人教版高中英語(yǔ)必修二unit5reading原文
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THEBANDTHATWASN'T
Haveyoueverwantedtobepartofabandasafamoussingerormusician?Haveyoueverdreamedofplayinginfrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert,atwhicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusic?DoyousingkaraokeandpretendyouareafamoussingerlikeSongZuyingorLiuHuan?Tobehonest,alotofpeopleattachgreatimportancetobecomingrichandfamous.Butjusthowdopeopleformaband?
Manymusiciansmeetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusic.Theymaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudents,forwhompracticingtheirmusicinsomeone'shouseisthefirststeptofame.Sometimestheymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.Latertheymaygiveperformancesinpubsorclubs,forwhichtheyarepaidincash.Ofcoursetheyhopetomakerecordsinastudioandsellmillionsofcopiestobecomemillionaires!
However,therewasonebandthatstartedinadifferentway.ItwascalledtheMonkeesandbeganasaTVshow.Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic,mostofwhichwa***asedlooselyontheBeatles.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.Theyputanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforrockmusicians,buttheycouldonlyfindonewhowasgoodenough.Theyhadtouseactorsfortheotherthreemembersoftheband.
Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough,theyhadtorelyonothermusicianstohelpthem.Soduringthebroadcaststheyjustpretendedtosing.Anyhowtheirperformanceswerehumorousenoughtobecopiedbyothergroups.Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.EachweekonTV,theMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongswrittenbyothermusicians.However,afterayearorsoinwhichtheybecamemoreseriousabouttheirwork,theMonkeesstartedtoplayandsingtheirownsongslikearealband.Thentheyproducedtheirownrecordsandstartedtouringandplayingtheirownmusic.IntheUSAtheybecameevenmorepopularthantheBeatlesandsoldevenmorerecords.Thebandbrokeupabout1970,buthappilytheyreunitedinthemid-1980s.Theyproducedanewrecordin1996,withwhichtheycelebratedtheirformertimeasarealband.
非樂(lè)隊(duì)的樂(lè)隊(duì)
你曾經(jīng)想過(guò)要成為一個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)里有名的歌手或音樂(lè)家嗎?你是否曾夢(mèng)想過(guò)在音樂(lè)會(huì)上面對(duì)成千上萬(wàn)的觀眾演唱,觀眾欣賞你的歌唱為你鼓掌嗎?你唱卡拉OK時(shí)是否假裝自己就是像宋祖英或劉歡一樣著名的歌星嗎?說(shuō)實(shí)在的,很多人把名和利看得很重。那么人們又是怎樣一起組成樂(lè)隊(duì)的呢?
許多音樂(lè)家聚在一起組成樂(lè)隊(duì),是因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g自己作曲,演奏自己的音樂(lè)。他們開(kāi)始可能是一組中學(xué)生,在某個(gè)人家里排練音樂(lè)是成名的第一步。有時(shí)他們可能在街上或地鐵里為過(guò)路人演奏,這樣他們可以為自己或自己要買(mǎi)的樂(lè)器多掙一些錢(qián)。后來(lái)他們可能在酒吧或者俱樂(lè)部里演出,這樣他們可以得到現(xiàn)金。當(dāng)然他們希望在錄音棚里錄音,然后賣(mài)掉上百萬(wàn)張碟,從而成為百萬(wàn)富翁。
但是也有一個(gè)用不同方式組建起來(lái)的樂(lè)隊(duì)。這支樂(lè)隊(duì)叫“門(mén)基樂(lè)隊(duì)”,它開(kāi)始時(shí)是以電視節(jié)目表演的形式出現(xiàn)的。組成樂(lè)隊(duì)的音樂(lè)人演奏音樂(lè),還彼此打趣都笑。這些玩笑和音樂(lè)大多都在模仿“甲殼蟲(chóng)”樂(lè)隊(duì)。電視制作人原計(jì)劃想尋找四位會(huì)唱又會(huì)表演的樂(lè)手。他們?cè)趫?bào)紙上登了一則廣告,想招搖滾樂(lè)手,但他們只招到一個(gè)滿(mǎn)意的。樂(lè)隊(duì)的其他三人只能用演員來(lái)代替。
因?yàn)檫@些演員中有些人唱得不是很好,他們不得不依靠隊(duì)里的其他人幫助。所以在演出的時(shí)候他們只是假唱。不管怎樣他們的表演非常幽默以至于其他的樂(lè)隊(duì)也開(kāi)始模仿。他們非常走紅使得歌迷們?yōu)榱烁邮煜に麄兌闪⒘司銟?lè)部。門(mén)基樂(lè)隊(duì)每個(gè)星期都要在電視上演唱由別的音樂(lè)家創(chuàng)作的歌曲。但是經(jīng)過(guò)大約一年以后,門(mén)基樂(lè)隊(duì)逐漸對(duì)自己的工作認(rèn)真起來(lái),他們開(kāi)始像一支真正的樂(lè)隊(duì)那樣演唱自己創(chuàng)作的歌曲。然后他們錄制自己的唱片,并且開(kāi)始巡回表演他們自己的音樂(lè)。在美國(guó)他們甚至比“甲殼蟲(chóng)”樂(lè)隊(duì)還要受歡迎,出售的錄音專(zhuān)輯還要多?!伴T(mén)基樂(lè)隊(duì)”大約在1970年左右解散,但是令人高興的是,到80年代中期他們?cè)俅尉凼住T?996年,他們推出了一張新的專(zhuān)輯,像真正的樂(lè)隊(duì)一樣以此來(lái)慶祝他們以往的時(shí)光。