted 'Ghost Stories' Album: Track-By-Track Review 迎接酷玩鬼时代——《鬼故事》曲目介绍
Coldplay's sixth studio album will forever be tied to frontman Chris Martin's out-of-the-blue announcement that he and wife Gwyneth Paltrow were separating, nearly two months before the full-length's release. The timing of the breakup hovers over "Ghost Stories," a short album full of straightforward meditations on heartbreak and helplessness. Instead of hinting at the split and letting listeners spit out theories about the real-life drama that inspired the album, Martin has presented his gaping wound for the world to see, in rather spectacular fashion. 大约在全专发行两个月前，酷玩乐队的主唱克里斯·马丁出人意料地宣布——他与妻子格温妮丝·帕特洛分手了。这一消息会永远伴随酷玩乐队的第六张录音室专辑抹之不去。两人分手的时间刚好与《鬼故事》同期而遇，而《鬼故事》恰是一张满载着对心碎、无助等情感直白思考的专辑。马丁并没有在专辑中暗示分手信息，也没有让听众去猜测这张专辑的创作灵感来源于他现实生活的哪个部分，而是以一种令人叹为观止的方式将自己心中裂开的伤口展现给世人。 Coldplay's last album, 2011's "Mylo Xyloto," was a shout-along opus that found the four-piece finally embracing the ridiculousness that comes with being the World's Biggest Rock Band; there were canyon-sized synths, rock-opera plot lines and a duet with Rihanna. By contrast, "Ghost Stories" is devoid of big moments, save for the Avicii collaboration "A Sky Full Of Stars," which showcases the producer's pulsating keyboard riffs and pummeling beat drops. But even that flare-up is punctuated by Martin's raspy howl in the chorus, "I don't care, go on and tear me apart/I don't care if you do." 酷玩的上一张专辑《彩绘人生》（2011）是一张被广为传唱的经典作品。从这张专辑中可以看出，乐队的四名成员最终欣然接受了伴随着成为全球最火摇滚乐队而来的种种流言蜚语。专辑的制作中运用了大型合音器，摇滚歌剧式叙述模式贯穿全专，还请来了蕾哈娜合作献唱。相比之下，除了和Avicii合作的歌曲《满天繁星》之外，《鬼故事》完全没有前者那样的辉煌画面。《满天繁星》的制作人将回环往复的琴声与鼓点展现得淋漓尽致。即便这样，马丁还是在副歌以“我不在乎，只管来吧，就让我支离破碎，我已无所挂念。”这样的刺声长嚎，来唱出心中愤怒的呐喊。 Since arriving 14 years ago with Coldplay's breakout single "Yellow," Martin has had an extravagant voice in pop music, aiming at grandeur more often than mining his songs' intimate moments. On "Ghost Stories," the inverse is true, and it's wholly refreshing to hear Martin try to confide a sentiment instead of bellow it. "Always In My Head" uses quick, cutting lines to convey sleepless defeat, while the central metaphor of "Ink" -- love is a tattoo, and it hurts more to remove a name than to inscribe it -- proves to be affecting. As Martin's voice cracks and careens forward, Guy Berryman's bass chords tether the album to the ground, and Will Champion's drums often crackle before dropping away completely. 自从14年前带着酷玩乐队的大热单曲《黄》步入乐坛，马丁的歌喉在流行音乐界可谓是难能可贵。相比于对作品中细腻情绪的挖掘，他更着重于去刻画浩荡的气势。但在《鬼故事》中，情况却完全相反。听马丁吐露柔情而不是引吭高歌，这完全是耳目一新的感受。一句《墨水》中的隐喻：爱情就像纹身，移去一个名却比刻上这个名更为人所痛——歌词真是深入人心。而《难以忘却》直截了当地表达了（想要忘却又）彻夜无眠的痛苦感。马丁沙哑地吟唱，而又峰回路转。威尔的鼓点时常在尾音落地前噼啪而响，巴瑞曼的低音和弦也让专辑完美落下帷幕。 Broken pleas like "Just tell me you love me/If you don't, then lie, lie to me," from the song "True Love," can make "Ghost Stories" a difficult listen at times, thanks to the prior knowledge of Martin's failed marriage. But in many ways, Coldplay's sharp left turn is also its most listenable album in years, an evocative concoction of sullen phrases, sparse arrangements and powerful themes. "Ghost Stories" is the sound of Coldplay rejecting its inner Coldplay-ness, at least for one album. Martin and the rest of the band will no doubt spring back to life on future releases, but for once, reveling in the darkness sounds like a great idea. 《真爱》中 有一句心碎的祈求“说你爱我吧。即便你不爱，就当作欺骗。”之前要对马丁婚姻破裂的消息有所耳闻，否则这样的歌词有时候会让人对《鬼故事》琢磨不透。但从多方面讲，酷玩这张转型之作也是它这几年最值得一听的专辑。专辑用忧郁的歌词，随性的演绎和鲜明的主题，编排出了这张引起听众共鸣的杰作。《鬼故事》听起来，是酷玩乐队在向灵魂深处的自己宣告反叛，至少这张专辑是这样的。马丁和队友必须在专辑发行时回归自我，就一次也好，陶醉于黑暗的世界也是一种不错的体验。 What songs on Coldplay's latest full-length are the highlights? Check out our track-by-track review of "Ghost Stories." 酷玩乐队哪些最新公布的完整歌曲值得关注？跟我们一起逐首鉴定《鬼故事》中的歌曲吧 1. Always In My Head "Ghost Stories" begins with what sounds like literal ghost stories, as Martin admits to sleepless nights while a faceless voice floats behind him. As guitar curly-q's float upward, the singer sounds more broken than ever, as if every insecurity hurts to say aloud in fear that it will become true. 1.《难以忘却》 当马丁被尾随其后的莫名怪声干扰得无法入睡时，《鬼故事》这张专辑从传统的鬼故事氛围中缓缓奏起。当吉他手巴瑞曼的吉他声渐强时，马丁心碎的声音越加强烈。就像是心里的每一丝不安，大声喊出，只会唯恐成真，而又痛彻心扉。 2. Magic "Always In My Head" hinted at the downbeat vibe of "Ghost Stories," but "Magic," Coldplay's most unassuming lead single to date also definitively establishes that contemplative mood. The gloomy refrain and pleas over restrained piano flourishes finally give way to the chiming riffs of the bridge, which soon dial back down to the chilliness of the intro. 2.《魔法》 《难以忘却》给《鬼故事》增添了阴郁的氛围，而《魔术》这首目前为止最不起眼的主打单曲，也明确地给整张专辑定下了深沉的基调。忧郁的副歌，朴实的钢琴音下透出声声哀求，而后却是一阵琴马反复的奏响，霎又一转，又回到了悲凉的引子旋律。 3. Ink - The pops of percussion are married with pensive guitar strokes as Martin delivers the first line, "Got a tattoo that said 'Together Through Life'/Carved in your name with my pocket knife." When the music swells up, it does so politely, and Martin finally lets his cry escape on the second verse. 3．《墨水》 富有韵律的鼓点与平缓的吉他声相得益彰，马丁在其中缓缓开口：“纹一个‘一辈子不分开’的纹身，用我的小刀镌刻上你的名字。”当歌曲自然流畅地进入高潮，马丁终于在第二段释放出了压抑已久的呐喊。 4. True Love - There's another mention of "the fire below" as Martin settles in over heavy rhythms, dancing synths and wallowing strings to deliver perhaps the saddest song on the album. Repetition is key on "Ghost Stories," as Martin echoes his phrases -- "Tell me you love me, if you don't then lie" -- to create a sense of begging. 4．《真爱》 马丁在沉重的节奏，跳跃的和声和不断撩拨的吉他声中演绎了这首歌曲，这大概是整张专辑中最悲伤的歌曲了，这正是对“压抑中的强烈情感”的另一种诠释。 当马丁反复吟唱着“说你爱我吧。即便你不爱，就当作欺骗。”，试图烘托出苦苦哀求的压抑气氛时，（我们不难看出）“重复”是专辑《鬼故事》的创作关键词。
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