《Isn't Anything》一直被视为是乐队巅峰之作《Loveless》的铺垫,但与后者一样,《Isn't Anything》仍然可以被称作是具有开创性的惊世之作。这不仅仅是因为它是乐队声音最清晰最直爽的一张唱片,更因为《Isn't Anything》其实正是自赏派音乐的开山之作,之后无数模仿者如雨后春笋般的涌现出来。虽然专辑里结构紧凑的歌曲中仍然残留着乐队早期那种粗糙刺耳的独立风格,但Kevin Shields和他的同伴们对这种音乐风格进行了广泛而精巧的实验。混合了激烈吉他演奏、鼓击和男女合声的“Feed Me with Your Kiss”是乐队最标志的声音,而“All I Need”中软弱无力的吉他和人声营造出一种使人陶醉的朦胧氛围。Kevin Shields独一无二的调音、颤音和录音技巧在“You Never Should”和“Nothing Much to Lose”这两首歌中得到了最充分的体现,但是Deb Googe在“Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)”中独特的贝斯演奏提醒人们,这极富创意的音乐有每一位乐队成员的功劳。《Isn't Anything》中许多富有脆弱美感的亮点来自Bilinda Butcher:在那首扭曲的“No More Sorry”中,她吟唱着悲伤的歌词:“Your septic heart and deadly hand/Loved me black and blue”,人声在零碎而又凶猛的吉他伴奏下若隐若现。“Several Girls Galore”中,Bilinda的声音如此性感迷人却又让人遥不可及,仿佛她置身喧嚣之外在你耳边细语。My Bloody Valentine的阴暗面是这张唱片最吸引人的亮点,尤其体现在“Sue is Fine”中:“Sue is fine”这句歌词在合唱时被乐队狡猾而巧妙的念成了“Suicide”。《Isn't Anything》展现了乐队创新音乐风格的初貌,并且为《Loveless》指明了道路,但是它绝不仅仅只是乐队日后辉煌时刻的一次彩排那么简单。(本站翻译自AllMusic)
推荐 | 序号 | 曲名 | 英国单曲排名 | 美国单曲排名 |
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1 | Soft as Snow (but Warm Inside) | - | - | |
2 | Lose My Breath | - | - | |
3 | Cupid Come | - | - | |
4 | (When You Wake) You're Still in a Dream | - | - | |
5 | No More Sorry | - | - | |
6 | All I Need | - | - | |
7 | Feed Me With Your Kiss | - | - | |
8 | Sueisfine | - | - | |
9 | Several Girls Galore | - | - | |
10 | You Never Should | - | - | |
11 | Nothing Much to Lose | - | - | |
12 | I Can See it (but I Can't Feel It) | - | - |