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“石器时代皇后”(Queens Of The Stone Age)是近年来现场演出反响最好的乐队之一。这样说不仅是因为他们能够吸引戴夫·格罗[Dave Grohl,原Nirvana乐队鼓手,现“喷火战机”(Foo Fighters)乐队主唱兼吉他手]在内的众

多大牌乐手的加盟,更多的是由于乐队成员娴熟的技巧和多元化的演绎方式。

面纱背后的芳华

以吉他手兼主唱乔希·霍姆(Josh Homme)为核心的“石器时代皇后”乐队前身是充满传奇色彩的Kyuss。那是一支来自美国加州Palm Desert的stoner rock乐队。1995年Kyuss解散时,该乐队共留铝怂恼抛stoner rock风格不经意地溶入进新的创作中。Kyuss也曾经历了从地下乐队发展为成功乐队的历程。在他们1995年的告别演出上,歌迷对乔希·霍姆这位只有22岁的吉他手兼主唱喊出了“乔希是上帝”(Josh is God)!乐队解散之后,乔希从加州的回到了西雅图,曾与“叫树”(Screaming Trees)乐队一同巡演了几乎两年,还参与了很多其他乐队的演出,同台演出过的乐队包括“金属制品”(Metallica)、“期待”(Ween)、“声音花园”(Soundgarden)、“白僵尸”(White Zombie)、“现实主宰”(Masters of Reality)等等,逐渐地他在技术上到了极高的水准。在此期间乔希还为“人类废墟”唱片(Man's Ruin Records)创作了一系列的Desert Session专辑,并与前“声音花园”(Soundgarden)的贝斯手本·薛帕德(Ben Shepard)在内的许多乐手进行了合作。

1997年,乔希与前Kyuss乐队的鼓手阿尔弗莱多·赫伦德兹(Alfredo Hernandez)一起组建了“石器时代皇后”,并于同年年底首次出现在一张EP中。这张EP实际上来讲是过渡性的,其中收录了三首Kyuss的老歌和三首“石器时代皇后”的新歌。1998年初,另一位前Kyuss的乐手尼克·奥利佛里(Nick Oliveri)在结束了“侏儒”(Dwarves)乐队的短暂生涯后加入了“石器时代皇后”;紧接着,吉他手/键盘手戴夫·凯秦(Dave Catching)也加入了进来,乐队阵容得到进一步完善。对乔希来说,从Kyuss到“石器时代皇后”的蜕变是一个很自然的过程。“我们只是把Kyuss的原有音乐做得更加收敛一点,多了些迷幻的感觉,”乔希向原Kyuss的乐迷承诺。尽管新乐队要发展一些新的内容,但是做出的改变不会特别明显,“我们当然要比Kyuss有所发展,在新专辑中将加入更多关注焦点的歌曲,但我们还是会坚持原来的方向”。

肆意奔流的和谐

“石器时代皇后”于1998年底在“松槽”(Loose Groove)发行了他们的首张同名专辑,其中充满了坚实的低音质感,无论是奔放的旋律,还是巧妙的歌词,又或者完整的结构与纯净的音色均让人为之着迷。乔希的初次亮虽然显得并不张扬,但是却能给人一种威压的感觉,他似乎找到了一种介于严肃的艺术金属与活泼的流行乐之间的表现形式。专辑中以催眠般的《合格的约翰》(Regular John)迅速开场,乔希低沉的吉他重音盖过了失真,再加以纯正的金属和弦,从中可以看出“石器时代皇后”的音乐中注入了更多的激昂与古典的成分。专辑中的很多作品都是乔希的低沉嗓音与狂躁乐器效果的强烈对比,有些歌走的是纯粹的低音路子,像《走在人行道上》(Walkin' On The Sidewalks)。另外他们还玩带有“口技”(vocal hooks)元素的东西,比如《你会知道》(You Would Know);其中也会有一些狂躁的金属作品,比如《如何抓住一根绳子》(How To Handle A Rope);在专辑靠后的《你不能甩了我,宝贝》(You Can't Quit Me Baby)中,乐队完全又是即兴演奏,乔希低沉内敛的嗓音此时减弱为呻吟声,也许这简直不是什么声音,它就像是八月里恶毒的太阳灼伤着你的灵魂。

进入1999年,乐队与Interscope签约,继而于2000年6月发行了他们的第二张专辑《R》,这张专辑可以说是“low-guitar-string riffs”的最新代表。不过,专辑中还同时夹杂一些其它元素。这是一种超越原有摇滚样式的风格,融合了重低音,并且隐约折射出侵略性的朋克气质。很多人认为这张专辑的风格难以界定,也许这是由于“石器时代皇后”本身并不能算是一个真正意义上的乐队——乔希和奥利佛里在加利福尼亚的“约树”(Joshua Tree)录音室里创作了这张专辑,录制的过程中总共请了8位来自不同乐队的乐手、歌手来助阵,包括“犹大牧师”(Judas Priest)的罗布·哈佛德(Rob Halford)、“叫树”的马克·兰尼根(Mark Lanegan)以及“凡人”(Earthlings)的皮特·斯塔尔(Pete Stahl)等。《R》和第一张专辑比强化了力度,其中的音乐做得十分紧凑,在多声道技术合成处理之后,给人一种见缝插针的紧密感。在《化学生活更好》(Better Living Through Chemistry)中,依稀可见键盘的和声与粗重的吉他进行着巧妙的配合。整张专辑保持了多变的风格,比如《欲速则不达》(Quick and to the Pointless)听起来有点像是“乔恩斯潘西布鲁斯爆炸”(Jon Spencer Blues Explosion),咆哮中加入了快速的和声和掌声;《夏季好感觉》(Feel Good Hit of the Summer)就像是被囚禁的“涅磐”(Nirvana)。此时,在制作人克里斯·高斯(Chris Goss)的帮助下,乔希已经学会如何制作专辑。

2002年8月,“石器时代皇后”完成了新专辑《给聋人的歌》(Songs for the Deaf)的录制工作。这是张谦逊的Grunge专辑,有意思的是他们在音乐中很自然地加入了一些舞台摇滚演出的形式,就像《没人知道》(No One Knows)和《上帝在无线电台里》(God Is On The Radio)中的身体摇摆一样。很显然乐队的工作重点放在了专辑的后半部分,例如《顺流而下》(Go With the Flow)和《马上离开你》(Gonna Leave You)这两首歌做得十分出色,也只有乔希和奥利佛里才会像对待民间曲调一样去对待《蚊子之歌》(Mosquito Song)这样有份量的音乐。他们把轰鸣的吉他和手风琴加入到钢琴和军鼓组成的进行曲中,仿佛魔鬼般咆哮的嗓音,加上帅气的外表与娴熟的技巧,就这样把自己的音乐呈现给大家。无论是出色的速度金属还是重金属(或者二者兼有,比如在《六个枪手》(Six Shooter)中,还加入了疯狂的尖叫),都是为整个乐曲的奇异结构而服务的,每一首歌都是壮阔而神秘的,所以在商业上取得了前所未有的成功。

热血相通的偶然

发完这张专辑以后,乐队已经变得十分引人注目,而且增添了几分神秘感,他们骨子里那些附庸风雅的东西也少了很多。值得说明一点的是该张专辑是与“喷火战机”的主唱兼吉他手戴夫·格罗一起合作完成的,因此专辑中grunge的成分明显地更多了并且很地道。对于戴夫这位多才多艺的乐手来说,当前最重要的事情莫过于他自己的乐队“喷火战机”了。过去的2002年确实让人觉得十分糟糕,戴夫不仅要跟科特·柯本(Kurt Cobain)的遗孀柯妮·拉夫(Courtney Love)打版权官司,还得为“涅磐”的精选专辑宣传造势。尽管经历了这么多繁琐的事情,“喷火战机”的第四张专辑《一个接一个》(One By One)还是如期和大家见面了。也许是因为戴夫以鼓手身份参与了“石器时代皇后”新专辑的制作过程(“石器时代皇后”乐队原鼓手赫伦德兹在2000年中时离开了乐队),所以总让人觉得这两张专辑有很多共同之处。总体来说《一个接一个》基本上比较生猛,既没有脱离Grunge,也没有局限于Grunge。有力的吉它riff充满了整张专辑,这方面它似乎超过了该乐队以往的所有作品。另外专辑中音乐从流行程度上也有了一定的改进。以往戴夫所擅长的是对扭曲情绪的描绘,但这次一切都显得更加圆滑流畅了,旋律的编排上也更加趋向于完美,情歌部分做得抑郁忧伤,不安的情绪在虚拟的气氛中蔓延着。

当然戴夫不在“喷火战机”的日子里所做的远不止《给聋人的歌》这张专辑,他不但会和“石器时代皇后”乐队一起参加巡演,而且也会在大卫·鲍伊(Davie Bowie)的音乐中帮助他弹吉他。此外“顽强的D”(Tenacious D)的最新喜剧摇滚专辑中也可以找到他的身影,还有那与柯妮·拉夫女士为了“涅磐”的版权问题永无休止的争吵。经过一段时期的调整,戴夫重新回到了“喷火战机”,因此“石器时代皇后”的成员还将不断地改变。

从满载激情的音乐中你会感觉到,“石器时代皇后”是支讲究整体配合的乐队,无论是阿尔弗莱多·赫伦德兹坚实、灵活的鼓点,还是尼克·奥利佛里低沉的贝斯都完美地配合了旋律。比如《顺流而下》,再比如缓慢、性感、低沉的《走在人行道上》,还有带有最低限制、程控化逃离特质的《维护秘密的失却艺术》(The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret),强劲的《合格的约翰》,还有比较疏散的《我曾是个年少的掌上模型》(I Was A Teenage Hand Model)。在这个乐队中,每个成员都在用生活去接近音乐的本质,通过生活感受去表达音乐,生活和音乐也同样给他们带来无限的乐趣。

Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new guitarist/keyboardist Dave Catching. The project's origins date back to Homme, who in the wake of Kyuss' 1995 demise relocated to Seattle to tour with the Screaming Trees; he soon began working with a revolving lineup of musicians including the Trees' Van Conner, Soundgarden's Matt Cameron, and Dinosaur Jr.'s Mike Johnson, recording a series of 7"s originally issued under the name Gamma Ray. After rechristening the group Queens of the Stone Age, Homme recruited Hernandez to begin work on their self-titled debut LP, issued in late 1998 on Loosegroove; after the album was completed, Oliveri left the Dwarves to rejoin his former bandmates, with the subsequent addition of Catching rounding out the roster. In addition to extensive touring, Homme put together a series of albums for the indie label Man's Ruin; the various volumes of the Desert Sessions feature Homme's collaborations with a loose-knit, revolving-door lineup of likeminded musicians, some from bands like Soundgarden, Fu Manchu, and Monster Magnet.

In mid-2000, Queens of the Stone Age issued their sophomore album, R (as in the movie rating; some promo copies were distributed with the original title, II), before appearing on that year's Ozzfest tour. By that point, drummer Hernandez had been replaced by a tag-team combo of Gene Troutman and Nicky Lucero. The group built a healthy buzz courtesy of accolades from such renowned publications as Rolling Stone, and due to good old-fashioned touring. 2001 saw the group perform at the massive Rock in Rio festival (after which Oliveri was arrested by the Brazilian police for performing nude) and a spot on the year's Ozzfest. The same year, Homme and Oliveri put together yet another volume of the Desert Sessions series, while QOTSA assembled a third studio album.

Ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl was very vocal in the press about his admiration of the Queens, which led to an invitation for him to join the group for the third album's recording and, subsequently, supporting tour. Surprisingly, Grohl accepted, putting the Foo Fighters on hold (despite having a new album completed and ready to go). One of the year's most eagerly anticipated hard rock albums, Songs for the Deaf was issued in August 2002 and was preceded by a tour that saw Oliveri and Homme joined by Grohl on drums, ex-Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan, and A Perfect Circle guitarist/keyboardist Troy Van Leeuwen. As if their schedules weren't busy enough between QOTSA and their other projects, Oliveri and Homme signed on to pen the musical score to the movie The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (with backing by Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk), and formed a new project, Headband, with ex-Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez and Amen frontman Casey Chaos. Homme also hooked up with old friend Jesse Hughes for Eagles of Death Metal, which issued the Peace Love Death Metal LP in 2004. (Homme played drums.)

When QOTSA reconvened for the March 2005 LP Lullabies to Paralyze, the lineup featured Homme, Joey Castillo, Alain Johannes, Van Leeuwan, and Lanegan. The Over the Years and Through the Woods CD/DVD appeared in November that same year. It featured live material from the band's tour for Lullabies, but also included rare and archival Queens footage. In 2007, the band (Lanegan at this point was only a guest) released the excellent Era Vulgaris, which also included contributions from the Strokes' Julian Casablancas, among others.


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