Desperado *, the second studio album of the same name by the Eagles in 1973.
The Desperado is also the band's first concept album. It tells the story of a group of gangsters in the western United States in the 1890' s, known as the Turin dalton Gang.
"Du Lin Dalton Gang" is an outlaw composed of Bill Du Lin, Bill Dalton, Bob Dalton, emmett Dalton, Bill Bauer, Dick Broadwell and George Newcomb. He is active in the western United States around 1890. His main crimes include robbing a train, robbing a bank and retaliating against the police.
The band got inspiration from books and pictures about these gangsters and made a whole album. In an interview, lead singer don henley said that when considering this album, the band tried to connect the robbers in the old west with the rock bands in modern society. In fact, there are similarities between the two: robbers plundered from one town to another, and rock bands toured all the way; Robbers are often accompanied by alcohol, women and drugs, which seems to be the standard of rock bands; Robbers live outside the law, and rock bands live outside the "law" of traditional ideas or orthodox music.
This album was recorded in London, England, and it took only a few weeks to make it. When the album was released, the sales volume was not good. In the first week, it ranked 145 in Billboard 200, and reached the highest of 4 1 after eight weeks. This is the worst album in the band. With the release of subsequent albums, Desperado's sales began to rise. 1974 won the gold medal of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and 200 1 reached double platinum.
* * "Turin-Dalton" * * is the first song of the album. The crisp folk guitar and melodious harmonica kicked off the whole album and brought the audience to the vast westworld. The song tells the story that Bill Dalton met Bill Dooling after his two brothers died in Coffeville (a small town in Kansas, USA) and started their "Dooling Dalton Gang" career.
No matter the banjo accompaniment or the cheerful singing, Twenty-one shows that it is a typical country song. The title implies that this song is about emmett Dalton, who is the youngest member of this gang. 1892, the "Dooling Dalton Gang" robbed two banks at the same time in Coffeville, and they fought fiercely after being met by the police. Four people were killed, and emmett Dalton was shot 23 times, but miraculously survived. He was arrested and imprisoned and sentenced to 14 years in prison, when he was just 2 1 year old. Later, he wrote a book about his experience and became an actor in Hollywood. This song should be about emmett Dalton before the robbery, when he was ignorant, arrogant and even naive. Full of illusions about the future life, ignorant of the coming disaster, can not help but make people cry.
* * "Out of control" * *, Chuck Berry-style blue stone. The fugitives went to the town bar to have fun. Alcohol, gambling, glamorous barmaids, twisted electric guitars and drums all indicate that this is destined to be a crazy night out of control.
Tequila Sunrise is a hit song in the album. The soft accompaniment of the twelve-string guitar and glenn frey's mellow voice are quiet, sweet and intoxicating. Taste the wine until the sun rises in Ran Ran. Tequila Sunrise was originally the name of a cocktail, and the title here is quite pun. This song is about a boy who has a crush on a girl. Reminiscent of the background of the last song, it may be a continuation of the crazy night, or it may be about someone in the gang. Beneath the vicious appearance, pure love is the only humanity it retains.
Then I came * * The Desperado * *. This song is also the first song written by don henley and glenn frey. Since its birth, this song has been covered by too many artists: Carpenter, Linde Ronsade, johnny cash, Westlife, paul potts, Ken Hirai?, Wang Jie, Jam Hsiao, Wang Ruolin and so on.
There is a lyric in the song "Change 1995" written by Taiwan Province singer Huang Shujun: "The Eagles held a farewell concert in Tokyo. I helped you listen to "Desperado" in the dome, and my face was full of tears. " This song is written for his late good friend, musician Yang. The Desperado is their favorite song. I also heard the eagles sing live in Meiting on 20 1 1. Although I didn't have tears all over my face, I was very excited.
Present the lyrics. The translation is from the Internet, with slight modifications.
Eagles' songs are always full of metaphors, such as Hotel California and The Desperado, which people argue endlessly. Some people think that the "queen of diamonds" and "queen of hearts" in the lyrics are metaphors of different girls, some people think that they are metaphors of good and evil, and some people think that they mean money and love. Some people say that this song describes a person's attitude towards love. Some people think that this song tells a story of persuading the prodigal son to turn around and abandon evil and do good. Of course, you should never expect the band to come forward and explain, because it is these arguments that add more charm to the song.
The sixth song in the album, Some Kinds of Fools, was sung by Randy meissner, the bassist at that time. Unlike most bands, almost everyone in the Eagles can sing. Everyone's voice has its own characteristics. Don henley was the first lead singer, and his voice was vicissitudes and high-pitched. The lead singer's works include Hotel California, Desperado and Last resort. Glenn Ferry has a mellow voice and sincere feelings. His lead singers include Relax and Tequila Sunrise. Randy Meisner's voice is loud and clear, and he is mainly responsible for the treble and harmony part of the song. 1977 left the team and Timothy B. Schmit took over.
The seventh song of the album is "Turin-Dalton", which has been changed to a purely instrumental version. The band greatly improved the speed of the original music, and then the guitarist Bernie Leadon showed her superb banjo and mandolin playing skills in the music. Bernie Leadon left the group on 1975. Then joe walsh joined in, and he and Don Feld, who joined the team at 1974, contributed a wonderful guitar solo in the famous song Hotel California.
Desperado is the eighth song in the album and the only song in the album that is not composed by band members. Because it conforms to the theme of the album, it was adopted by the band and put into the album. It is worth noting that this song is almost seamlessly connected with the last song "Turin-Dalton". This is also a common technique used in concept albums. Some concept albums and even every song can be seamlessly connected.
The ninth song of the album "Saturday Night" is a love song. Although the Eagle is a rock band, it is obviously not so hard. Adagio has always been its specialty. Beautiful music, coupled with accurate harmony, is warm and beautiful. Whether it fits the theme of the album so well is not very important.
The penultimate song of the album, Bitter Creek, was sung by guitarist Bernie Lidden this time. Bitter Creek is the nickname of George Newcomb, a member of Du Lin Dalton Gang, and it is also a pun when used in songs. "Don't go too deep in a bitter stream" ("Don't go too deep in a bitter stream") is a warning and persuasion to fugitives.
"Du Lin Dalton/Reprise" is the last song of the album. Reprise means ensemble reappearance, which is rare in Chinese music. In the concept album, he can be regarded as the theme reproduction and variation of the last song, which played an echo role. The album reproduces the musical themes of "Turin Dalton" and "The Outlaws", which are expressed by different lyrics and arrangements.
The first half of the song is the reappearance of "Du Lin Dalton", which describes the tragic scene of "Du Lin Dalton Gang" confronting the police in Coffeville. The vast desert is lonely, and the Yellow River sets the yen. At sunset, the streets were empty, and the fugitives were in groups of three or five. What will they think at the last moment of their lives?
The second half is the reappearance of The Desperado, which once again expresses the theme of the original song and warns the desperado of its tragic ending. Different from the original piano, it is decomposed from the guitar. The song ends with the repeated singing of the word "outlaw", which is like a mockery of fate and an exhortation to get lost, bringing a happy ending to the whole album and arousing the audience's thinking and singing.
The outlaws in Eagle Falcon have nothing to do with right or wrong, only the Jianghu.
In my opinion, there is a gangster in everyone's body. When every life is young and frivolous, it is more or less eccentric and free, like "since the world can't meet our desire, I will let go of my hair tomorrow and board a fishing boat" and heroic, like "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon!" . He will turn a deaf ear to any persuasion, die unrepentant, stick to his own opinions, and never look back until he reaches the south wall. Even if it is a knife and a mountain of fire, even if it is devastated, it is despair. And when I suddenly look back, it soothes the scars of growth. Is it thoughtful or infatuated? Whether moved by his "tragic feat" or laughing at his impulsive ignorance, everything is over.
You and I are fugitives and have nothing to do with Jianghu. No problem.
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