【搬运】【译】Digital Spy评 Leona Lewis 2011年EP专辑《Hurt：The EP》
搬运自：微信公众号【评论搬一堆】（在原文基础上添加了英语原文与排版调整）
翻译：Chris.Yin
审译：Joonly EC
推送：Lynn Liu
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原文发布时间：2011.12.13
Despite being engulfed by plagiarism claims and a mysterious settlement, Leona Lewis's foray into dance music still managed to reach a not-too-shabby number four on the UK chart back in September. However, it seems the label wasn't all too confident about its success and pushed back the release of her third studio set Glassheart to March. In the interim, we've been treated to a trio of new tracks that form Lewis's first standalone EP.
尽管Leona Lewis还身陷抄袭门（审译注：《Hurt EP》发行时间为2011年12月，同年七月她和Avicii合作的还未发行曲目“Collide”被指控抄袭），九月（Collide 发行），她进军舞曲界的处女作仍然在UK榜取得了一个并不赖的第四名。然而唱片公司似乎并不看好这次成功，并将她的第三张专辑Glassheart（《玻璃心》）推迟到三月发行。在这期间，Lewis第一张独立EP中的三部曲被供于欣赏。
The 'Hurt' EP is built up of three classic rock tracks that have undergone the Leona treatment; something that will no doubt cause despair among music purists. As regards to the title track, the Nine Inch Nails version speaks frankly and poignantly about heroin addiction, while Johnny Cash's cover resonates with a dying man reflecting over his lifetime. It all sounds rather heavy for an X Factor alumnus, but Leona's emotive tones and spine-chilling falsetto adds a compelling beauty to the song that only adds to its haunting quality.
《Hurt（伤痛）》这张EP由三首翻唱组成，它们都是经典摇滚曲目。毫无疑问，这张专辑会让音乐纯粹主义者感到一丝绝望。至于这首专辑同名曲，Nine Inch Nails的版本直言不讳又带有深意的讲述了对海洛因上瘾的故事，而Johnny Cash的版本唱出了一个垂死之人回顾一生蹉跎的哀伤。即使是对于X Factor中一同出道的男生，这一切都听起来更加沉重，但Leona情绪化的音调和让人听了浑身起鸡皮疙瘩的假音为这首歌增添了一种难以忘怀的别样的美感。
Her rendition of The Goo Goo Dolls' 'Iris' is the surprise highlight. "And I don't want the world to see me/ 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand," she quivers over a sprinkling of piano before launching into the chorus with the power and elegance of a swan; while a symphony of strings glides beneath her cover of Counting Crows' 'Colorblind'. The result is a gentle reminder of Leona's unquestionable vocal talent ahead of her next collection - and with the EP fulfilling Simon Cowell's penchant for cover songs, our fingers are crossed for some stellar original material in the New Year
她翻唱的The Goo Goo Dolls的“Iris（鸢尾花）”也是这张唱片的一个亮点。"And I don't want the world to see me/ 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand（我不想让这个世界看到我，因为我知道他们无法理解我）"进入副歌之前有一部分钢琴的伴奏，你可以想象出她手在钢琴琴键中穿梭的画面，那琴声即有力量又不乏天鹅般的优雅。她还翻唱了Counting Crows的“Colorblind（色盲）”，和弦贯穿了整首歌曲。这张专辑充分展示了Leona无可挑剔的歌唱天赋并且满足了所有Simon Cowell对歌曲的要求，我们祈祷她在新的一年里能找到一些优秀的原创素材。
