Chuck Prophet

正如其名，芩克·普羅菲特像八十年代至九十年代吉他演奏的先知一樣，將其超凡的創(chuàng)作才能與巨大的樂器演奏技巧完美的結(jié)合到了一起。
上世紀(jì)的六十年代芩克·普羅菲特（Chuck Prophet）出生在南加里佛尼亞，他首次進(jìn)入公眾視線是出任當(dāng)時(shí)佩斯利地下運(yùn)動（Paisley Underground movement）倡導(dǎo)先鋒樂團(tuán)“綠中紅”（Green on Red）樂隊(duì)的主音吉他。在樂隊(duì)1992年解散之后，芩克便開始專心于他的吉他獨(dú)奏音樂生涯。芩克更加熱愛傳統(tǒng)的音樂風(fēng)格，在他的音樂中你可以聽到鮑勃· 迪倫式（Bob Dylan）的歌詞，同時(shí)在吉他旋律和技巧上你又可以感覺到埃里克·克萊普頓（Eric Clapton）和凱斯·理查德（Keith Richards）這些大師的影子，而他的聲音與湯姆·佩蒂（Tom Petty）又有著相似之處。由于芩克精湛的吉他技藝，眾多的藝人和樂隊(duì)都邀請他加入其音樂制作當(dāng)中，其間較為知名的有：傳奇藝人Bob Neuwirth，Hubert Huncke以及著名的吉他手Calvin Russell。而與老朋友Jim Dickinson合作錄制的現(xiàn)場專輯“A Thousand Footprints in the Sand"則獲得了巨大的好評。
在1997年專輯“Homemade Blood”之中，芩克再次展現(xiàn)了其做為一名吉他手，歌曲創(chuàng)作者及歌者的綜合才能。而三年后出品的叫好專輯“The Hurting Business”則顯現(xiàn)了芩克依然的寶刀不老。
by Denise Sullivan
Chuck Prophet hit the road in the '80s with the psychedelic-roots band Green on Red straight out of high school and never looked back. In addition to working as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and musical collaborator with artists diverse as Cake, Kim Carnes and Solomon Burke, Prophet's deepening solo catalog of self-produced "sideways" roots rock has steadily becoming his calling card.
Born in the Southern California suburb of Whittier, the San Francisco-based Prophet made his debut as a solo artist in 1990 with Brother Aldo (Fire Records); one U.K. music paper called its collision of lo-fi and country "As close to the genuine article as a white boy can get." Developing his style over the course of seven albums, including Balinese Dancer (1993) and Feast of Hearts (1995), Prophet hit his stride with his gritty meditation on suburbia, Homemade Blood (Hightone, 1997) followed by the studio tweaked and poetic The Hurting Business (Hightone, 1998) and the streetwise epic No Other Love (New West, 2002) which sparked a radio hit, "Summertime Thing" (the title track was covered by Heart). His 2004 release, Age of Miracles (New West), marries vintage with state-of-the art studio technique while consistently never compromising its raw, roots foundation. Soap and Water (Yep Roc, 2007) barges through rock's barriers with a helping of swamp and hip-hop. Between albums, Kelly Willis and Boz Scaggs, among others, have laid down versions of Prophet's songs while his guitar tracks show up on recordings from Warren Zevon and Lucinda Williams to Jewel. In 2005-2006, Green on Red reunited for a series of shows. Prophet continues to perform as a solo artist and with his band, the Mission Express, featuring his wife, Stephanie Finch, on keyboards and vocals.