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艺人

Bruce Cockburn

语种

英语

厂牌

Columbia Records

发行时间

1989年02月14日

专辑类别

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专辑介绍

by Rob Caldwell

This was Cockburn's first release of new material in three years. It was a move away from the somewhat dated, overblown sound of his previous World of Wonders, toward a leaner, more guitar-dominated sound. Budgeting for album art seemed to be a little low, but luckily the collection of songs was of consistent high quality. As with most Cockburn albums, this is a mix of socially conscious, spiritual, and reflective songs. Cockburn had spent time in Nepal in 1987 and what he saw there found its way into some songs, including &Tibetan Side of Town& and &Understanding Nothing.& Time spent in Germany soon after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union inspired &Radium Rain,& while deforestation of the globe inspired &If a Tree Falls,& the first single from the album. Cockburn is equally at home writing about matters of the heart, though his lyrics take a much more unconventional turn in &Don't Feel Your Touch,& with lines such as &the night grows sharp and hollow as a junkie's craving vein& and &the night grows clear and empty as a lake of acid rain.& Elsewhere on the album, in &Gospel of Bondage& he takes pains to differentiate himself from right-wing Christianity and express his different view of the faith. Unusually for Cockburn, he ends the album on a slightly humorous (albeit dark humor) note with &Anything Can Happen,& a look at the temporariness of life, where &anything can happen& at any time &to put out the light.&