Darklands

　Feeling no doubt burdened by the various claims of being the new Sex Pistols, and likely fed up with accusations that the walls of feedback were their own trick, the Reid brothers underwent a bit of a rethink with Darklands. The end result must have fallen squarely between two camps -- hardly eligible for sunny commercial airplay, not quite as flailing as the earliest efforts -- but, from a distance, this is an appealing, enjoyable record. Songs were often longer while the album itself was shorter than Psychocandy, walls of sound were often stripped away in favor of calmer classic rock twang and groove, while William Reid took the lead vocal at points, showing he had a slightly sweeter, wistful tone in comparison to his brother. However, the changes on Darklands can be overstated -- the basic formula at the heart of the band (inspired plagiarism of melodies and lyrics alike, plenty of reverb, etc.) stayed pretty much the same, even if the mixes were cleaned up -- compare "Down on Me" to any Psychocandy cut for a good example of the difference. The use of drum machines in place of Bobby Gillespie's rumble tended to enforce the newer focus, but at the album's best, such a seeming dichotomy didn't cause too much worry. "April Skies" made for a great single, while the soaring-in-spite-of-itself "Happy When It Rains" was another winner, one that Garbage more or less made its own some years later for its own similarly titled hit. William's singing turns made for other highlights as well, notably "Nine Million Rainy Days," the overt misery of the title suiting the dark crawl of the song, and the lengthy lament "On the Wall." Darklands is no Psychocandy in the end -- nothing the band released later ever was -- but it's still a good listen.

豆瓣翻译成黑土地[生病]

码字时候bgm专辑之一，现在已经变成计时单位。1Darklands = 36分8秒

真酷 既性冷淡又浪漫得让人甜倒的那种

今天买到了《Darklands》1987欧洲首版！

Songs 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 written by William Reid, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10 by Jim Reid and William Reid (All credited as Reid/Reid). Jim Reid: 主唱(除了1, 5, 9)，和声，吉他，贝司，鼓机，词曲创作，编曲 William Reid: 主唱(1, 5, 9)，和声，吉他，贝司，鼓机，主要词曲创作，制作人，编曲 发行：1987-09

1987年第二张录音室专辑 专辑时长:35:51 销量:100,000[BPI] AllMusic:4.5/5 Mojo:4/5 Paste:4/5 Pitchfork:7.8/10 Q:4/5 Rolling Stone:4/5 Select:4/5 Spin:8/10 Robert Christgau:B+

一张会永远铭记于摇滚乐历史上的伟大专辑之一。吉他和弦、松散的鼓点和有点回声的人声，像大雨中立交桥下的惺忪的灯光，在雨中散发温暖、悲凉中带着浪漫的感觉。

那篇乐评2006评的，撰稿人也离开了Pitchfork了。按照Pitchfork的打脸传统，现在评应该不止7.8

哈哈哈我也有，平板支撑1song2 = 2分零一秒

朋友虽然我不认识你，但在我最近喜欢的专辑的评论里遇到头像是我最爱的乐队平克弗洛伊德，点开主页又是我最最最最爱的王菲的照片，不管你乐不乐意我特么都要说，劳资爱你！

Darklands真是神了的一张专辑。

嗯，是时候来张whitecloud了

主唱说了 他们要 educate people ， 像Ian Curtis 这种轻生青年如何educated？LWTUA这种负能量神曲只能给人类留下无尽的毒害。 Shoegazers do no harm, they don't kill anyone , nor themself. But anyway how the hell can the jesus and marychain be educated????

这张专辑的所有歌都好听到哭[爱心][爱心][爱心]太喜欢这种风格这种感觉了[爱心][爱心][爱心]

这是一张盯鞋入坑的砖，几年下来再听依旧有所触动[爱心]

这张专辑无论是甩给朋克 硬摇 金属党，无不称赞，如此的长盛不衰。值得反复咀嚼。

夏天就拿这张专的封面当t恤印花好了。