摇滚乐--Rock & Roll 西方流行音乐介绍(1)

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      特别声明和提示：Rock & Roll简称作Rock。本文译自All Music Guide，但内容并不代表译者本人观点，此说明特别针对其数据库中将众多流行歌手归为Rock类的作法。

       　Rock & Roll is often used as a generic term, but its sound is rarely predictable.

　　Rock & Roll通常被用作一个泛指的术语，而其所指代的听乐感觉则一言难以概括。

　　From the outset, when the early rockers merged country and blues, rock has been defined by its energy, rebellion and catchy hooks, but as the genre aged, it began to shed those very characteristics, placing equal emphasis on craftmanship and pushing the boundaries of the music.

　　最开始的早期摇滚艺人植根于乡村和布鲁斯音乐，摇滚实际被它自身具有的能量，反抗与迷人的吸引力所定义，但是随着这一音乐门类的成熟，它开始摆脱掉那些非常表象的东西，更多地着重于内功，进而推动改变着音乐的界限。

　　As a result, everything from Chuck Berry''''''''''''''''s pounding, three-chord rockers and the sweet harmonies of the Beatles to the soulful pleas of Otis Redding and the jarring, atonal white noise of Sonic Youth has been categorized as rock. That''''''''''''''''s accurate — rock & roll had a specific sound and image for only a handful of years.

　　结果是从Chuck Berry的重节拍，三和弦摇滚乐和甲壳虫甜美的和音，到Otis Redding灵魂般的天音和Sonic Youth刺耳，无调的白色噪音，都被归为“摇滚”。摇滚乐的某种音乐类型和形象只能持续几年倒是成了真理。

　　For most of its life, rock has been fragmented, spinning off new styles and variations every few years, from Brill Building Pop and heavy metal to dance-pop and grunge. And that''''''''''''''''s only natural for a genre that began its life as a fusion of styles.

　　在大部分的发展历史中，每隔几年摇滚乐就分裂，混杂成新的风格和种类，从Brill Building Pop和重金属，到舞曲流行和肮脏摇滚乐。风格的不断熔合是摇滚乐的唯一天性。

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