探尋現代搖滾樂的靈感之源

Although Zhang Bichen, a 25-year-old songstress with a powerful yet delicate voice, took the crown of this year’s The Voice of China, runner-up Parhat Halik, 32, seems to have impressed more of the audience with his husky, unadorned and, most of all, distinguished sound.

雖然，25歲的張碧晨以其有力而精緻的嗓音贏得了本屆《中國好聲音》的總冠軍，但亞軍獲得者，32歲歌手帕爾哈提則以其沙啞、樸素、與衆不同的嗓音給觀衆留下了更深刻的印象。

Despite his unmistakable voice, Parhat Halik’s music is also special. Generally, it’s rock — but influenced and mixed by different styles within the genre. Read on and find out where Halik’s music gets its inspiration.

除了極具辨識度的嗓音，帕爾哈提的音樂也與衆不同。雖同屬於搖滾，但他的音樂卻受到不同風格音樂的影響，雜糅了各種類型的音樂。帕爾哈提的靈感之源來自哪裏？一起來探尋吧～

Blues rock

藍調搖滾

Representative artists: Guns N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, John Mayer

代表人物：槍炮玫瑰、滾石樂隊、約翰•梅爾

Blues rock combines improvisation with rock ’n’ roll style. It began to develop in the mid-1960s in Britain and the US, when rock bands such as the Rolling Stones experimented with music from older African-American blues musicians. It borrows the idea of instrumental combo from blues but is played at a faster tempo and louder volume, distinguishing it from the blues. The sound is created with the electric guitar, piano, bass and drums.

藍調搖滾由搖滾與即興創作結合而成，二十世紀六十年代中期開始在英美流行，當時包括槍炮玫瑰在內的一些搖滾樂隊嘗試借鑑更古老的美國黑人藍調音樂。藍調搖滾借鑑了藍調音樂中使用帶樂器的小型樂隊這一形式，但其音樂節奏更快、聲音更洪亮。藍調搖滾的聲音來自電吉他、鋼琴、貝斯和鼓。

As the root for several contemporary rock styles, such as heavy metal and hard rock, blues rock had a rebirth in the early 2000s, with artists including John Mayer and The Black Keys.

藍調搖滾是很多當代搖滾樂的前身，重金屬和硬搖滾都源自於此，二十一世紀初，藍調搖滾再次興起，代表藝人包括約翰•梅爾和黑鍵樂團。

Folk rock

搖滾民謠

Representative artists: Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds

代表人物：鮑勃•迪倫、西蒙和加芬克爾、飛鳥樂隊

As the name indicates, folk rock is a genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. Also developed in the mid-1960s, folk rock was pioneered by the US band The Byrds, who began playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylan-penned material with rock instruments, in a style heavily influenced by The Beatles and other British bands.

正如其名，搖滾民謠兼具民謠與搖滾的音樂元素，興起於二十世紀六十年代中期，以飛鳥樂隊爲先驅：他們深受披頭士及其他英國樂隊影響，率先將傳統民謠與鮑勃•迪倫創作的音樂中加入了搖滾樂器。

The genre was most popular among teenagers and college students at the time, because it includes both rock ’n’ roll’s free spirit and the more serious, culturally authentic and socially aware sounds of folk music.

搖滾民謠在當時主要爲年輕人和大學生所喜愛，因爲它既有搖滾樂的自由精神，又包含了民謠中嚴肅的文化與社會情懷。

Soft rock

慢搖滾

Representative artists: Bryan Adams, Eagles, Elton John, James Blunt

代表人物：布萊恩•亞當斯、艾爾頓•約翰、詹姆斯•布朗特

Compared to hard rock’s loud and aggressive nature, soft rock, or light rock, uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer and less threatening sound. Derived from folk rock, it uses acoustic instruments and puts more emphasis on melody and harmony.

與喧囂、激進的硬搖滾不同，慢搖滾，又名輕搖滾，通過搖滾樂技巧創作出更加柔和、不具威懾力的音樂。源自搖滾民謠的慢搖滾使用原聲樂器，更強調旋律與和聲。

Although the genre got quite a bad name among hardcore rock fans, who see it as “wimpy”, it doesn’t mean soft rock is without merit. Soft rock songs often deal with themes like romantic relationships and everyday life in a thoughtful and complex way hard rock simply couldn’t.

雖然，在硬核搖滾粉絲眼中，慢搖滾“軟弱無力”備受詬病，但這並不表示它一無是處。相較硬搖滾，慢搖滾更善於用富有思想、更加複雜的方式表達浪漫情愫和生活百態。