A.C.

小簡介
Anal Cunt（簡稱A.C.，不過，你有英漢字典嗎？），世界上現(xiàn)存的最臭名昭著的樂隊(duì)。 樂隊(duì)成立于1988年，目前成員：Seth Putnam—主唱、吉他、鍵盤；Josh Martin—吉他；Nate Lineham—鼓。 關(guān)于音樂，他們是這么回事: 樂隊(duì)主唱、今年34歲的Seth Putnam是一個(gè)高大強(qiáng)壯、頭腦簡單的長頭發(fā)邋遢漢。當(dāng)他在劍橋接受采訪時(shí)與記者已經(jīng)喝了四斤威士忌，他的目的就是喝醉。他在1988年3月成立了A.C.，盡管在此之前他已經(jīng)在一支硬核樂隊(duì)中玩了一段時(shí)間，他對(duì)于A.C.的想法非常簡單：A.C.代表了“音樂的末日”——沒有標(biāo)題、沒有開頭或者結(jié)尾、沒有旋律、沒有節(jié)奏、沒有Riff、在每一分鐘甚至每一秒之間沒有關(guān)聯(lián)——只有即興扭成一團(tuán)的吉他、貝司、鼓和狂吼，結(jié)合死亡金屬和硬核朋克中最糟糕的元素。 “我對(duì)于A.C.的想法是，它不應(yīng)有任何與音樂類似的東西”，Putnam說，“所有歌都應(yīng)該基于一點(diǎn)——它必須是徹底的垃圾，能多快就多快，不要歌詞，徹底反音樂。這樣才能讓人們感到厭煩，我們只要拼命就可以得到所謂歌曲的真諦”。 A.C.忠實(shí)地貫徹著他們的藝術(shù)觀，并因此贏得了世界舞臺(tái)表演最暴力樂隊(duì)之一的稱號(hào)。Putnam以向觀眾們?nèi)用涸鼔K、椅子和加重的麥克風(fēng)而聞名，他們的演出往往最后會(huì)被切斷電源變成一次黑暗中的血腥斗毆。在密西西比的一次演出中，一個(gè)倒霉的家伙甚至被撕掉了耳朵。所以在德國和日本，他們的演出已經(jīng)被嚴(yán)令禁止。 “我已經(jīng)完全醉了”，Putnam承認(rèn)，“不過我并不想自殺，相反，我決定去害別人”。 “A.C.有一個(gè)吉他手，不過這個(gè)叫Fred的家伙以前是個(gè)業(yè)余拳擊手。我們75%的演出都根本不是音樂，所謂演出就是我和Fred出去把人們暴揍一頓”，Putnam說。 在與Putnam的交談中，可以搞清的關(guān)于A.C.的唯一事實(shí)是：他們長大成人過程中喜歡的是那種最快、最響、最重的樂隊(duì)（最早是Alice Cooper和the Ramones，后來是F.U.'s和Venom)，但在成立了A.C.之后，他的想法徹底地轉(zhuǎn)變了，他們需要的只是一個(gè)玩笑而已。Putnam說：“我覺得應(yīng)該有一支新樂隊(duì)出來摧毀我們所做的一切，然而，沒有”。 許多關(guān)于A.C.的注意力集中在Putnam的最終目的上，人們總是愿意從一個(gè)藝人身上分離出其所代表的藝術(shù)性，并加以認(rèn)真分析。對(duì)此，Putnam雖然并不是經(jīng)常思考這些問題，但他對(duì)他的態(tài)度做了一個(gè)比喻：“就拿同性戀來說吧，雖然我并不恨他們，但我喜歡拿他們?nèi)?rdquo;。(當(dāng)然，A.C.并不只是針對(duì)同性戀的，他們的態(tài)度幾乎針對(duì)所有人。） A.C.對(duì)于別人稱其為藝人甚至樂手都很不情愿，也不承認(rèn)他們的作品有什么深刻的內(nèi)在含義，Putnam的所作所為看來只是一支普通的噪音反英雄樂隊(duì)？也許你認(rèn)為他們偉大一些？也許你認(rèn)為A.C.是一支很有趣的樂隊(duì)？也許也許，不過在諷刺的外衣下面，并不是一個(gè)正在傻笑著的、自以為得計(jì)的所謂藝術(shù)家。 一個(gè)樂迷曾說：“Anal Cunt在為歌取名方面他們很擅長，但如果他們?cè)敢猓麄円部梢院煤玫匮葑嘁皇赘?，比如他們翻唱Manowar的“Gloves of Metal”和Pantera的“The Great Southern Trendkill”時(shí)已經(jīng)證明了這一點(diǎn)。Anal Cunt比Kiss更有天份，至少他們不會(huì)愚弄歌迷，假裝自己是很特別的神秘人物”。 金屬有著最為繁多的種類，Anal Cunt小勝那些惱人的新樂隊(duì)——至少是更幽默；同時(shí)，也遠(yuǎn)離了Grindcore和Death Metal的正規(guī)軍。 實(shí)際上Anal Cunt是今天純?cè)胍艚饘俚淖钸m當(dāng)?shù)拇匀恕?br />One of the most offensive and musically challenging bands to ever produce music, A.C. are one of the most infamous bands in the heavy metal underworld. Most famous for their name (the A.C. stands for Anal Cunt, believed to be taken from a G.G. Allin song), the band writes short grindcore songs that contain some of the nastiest song titles in music. "The Word Homophobic Is Gay" and "I Like Drugs and Child Abuse" are two of the tamer examples of what the band is capable of. Their mystique is that they never let their audience in on whether it is a joke or not, many believe it is an elaborate gag being played on homophobic metal fans, while others think the band really believes what they say. Seeing as members of the band reportedly have very normal family lives outside of the band, the former is probably more true than the latter. The group began in 1988 as a sonic experiment. Vocalist Seth Putnam, guitarist Mike Mahan and drummer Tim Morse began with the idea of being the "most non-musical band in the world." Their whirlwind grindcore blasts would do little to argue the success of that idea, as they managed to release demo after demo of fast-paced songs, most of them never lasting more than ten or twenty seconds. In 1991, Mahan left the group, replaced by Fred Ordonez, and they recorded several more EPs as well as a split single with the Meatsh*ts. Ordonez did not last long, as he left the band the next year, replaced by John Kozik. This new lineup signed with Earache, a label that had been courting them since their first few demos. They released Morbid Florist the same year, and found themselves met with an enthusiasm in the underground metal scene that they never expected. Ordonez came back as a second guitarist, and Everyone Should Be Killed was released the next year. Their sound was slowly beginning to become more punk influenced, which brought their appeal out to a larger audience. Ordonez was gone again by the end of the year, and Paul Kraynak became his replacement. This lineup recorded Top 40 Hits and their infamous Oi! version of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." This proved to be their biggest breakthrough as they were embraced by the punk scene for their outrageous lyrics and actions. They also began to brew up some serious controversy as they admitted that Screwdriver and Vaginal Jesus, two racist hardcore bands, were their main point of reference with the Bee Gees cover. They even performed shows with the latter, bringing serious heat from many of their fanzine supporters. National publications like Metal Maniacs refused to interview them or review their albums, and even Earache began pulling their support away. In this environment they released 40 More Reasons to Hate Us in 1996. Kraynak jumped ship and was replaced by Scott Hull, who promptly left the band after recording the album. Even drummer Tim Morse left the band, but Putnam put together another lineup for a tour with Incantation and the albums I Like It When You Die and the acoustic Picnic of Love. This lineup consisted of guitarist Josh Martin and drummer Nate Linehan, and managed to last through the next album, 1997's It Just Gets Worse. Only two years later, Linehan was gone, replaced by John Gillis, and the band was dropped from Earache. The label had many distribution problems with the band's name, and with song titles like "Limp Bizkit Thinks They're Black, but They're Really Just Gay," there were few chain stores willing to carry their albums. They label-hopped for a few singles, letting Ng Records release the only album from this transitional period, The Early Years: 1988-1991. The album was comprised of countless songs from all their demos and singles from before Morbid Florist, and kept fans busy until Defenders of the Hate was released in 2001 on Menace to Sobriety Records.