Happy Birthday, Brandon Boyd!!
I wish you have an amazing year ahead!
2月15日は Incubus インキュバスのBrandon Boydのバースデイ！
ということで予定変更して今日は彼のバンドを紹介。
最近、自然が呼んでるのかな？
都会にいると海に行きたくなるの。
今日Lyraが和訳＆解説するのは、アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州 カラバサス出身のロックバンド、Incubus インキュバス。
1991年、ハイスクールの同級生だったBrandon Boyd ブランドン・ボイド、ホゼ・パシーヤス、マイク・アインジガー、アレックス・カツニッチの4人で結成。
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後に1995年にDJキルモアが加入し5人編成になり、1995年自主制作アルバム『Fungus Amongus』を発表しデビュー。
アメリカではプラチナディスクを獲得するロックバンドとして現在も人気があるバンドだ。
今日Lyraが和訳する曲は、Incubus の３rd スタジオアルバム1991年10月22日リリースの『Make Yourself』から2000年11月リリースの【Drive】。
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Incubus の大ヒット曲の中でも珍しいアコースティックなサウンドが心に染みる一曲です。
詳しい解説は、LyraのHipな和訳の後にお話ししましょう。
Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American Multi-Platinum rock band Incubus.
“Drive” is a song recorded by American rock band Incubus. It was released in November 2000 as a single from their third album Make Yourself. It is considered the band’s biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of Billboard’s modern rock charts on March 3, 2001, and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 28. In 2001, “Drive” won Billboard‘s award for Modern Rock Single of the Year. Director Bill Draheim documented the making of “Drive”. ‘Save Me from my Half-Life Drive’ is the result of that edited EPK footage.
= Drive =
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I, I can’t help but ask myself
How much I let the fear take the wheel and steer
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s driven me before
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal
But lately I’m
Beginning to find that I should be the one behind the wheel
[Chorus]
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
I’ll be there
[Verse 2]
So if I decide to waiver my chance
To be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine
And hold my own and drive?
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s driven me before
And it seems to be the way, that everyone else gets around
But lately I’m
Beginning to find that when I drive myself, my light is found
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
I’ll be there
Would you choose water over wine?
Hold the wheel and drive
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
I’ll be there
Songwriter: Jose Pasillas Ii / Alex Katunich / Michael Einziger / Christopher Kilmore / Brandon Boyd
Translator: Lyra Sky 和訳
ミクスチュアロックとも言われているIncubus。
この【Drive】はアコースティックの曲だから、Grungeの匂いを放つ彼らしか知らない人は驚いたと思う。
Incubusの良さは、ハードなサウンドの中に美しいメロディを入れてくること、そして、優しいBrandonの歌声でその美しさを際立たせるところだと思う。
それをメンバーも分かっているのだろう。
アルバム内に素晴らしいバラードやアコースティックの曲を必ず収録してくれる、、、聴いていてとても心地よいからLyraは彼らのアコースティックやバラードの曲が好きなの。
それがどんなに苦しい言葉や悲しい言葉の呟きであっても。
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Incubusの大ブレイクは、前に和訳＆解説した【Wish You Were Here】であり、4th アルバム『Morning View』からであろう。
壮大なイメージを感じさせる素晴らしいアルバムであり彼らの代表作と言っていい。
その世界的にビッグヒットした【Wish You Were Here】の1枚前のアルバム『Make Yourself』の曲が、この【Drive】だが、その世界的なブレイクを感じさせる曲だと思う。
2003年ベーシストのAlex Katunich が脱退、The Roots ザ・ルーツのギタリストであったBen Kenny ベン・ケニーがベーシストとして加入し、現在の5人になっているが、この【Drive】は、ハイスクールの時からのメンバーが殆どであるせいか、とてもファミリーを感じさせる作品だ。
ビデオでじゃれあっているように、このサウンドが寂しげな歌詞を陰湿な物にせず、温かみのあるアコースティックサウンドに仕上げているのは、そのアットホームな雰囲気によるところが大きいだろう。
Brandon はカリフォルニア州カラバサスにショービジネスに関わる両親の元に生まれ育った。エンターテイメントのある生活が今の多方面で活躍する彼を形成していると思われる。
カラバサスハイスクールでメンバーと出会い、バンドを始めるようになって、モアパーク大学に通った2年後Incubusを本格的にやるようになった。
バンド活動をしている初期の段階からバンドのフライヤー(宣材やチラシ)から舞台演出やデザインを積極的に行っていたと言うから、現在、アメリカ各地で(2018年にイギリスでも)行なっている芸術活動は、これが基盤なんじゃないか？とLyraは思っている (の予想だけど)。
ライブ感があるアートプロジェクトを見ると、今までのコンサートの演出やプレイそのものに共通性があるからだ。
この【Drive】のミュージックビデオの絵も彼が書いたんじゃないかな？
違ったとしてもアートディレクションはBrandonが担っていたわけだから、彼のチョイスだろう。
落書きから始まったのだろうが、学生の頃にBrandonは、保健科目の性についての教科書からヒントを得た絵を描いてフライヤーにしたりしてたから、ちょっと変なウケ狙いの絵もあるのかな？
Brandonの個展の絵は油彩画が多いみたいだけど、変なフライヤーや立体オブジェも合わせて見てみたい。
ライブ感が溢れるアートだからね。
自分の人生を【Drive】させるのに、良いアイデアを貰えそうな気がするの。
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【Drive】は悲しげな曲と先程、話したが、ただのSad Songではない。
暗いだけの曲ではなく、むしろ悲しみを見つめるための歌であり、Lyraは『再生の歌』だと言いたいな。
曲の冒頭の歌詞で、操られていた自分を打ち明けているが、それは死を意識していた恐怖であるのが理解できるだろう。
Brandon もインタビューで「俺たちは、常に何らかの恐怖を感じて生きているんだよ。」と言っているように、命の危険や、人間関係がうまくいかないとか、仕事など何かしらのネガティブな感情に襲われてしまうのが人間というものだ。
【Drive】の主人公は、生命や孤独についての恐れを感じている。
つきまとう恐怖に悩みもしたが、今やっと気づいたと言う。
それは、自分の手で人生を切り開き、動かしていかなければダメだということだ。
繰り替えしサビで行っている。
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there
I’ll be there ♪
自分自身で切り開く人生には苦難がつきものだ。
だが、歌詞のように、生き続ける強い思いを持っていれば、どんな困難も喜びもこの両手で受け止められる。
生き続ける強い思いを持っていれば、どんな世界でも両目を開けて現実を受け止められるのだ。
誰かの指図でやるのではない。
自分自身で人生の舵をとること！
その重要性に気づいた男のドン底からの再生の歌がこの【Drive】というバラードなのだ。
歌詞の中でBrandonが問う、、、
♪ Would you choose water over wine?
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex “Dirk Lance” Katunich, and Gavin “DJ Lyfe” Koppell; both of whom were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore respectively.
The song is featured in the video games Donkey Konga 2 and Guitar Hero Live in addition to the film Surf’s Up. This single was also certified gold in Australia in the year 2001.
“Drive”‘s Lyrics
According to lead singer, Brandon Boyd, “The lyric is basically about fear, about being driven all your life by it and making decisions from fear. It’s about imagining what life would be like if you didn’t live it that way”.
The song’s main lyric is “I’ll Be There”, but because there was a song by that name by The Jackson 5, the song’s final title ended up being “Drive”.
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Brandon Boyd
As kown name as The Invisible Floating Torso Man (Make Yourself)
Happy Knappy (Fungus Amongus)
Brandon of the Jungle (Enjoy Incubus)
Cornelius (S.C.I.E.N.C.E.)
Boyd graduated from Calabasas High School in 1994 and attended Moorpark College for two years before committing to Incubus. Brandon grew up in Calabasas, California with Ricky Taylor who inspired him to write music. His parents, Priscilla “Dolly” Wiseman and Charles Boyd, both of whom had experience in entertainment, had nurtured his artistic side since he was a child. Other notable family members include his younger brother, Jason Boyd, the former lead singer of the band Audiovent, his cousin Berto Boyd, an accomplished Flamenco guitarist and composer, as well as cousin Sam Boyd, a professional motocross rider. In an interview, Brandon explained that he had “yet to stumble across his best work” because he lacked the ability to read music.
Boyd designed concert fliers that advertised their early performances. At first, Boyd had copied several drawings from a sex education book that Einziger’s mother had given them, but he decided to stop using it after several prospective fans had been confused by their fliers (“What kind of band is this?”). So the band had to retreat back to using their own artwork. He is known for having some guitar parts during live performances and for bringing interesting instruments into his songs, such as the didgeridoo and djembe.
His voice was part of what enticed Sony’s Epic/Immortal Records, along with their self-released album Fungus Amongus and the band was signed in 1996. The band’s first two releases on the label, Enjoy Incubus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. went largely unnoticed in the mainstream, but subsequent releases Make Yourself and Morning View were commercial successes. Boyd attracted a large number of female fans. In a 2001 interview, Spinwrote “Considering his androgynous beauty and sweet demeanor, plus Incubus’ kid-tested/mother-approved guitar rock, it’s no surprise he’s MTV’s newest weapon of mass heartbreak. Girls scream for him to take his shirt off at Incubus shows (he usually obliges), and Teen People recently voted him one of ‘The Hottest Guys in Music.’ His sensitive-guy appeal sets him apart from today’s testosterone-drunk rock”. The band’s 2004 release A Crow Left of the Murder… has continued their success, nominating the band for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 2005 Grammy Awards. On November 28, 2006, the band released Light Grenades. On June 16, 2009, Incubus released a greatest hits album titled Monuments and Melodies.
In 2011 Incubus finished their seventh studio album If Not Now, When?, released on July 12, 2011, followed by a tour. It was their final release under Sony.
On December 13, 2014 they performed their upcoming single entitled “Trust Fall” at KROQ. They announced the release of two EP’s in 2015 with the first, Trust Fall, released on March 24, 2015 through Island Records. On February 5, 2015, the single “Absolution Calling” was released. Two years later, in February 2017, Boyd and Incubus teamed with Skrillex on a collaboration that was released under the title “8” in April, 2017.
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Literature and fine art
Boyd has written three books. The first, written in 2003, was White Fluffy Clouds. It was published by Endophasia Publications and mainly consists of his artwork, photography, song lyrics from Incubus, and additional writings and thoughts. His more recent publications include, From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss, was published by Endophasia in 2007, and “So the Echo” was published in January 2013 and consists of his artwork from the past five years.
“So the Echo” visually weaves the last five years Boyd spent honing his craft and talents, both in his music and art. He took part in many different group and solo art shows and he used his artwork as a means for environmental activism.
In recent years, Boyd has focused on making fine art, specifically painting, and on September 8, 2008 had the opening of his first solo show, titled “Ectoplasm,” at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
Personnel
- Brandon Boyd – vocals
- Mike Einziger – acoustic guitar, guitar solo
- Dirk Lance – bass
- Chris Kilmore – turntables
- Jose Pasillas – drums
- Dave Holdridge – mellotron
Discography
- With Incubus
- Fungus Amongus (1995)
- Enjoy Incubus (EP) (1997)
- S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997)
- Make Yourself (1999)
- Morning View (2001)
- A Crow Left of the Murder… (2004)
- Light Grenades (2006)
- Monuments and Melodies (2009)
- If Not Now, When? (2011)
- Trust Fall (Side A) (EP) (2015)
- 8 (2017)
- Solo
- The Wild Trapeze (2010)
- With Sons of the Sea
- Compass (EP) (2013)
- Sons of the Sea (2013)
- Guest Appearances
- Strait Up – Snot (2000)
- Leave on Your Makeup – Ben Kenney (2013)
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