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小簡介
創(chuàng)作歌手”的黃金時代是在60年代初，民謠和流行搖滾互相繁衍和雜交的時期。鮑勃?迪倫在個人表達(dá)和歌詞改造上是所有“創(chuàng)作歌手”中的先鋒，在他從“原聲民謠”(Acoustic Folk)轉(zhuǎn)向“民謠搖滾”(Folk Rock)后，他的許多同輩都不約而同地緊隨其后。在英國 更多>
小簡介
創(chuàng)作歌手”的黃金時代是在60年代初，民謠和流行搖滾互相繁衍和雜交的時期。鮑勃?迪倫在個人表達(dá)和歌詞改造上是所有“創(chuàng)作歌手”中的先鋒，在他從“原聲民謠”(Acoustic Folk)轉(zhuǎn)向“民謠搖滾”(Folk Rock)后，他的許多同輩都不約而同地緊隨其后。在英國，雖然沒有形成象美國一樣的“創(chuàng)作歌手”風(fēng)潮，但還是有一些藝術(shù)家投身于此。其中的代表人物有：阿爾?史都華(Al Stewart)，他的歌曲以敘事性和想象力取勝
by Steve Huey
Glasgow native Al Stewart began his career playing guitar in Tony Blackburns band the Sabres, and moved from there to the London folk club scene. After an unsuccessful single on Decca, The Elf (which featured Jimmy Page on guitar), Stewart signed with CBS and, beginning in 1967, released a series of albums largely consisting of introspective, confessional love songs. Love Chronicles was the only one to be released in the U.S., and the autobiographical title track, which detailed Stewarts romantic involvements, attracted a bit of attention for the singers use of the word f*cking in a song with supposed artistic credibility. On 1974s Past, Present and Future, Stewart switched gears, exploring his fascination with historical tales, and was rewarded with his first U.S. chart album. Modern Times was even more successful, and Year of the Cat was an unqualified hit, selling over a million copies and spawning the Top Ten title single. Time Passages duplicated both feats, but Stewarts creativity dried up soon afterward, and difficulties over his contract and change of labels prevented him from releasing any new material until 1984. Russians and Americans was highly political, but sales were disappointing. Even so, Stewart recorded and toured sporadically in the late 80s and 90s while devoting time to his hobby of wine collecting.
