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本帖最后由 Rachel0818 于 2013-5-10 10:04 编辑

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Augustana are a heartland equivalent of Coldplay and Keane, with a touch of mid-'90s adult alternative throwback (think Counting Crows or the Wallflowers) also peppering their mellow, piano-based music. Although based in California, the band formed in southern Illinois in 2002, while singer/keyboardist Dan Layus and guitarist Josiah Rosen were studying contemporary Christian music at Greenville College. The band's original lineup also included bassist Simeon Lohrmann, second keyboardist David Lamoureaux, and drummer Kyle Baker. This lineup released a pair of self-distributed CDs — the full-length Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays and the EP Mayfield — in 2003, but the conservative climate of Greenville College proved to be too confining for the band's founders. Choosing music over academia, Layus and Rosen left Greenville for Los Angeles in 2004, jettisoning the rest of the band and reforming with a new lineup that included keyboardist John Vincent, bassist Jared Palomar, and drummer Justin South. The reformulated Augustana signed with Epic Records in 2005 and released their major-label debut, All the Stars and Boulevards, in September of that year. A slow starter, the album gradually rose to national attention on the strength of "Boston", a heartfelt ballad that was featured on an episode of Scrubs in early 2006. To encourage the accompanying increase in Augustana's popularity, a limited-edition reissue of the album (with extra songs and video content) was released in September 2006. By the following year, All the Stars and Boulevards had finally made its way into the Billboard Top 40 — a whopping 19 months after its initial release. Augustana then returned in 2008 with a new lineup (Josiah Rosen had left the band for a solo career in early 2006, only to be replaced by guitarist/mandolin player Chris Sachtleben) and a new album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt.

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2003年,就读伊利诺州格林维尔学院的
      Dan Layus(主唱、钢琴、吉他)
      Josiah Rosen(合声、曼陀铃、吉他主音)
      Kyle Baker(鼓)
      Simeon Lohrmann(贝司)
为音乐理想而组起『Augustana』乐团,成军不久之后,Dan Layus和Josiah Rosen决定放弃学业,前往洛杉矶一圆主流厂牌发片梦想,一开始他们到处争取演出机会,在建立起名声时,发行了自制限量一千张的首张专辑『Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays』和『Mayfield EP』,同年,贝司手Simeon Lorhmann选择继续完成学业而退出乐团。2004年,主唱Dan Layus和Justin South、Josiah Rosen、Jared Palomar重新拾起『Augustana』团名,并在数场公开演出中脱颖而出,获得主流大厂 Epic Records一只合约。2004年冬天,『Augustana』於乔治亚州的亚特兰大录制首张专辑,并邀请名制作人Brendan O'Brien操刀,完成十一首优质作品。

     2005年9月6日,『Augustana』推出主流旗下的首张专辑『All The Stars And Boulevards』,有别於一般摇滚乐团,你不会在他们的音乐中听见劲力嘶吼的猛烈,取而代之的是轻柔的抒情曲调,单曲『Boston』 (Billboard流行热门单曲榜Top34、热门单曲榜Top31、热门成人榜Top10)就是一首十分贴近内心的动人作品,结合钢琴与Dan Layus的真诚嗓音,宛如Coldplay(酷玩乐团)的温暖摇滚基调搭配Keane(基因乐团)主唱Tom Chaplin的抒情声线(与CD侧标同感),『Wasteland』、『Stars and Boulevards』、『Mayfield』与『Sunday Best』都是『Augustana』最擅长的流畅摇滚作品,Dan Layus毫无瑕疵的完美转音,彷佛坐在绿荫下吹著凉爽微风,却又是令人如此深刻!2006年4月,Josiah Rosen离团发行个人专辑『a memoir』后,乐团加入David Lamoureux(合声、键盘手)及Chris Sachtleben(吉他主音、曼陀铃)两名成员,五人的『Augustana』正式成型。9月12日,『All The Stars And Boulevards』重新发行,并加收新曲『Marie』混音版本的『Wasteland』和『Stars and Boulevards』、『Boston』空心吉他版本。2007年 ,『All The Stars And Boulevards』专辑获得Billboard专辑榜Top96及新进艺人榜(Top Heatseekers)冠军。

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本帖最后由 Rachel0818 于 2013-5-10 10:04 编辑 in the light of the sun is there anyone? oh it has begun oh dear you look so lost eyes are red and tears are shed this world you must've crossed you said, you don't know me, you don't even care you said, you don't know me, you don't even care essential and appealed carry all your thoughts across an open field when flowers gaze at you they're not the only ones who cry when they see you you said, you don't know me, you don't even care you said, you don't know me, you don't even care she said I think I'll go to Boston I think I'll start a new life I think I'll start it over where no one knows my name I'll get out of California I'm tired of the weather I think I'll get a lover and fly 'em out to Spain I think I'll go to Boston I think that I'm just tired I think I need a new town to leave this all behind I think I need a sunrise I'm tired of the sunset I hear it's nice in the Summer some snow would be nice you don't know me, you don't even care Boston, where no one knows my name

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