另类摇滚乐队The Fray 2002年在美国丹佛市成立,由4人组成,包括:同为校友的Isaac Slade(主唱和钢琴)和Joe King(吉他,演唱)以及后加入的Dave Welsh(吉他)和Ben Wysocki(鼓手及打击乐器)。 同为校友的Issac和Joe一次在唱片行的相遇成为了他们日后组建乐队的契机。Issac和Joe不久便开始了两人搭档的小型磨合性质的演出,并逐渐摸索形成了自己的风格,既有U2般激扬上进气质又不乏 Cunting Crows根源性的摇滚本质,随着Slade两名前队友鼓手Ben Wysocki和吉他手Dave Welsh的加入,The Fray成型了。
The Fray乐队风格与英国的Coldplay和Keane相似,The Fray是新一批乐坛新兴血液中受英式乐队(诸如Coldplay和Keane)影响较深的一支,也保留了美国90年代传统摇滚Counting Crows和the Wallflowers的气质,还有点Jimmy Eat World这种EMO乐队的冲劲。但THE FRAY的特点在于乐队对钢琴的钟爱。也许就是因为钢琴,才使得他们的音乐有种特别的气质。旗帜般飘扬的主音唱腔颇具英式感,骨子里还是保守的美式作风,时不时来点情绪性的激扬调调,他们不是那种风格一脉相承的乐队,截取各家之长是他们一个显而易见的强项。
Some things we don't talk about
rather do without and just hold the smile
falling in and out of love
ashamed and proud of, together all the while
you can never say never
while we don't know when
but time and time again
younger now than we were before
don't let me go
picture, you're queen of everything
far as the eye can see under your command
i will be your guardian when all is crumbling
i'll steady your hand
you can never say never
while we don't know when
but time, time and time again
younger now than we were before
don't let me go