其实起因是今天开车回住处时电台正好放起了ColdPlay的这首新歌Viva La Vida，甫听之下简直“浑身一颤如同电流划过全身”回到家赶快在Youtube上找到MV，那么F话不多先来分享——

话说Coldplay一直是我喜欢的老牌摇滚乐队，他们创立于1997年由当时伦敦大学学院的几名学生组成，音乐风格是alternative rock，也就是相对于重摇滚来说属于比较轻松柔和的音乐。在漫长的十多年中他们只发行过四张唱片，所谓质重于量，每一张都是经典之作。而这张他们花了将近两年才完成的新专辑Viva La Vida相对于三部曲的前三张专辑来说是一个充满反思的转折。

这首歌的歌词我也非常喜欢，现在记在下面——

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh

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然后是一年前就想介绍的Linkin Park，创立于1996年的美国老牌摇滚乐队，虽然在十多年的时间里发片不多却张张都是精良之作（喂这通词你前面刚刚用过！）很多人可能比较熟悉他们那首Transformers中的What I've done，但在该张07年的专辑Minutes to Midnight中，还有其它几首非常好听的歌曲，比如Shadow of the day和Leave Out All the Rest都是我个人非常喜欢的，而且比起What I've done来说它们更加轻柔一些，本来他们就是介于重金属摇滚、hip hop和rap rock之间的风格么～

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接着简单说一下David Cook的新专辑Analog Heart吧，倒没有我期待中的惊喜，整张的风格比较平稳，是非常中规中矩的抒情摇滚，总之还是很喜欢他带点沙哑的嗓音。

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最后是Madonna大姐（大妈？）的新作吧——其实我最初知道她是因为老爸是她的饭，小时候家里堆着不少以她袒胸露背为封面的CD，弄得我一度很郁闷地以为老爸在看“哔——”的片子orz并且也对这个女人印象相当恶劣，直到后来看了Evita才大大改观。

她08年的新专辑Hard Candy，特别大大一提那首4 Minutes，和Justin Timberlake（其实你是想提他吧！）的合作，互动相当有趣，而且她的音质实在是纯净得没话说，好听啊好听～