6 From Bad to Worse

CHAPTER 6 From Bad to worse The other band members grew tired of the way Brian was behaving. Even when he did show up for shows or recording sessions, he was often too sick to play. In June 1969, Keith, Vlick, and Charlie went to Brian's house and broke the news—they were kicking him out of the band. Brian didn't seem surprised. With Brian gone, the Rolling Stones needed a new guitar player. They called Mick Taylor. Taylor was a talented guitar player, and they were all impressed with him. He had also grown up loving blues music.

乐队的其他成员对布莱恩的行为方式感到厌倦。 即使他出现在演出或录音环节，他也经常病得无法演奏。 1969年6月，基思、弗里克和查理去布莱恩家，把这个消息告诉了他——他们要把他踢出乐队。 布莱恩似乎并不惊讶。 布莱恩走了，滚石乐队需要一个新的吉他手。 他们打电话给米克·泰勒。泰勒是个有天赋的吉他手，他们都对他印象深刻。 他从小就喜欢布鲁斯音乐。

Only a month after being fired from the band, Brian died in his backyard pool. It was not clear if he had been drinking or taking drugs, or if he had drowned by accident. It was a tragedy for the Stones. They had lost a friend. And their fans had lost an amazing musician. But the Stones had no plans to slow down. They were giving a free concert on July 5, 1969 only two days after Brian's death, at Hyde Park in London. The stage was one of the largest ever built for an outdoor concert in England. Hundreds of thousands of people came. Before the Stones started playing, they remembered Brian by reading a poem. Then they released thousands of butterflies into the sunny summer sky.

被乐队开除一个月后，布莱恩死在自家后院的游泳池里。 目前尚不清楚他是否酗酒或吸毒，或者他是否意外溺水身亡。 这对滚石来说是一个悲剧。 他们失去了一位朋友。他们的粉丝失去了一位了不起的音乐家。 但滚石乐队并不打算放慢脚步。 1969年7月5日，布赖恩去世仅两天后，他们在伦敦海德公园举办了一场免费音乐会。 这个舞台是英国有史以来为户外音乐会建造的最大的舞台之一。 成千上万的人来了。 在滚石乐队开始演奏之前，他们念了一首诗来纪念布莱恩。 然后，他们把成千上万的蝴蝶放飞到阳光明媚的夏日天空。

The Stones had big plans for the rest of that year. They recorded their next album, Let It Bleed, and left for another US tour. Mick said that the huge hit from this album, "Gimme Shelter," was "a kind of end-of-the-world song, really." And for many Americans, it felt a bit like the end of the world. The United States was fighting in the Vietnam War, where many soldiers died every day. Americans were gathering to protest the government and its choices. President John F. Kennedy, Senator

在那一年剩下的时间里，滚石乐队制定了宏伟的计划。 他们录制了下一张专辑《Let It Bleed》，并开始了另一次美国巡演。 米克说，这张专辑的热门歌曲《给我避难所》（give me Shelter）“真的像是世界末日的歌”。 对许多美国人来说，这感觉有点像世界末日。 美国正在越南战争中作战，每天都有许多士兵死亡。 美国人聚集在一起抗议政府及其选择。 约翰·肯尼迪总统，参议员

Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. had all been assassinated. People were angry. The Stones' music reflected the same angry energy. At the end of the Stones' US tour, the angry feelings expressed in their music became all too real. The final concert of their tour was set up at the Altamont Speedway in California on December 6, 1969. The Rolling Stones arrived by helicopter with a view of the 350,000 fans below. Such a large audience would be hard to handle.

罗伯特·f·肯尼迪和民权领袖马丁·路德·金。 都被暗杀了。 人们很生气。滚石乐队的音乐也反映出同样愤怒的能量。 在滚石乐队美国巡演结束时，他们在音乐中表达的愤怒情绪变得非常真实。 他们巡演的最后一场音乐会于1969年12月6日在加州的Altamont Speedway举行。 滚石乐队乘坐直升机抵达，可以看到下面的35万名粉丝。 这么多的观众很难应付。

A motorcycle gang was in charge of security keeping the band and the audience safe. But the mood of the crowd felt dangerous. And the poor choice of security didn't help. The motorcycle gang wasn't keeping the concert peaceful. In fact, they were causing even more trouble by pushing and fighting fans back from the stage.

一个摩托车帮负责乐队和观众的安全。 但是人群的情绪很危险。 糟糕的安保措施也没起什么作用。 摩托车帮让音乐会闹得不太平。 事实上，他们把歌迷从舞台上推回去，甚至制造了更多的麻烦。

The Stones started playing. But they had to stop to tell everyone—both the crowd and their own security—to "cool out." As soon as the Stones were done, they rushed to the helicopter and left. Before the night was over, members of the motorcycle gang had killed a man. In all, four people died at Altamont. Other fans had to be treated for beatings and for drug use. A magazine article called Altamont "perhaps rock and roll's all-time worst day."

石头乐队开始演奏。 但他们不得不停下来告诉所有人——包括人群和他们自己的安全人员——“冷静下来”。 石头乐队一结束，他们就冲到直升机上离开了。 在夜晚结束之前，摩托车帮的成员杀死了一个人。 总共有四人在阿尔塔蒙特死亡。 其他球迷不得不接受殴打和吸毒治疗。 一篇杂志文章称阿尔塔蒙特“可能是摇滚史上最糟糕的一天”。