Three Shining Bands of the Past巡禮老樂隊，光芒不久違

杜銳

Music plays an indispensable role in our life. It can change our mood， uplift our spirit and even sublimate our emotions. As for band， a kind of performer of music， have you ever heard of some bands such as the Beatles， the Monkees and the Eagles？ Today， lets give a glimpse of these three bands.

音樂在我們生活中扮演著不可或缺的角色。它能轉換我們的心情，振奮我們的精神，還能升華我們的情感。說到音樂的一種演奏者——樂隊，你有沒有聽說過諸如披頭士、門基抑或老鷹呢？今天，我們就來一起了解一下這三支樂隊。

The Beatles

The Beatles is undoubtedly one of the most successful and most influential bands in the history of pop music. The four young handsome men， named John Lennon， Paul McCartney， George Harrison， and Ringo Starr， got together from 1962 to 1970 and created a new era， ending the English mens admiration for Elvis Presley.

Rooted in skiffle， beat and 1950s rock and roll， the Beatles experimented with several genres， ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelic and hard rock， often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In a few years， the Beatles music conquered the whole world and stirred up Beatlemania. Such mania was so strong that the Beatles finally stopped many concerts in order to live quieter lives.

The Beatles broke up in 1970. From the founding to break-up， the band existed just 10 years. Despite its short life-span， its influence was profound. As a cultural icon， and an inspiration to thousands of musicians who followed in their footsteps， the Beatles is as fresh as ever in minds of thousands of people.

披頭士樂隊

披頭士樂隊毫無疑問是流行音樂史上最成功、最有影響力的樂隊之一。四個帥氣的年輕人，約翰·列儂、保羅·麥卡特尼、喬治·哈里森和林戈·斯塔爾在1962年到1970年之間聚在一起，開創了一個新時代，結束了英國人對貓王埃爾維斯·普霍斯利的崇拜。

植根于噪音爵士樂、打擊樂以及20世紀50年代的搖滾樂，披頭士積極嘗試了很多音樂流派，從流行民歌和印度音樂，再到迷幻音樂以及硬搖滾，并且開創式地融入了經典元素。在短短幾年內，披頭士用音樂征服了世界并引發“披頭士熱”。這種狂熱是如此強烈，所以披頭士樂隊最終停止了很多音樂會，才過上安靜的生活。

披頭士樂隊于1970 年解散。從成立到解散，這支樂隊存在僅僅十年的時間，但是盡管生命短暫，其影響卻異常深遠。作為文化偶像，披頭士樂隊鼓舞著成千上萬的追隨其足跡的音樂人。它在很多人心中從未褪色。

（資料信息參考來源：https：//www.bangli.uk/post/ 13006）

The Monkees

The Monkees got formed in a unique way. A TV show needed four musicians to play jokes on each other as well as play some music of the Beatles. Sadly， TV could only find one who was good enough. In this way， a musician named Dave Jones and three actors， namely Micky Dolenz， Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith， got together and formed the Monkees.

During the broadcasts， the actors just pretended to sing. However， their performances were humorous enough and they won lots of fans. And their fans even formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. After a year or so in which they became more serious about their work， the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.

So unique and inspiring was this bands development that its story was written and compiled into Students Book 2 of New Senior English For China （2007 version published by Peoples Education Press）. The passage， on the page 34， is titled The Band That Wasnt.

門基樂隊

門基樂隊的組建方式與眾不同，一個電視節目需要四個音樂人在節目上打趣逗笑和演奏披頭士樂隊的音樂。不幸的是他們只招到一個滿意的。就是以這種方式，一個名叫戴維·瓊斯的音樂家和三個名叫米奇·多倫茨、彼得·托克和麥克·奈史密斯的演員聚到了一起，組成了門基樂隊。

在節目播放期間，樂隊演員只是假唱。但是，他們的表演非常幽默，因此贏得了很多粉絲。歌迷們為了更加熟悉他們甚至成立了俱樂部。大約一年以后，門基樂隊逐漸對自己的工作認真起來，他們開始像一支真正的樂隊那樣演唱自己創作的歌曲。然后他們錄制自己的唱片，并且開始巡回演唱自己的音樂。

門基樂隊的組建與發展是如此特別與鼓舞人心，所以他們的故事被編入人民教育出版社2007年發行的高中英語教科書第二冊，文章在第34頁，題目為《不是樂隊的樂隊》。

（資料信息參考來源：https：//www.monkees.net/）

The Eagles

The Eagles was formed in 1971. Four young men， Don Henley， Glenn Frey， Bernie Leadon， and Randy Meisner had a modest beginning to pursue their music dream. They just served as accompany band for Linda Ronstadt， a pretty popular female singer at that time， and even Bob Dylan， Nobel Prize winner in literature in 2016.

In 1976， the Eagles produced their unprecedented masterpiece Hotel California. The album became a blockbuster immediately and maintained the first position in the charts for 8 weeks. The song Hotel California became the peak work of the Eagles， and became the very substance and texture of the band. It， as a metaphor against materialism， touched on many themes， including insanity， innocence， danger， temptation and transient nature of fame， etc.

Times and attitudes quickly change. Now the Eagles is out of sight. However， their songs， especially the Hotel California， still echo in pubs， clubs and streets， bringing us to that time of confusion. Where there is a song sealing a time， there is value of its band.

老鷹樂隊

老鷹樂隊成立于1971年。四個年輕人，唐·亨利、葛倫·弗萊、班尼·林登、蘭迪·麥斯勒以一種低調的方式開始了他們的音樂夢想之旅。他們那時以伴奏樂隊的身份為琳達·朗絲黛，甚至是鮑勃·迪倫伴奏。前者是當時很紅的鄉村女歌手，后者于2016年獲得諾貝爾文學獎。

1976年，老鷹樂隊推出了他們的曠世杰作《加州旅館》。專輯一發行就很暢銷，連續8周在排行榜上蟬聯冠軍。在隨后的歲月里，《加州旅館》被認為是老鷹樂隊的巔峰之作，被認為與樂隊合二為一。這首歌隱喻著反對物質主義，包含了很多主題，例如迷惘、單純、危險、誘惑、名譽的虛無等。

時過境遷，如今老鷹樂隊已逐漸淡出我們的視野，但是那首經常響起的《加州旅館》，總是讓我們想起曾經的迷惘時代。一首經典的歌，封存了一個時代。一個樂隊有這樣一首歌，也就夠了。

（資料信息參考來源：王昕文《老鷹樂隊的故事》）

In the bright music sky， these aged bands are just some bright stars. With time going by， some of them become dimmed， and some of them disappear. However， their spirit of keeping pace with time， their persistence in pursuing their dream just resemble the moonlight， bright and eternal forever. It is these personalities that we can learn from these aged bands.

在音樂的璀璨天空里，這些老牌樂隊曾是明亮的星斗。隨著時間推移，他們或許暗淡，或許消逝，可是他們與時代共舞俱進的精神，與夢想牽手前行的堅持，恰如皎潔的月光，不朽永恒。我想，這也是我們能夠從這些老牌樂隊身上學到的東西。

讀完文章，也嘗試找找以下問題的答案吧！

1. Which of the following sayings about the Beatles is right？

A. The Beatles admired Elvis Presley deeply.

B. The Beatles succeeded because of their different trials and their creativity.

C. Due to their tiredness， the Beatles canceled many concerts.

D. The Beatles broke up because they couldnt bear fansinterruption.

2. Whats the right order of following events about the Monkees？

① They produced their own records.

② They won fans and the fans formed clubs.

③ They played and sang songs of the Beatles.

④They became more serious about their work.

A.③④①②B.③②④①

C.①③④②D.①②③④

3. As for the Eagles song California Hotel， which saying of the following is wrong？

A. It is a metaphor.

B. It is the best song of the band.

C. It covers many topics.

D. It is released in 1972.

參考答案：B B D