Eagle-Eye Cherry

小簡介
Eagle-Eye Cherry何許人也?我們對他所知甚少。其實(shí)他還是有些來頭的，他是爵士音樂界的重要人物、著名的爵士小號演奏家Don Cherry的兒子，著名流行女歌手Neneh Cherry的兄弟。他出自音樂世家，但他的音樂卻未受家人的任何影響，《Living In The Present Future》走的是傳統(tǒng)的民謠搖滾路線，由此可見他是一位個性非常獨(dú)立的音樂人。(阿瑟)
　　走民謠搖滾風(fēng)格，不用描述大家也會知道這張專輯的音樂是怎樣的了，平和、隨意、樸實(shí)無華的音樂，充滿哲理和生活情趣的歌詞，便是Eagle-Eye Cherry個人在音樂方面的追求。(A.C.)
　　Eagle-Eye Cherry的音樂既不前衛(wèi)，也不時髦流行。在這張專輯中沒有一首歌特別出跳，會一下子贏得大眾的歡心。它需要你去用心感受，并具備一定的鑒賞力，才會喜歡上這樣的音樂作品。(一至)
　　若要成為象Bob Dylan那樣偉大的民謠歌手，除了必須具備非凡的思想性和洞察力之外，還離不開社會環(huán)境這個大舞臺，即所謂“時勢造英雄”，這兩點(diǎn)，尤其是后者，是Eagle-Eye Cherry所缺乏。(子圭)
　　和很多民謠歌手一樣，Eagle-Eye Cherry的演唱實(shí)力很是一般，缺乏感染力。但這張專輯還是不乏出色的作品，如“Promises Mode”、“Burning Up”、“Together”、“She Didn't Believe”。(Chris)
With his breakthrough American hit "Save Tonight," alternative singer/songwriter Eagle-Eye Cherry became the latest member of his family to stir the music world: his father was avant-garde jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, and his sister was alternative rap pioneer Neneh Cherry. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1971, Cherry was christened Eagle-Eye (yes, his real name) because the first time he looked at his father, he did so with only one eye open. Cherry spent most of his early childhood in Sweden and on the road with his father, and at age 14, when his family moved to New York, he studied acting at the New York School of Performing Arts. He also took up the drums, playing in several bands for fun, and later played around with keyboards and songwriting. Acting remained his primary focus for the time being, though, and after school he made a living appearing in plays, commercials, and the occasional television pilot; he also guested on The Cosby Show. In the meantime, seeking more control over his own creative expression, Cherry began playing guitar and writing songs again.
Don Cherry passed away in 1995, and a grief-stricken Eagle-Eye moved back to Stockholm with his girlfriend to clear his head. It was there that he began to earnestly concentrate on songwriting, and took some time to hone a set of original material modeled on the acoustic singer/songwriter tradition, with touches of blues and light funk. Deciding to try his luck in Sweden before the more competitive American marketplace, Cherry recorded his debut album, Desireless, and gave it a low-key release on the Swedish label Diesel in 1997. Gradually, thanks in part to the singles "Save Tonight" and "Falling in Love Again," the album became a hit — first in Sweden, then Scandinavia, then all across Europe. Desireless was picked up by Sony's Work Group division for American distribution, and was released in the summer of 1998. "Save Tonight" soon began a steady climb up the charts, and buoyed by support from the VH1 set, it eventually peaked in the Top Five. Cherry was red-hot, and Desireless went platinum in the States, selling a total of four million copies worldwide. In the summer of 1999, he appeared on Carlos Santana's vaunted comeback album Supernatural, singing the duet "Wishing It Was."
Cherry toured the world in support of Desireless, and during the massive promotional jaunt his relationship dissolved. The breakup informed his second album, Living in the Present Future, which was released in Europe in 2000. Remixed for American release, the album was retitled Present/Future, sported a different running order with several different tracks, and wasn't released in the U.S. until late 2001. Despite the European success of lead single "Feels So Right," plus a well-received duet with sister Neneh on "Long Way Around," Present/Future didn't attract nearly as much attention in America as its predecessor.