In search of my Rock Time 8 – Suede … Just give me, give me, give me the power And I'll make them bleed Give me, give me the power (Although I'm just the common breed) … Suede 主唱Brett Anderson 陰柔的唱腔再次詮釋了所謂的頹廢華麗的搖滾美學…
Suede 又名The London Suede，中譯的團名是”麂皮合唱團”，他們和Blur “布勒合唱團“ 都是英式搖滾 (Britpop) 的前驅，英國NME 雜誌記者及評論作家 John Harris 曾經提到： 「Britpop began when Blur's single "Popscene" and Suede's "The Drowners" were released around the same time in the spring of 1992. He stated, "[I]f Britpop started anywhere, it was the deluge of acclaim that greeted Suede's first records: all of them audacious, successful and very, very British".」
知名的流行音樂網站（Allmusic）也認為Suede 就是 Britpop 之父： 「the true founding fathers of Britpop were Suede. Released in 1993, their self-titled debut became an unexpected smash with its fusion of glam-rock majesty and Smiths introspection. Suede opened the doors for even bigger breakthroughs in 1994 by Blur (Parklife) and Oasis (Definitely Maybe), who quickly became Britpop's two most popular superstars. 」
認識 Suede 正是從他們第二張專輯 1994年10月發行的《Dog Man Star》開始，沒想到吉他手Bernard Butler 隨即在翌年離開，Brett Anderson 在今年初一場專訪中，他談到了當初創作最大的突破以及對音樂犧牲奉獻的心路歷程： http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/18/brett-anderson-musician hat was your big breakthrough? Writing The Drowners with [Suede guitarist] Bernard Butler. We had been trying to write something in the vein of classic songwriters – Beatles, Bowie, Velvet Underground – with a modern, twisted, sexual edge. With that song, it felt like we'd unlocked a door.
What have you sacrificed for your art? Everything, really. During the 1990s, nothing was more important to me than my songs. I saw my personal life as a bizarre experiment; as long as interesting songs came out of it, I didn't care about my health or happiness. But you can't carry on living like that – or you end up mad or dead. 英式搖滾陪伴著我經歷過學生時代接近終了的那一段人生的轉折點。 現在回想起來，才發現所謂的搖滾樂的歷史其實是在我週遭的生活中不斷活生生地演進著，當時雖然是恭逢其盛卻有如置身事外一般地渾然不知，一如在部落格貼文的我是否也正面臨以及接受網路時代的改變？ “We are the pigs”, just listen to this song !
網路參考資料： http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suede_(band) Suede (re-named The London Suede in the United States) are an English alternative rock band, cited as kick starting the Britpop movement, and reinventing English rock music. Through their several incarnations, they were able to consistently put out albums that charted well, while still holding the respect of critics. Although they never achieved great success in North America, they are considered by some to be one of the most influential British rock bands of the 90s. They have achieved three number-one albums, including their debut Suede, which also won the Mercury Prize in 1993. Suede achieved critical success with follow up Dog Man Star in 1994, which at the time was seen as being out of step with their Britpop peers. The record was overshadowed by the sudden departure of guitarist Bernard Butler shortly before the album was completed. Suede went on to greater commercial success in the UK, mainland Europe and Asia with Coming Up (1996), which produced five top 10 singles and Head Music (1999). Both albums charted at number 1. Suede's final album A New Morning (2002), the band's first album to be released after the collapse of Nude Records, was a commercial disappointment and in 2003, after the release of their Singles compilation, Suede disbanded. Brett Anderson reunited with Butler in 2004 to form The Tears, who after releasing one album, are currently on hiatus. After much speculation Suede reformed in 2010, featuring the lineup from the Coming Up-Head Music era.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Man_Star Dog Man Star is the second album by English alternative rock band Suede, released in October 1994 on Nude Records. It was the last Suede album to feature guitarist Bernard Butler, due to growing tensions between Butler and singer Brett Anderson ending with Butler leaving the band shortly before the album's completion. Dog Man Star is more downbeat than their debut and chronicles Suede as they parted from the "Britpop pack".
In 2006, the British Hit Singles & Albums and NME organised a poll of which, 40,000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever and Dog Man Star was placed at number 75 on the list. In 2000, the now-defunct weekly magazine Melody Maker placed Dog Man Star at number 16 in a list of all time top 100 albums. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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