【音樂邦】

Neon Trees 首張專輯『Habits』已於2010/03/16正式發行(台灣未發行)

~《Animal》~

Written by  Branden Campbell/Tyler Glenn/Tim Pagnotta

Here we go again
I kinda wanna be more than friends
So take it easy on me
I'm afraid you're never satisfied.

Here we go again
We're sick like animals
We play pretend
You're just a cannibal

And I'm afraid I wont get out alive
No I won't sleep tonight

Oh, oh
I want some more
Oh, oh
What are you waitin' for?
Take a bite of my heart tonight
Oh oh
I want some more
Oh oh
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Say goodbye to my heart tonight

Here we are again
I feel the chemicals kickin' in
It's gettin' heavier
I wanna run and hide
I wanna run and hide

I do it every time
You're killin' me now
And I won't be denied by you
The animal inside of you

Oh, oh
I want some more
Oh, oh
What are you waitin' for?
Take a bite of my heart tonight.
Oh oh
I want some more
Oh oh
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Say goodbye to my heart tonight

Hush, hush
The world is quiet
Hush, hush
We both can't fight it
It's us that made this mess
Why can't you understand?
Whoa, I won't sleep tonight

I wont sleep tonight

Here we go again
Here we go again
Here we go again
Oh, oh
I want some more
Oh, oh
What are you waitin' for?
Take a bite of my heart tonight.
Oh oh
I want some more
Oh oh
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Say goodbye to my heart tonight.

Oh, oh
I want some more
Oh, oh
What are you waitin' for?
Take a bite of my heart tonight.
Oh oh
I want some more
Oh oh
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Say goodbye to my heart tonight.

Oh, oh
I want some more
Oh, oh
What are you waitin' for?
Take a bite of my heart tonight.
Oh oh
I want some more
Oh oh
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Say goodbye to my heart tonight.

~《In The Next Room》~ 

Written by Branden Campbell/Tyler Glenn/Tim Pagnotta

There you go
Messin' with my mind
I am usually better when I lie
There i
Go
Stuck inside a shell
And you're living on the other side
A lovers carousel
If you only
Knew
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I lose control
When I hear your body move
Through the walls
In the next room
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I lose control
When I hear your body move
And
I'm dying to break through
To the next room
You make love to everything you touch
It's a
Natural reaction
It's a sensual attraction
You play me like I am made of strings
I'm the violin,
A melody
I want your lips to sing
If you only knew
How hard it is to handle
How bad
I want a scandal
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I lose control
When I hear your body move

Through the walls in the next room
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I lose control
When I hear your
Body move
And I'm dying to break through
To the next room
Tell me 'my world revolves
Around you'
Tell me 'boy I can't live without you'
Tell me 'you're losing sleep tonight'
Cuz
I'll tell you straight
I'll never wait
I won't take
No no no no no no no no
Oh I lose control

When I hear your body move
When I hear your body move
Ohhhoohhhhhh
My heart
You stole
Every time your body moves
I'm just dying to break through
To the next room

~《Sins of My Youth》~

Written by Tyler Glenn/Neon Trees

I found life out on the weekdays
When we would drive to some new city
Call
Me crazy I was born to make a mess
Would you love me still if I were to confess
That I had a little
Too much fun
Back when I was young
I've got these habits that I cannot break
And as I'm
Older there is more at stake
Go ahead and call me fake but these are the sins
The sins of my
Youth
All these mainstream made emotions
Made me the boy that they wanted me to be
But
When I took down my defenses
For the first time there was something in me
Yah something in
Me
Hot like a smoking gun
Back when I was young
I've got these habits that I cannot break

And as I'm older there is more at stake
Go ahead and call me fake but these are the sins
The sins
Of my youth
I break habits just to fall in love
But I do it on designer drugs
You can call me
Dangerous
But these are the sins
The sins of my youth
Would you love me still
Would
You love me still
Would you love me still
Would you love --
I've got these habits
That I cannot
I've got these habits that I cannot
I've got these habits that I cannot break

~《Girls and Boys In School》~

Written by Tyler Glenn/Neon Trees

Play me down my lover
Like we're under cover
Like we're in
Our freshmen year
Like all the girls and boys in school
Our anticipation
And our bad
Behavin'
It's like we learned our lesson
But conveniently forgot the rules
Questions
For questions
I've got a question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?
Questions
For questions
I've got a question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?
I  Don't want your lover
Like my younger brother
He's patronized another
But I think
It's serious this time
I don't want you fading
Acting like you hate me
It's just like all
Your paper cuts
That cut you in the coldest spots
Questions for questions
I've got a
Question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?
Questions for questions
I've got a
Question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?

And forget the rules

Like all the girls and boys in my school
Questions for questions
I've got a question:

Would you ever dance with me like that?
I said to this end "don't hurt your best friend"

(keep playing along again!)
I said to this end "don't hurt your best friend"
(keep playing along again!)
I said to this end "don't hurt your best friend"
(keep playing along again!)
I said to this end "don't hurt your best friend"
(keep playing along again!)

Questions for questions
I've got a
Question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?
Questions for questions
I've got a
Question:
Would you ever dance with me like that?

And forget the rules

keep playing along again!

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一句短評：另類搖滾(alternative rock)，聽起來就是『暢快』!!

          一組很特別的搖滾樂團，他們是"Neon Trees"。他們的搖滾很特別，聽他們的歌真的可以聽到搖滾音樂中的"爽"勁；搖滾樂不見得歌詞需要"暴力"、"性"或是成串的"髒話"才能突顯這樣的情緒，相反的，正常的歌詞也可以很有力量，最重要的是對音樂的『態度』!!Neon Trees隨性的唱腔、恰到好處的歇斯底里、不吵雜的嘶吼、適性而發的音樂/歌詞，正是搖滾樂真正迷人的地方。

      《Animal》是他們的成名曲，非常獨特且迷人的唱腔，讓人一聽就會愛上它。這首歌的每一個音符似乎都是開心的隨著主唱的聲線合諧的跳動著，從這首歌中我可以真正的感受到搖滾樂的宣洩力，真的聽完後有一種"滿足感"!!

      《In The Next Room》同樣也是一首很特別的搖滾曲風，融合復古的元素，但仍保有他們的獨特魅力。整首歌的情緒鋪排呈現極速上揚，越聽越爽、越聽越有勁，完全融入歌曲中，所有不好的情緒全部宣洩一番，有勁!!

      《Sins of My Youth》，主唱用比較收斂的唱腔來詮釋，但同樣是一首很出色的搖滾樂。鼓聲在這首歌中非常突顯，幾乎是領導這整首歌，和主唱的vocal形成一股很強勁的氣勢，為這首歌營造更有力量、更有層次的氣氛。

       《Girls and Boys in School》加入電音的元素，非常pop、旋律也很catchy。主唱用更誇張、更有張力的唱腔來演唱，將整首歌唱出不同的元素和風格，很有他們的特色!!

        很盡興的搖滾樂，很有趣的搖滾團體，這樣的音樂性和態度令我相當驚豔。推薦給各位這組團體，他們是"Neon Trees"!!

推薦評分：94/100

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※Neon Trees小檔案(Wikipedia)：

      成軍於2005年，由Tyler Glenn(主唱&keyboard)、Chris Allen(吉他手)、Branden Campbell(貝斯手&和聲)、Elaine Bradley(鼓手&和聲)。