Nikki Sudden

小简介
NIKKI SUDDEN是位才气型的摇滚歌手，他的音乐深受美国民歌的影响， 同时拥有英国摇滚传统；再加上80年代PUNK运动的冲激，使他的音乐独特又浪漫。听NIKKI SUDDEN的音乐，仿佛听到了NEIL YOUNG或，因为他的歌声颇像NEIL YPUNG，而他那股流畅自然略带慵懒调调的唱腔，却又令人想起BOB DYLAN ；所不同的是NIKKI SUDDEN有着比NEIL YOUNG更过人的摇滚热力，比BOB DYLAN 更抒情的浪漫风情。
NIKKI SUDDEN原本是SWELL MAPS乐团的主唱兼吉他手，之后发表过两张个人专辑，并与DAVE KUSWORTH合组了JACOBITES，奠定了NIKKI SUDDEN浪漫吉他式的音乐风格。
1989年，NIKKI SUDDEN组了一支名为“NIKKI SUDDEN＆THE FRENCH REVOLUTION”的神秘三人组，并发表了这张名为“GROOVE”的专辑。此专辑是为了纪念1988年圣诞节因政治事件遇害的青年KARL STEPHENSON ，KARL同时是一位小飞侠式的英雄人物。这张作品如同它的命名，突破了NIKKI SUDDEN 以往那种即兴慵懒的乐风，倾向于扎实的摇滚乐。吉他的表现铿然有力，爆发出扣人心弦的张力。全张专辑以厚重的蓝调为基础，NIKKI SUDDEN同时也解放他自己，用音乐，狂飙的吉他，疯狂的打鼓来宣泄自我。专辑中包含了12首曲子，有长篇幅的摇滚曲“SEE ME RIDER”以吉他取胜；也有蓝调味浓厚的“MURDER VALLEY”，诗般吟唱的“SEA DOG BLUES”或是JESUS ＆MARY CHAIN式的FUZZ噪音曲。
综观SUDDEN的创作过程，从早期PUNK，R＆B ，FOLK直到现在的硬式摇滚，除了说明这位才气横溢的创作者勇于翻新沉淀外，也象征着他在广大音乐面向上的成熟根基，同时这张专辑也成为他迈向未来的重要里程碑。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
After the post-punk band Swell Maps dissolved in the early 80s, lead singer Nikki Sudden began a diverse and maddening solo career, during which he performed with a number of different bands and side projects. Sudden released his first solo record, Waiting on Egypt, in 1982, followed closely by The Bible Belt in 1983; both records recalled Swell Maps. In 1984, Sudden formed the Jacobites with drummer Epic Soundtracks (his brother, who was also a member of Swell Maps) and guitarist/vocalist Dave Kusworth, who co-wrote the material with Sudden. The band developed a laid-back pop style, driven by acoustic guitars and a rolling rhythm section reminiscent of the Velvet Underground. The Jacobites released four albums and three EPs between 1984 and 1986, when Kusworth left the band. Sudden continued with the Jacobites name, releasing Texas on the Creation label in 1986. During the late 80s, Sudden ditched the Jacobites and began making music that strongly recalled early Rolling Stones. While none of his albums ever attracted a large audience, Sudden remained a cult favorite throughout his career. High-profile guests began appearing on his albums with Wilcos Jeff Tweedy lending a hand to 1999s Red Brocade and the Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan playing on the 2004 release Treasure Island. On March 26, 2006, Sudden passed away after a gig in New York City. He was working on a new album, The Truth Doesnt Matter, which was released in October of that year.