The thumbnail description of Matisyahu: File under Hasidic Beatbox Reggae. Despite having markings of novelty, it’s really nothing of the sort. Fronted by a man named Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller), they are truly a band. Two independently released CDs brought them a rapid and well-deserved ascent, making their signing with a major label a logical step. Youth benefits from a more expansive sound and production by the fantastic Bill Laswell (Golden Palominos, Laurie Anderson, the Last Poets). Matisyahu’s singing and the substance of his songs (spiritual living, self-awareness, the value of knowledge and learning, kindness to others) are presented with a loving sincerity, and buoyed by tremendous musicianship. In particular, drummer Jonah David and guitarist Aaron Dugan bring a wider set of influences and interests to their playing than the reggae tag the band often gets. Free of any proselytizing, this melding of Talmudic teachings and Jamaican rhythms flows so naturally that it underscores the shared roots of the two cultures.

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Youth

Some of them come now
Some of the running
Some of them looking for fun
Some of them looking for away out of confusion
Some of them don’t know where to be
Some of them don’t know where to go
Some of them trust their instincts
That somethings missing from the show
Some don’t fit society
Their insides are crying low
Some of them teachers squashed the flame
’fore it had a chance to grow
Some of them embers still glow
Them charcoal hushed and low
Some of them come with hunger supressed
Not fed them feel the death blow, yo
CHORUS:
Young man control in your hand
Slam your fist on the table
And make your demand
Take a stand
Fan a fire for the flame of the youth
Got the freedom to choose
You better make the right move

Young man, the power’s in your hand
Slam your fist on the table and make your demand
You better make the right move
"youth is the engine of the world"
Storm the halls of vanity
Focus your energy
Into a laser beam
Streaming shattered light
Unites to pierce between the seams
And it seems
The world open peering
The children see
Rapid fire for your mind
Half a truth is just a lie
They rub me the wrong way
They say their way or fall behind
Seventeen disconnect left out
The concept as to why
There’s a spiritual emptiness
So the youth them get vexed
Skip class and get wrecked
Feel with beer and cigarettes
To fill the hole in their chest!

CHORUS

专辑介绍:

我得承认听这张专辑之前，我有极大的顾虑，问题来自于专辑的封套，我不说这是我见过的最让人不快的封套，但是最让人感觉奇怪的封套，在我的印象中，犹太人和reggae没有任何的联系，至少我不觉得Bob Marley是犹太人。就是怀着这样一种“好奇”的感觉开始了这张专辑，现在我承认这是今天我听到的最有实力的专辑之一，如果Matisyahu这个名字让人难以领会，他的原名Matthew Miller会让人突然觉得不那么没什么，太多犹太教的历史牵扯到这位歌手，不过这不妨碍我们听他的音乐，他的音乐语言还是音乐，虽然有时会出现一些西伯来语的词汇。他在2004年推出了首张完整的大碟Shake Off the Dust...Arise，销售上的数字极为地不理想，反而2005年的现场专辑Live at Stubb’s取得了排行榜32名的好成绩。新专辑Youth提供了天天向上的一种音乐口号，标题曲Youth就像当年P.O.D.的那首Youth of the Nation，是对下一代的勉励，其实Matisyahu在P.O.D.的新专辑也有演出。Fire of Heaven/Altar of Earth的reggae的节奏拉开了专辑的序幕，你也就可以听听犹太reggae的味道，这是一首一般，但也不一般的歌曲，歌曲高潮部分很能抓住人的心。Time of Your Song与其说是一首reggae歌曲，还不如说是一首流行歌曲，posh的旋律，上扬的节奏，在第一次听到这首歌的时候就爱上了这首歌曲。Indestructable虽然不是这首歌的拷贝，但保留了歌曲的一种精神，一种快节奏，融入了某种hiphop的元素，也保留了Matisyahu那种奇妙的音乐吸引力，我也绝对认为这首歌同样代表了专辑的整体质量，这样类型的歌曲还包括Jerusalem。What I’m Fighting For则有些剥离了reggae的界限，在唱法上，Matisyahu依然沉浸在reggae的那种悠扬中，而音乐却是明显的accoustic rock，这就是当reggae遇上rock。Shalom/Salaam是一首完全的器乐曲，这回的音乐就不是reggae了，然后犹太教的传统音乐。如果不喜欢太过流行的reggae，可以试试传统的犹太音乐和reggae的完美组合Unique is My Dove，这是一首几乎没有歌词的歌曲，也可能是由于我无法理解Matisyahu所唱的内容，没有歌词，却因为Matisyahu独特的诠释尔变得宏大庄严。谦卑的Matisyahu把他现在最成功的单曲放到了专辑的最后一首，有意思是这首歌曲首先进入的是美国的现代摇滚歌曲排行榜，reggae处于modern rock？当然我的观点则是这首歌曲并不是专辑中最出色的一首，但却是最摇滚的一首歌曲。 行板如歌注：以上回复内容源于网络