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The Verve神韵合唱团的第三张专辑《Urban Hymn》。
The Verve可以称为延续80年代新迷幻风潮的最佳代言人，成立于90年，来自英国小镇的他们，在独立厂牌Hut之下发行的首张专辑《A Storm In Heaven》便以丰沛迷离的吉他音墙、独树一格的编曲方式与旋律令所有的乐评惊艳。吉他手Nick McCabe善于在朦胧喧然的音效结构中营造出一股清新而冷凝的氛围，有着属于他们自己性格鲜明的旋律。
The Verve在这张专辑中更尝试了一种突破，在音乐中加入了大量弦乐编制，主唱的声音沙沙地撒落进心房。原有的迷幻氛围仍持续，但弦乐的优美却令人有超脱世俗之感。专辑中代表性的单曲《Bitter Sweet Symphony》同时也是当时英国榜上的宠儿。
难以想象他们是来自一个田园般的、纯朴的南方小镇。神韵合唱团面对当时颇为时髦的虚无逃避主义英国摇滚乐风气，他们时而松弛、时而压抑的风格超出了传统的歌曲结构，代之以空间摇滚之上的迷幻主义，外加爵士风格和氛围音乐脉络。 他们是一首华丽迷离的忧郁赞美诗。
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http://bbs.zhzx.net.cn/photo/BAYERN/no.1/08.MP3
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3m4e45bTo
歌词：
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down
the only road I've ever been down
You know
the one that takes you to
the places
where all
the veins meet yeah,
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
from one day to
the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize
the pain in me, yeah
I let
the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But
the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
from one day to
the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
Try to find some money then you die
I'll take you down
the only road I've ever been down
You know
the one that takes you to
the places
where all
the things meet yeah
You know I can change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
from one day to
the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mold
no, no, no, no, no,
I can't change
Can't change my body,
no, no, no
I'll take you down
the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down
the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Have you ever been down?
Have you've ever been down?
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本帖最后由 tzy123 于 2009-4-10 10:04 编辑 ]
