来自丹麦男女2人组的新世代复古摇滚之音 　　邀集包括Velvet Underground的鼓手Moe Tucker、前卫电子庞克团Suicide的键琴手Martin Rev共同合作录制的全新大碟 　　来自丹麦的The Raveonttes由男生Sune Rose Wagner（主唱、吉他） ，女生Sharin Foo（主唱、吉他）两人所组成。2002年发行首张专辑"Chain Gang of Love"以50年代复古酷样造型抡起电吉他奏出如春日和风的吉他音浪，男女轮唱的甜美嗓音，规律鼓机节拍与清脆的铃鼓谱出一段青年无敌的好时光。 　　2005年全新专辑"Pretty In Black"依旧保有他们一贯的封面设计风格，采用电影海报的美学设计，不过这次换成了具有50年代Film-Noir侦探风格的设计，至于音乐方面则往50、60年代的摇滚乐取经，十足的复古情怀随处可见。 　　这张专辑邀请了多位摇滚名人助阵，包括60年代传奇乐团Velvet Underground的鼓手Moe Tucker录制了4首歌，前卫电子庞克团Suicide的键琴手Martin Rev则贡献3首歌曲，还有Ronnie Spector这位70年代女生摇滚教母合作一首歌曲，于是我们听到的是一张集合了50、60年代的摇滚音符，70年代先锋乐手跨刀，以新人类的创意所合作完成的一张专辑。虽是老掉牙的复古摇滚旋律，但是The Raveonttes以清新明亮的声音重弹老调后，所释放出的摇滚音符依然动人心弦。 　　  　　 　　The Raveonettes take their love of the Jesus and Mary Chain to new heights on their sophomore release, Pretty in Black. The Mary Chain's debut, Psychocandy, was a thrilling collision of extreme noise and sticky-sweet melodies; The Raveonettes' debut, Chain Gang of Love, followed a similar formula and came up with similarly thrilling results. the Jesus and Mary Chain's second album, Darklands, stripped away almost all the noise and gave the group's sound a by-the-numbers feel that was only saved by some great songs and the Reid brothers' personas. The Raveonettes plot the same course on Pretty in Black. None of the songs have the '50s rockabilly in a wind tunnel feel, nor do they sound remotely dangerous, exciting, or even fun. The album is subdued and overly polished, with a preponderance of thin drum sounds, stock guitar sounds, and uninspired singing from both Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo. That's not to say that they should have released Chain Gang, Pt. 2, but it would have been nice to have retained some of that record's sonic wildness and overall sense of fun and adventure. Plus, none of the songs here come within a mile of the thrilling moments from Chain Gang of Love like "That Great Love Sound," "Heartbreak Stroll," or "The Love Gang." The few songs that stir up some noise, like "Sleepwalking" or "Twilight," do so in a way that is very predictable, and the ballads are lightweight to the point of being completely forgettable. Only a couple of songs make a positive impression (the lilting "Here Comes Mary" and laid-back summer tune "Red Tan"), and even then they would have been the weakest songs on Chain Gang of Love. The biggest nail in the coffin is their flat cover of the Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back" (which was co-written by producer Richard Gottehrer back in the mid-'60s), but there are problems everywhere you look. They rope in Mo Tucker to play drums, Martin Rev to provide drum machines, and Ronnie Spector to warble some background vocals, and their contributions are pretty negligible -- it seems like they were brought on just to give the record some hipster cred. Spector's presence on the Phil Spector-esque "Ode to L.A." just points up the song's shortcomings, and making her sing the "whoah oh ohs" from "Be My Baby" is so obvious that it is almost embarrassing. (Besides, Eddie Money beat them to the punch by about 20 years.) Overall, the choices that Wagner and Gottherer make regarding the sound of the album strip away the very things that made the band worthwhile and, unlike on Darklands, the songs that remain are not strong enough to carry the weight. A major disappointment to say the least, Pretty in Black is such an indifferent and predictable record that it makes one reconsider the quality of the album that preceded it. Now that is the mark of a bad album.(Review by Tim Sendra )