VOA标准英语2012--'Up All Night' Melds Country With Modern Rock Edge

'Up All Night' Melds Country With Modern Rock Edge

“Up All Night,” has brought the Georgia native praise from many music critics.

Country Music Television’s website writer Chet Flippo said, “I have to say I have not heard a more compelling and appealing new singer-songwriter-performer since Jamey Johnson came along. His vocals¹ are urgent and gritty, the gifted voice of a true storyteller working at full throttle³.”

Journalist and historian Robert K. Oermann, who writes for 'Music Row' magazine, said, “For years, I have been searching for the missing link between blue-collar rock and country music. This year, I think I have heard it. His name is Kip Moore. There is fiery⁴, urgent intensity⁵ in his voice. His lyrics⁶ vibrate with conviction and true grit². The melodies have gripping, heart-in-throat passion. And the roaring, propulsive⁷ performances on his debut⁸ album sound like signposts on the highway to some Southern-fried 'Born to Run.' Dare I say it? This man just might be the hillbilly Springsteen.”

Moore wrote or co-wrote each of the 11 tracks on “Up All Night.” The common theme covers many of his own coming-of-age experiences. 

”I want to create a loyal fan base. I think through all the years of writing this, I feel like it’s a very honest record," he said. "It’s not all ‘songwritery’ where it’s said all kind of crazy ways. I wanted to speak on the record just like you would in conversation, how you would really say it to somebody. For me, those are the records that I gravitated to when I was young - the Jackson Brownes, the [Bob] Segers and the [Bruce] Springsteens that were so good at making you feel something. That’s the main thing. I want to make people really emotionally connected to this record, which in turn will create a loyal fan base, I think.”

Music wasn’t Moore’s first passion. He first attended an Alabama college on a basketball scholarship. Following that was another scholarship to play golf for a university in his home state of Georgia. But, he says music was always in the back of his mind.

After spending several months living with friends in Hawaii, Moore headed to Nashville in 2004. Soon after arriving in Music City, producer Brett James signed him to a publishing deal, which led to a recording⁹ contract with MCA Records.

The label released the track “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck” as the lead single from “Up All Night.” Moore says it’s one of the most autobiographical songs on the album.

“That song was my teenage life growing up. It was hanging out on the back of truck beds and fishing holes and big fields," he said. "In South Georgia there’s not a whole lot going on and you kind of make your own fun. That’s what that song is. For me it happened to be borrowing my dad’s Silverado when I was about 16. This girl that I was trying to get the attention of didn’t really seem to pay too much attention to me when I had this little Isuzu car that got passed down to me with about 400,000 miles on it. But, when I took that truck out, it was like I picked up a whole other woman. So I learned that there was something about a truck at an early age.” 

“Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck” was recently certified¹⁰ gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Its video has attracted more than six million views on YouTube. 

1 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

2 grit   

n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关

参考例句：

• The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
• I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。

3 throttle   

n.节流阀，节气阀，喉咙；v.扼喉咙，使窒息，压

参考例句：

• These government restrictions are going to throttle our trade.这些政府的限制将要扼杀我们的贸易。
• High tariffs throttle trade between countries.高的关税抑制了国与国之间的贸易。

4 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

5 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

6 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

7 propulsive   

adj.推进的

参考例句：

• The fish uses its tail fins for propulsive force throgh the water.鱼靠尾鳍在水中前进。
• Interest in jet propulsive force was now growing at the Air Ministry.航空部对喷气推进的兴趣正在增加。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

10 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。