2007年全英音乐奖最佳国际突破艺人，来自美国却在英国大放异彩的欢乐摇滚新部队 　　首张专辑《Bright Idea》以及主攻单曲“No Tomorrow”全数拱入英国金榜冠军 　　乘胜追击出版第二张大碟登上英国金榜TOP 25，首波派对之歌“Ain't No Party”轻松搭建浓厚Disco-Funk节拍跳入英国TOP 21 　　摇滚乐不再只是疯狂甩头，更能快乐随性起舞，甚至是炒热舞池气氛的配乐，虽然是组不折不扣的美国团，却在英国大放光芒，不仅抱走2007年全英音乐奖最佳国际突破艺人，更受到《Q》杂志赞誉：“从好莱坞的无名小卒变身为全英最呛乐团！”年轻的Orson宣泄充沛精力，完全解放你的武装保护，毫无顾忌的随乐起舞，可以让你心情为之一开、Orson就是这么简单掳获你的双耳，将所有目光投射在他们身上！ 　　1999年由擅长用钢琴创作的主唱Jason Pebworth协同双吉他手George Astasio和Kevin Roentgen、贝斯手Johnny Bentjen、鼓手Christopher Cano五位小伙子组成Orson。花费五年光阴四处走唱，直到在英国曼彻斯特In The City活动公开表演时，立即赢得环球唱片一纸合约。2006年主推单曲“No Tomorrow”，不仅登上英国金榜冠军，创下英伦iTunes史上单周最高下载纪录，紧接着问世的首张专辑《Bright Idea》直接空降排行冠军，同名单曲成为足球电影《疾风禁区2 Goal! 2》主题歌，更受邀于英国戴妃逝世十周年纪念演唱会上献艺。 　　趁着这波热潮尚存之际，Orson拱出第二张大碟《Culture Vultures》，登上英国金榜Top 25位置，请来合作愉快的搭档Noah Shain二度主镇制作。开场曲“Radio”满溢着顺畅流行线条，跳跃出庞克强劲频率，足以让聆听者平日堆积的难过与压力抛到九霄云外；接着首波主打“Ain't No Party”轻松搭建浓厚Disco-Funk节拍，延续“No Tomorrow”的气氛，大秀玩乐复古摇滚的真本事，占据英国Top 21；带着伤感情绪演出的“Broken Watch”为已逝爱恋展现脆弱的一面，编曲却大舍悲哀苦闷的舒缓声线，仍释出无比光鲜明亮色泽；“Where You Are”则是Jason相当私人的抒情小品，回想自己身旁走走停停的人们，那些往日回忆瞬间涌入，充满深刻记印与感动；掉入Michael Jackson“Billie Jean”声影中的“Little Miss Lost & Found”，再次交错于放克的挑动旋律以及双吉他堆栈铺陈，呈现一首相当耐人寻味的舒服小品。Orson的二度出击果真没让人失望，在末曲“Everybody!”犹如小型嘉年华会般的驱动下，留下大大的满足感。　　 　　曲目: 　　 　　When Orson uprooted from their L.A. home and moved camp to the U.K., they were taking a big gamble with their career. When their debut album Bright Idea and it's accompanying singles made them stars in Europe, it was obvious that their gamble had paid off big time. With great songs and a snappy image, this pop/rock quintet certainly deserved the acclaim and success that they received. Comparisons were made to former L.A. brethren Maroon 5 but, although similarities do exist, Orson came off like M5's older, wiser brothers who chose to mix their soul influences subtly into their musical brew instead of hitting people on the head with it. So, when the boys in Orson prepared their sophomore album for release, they spoke of an edgier sound, which, in the music business, often means that they couldn't come up with the melodic goods and they rocked out instead. Not so with Culture Vultures! In fact, if you took every great aspect of their debut and multiplied it by ten, then that is what this album is: a stunning display of fun, hooky songs played with imagination and energy. From opener "Radio" to the album's closer "Everybody," Culture Vultures is one hell of a great time. Imagine great '70s "radio" pop and soul hits thrown into a blender with a little punk, a few pinches of new wave, and some chugging alt-rock guitar, then pour the whole mixture over a white, spongy angel-food cake and let the party begin! The album's first single "Ain't No Party" was the complete opposite of its title: it was the party single of the year. Cuts like the aforementioned "Radio," "Little Miss Lost and Found," and "Gorgeous" get the blood pumping in your veins like only true love can. The brilliant "Broken Watch" was scheduled as the album's second single but was canceled when sales of the album hadn't performed as well as expected. Now, tell me, how could an album this fantastic (and I do mean fantastic) not sell millions of copies world-wide? And why have the American record labels ignored Orson? If this was a perfect world (and we all know that it isn't), then you'd already know about Orson and Oasis would be begging to open for them. But alas, Oasis still rule the Brit-pop/alt-rock roost and continue to release marginal albums while bands like Orson are virtually ignored...but ain't that always the way? It goes without saying that Culture Vultures is definitely one of the best pop/rock albums of 2007 if not the best.