今年已 75 歲的 Van Morrison 創作不輟，再接再厲又推出了新專輯！為什麼說又呢？因為此乃他的第 42 張錄音室專輯，而且是這 5 年來的第 7 張！創作靈感是有沒有這麼迴光返照勃發盎然啦，簡直真人版老頑童周伯通！就像前幾年的 Neil Young 一樣多產，但老楊現正換氣中，卻換老范接力，這些個老不休老而彌堅的怪物叫我們大叔怎敢自稱老！
更搞的是，此作名喚《Latest Record Project, Vol. 1》，「最近的唱片計畫」，還真直白哩，連取個美輪美奐的名字都懶了。光這「第一輯」中就包含了 28 首歌，超過兩小時的全新創作，而且這些都還只是部分歌曲而已，看來之後若持續端出 Vol. n++ 也不是不可能。所以，做好準備接受老范轟炸吧，你敢出我就敢聽！
專輯風格延續了上一張《Three Chords & The Truth》的藍調、草根搖滾路線，甚別於再之前的爵士連發。最叫人不解的恐怖之處是，他的聲音竟然完全沒有老態，猶似五十年前青春正盛時。搭配精湛的樂手演奏，舒服又耐聽，連聽兩小時也不嫌久。然後自然又 repeat，從來我都說老范的唱片就是品質保證嘛。最吸睛的來了。一首首聽下來，好些歌名都惹我腦內啡滴漏，挑眉竊笑。看看這幾首吧：
〈Where Have All the Rebels Gone〉（拿 Pete Seeger 那首花孩代言曲當哏來酸年輕人？）
〈No Good Deed Goes Unpunished〉（善有惡報？）
〈Stop Bitching, Do Something〉（吃炸藥無誤！）
〈They Own the Media〉（我也同意啦，不過應該更得陰謀理論者之心）
〈Why Are You On Facebook〉（酸到最高點！！）
相較於早年的詩意與靈性，現在這些歌曲充滿直言不諱的粗魯，當真越老越辛辣，老范您到底花惹發？據說是他不滿於這一年多來的社會現狀（瘟疫、封城、疏離感）而寫歌開罵抒發，難怪如此精力充沛。都說憤怒讓人更勇敢，似乎連銀髮族都適用，足證？
那麼就來放〈Why Are You On Facebook〉吧，聽到 "Did you miss your fifteen minutes of fame? / Don't you have any shame?" 我嘴角就不爭氣地上揚，好兇啊這位阿伯 XD
Why are you on Facebook?
Why do you need second-hand friends?
Why do you really care who's trending?
Or is there something you're defending?
Get a life, is it that empty and sad?
Or are you after something you can't have?
You kiss the girls and run away
Now you won't come out to play
Why are you on Facebook?
Did you miss your fifteen minutes of fame?
Or do you not have any shame?
Or is it some kind of twisted game?
Put yourself in the frame
For what some people work very hard to attain
Or are you looking for a scapegoat to blame?
'Cause you're a failure again
Why are you on Facebook?
Facebook!
