歌词
Blending hard core rock hip-hop and electronic
混合了硬核摇滚与嘻哈及电子乐
Linkin Park has established a sound that easy to identify but hard to classify
林肯公园创造出了一种辨识度极高但很难定义的音乐
I don't know whenever there is been like diffucult times in my life which there is been quite a few
我不知道我的人生中有没有特别艰难的时刻,事实是有很多
I've just put the CD in and I listen to it and its helped me a lot just because
我只是插上CD听歌,这也帮了我很多,因为
I don't know if thats sound cheesy or not but it seriously has
不知道这样说是不是特别俗气但是他们确实(帮了我很多)
I'd say that the word are like the best part of the album
我想说歌词是专辑中最棒的部分
and the musics are like great too I just
而且音乐也很棒,我只是
that would be my reasoning for that I don't think there is anyway that you cannot like any of the sounds
这就是我喜欢他们的原因,我不觉得有人会不喜欢这样的音乐
The band combined the hard hitting rythem of Michael Kenji Shinoda
这支乐队混合了麦克信田强有力的节奏
The melodic vocal of Chester Bennington,the bone-crashing beats of Rob Bourdon
查斯特贝宁顿富有磁性的声线,萝卜波顿深入骨髓的鼓点
The vicious guitar riffs of Brad Delson,the pounding bass of Phoenix Farrell
布拉德德尔森凶狠的吉他riff,菲尼克斯法雷尔澎湃的贝斯
and last but not least,Joseph Hann's slip sliding decks
最后但同样重要的是约瑟夫韩犀利的打碟
Yeah people,this band kicks ass
是的听众们,这乐队吊炸天
Very strong rythem Very strong rythem.
节奏非常强,非常强
I mean as long as you know everytime you listen to the radio stations and like you watch MTV or VH1
我的意思是每次你听电台或是看MTV或VH1
or any of these music stations just by you know showing the videos or constently play the songs on a radio
或任何音乐电台,电台总会一遍一遍播放他们的音乐
over and over again you can't help but falls into it.
一遍一遍的听,而你也会不自觉地慢慢爱上他们
and you can't help but want you know their music, their CDs,their posters.All of the above
最后你会无法自拔地想要他们的音乐、CD还有海报,你全都要
So how did all of this happened? Where did it all begin?
所以这一切是怎么发生的,故事的起源又在哪里
Well it didn't happened overnight.These guys has done their tour of duty another band
当然,这可不是一夜之间发生。这些小伙们作为另一只乐队已经经过了考验
But if you want a starting point you have to go back a few years
但想回到起点你得回到几年以前
Mike and Brad attended the same high school in Agoura it was here that they start to mess around with music
麦克和布拉德在亚哥拉上了同一所高中,也是在那里他们开始玩音乐了
and met up with drummer Rod Bourdon.
同时也遇见了鼓手萝卜波顿
Soon after the guys won their first band Xero
不久之后他们就组建了他们的第一个乐队Xero
This included fellow Linkin Park members Phoenix and Joe
这也包含了现在的成员菲尼克斯和乔
Brad haven't met Phoenix at UCLA,and mike haven't met Joe while studing illustration at Pasadena Art center
布拉德在UCLA遇到了菲尼克斯,麦克也在帕萨迪纳艺术中心学插画时遇见了乔
Yeah,I believe there were yeah they been sense since they were young and that definitely help growing up playing together
对,我相信他们在年轻时候就认识彼此,他们一起长大一起演奏肯定很有帮助
and sure contribute to you know graduate to all of their processers
毫无疑问对他们之后的成就有所帮助
they've been spend so much time together and they know they can be conbined together
他们一起共度了太多时间,已经心有灵犀了
and two of us for a *** year and they could spend a week in a recording studio twelve hours a day
而且我们两个人在过去的好多年都能够连续一周每天十二个小时泡在录音室里
And I'm sure you know starting knowing each other for so long and growing up playing together
我很确定你知道认识彼此很长时间从小玩到大
and very intimate with each other
彼此非常亲密
and how they gonna react to each other personally and musicaly specially
两个人都能做到心有灵犀,尤其是彼此的知音
The lead singer I been listening Mike. I definitely like him just I guess 'couse he is the one like sing the words
我听得主唱麦克,毫无疑问我非常喜欢他,因为他是唱出歌词的人
and like that's who I daily listening to. I 'm not sure who write the song,do the rhyme together or not
而且他的声音我每天都能听见。我不确定歌是谁写的,押不押韵
But I definitely see all of them together see them also I've gone MTV at the word ever played in.
但是我毋庸置疑觉得他们是一个整体,而我在MTV看到歌曲中的歌词时
they all like seem to like be influence
他们都给了我极大的影响
*everything from hip hop stuff like Black Star the roots back to more like transbonding star
他们有着很强的嘻哈风格,有Black Star的影子,更像是一种混合风格的歌星(听不懂,编的)
*elemental visionaries word.Ronnie side effect twins like cash mode
(编不下去了,求高人指点)
I like the driving the pulsing,I like motivitional music, music you can listen to and that will pump you up
我喜欢凶猛,强烈的律动,我很喜欢振奋人心的音乐,一听就能给你打鸡血
It will get you ready for you know any kind of whatever you need to prepare for
无论何时它能让你准备好需要准备的一切
when there is a test for school or driving on the freeway
不管是学校考试还是上高速
anything that's gonna just you know get you pumped and get you ready make you feel confident and motivated
任何事你懂吗总会让你充满活力让你做好准备,感到自信且富有动力
the guys play for fun at first before setting up their first major show at Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Boulevard LA
一开始他们做音乐只是做着玩,直到在日落大道的Whisky a Go Go进行了他们的第一场正式演出
The show is really energetic and we like the kids to be as well
那场表演充满活力,我们也很喜欢在场的年轻人
So been in a standing venue could be great because you know we'll go out there
所以站在舞台中央真的很棒,因为你知道你一出场
and they will freak out we gotta one more playing and stuff
观众们都疯了,让你再唱一首之类的
and whole lot stuff is pretty important
当然很多事情都非常重要
Wow the Vally ,you know the Vally is really deverse,ethnically and musicly
哇,硅谷,你知道硅谷非常的多样化,不管是种族还是音乐
You have Jazz,back institute places right here,
你能听到爵士乐,也能在这里看到黑人区
you know winin fifty yards of this place you have Jazz bands going on and punk bands going on
你知道方圆五十码之内就有很多爵士乐队和朋克乐队
Vally had a pretty decent hard core theme.
硅谷有很多非常纯正的硬核旋律
North hollywood start to have a couple more different music areas plces where you can go
北好莱坞也开始有很多音乐区域,你们可以去那里看看
The west Vallly is kind of bad.Actually you can go for another new place,maybe about two miles north from here
硅谷西侧也很厉害,你可以去点别的地方,大概往北走两英里
So there will be the main competition,
那里的竞争更加激烈
but I think I'm looking at a verge of a big LA music explosion leads to some people noticing from the media or
但是在我看来这里正处在一个洛杉矶音乐大爆发的边缘,在接下来的几年里这次爆发会让许多人从媒体或
some big bands coming out here within the next year
一些当地的大乐队得到关注
the larger focus on what's going on here
这里会得到更大的关注
Yeah, I would definitely say that there been from south California that's definitely prevalent in there sound
没错,我肯定会说他们的南加州血统会让他们的音乐更加流行
You can tell they are not a Hollywood band, they are west Vally band you can tell
你能听出来他们不是一个好莱坞乐队,他们是西硅谷的乐队你能分辨的
That's for sure that there are many more peaceful a little more serene
很确定他们更加平和,更加舒缓
but they still have the ad,they still have the California edge if you calling that
但是他们仍然有着那种感觉,可以说是那种加州的特色
but you can tell there music isn't jaded in some of the other places like Hollywood or New York
但是你也能看出来他们的音乐在好莱坞在纽约依然很火
But they are also not you know from the middle of nowhere try to emulate the band of one of those area
但是他们也并不是一个名不见经传的小乐队只会模仿那些地方的乐队风格
They must've been pretty good because some of the music publisher saw them and sign them there and then
他们一定非常优秀不然有些音乐发行商不会一看见他们就立马签下
Well the A&R man today as against when I manage to became an A&R person of chain considerably I mean the traditional word
其实以前的A&R和我当年做A&R产业链时变化很大了,我的意思是传统的A&R
A&R mean artist and repertoire back when I was originated
意思是艺术家和剧目,是我起头的
it was the A&R man was the man who sign the artists, found the material for the artists
是A&R来签音乐人,为音乐人寻找材料
found the range of the band leader,*help studio did all of that
找到乐队老大的范围,帮工作室做所有这些工作
Today the A&R world is much different, most acts of conteporary field are self-contained
现在A&R世界已经大不相同了,许多当代的领域都是自给自足的
so you gotta a A&R person who seeks talent,who um signs talent
所以A&R要寻找有才能的人,签下这些才子
and then work and coordinate the recording brings the producer working with the others
然后协同工作,让制作人与其他人通力合作
There are some act who don not write,the A&R person involve will as I have done with artist like Celion Dion.
有些艺人是不会自己写歌的,A&R也要揽活,就像我与席琳·迪翁合作的那样
Find songs for them,and bringing various producers appropriate for the singer and the song.
找到适合他们的歌,安排不同的适合歌手和歌曲的制作人
So the world of A&R is changing considerably. But the basic of the person is searches for the works with talent
所以A&R的世界天翻地覆。但是工作的基础还是寻找与有才能的人共事的机会
Two years later and after a slight of a line up change,
两年过后,经过小的人员变动
Chester Bennington joined the band after the guys heard his vocal remix of one of their demos
在他们听到查斯特贝宁顿的声音采样后,老查加入了乐队
He was so excited when they asked him to try out that he ran out of his own birthday party and go work on his demo
当乐队邀请他来试音时他兴奋极了,当场从自己的生日派对溜号去打磨他的试音唱片
the band love what he has done and ask chester to join the band.
乐队非常喜欢他的作品并邀请他加入乐队
He soon left Arizona and jump on a first plane in LA
他当场离开了亚利桑那跳上了去洛杉矶的第一班飞机
The thing that we saw on Chester right away is that he is someone who should be doing sing for his whole life
我们当时就发觉查斯特就是那种将自己的一生都献给音乐的人
and I am someone who has been rapping for my whole life,so that's just felt very natural you know
而我也注定要说唱一辈子,所以觉得真是天作之合你懂我意思吧
We spent a lot of time working out what we were doing(some ages you wannna be chatter)
我们花了很长时间一起创作(c:你可真是能聊一年)
and he like me a lot and I can't stand him
他爱我爱的不行我属实受不了了
With the band line-up complete,the band changed their name to Hybrid Theory to celebrate their new look
乐队成员稳定下来后,乐队将名字换成了混合理论来庆祝自己的新面貌
The next few month the guys work hard on their demos and sent them out to just about anyone who would listen
接下来的几个月他们努力精进自己的作品,然后把作品发给任何一个愿意听得人
Lucky for them it was the Warner Brothers who had their ears glued to the stereo
他们很走运,华纳兄弟对他们的作品爱不释手
I think that its really taugh, I think that in the case of Linkin Park,
我觉得非常强硬,关于林肯公园这档事
I think,you know I have a lot of respect to the fact that
我觉得你知道我非常佩服
they been able to stay on the top 20 charts for well over a year,
他们能在前二十的榜单上停留超过一年
and that's huge and one of those things Bennington and I was talking about part you coming here
这很不容易而我跟查斯特聊起那些事时,有一会你们来到这里
is that they had a buzz prior to them even when getting signed and I think that's a huge thing
他们时刻保持着创作的积极性,即使是得知自己成功签约了也不忘初心,这非常难得
and I think that's the huge thing and the industry start to hear wow you gotta start to start check on this Linkin Park band
着非常厉害,整个行业开始听他们的作品,而且疯狂安利:哇你们快来看看林肯公园这个乐队
They gonna be really great they gonna be huge .
他们将会非常火爆,未来无法估量
Some part of it the kids has the the kid appeal anyway but I think you'll get something told
这些小伙很吸引人,你也会听别人谈起
that it is gonna be big and for hearing it on the radio and they see them in MTV
只要你在电台听到他们或是在MTV看到他们你局知道他们未来可期
and they'll like the way they look then you can now get longer
而且长得都很讨喜,你就知道他们能走得长远
Well in a general sense ,we look to find the artist.it depends on the kind of music that you working with.
从常理上讲,我们要寻找一个艺人主要取决于你所涉及的音乐类型
But in the general sense ,to me I think we've gotten away in this day and age we got away a lot from it ,
但是平心而论我觉得这些岁月我们开始背离初衷
we have a tendency to jump on the quick trends and not really worry about the artist's integrity out of it
我们更倾向于寻求捷径,而不去担心艺人是否正直
But in truth I still think of the need for great artists.
但事实上我仍然觉得我们需要好的艺术家
In real when you look for that you are looking for someone who are a artist or band who the A&R person's opinion
在现实中当你要找一个歌手一个乐队,你会考虑A&R的意见
has the potencial to be successful for a long period of time. Has something special about them that stands out
谁有在未来有潜力保持长时间的成功。他们有什么长处能够脱颖而出
What kind of gimmicks you do right? can make people like our band
你会什么把戏?对吧,能够让人们喜欢上我们的乐队
and the problem is we coundn't come out with anything so we are kind of forced to play our songs
问题是我们也想不出什么活可以整所以只能不断精进我们的歌曲
The Undergrounds sort of graft through kind of viral sort of marketing I think is one way,
地下的传播在市场上有点像病毒一样,这也是一种路径
and some of these bands by the time they get signed they already havea mailing list to vote, a hundred thousand kids.
有些乐队在刚签约的时候就会有一个支持者名单,里面有十万个孩子们
So there is that way but also I think there is a old way whitch is
这是一种路径,当然也有老路子
just been you know anointed for success by a major who can marshal this massive
也就是背后有一个能够只手遮天
promotional resources behind you.Almost preordained the hit.especially among the steam marketing I think
手握巨大宣发资源的人来确保你的成功。几乎肯定能成为热门。尤其是在蒸气市场我觉得
Getting into the music industry is just,its just one big test .
进入音乐圈非常的,它是个巨大的考验
You know it's a test about everything,it's a test of your stamina,
你懂吗它会考验你的一切,考验你的耐力
it's a test of how many time can you be rejected and still believe yourself .
考验你在被拒绝多少次之后仍然相信自己
It's a test of you know can you basicly maintain your composure not freak out and strangle someone who just
考验当一个人为了一点臭钱就把你当猴刷时
jerk you over for tens of thousands of dollar .
你能不能保持理智不去掐死他
It's everything you know you never really at the top,
这都很重要,你知道吗你永远都不会再顶峰
you might think you are at the top but I don't think anyone really is
你可能觉得现在你已经到顶了但是我并不觉得任何一个人都能达到顶峰
If you try to break into the industry,just you have to just believe in yourself
如果你想进入这个行业,你只能相信你自己
and try to meet as many people as you can .Never give up
然后尽可能拓宽人脉,永不放弃
Um...you know I guess obviously there is something interesting in what I'm doing it means the world to me .
那个你知道很明显我的工作非常有趣,而这也是我的全世界
Every little dropback anyone ever gives you a compliment you just have to be as humble as you can be
经历了所有的挫折和人们给予的赞许,你仍要保持尽可能的谦卑
and just thank them .It doesn't even matter how huge or which or whatever
然后说声感谢,无论你付出了多少努力,做出了多少牺牲
you gave you have to matain that same atitude as humble as you possible can be
你必须保持本心,保持尽可能的谦卑
and just keep adding persistence that's how I get through
然后爬起来不断向前,我就是这么过来的
They have sertain labels,I mean most labels you have in California just because the whole of philosophy
他们有着独特的标签,我的意思是很多在加州的标签都带有南加州的处世哲学
in Southern California should be able to show how much wealth do you
那就是炫富,展示你挣了多少钱
have and be able to live whatever American dream you may think there may be .
能过你心中的那个美国梦
But you know for a label,most labels arould here just purely appropriate labels center in
但是你懂得,现在的大多数标签都是为了迎合大众
with the radio stations just wanna play whatever is popular .
电台也只是流行什么放什么
They wanna play whatever is the softest thing and whatever what they call the corporate rock
他们想放软绵无力的他们口中的什么“流水线摇滚”
you have like insane and all those little band just copy each other and it's more like a state show.
你就能发了疯似的听那些互相抄袭的小乐队,这更像是一个舞台表演
And personally I think that music should be more about platform to be able to get a real messenger cross
但是个人觉得音乐应该是一个能够实质发声交流的平台
and you know I just named it right now
你知道吗我已经说过了
solve the problems you have in the world and the United States people should actually be saying something
像解决在美国和世界上的种种,人们也应该说点有意义的内容
rather than just talking about nothing like their girl friend and something stupid
而不是唱着他们的女朋友什么什么的蠢事
There was a problem though ,turns out there was another band called hybrid theory .
但是也出现了一个问题,结果当时还有一支月底也叫混合理论
So the guys have to come up a new name .It was Chester who came to a rescue.
所以他们必须想一个新名字。是查斯特想到了补救方案
He recalled how he used to drive pass Lincoln Park in Santa Monica on his way to band practice.
他回忆起每次去乐队训练总会经过圣玛利亚的林肯公园
He relly like the name,and so did the other guys.With that Lincoln Park was born.
他很喜欢这个名字,乐队其他小伙伴也很喜欢,就这样林肯公园出生了
If you want people to know about you,you gotta have a website man.
如果你想让人们了解你,你必须要有个网站老兄
It's here that your fans can learn all about you,listen to your music
在这里你的粉丝们可以了解你们,听你们的音乐
and see those tour photos you wouldn't want to show your mom.
也能看那些你不想让你妈看见的巡回演出照片
I definitely think so that way,cause even for the people younger than me like they like to look it up
我非常同意,即使是比我年轻的小粉丝也会想要查查
and see what's going on and they really like the band in that way.
看看乐队的近况,这是他们追乐队的方式
They are updated and they can see what's going on with tours,
他们能实时更新状态,粉丝们可以了解到巡演的情况
that's just that's the best you can see your favourite band like playing live
最幸福的事就是能看到最爱的乐队现场表演了
专辑信息
1.Intro
2.Chapter 1
3.Chapter 2
4.Chapter 3
5.Chapter 4