对于那些喜欢欧美民谣的文艺青年们来说，Damien Rice这个名字应该不会陌生。七年前，我遇见了米叔。那时我正在上小学六年级，对音乐一窍不通，但却因为一首《9 Crimes》而感到惊艳。女声轻柔凄婉的询问，男声低沉沙哑的嘶吼，悲伤的情感深深地包围着我的心脏，不禁流下了泪水。虽然不明白为什么会这样，但这首歌却让我着迷不已。
到了初中，我真正爱上了米叔的音乐。在厦大门口经常有大叔摆摊兜售各种CD,从那时起我就养成了买碟的习惯，省下来的零花钱几乎都花在这上面。我喜欢的音乐一定要把碟买下来，看着一张张专辑特别开心。有一天，我偶然看到了米叔的专辑，其中那首深深触动我的《9 Crimes》，于是便买了下来，从此深深陷入了米叔的温柔陷阱。
《0》和《9》是两张专辑的名字，简单明了。同样的米色纸壳包装，随性的涂鸦，没有过多的修饰。在接下来的六年里，这两张专辑我大概循环了不下百遍，直到它们在旋转的唱机里发出吱呀的呻吟声。奇怪的是，开始的那几年，我几乎没关注过米叔的歌词在唱什么。光是听着他的音乐，便给了我足够的感动。他的音乐像一杯微苦的热茶，像灰蒙蒙的天空中飞着的风筝，像秋天树林里厚厚的金黄落叶，像喃喃细语，像眼泪，像诗。他的音乐对我而言有一种神奇的治愈功能，仿佛特效镇定剂，使我平静、温和、洗刷灵魂。
随着年龄的增长和经历的人事物的变化，我对米叔的歌曲有了更多的了解和体会。我体会到了爱一个人而不得时，眼光里流露出的爱慕与依依不舍；也尝过试图把一个人硬生生地从生命里撕去的愤怒与歇斯底里；更多的时候大概是像《Amie》那样，岁月静好、平淡无奇。
Nothing unusual, nothing strange; close to nothing at all. The same old scenario, the same old rain; and there's no explosions here. This is just another day for Amie and her life, which has been going on in a very predictable manner since the first album came out.
The third official studio album by Amie comes as a surprise, especially considering how late she started listening to music by him. "My Favourite Faded Fantansy" was an unexpected delight; it was even better than the previous two albums, with more complex and sophisticated arrangements despite still being minimalistically simple. However, it was clear that things weren't the same for Amie as they had been before. Lisa had left, and this could only have had a negative impact on their music. The album itself was a poignant reminder of the past, and of what might have been.
Amie had been through so much already in her life, and yet she continued to write songs that were both beautiful and deeply personal. In the midst of it all, there was a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time when they were good and not misunderstood. There are lines like "You helped me love/You helped me live/You helped me learn how to forgive/Didn't you", which speak to the deep sense of loss that Amie must have felt after Lisa's departure.
It wasn't just about loss, either. There were moments of hope too, as evidenced by the line "You could be my favourite taste/To touch my tongue/I know someone who could serve me love/But it wouldn't fill me up". Despite everything that had happened, there were still people in her life who cared about her and wanted to make things right.
And then there was the final album, "Trusty And True", which seemed to mark the end of an era. It was a fitting end to a series of songs that chronicled the ups and downs of Amie's life. The lyrics spoke to the fact that they couldn't take back what had been done or change the past. They could only start from where they were now, and try to make things work moving forward.
In conclusion, "My Favourite Faded Fantansy" was a welcome surprise that brought new depth and complexity to Amie's work. Even though things hadn't been easy for her, she remained committed to creating something beautiful and meaningful through her music. And while the final album marked the end of one chapter of her life, it also gave us a glimpse into what lay ahead for her next.
