阿德里安·史密斯（Iron Maiden）和里奇·科岑（Richie Kotzen

当阿德里安·史密斯（Iron Maiden）和里奇·科岑（Richie Kotzen）（酿酒厂狗）首次联手在2021年发行了同名专辑时，好像音乐之神终于听了我们的祈祷。

When Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs) first joined forces for their debut self-titled album in 2021 it was as though the music Gods had finally listened to our prayers. Here were two of possibly the greatest guitarists of the modern era in their preferred genres, forming a sonically unlikely union that most feared would be a one-time merging of passions that dissipated once both parties overcame yet another musical challenge to emerge triumphant.

当阿德里安·史密斯（Iron Maiden）和里奇·科岑（Richie Kotzen）（酿酒厂狗）首次联手在2021年发行了同名专辑时，好像音乐之神终于听了我们的祈祷。这是他们首选的两种现代时代最伟大的吉他手中最伟大的吉他手，形成了一个不太可能的联盟，最担心的是，一旦双方都超越了另一个音乐挑战，就会消散激情，这消失了，以赢得胜利。

Blending both guitarists’ loves of music, that first release was a smouldering mix of hard rock, blues, groove and R & B with splashings of metal and attitude where it mattered. The fact that both Kotzen and Smith shared guitar, bass, vocals, composing and production duties on the album added to the allure of their music, each contributing different sides of their musical psyche while experimenting with sides that were either dormant or previously non-existent.

融合了两种吉他手对音乐的热爱，首次发行的是硬岩，布鲁斯，凹槽和R＆B的闷热混合，并在重要的地方散发出金属和态度的飞溅。 Kotzen和Smith在专辑中分享了吉他，贝斯，人声，作曲和制作工作的事实，加入了他们的音乐魅力，每种都贡献了音乐心理的不同方面，同时尝试了休眠或以前不存在的方面。

It was that good.

那好。

But, as is their right, Smith and Kotzen played their cards close to their chest over the ensuing years, neither fully committed or non-committal to a second helping. As the years ticked over it seemed less likely that we would hear another record from Smith/Kotzen before the announcement came late last year that round two was certainly on the cards and that the friends and celebrated musicians had each found time in their busy schedules to start on the next whirlwind of expectation that a new album inevitably brings.

但是，正如他们的右边一样，史密斯和科岑随后的几年在他们的胸口附近打了卡片，既不完全承诺，也不是不承诺的第二个帮助。随着岁月的流逝，在去年年底宣布这一消息之前，我们听到史密斯/科岑的另一张唱片的可能性较小，肯定是在卡片上，而朋友和著名的音乐家都在忙碌的时间表中分发了时间，以在下一个期望的下一张旋风中开始，这是一张新专辑不可避免地会带来的。

Thus Black Light/White Noise was introduced to the world, and after being teased with two singles that bear the names of each individual component of the album title, we are fast approaching the finish line when album number two is set free in the world on April 4. Black Light/White Noise is a truly magnificent collection of songs that stands shoulder to shoulder with some of Smith and Kotzen’s finest work to date. Atmospheric, ambitious, diverse and brilliant, it not only features stratospheric guitar solos and phenomenal rock vocals but soulful touches, intricate playing, beautiful songwriting and an assured poise and style that brings to mind a host of legendary bands and musicians (Thin Lizzy, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Cream, Free, Deep Purple) yet is undeniably the work of Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen in perfect harmony.

因此，黑色的光/白噪声被引入了世界，在用两张单曲取笑的是专辑标题的每个单独组成部分的名称之后，当专辑第二张专辑的第二张专辑第二张专辑在4月4日在世界上释放时，我们正在快速接近终点线。《黑光/白色噪音》是一首真正宏伟的歌曲集合，与Smith and Kotzen最好的作品相关的是肩膀上的一面肩膀。 Atmospheric, ambitious, diverse and brilliant, it not only features stratospheric guitar solos and phenomenal rock vocals but soulful touches, intricate playing, beautiful songwriting and an assured poise and style that brings to mind a host of legendary bands and musicians (Thin Lizzy, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Cream, Free, Deep Purple) yet is undeniably the work of Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen in perfect和谐。

With the release date rapidly approaching, HEAVY jumped at the chance to spend some time with Adrian Smith, after we had the pleasure of speaking with Kotzen the first time around. We get straight to the point, reiterating claims from most who have heard the new album, who say it is quite possibly the best slab of music either of them has done individually or together. Then follow up by asking if they are right.

随着发布日期迅速临近，在我们第一次与Kotzen交谈之后，Heave抓住了与Adrian Smith共度时光的机会。我们直接指出了这一点，重申了大多数听过新专辑的主张，他们说这很可能是他们中的最好的音乐板，他们都会单独或在​​一起做。然后询问他们是否正确。

“Well…” he measured. “You write the songs the best you can, and you play them the best you can. I think… I think this is a more consistent album than the first one. It’s probably a little more up-tempo. Obviously over time, Richie and I developed our writing relationship. Our playing relationship, I think, has gone from strength to strength.”

“好吧……”他测量。 “您尽力而为地写歌曲，并尽力而为。我认为……我认为这比第一张专辑更一致。这可能是更快的。显然，随着时间的流逝，我和Richie建立了我们的写作关系。我认为，我们的比赛关系已经越来越强大。”

Black Light/White Noise ticks all of the boxes you would expect and more. There’s guitar solos, funk, groove, blues, hard rock and more guitar solos but the overriding thing HEAVY took out of our listen was that it sounds like Smith and Kotzen genuinely had fun and enjoyed the process.

黑光/白噪声勾选了您期望的所有盒子以及更多的盒子。有吉他的独奏，放克，凹槽，布鲁斯，硬岩和更多的吉他独奏，但是从我们听的话来说，重大的东西听起来像是史密斯和科岑真的很开心并喜欢这个过程。

“I play music because I wanna do it, anyway,” Smith replied. “But yeah, it’s fun. Richie and I are friends and have been for the best part of ten years. I live part time in America. I’m over there usually around Christmas, and we met up one year – I had a party at my house – and we started jamming Bad Company and Stevie Ray Vaughan and all that blues and someone said you guys should write together so that’s what we ended up doing. And we did it because it was fun and we thought we had something to say as well. I take a lot of inspiration from 70s music. I grew up and that music had a massive effect on me when I was a kid – it changed my life – so I take that as my basic inspiration. Then you try and take that to another level. You try and use it as an ingredient and write songs that stand up on their own.”

史密斯回答：“我演奏音乐是因为我想这样做。” “但是，这很有趣。 Richie和我是朋友，已经在十年的时间里一直处于最佳状态。我在美国兼职。我通常会在圣诞节前后到那儿，我们见面一年 - 我在家里举行了一个聚会 - 我们开始了障碍公司和Stevie Ray Vaughan以及所有的蓝调，有人说你们应该一起写作，这就是我们最终做的事情。我们之所以这样做，是因为它很有趣，我们认为我们也有话要说。我从70年代的音乐中汲取了很多灵感。我长大了，当我还是个孩子时，音乐对我产生了巨大影响 - 改变了我的生活 - 因此我将其作为我的基本灵感。然后，您尝试将其提高到另一个层次。您尝试将其用作成分，并写出自己站立的歌曲。”

In the full interview, Adrian discusses the singles released and how they represent the overall album, their extra emphasis on collaboration this time around and how it impacted the finished result, the album title and how it combines two album tracks to create a mental image, the creative process and how they harnessed their individual talents into a cohesive unit, his favourite tracks on the album, taking Smith/Kotzen into a live setting and more.

在完整的采访中，阿德里安（Adrian）讨论了单身人士的发行，以及他们如何代表整体专辑，他们这次的额外强调对合作的额外重视以及它如何影响成品结果，专辑标题以及如何结合两张专辑来创建心理图像，创作过程以及他们如何将自己的才华纳入凝聚力的单位，他最喜欢的专辑，史密斯/Kotzen的曲目中，将其最喜欢的曲目带入实时设置和更多。