好久没有写Rock题材的dd了。这次说说美国的后Punk乐队The Offspring。
其实，Offspring是一个比较有争议的乐队。这支来自南加州的乐队是80年代就成立的，跟99%的美国摇滚乐队一样，也是来自学校同学的组合，经过很长时间的地下活动，1989终于走到地上，出了首张专辑《The Offspring》，这时的组合是：主唱兼节奏吉它手Bryan Holland、贝司手Greg Kriesel、主音吉它手Kevin Wasserman和鼓手Ron Welty。给人留下最深刻印象就是主唱Bryan Holland的十分金属化的硬朗狂放的唱腔——但是好像也没啥别的了，而且，从一开始这支Punk乐队就有两个为人诟病的问题：第一，怎么看都超不过Green Day（虽然Green Day也颇有欺世盗名之嫌，但是已经成了Punk招牌，大把人买帐），第二，太旋律化了！前两年有个乐评人说：“下张专辑他们可以请Maria Carey来做主音。”就是说他们的旋律过于pop。但是这些都不要紧，他们的第五张专辑《Americana》1998年成了90年代初以Grunge为代表的摇滚复兴之后最给Punk摇滚长脸的专辑。
优美的旋律有问题么？对我来说没啥大问题，Bryan的歌词有着深得Punk精髓的玩世不恭和入微的嘲讽，看看《Americana》中的热门单曲“Gone Away”、“Pretty Fly”、“Why Don’t You Get A Job”，以及2000年专辑《Conspiracy Of One》中的“Want You Bad”的歌词，就知道，好听不等于糖水。不过我本人最喜欢The Offspring的地方是他们的MTV，基本上都是比较BT的那种暴笑情节，Bryan经常在里面以一种又痞又拽的姿态出现——连Kurt Cobain都承认他内心有时难以抑制对某种流行和俗气的喜爱，我就更不用装蒜了，好听又好玩，还有着过瘾的Punk节奏和张力，多好！
Gone Away
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can’t deal it’s so unfair
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven’s so far away
And it feels
Yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you’ve gone away
Leaving flowers on your grave
Show that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary’s
Can’t bring back what’s taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name And if I could trade
I would
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven’s so far away
And it stings
Yeah it stings now
The world is so cold Now that you’ve gone away
Why Don’t You Get A Job
My friend’s got a girlfriend
Man he hates that bitch
He tells me every day
He says “man I really gotta lose my chick
In the worst kind of way”
She sits on her ass
He works his hands to the bone
To give her money every payday
But she wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend
You gotta say
I won’t pay, I won’t pay ya, no way
Why don’t you get a job
Say no way, say no way, no way
Why don’t you get a job
I guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
To keep her bill collectors at bay
I guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
Cause that girl’s got expensive taste
I won’t pay, I won’t pay ya, no way
Why don’t you get a job
Say no way, say no way, no way
Why don’t you get a job
Well I guess it ain’t easy doing nothing at all
But hey man free rides just don’t come along
every day
Let me tell you about my other friend now
My friend’s got a boyfriend, man she hates that dick
She tells me every day
He wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend
You gotta say
Original Prankster
Until the break of dawn
Life life
Cannot go by the letter
Time time
Prozac can make it better
Noise noise
Any kind will do
Can you feel it slip away
When it’s all on you
Crime crime
Rockin’ like Janet Reno
Time time
Eighteen and life in Chino
Freud Freud
All along it’s true
Well you’ll see there comes a day
Catches up to you
Knock down the walls, it’s alive in you
Knock down the place, you’re alone it’s true
Knock down the world, it’s alive in you
You gotta keep your head up through it all
You’re gonna
Bust out on it – original prankster
Break out yeah – original yeah
Bust out on it – original prankster
You never stop now, stop now
That’s what the main man say
You know it smells like shit
Goddamn
Tag team the double header
Son of Sam
Fire always makes it better
Navigate
With style and aplomb
Cause wherever you’re at
That’s the tip you’s on
Lies, lies
Says he’s down in the Bahamas
Tries tries
Bangin’ little hoochie mamas
No way
None of this is true
Well he’ll see there comes a day
When the joke’s on you yeah
Dime dime
So good to see ya
Nine nine
Don’t want to be ya
Crime crime
Fine sensimilla
Want You Bad
If you could only read my mind
You would know that things between us
Ain’t right
I know your arms are open wide
But you’re a little on the straight side
I can’t lie
Your one vice
Is you’re too nice
Come around now can’t you see
I want you
All tattooed
I want you bad
Complete me
Mistreat me
Want you to be bad
If you could only read my mind
You would know that I’ve been waiting
So long
For someone almost like you
But with attitude, I’m waiting So come on
Get out of clothes time
Grow out those highlights
Come around now can’t you see
I want you
In a vinyl suit
I want you bad
Complicated
X-rated
I want you bad
Don’t get me wrong
I know you’re only being good
But that’s what’s wrong
I guess I just misunderstood
I want you
All tattooed
I want you bad
Complicated
X- rated
I want you bad
I mean it
I need it
I want you bad