刻俄柏都想推荐的摇滚专辑 122 —— Octopus 八爪鱼

各位听众朋友们，新年快乐！又到了本电台连刻俄柏都想推荐的摇滚专辑的时间了。

经过电台的考虑之后，这一周决定继续给听众朋友们带来这个主题的摇滚专辑，欣赏那些或奇怪、或好看、或有思考的专辑封面以及这里的摇滚音乐。

本电台就接纳所有的摇滚风格，欢迎各位听众到最下面的链接点播您最喜欢、最中意、让听众百听不腻的摇滚专辑哟。



今天推荐的这一期这个主题的摇滚专辑来自维多利亚，虽然可能前卫摇滚的范围内不像PF、Yes、KC那样的出名，但是这支乐队音乐具有多重人声和声、复杂的歌词、有时组织成概念专辑形式、频繁的节奏变化、频繁使用分裂节奏和非标准的拍子，包括多拍(同时演奏两个或多个拍子)、使用复杂的旋律，经常将和声与不和谐的和声对比、广泛使用器乐和声乐对位、使用通常与古典音乐相关的音乐结构诸如此类至今在摇滚音乐的历史影响上是不容被忽视的，而他们的目标是“在冒着变得非常不受欢迎的风险下扩展当代流行音乐的界限”，只不过这种立场随着时间的推移发生了重大变化，或许只有听过他们的音乐才能懂其中的奥妙吧。

而今天推荐的前卫摇滚专辑封面上是一只巨大的八爪鱼，据说这个名字是乐队的一位成员的妻子起的，反映了专辑的八个曲目。

曲目既很前卫，又有一种中世纪曲风的感觉，并没有前卫的冗长多余，因为这张专辑从此开启了乐队的巅峰生涯直至乐队解散，而且他们也是出了名的不想复合。

总之，今天推荐的专辑希望给听众朋友们以一种不一样的感受去听一听属于他们的前卫摇滚吧。

首先这支不可忽视的来自维多利亚的前卫摇滚乐队名字很别有一番风味，名字叫做——温柔巨人(Gentle Giant),而今天推荐的前卫摇滚专辑是乐队走向巅峰的开始，名字叫做——八爪鱼(Octopus)。具体介绍如下：

“返回到温柔巨人’s fourth album after any kind of lengthy absence, it's astonishing just how little Octopus has dated. Often written off at the time as a pale reflection of the truly gargantuan steps being taken by the likes of Jethro Tull and Barclay James Harvest, the band's closest relatives in the tangled skein of period prog, Gentle Giant often seemed more notable for its album art than its music. Octopus, however, marries the two seamlessly, with the cover speaking for itself, of course. And the mood continues within, the deliciously convoluted opening & The Advent of Panurge & itself riding waves of sonic tentacles as Derek Shulman's guitar shrieks short but so effective bursts around the thundering bass and, occasionally, churchy organ. Against the pulsating volume of the album's heavier tracks -- &Panurge& is joined by &A Cry for Everyone& -- the band's excursions into less excitable territory are never less captivating. Twiddling though they are, the sometimes a cappella &Knots&, the lilting &Dog's Life& and the yes-with-fiddles-ish &Raconteur Troubadour& all have moments of sublime sweetness, while the instrumental & The Boys in the Band& is a succession of quirky showcases for, indeed, all the boys. Occasionally arrangements do get overly cluttered -- with each of the six bandmembers doubling up on at least three different instruments, there's a distinct sense of overdubs for overdub's sake. However, follow the key instruments alone, and the soundscapes not only make perfect sense, but so do the flourishes and intrusions that rattle around. And the end result is an album that has withstood the test of time a lot better than anyone might have expected.”