正如你所見,她要回來了…Michelle Branch
【試聽 - Michelle Branch - Sooner or Later】
已嫁作人妻的Michelle Branch,在2005年結識好友Jessica Harp和她組個鄉村樂團「The Wreckers」廣受鄉村界的好評,2007年時因為合約到期,也使得團體解散,這兩人也再度展開了單飛的旅程,從去年2008年傳出要發行專輯不止一次的Michelle Brach,專輯的錄製和收歌也已經大功告成,但卻像這首「Sooner or Later」的歌名一樣遲遲沒有下文,當然在這段時間她也沒有閒著,在去年為電影牛仔褲的夏天第二集原聲帶獻譜一曲「Together」,在今年與搖滾歌手Chris Isaak合唱一首「I Lose My Heart」,若有興趣的話可以到水管上找一找
若不把團體時期的專輯算在內,Michelle已經六年沒發專輯了,現在正等待華納公佈發行日期,目前為止公佈了專輯名稱為「Everything comes and goes」,然而她也說過這張專輯會是一張鄉村專輯,所以可能還期待會有像前兩張專輯一樣清新搖滾就要有點失望了,首波主打從聽到令人無聊發慌的「This Way」換成這首好聽又不跳針的「Sooner or Later」,這首歌曲的詞其實意境和「All You Wanted」的差別不大,同樣都是在呢喃著內心感情世界;而目前首波主打「Sooner or Later」正在拍攝MV中,再度請來了曾幫她拍攝「Everywhere」「All You Wanted」的導演Liz Friedlander
可以確定的是Michelle Branch會加入這場年底的眾家歌手爭霸戰,但勢必就會和Taylor Swift,Carrie Underwood一起競爭,對於現在一點殺傷力和曝光率很低的Michelle,可能成績會不太好看,另外Jessica Harp的專輯「A Woman Needs」也即將要發行,第一主打是「Boy Like Me」…
當然若有時間的話下次再把前兩張專輯拿來說說心得,畢竟「The Spirit Room 盒裝心靈」是我心中所愛的專輯名列前矛
【Live - Michelle Branch - Sooner or Later】
Lipstick, pretty face and maybe you'll notice
Something different 'bout me, different 'bout me
Yeah you talk talk all you want, you pour your heart out
But you never do see, you never do see me
Hey, can't wait around forever for you
Sooner or later you're gonna come around
And you'll be sorry when you figure out
That I was always everything that you needed
Sooner or later you're gonna wish you had me
Yeah, you're gonna wish you had me
Well she don't do nothing for you
But mess you up, yeah she messes you up
I'm your shoulder I'm the quick drive over
Trying to fix your stuff, well I give up
Ooh, you never see me standing right in front of you
Sooner or later you're gonna come around
And you'll be sorry when you figure out
That I was always everything that you needed
Sooner or later you're gonna wish you had me
Yeah, you're gonna wish you had me
Oh you're gonna wish me back so bad, so bad
Oh but it's a little too late for that
Lipstick, pretty face, and maybe you'll notice
Something different about me, different about me
Sooner or later you're gonna come around
And you'll be sorry when you figure out
That I was always everything that you needed
Sooner or later, oh
Sooner or later you're gonna come around
And you'll be sorry when you figure out
That I was always everything that you needed
Sooner or later you're gonna wish you had me, oh
You're gonna wish you had me, oh
You're gonna wish you had me, oh
You're gonna wish you had me
Oh you're gonna wish you had me

很可惜的是這首歌 當作主打蠻不夠力的..... 希望第二主打之類會更好 我是超級meech迷:) the spirit room那張也是我的最愛
鄉村如果走太流行搖滾的話反而才是不夠力, 畢竟Michelle現在聲勢也沒有很盛, 有個比較能引人入勝的旋律才會比較, 至少這首歌做到這點了
如果我是唱片公司 我會把她訂位成年輕版的 Sheryl Crow + 成熟一點的 Avril Lavigne 正好接收這兩個活動力越來越差的歌迷 風格也不會差太遠 當然 前提是要有夠力的歌 sooner or later 是還不錯 但不是攻榜的料 連 Kelly Clarkson 那麼順耳的歌都攻得那麼辛苦了 sooner or later 有這樣的下場也不意外 鄉村已經沒有她的立足之地 畢竟木下和太熱近幾年攻城撂地得太厲害 要做起來太困難了
這年頭的流行搖滾女歌手越來越不好當,Michelle Branch這次應該會死得很慘… 尤其是這年底有這麼一大堆大牌歌手搶著在聖誕前夕潮發片, 真希望Michelle專輯中的歌曲至少會有一首像「All You Wanted」「Everywhere」的強力歌曲出現,這樣至少能聽個過癮