Take Away English-Internet Band 网络乐队
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
Top new UK band Arctic Monkeys
One of the biggest new bands in the UK at the moment is Arctic Monkeys. Their first two singles went straight to number one in the charts and their debut 2 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ has become a record-breaking album. It’s the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history.
Arctic Monkeys are not only high-profile because of their massive 3 success. They achieved their success thanks to the Internet. Usually a new band signs to a record company and it is through marketing 4 and promotion 5 that people then buy singles. The single sales then get the band into the charts and they become popular that way.
However, Arctic Monkeys became well-known in a slightly different way. Back in 2003 when the band first started, they handed out CDs at their gigs. Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the web. The general public gained access to this music because it was on the Internet and, because people liked the music, the band’s popularity 6 increased.
The band’s popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK. When the band appeared at two major UK music festivals in the summer of 2005, they were quite low down in the billing. However, an unusually large crowd turned up because music fans knew the band’s music from the Internet.
Arctic Monkeys released their first single in October 2005. Previous to that, their music had only been available to download on the Internet. When they did finally release a single and an album, they both shot to the top of the charts.
Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way - Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it. There was no hype and no marketing campaign. Many people are saying this is a taste of things to come. As music downloads continue to increase in popularity, we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
straight to number one
直跃榜首
debut
首张专辑
high-profile
知名度高的
handed out
赠送；散发
up on the web
挂到网上
gained access
接触到
low down in the billing
名次低下
download
下载
hype
广告宣传
a taste of things to come
品味新事物
charts
流行乐排行榜
record-breaking
破纪录的
signs to a record company
与唱片公司签约
gigs
音乐演奏会
general public
公众
to get noticed
引起…注意
turned up
出现
shot to the top of the charts
跃升榜首
campaign
宣传活动
make it big
使--成名
- They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
- The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.这种动物生活在北极圈里。
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
- A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
- He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。
- They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
- He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
- The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
- Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。