フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年06月09日 |
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規格品番 |
5767535 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
602557675351 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:57:28
Recording information: Blase Boys Club Studios; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Jungle City Studios, New York, NY; MXM Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Secret Garden Recording Studios. Santo Barbara, CA; Unsub Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Wolf CousinsStockholm, Sweden. Katy Perry achieved maturation with Prism, the 2013 album anchored on the self-empowerment anthem "Roar" and the club smash "Dark Horse." Considering how "Roar" scored the closing stages of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, it would've seemed like a logical move for Perry to build upon its adult alternative affirmation but she's instead chosen to use "Dark Horse" as a blueprint for Witness, the long-awaited 2017 successor to Prism. Perhaps Perry shifted her approach after "Rise," the "Roar"-alike written for the 2016 Olympics that she also performed at that year's Democratic National Convention, failed to crack the Top Ten, perhaps she always planned to construct this album with electronic beats and synths, but Witness is so slick with synths it seems slippery. Arriving on the heels of Prism, a record littered with AAA crossover ballads, the dance-heavy Witness feels like a bit of a shock. The album is filled with songs where Perry attempts to address big cultural issues while walking a musical cutting edge. These conflicting desires surface on a tune as effervescent as "Chained to the Rhythm" -- the only track here that could be called that, although "Pendulum" comes close -- and a song as somnolent as "Bigger Than Me," the second of two ballads on the record and the one that addresses the fallout of the 2016 presidential election. Despite some sociological broad strokes, Perry generally keeps her focus personal -- and usually romantic, although "Swish Swish" plays like a swipe at another superstar -- a decision that, when married to aggressive EDM-pop, makes Witness feel very different than Prism. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.[CD]
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1.Witness
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2.Hey Hey Hey
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3.Roulette
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4.Swish Swish (Featuring Nicki Minaj)
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5.DEJA Vu
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6.Power
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7.Mind Maze
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8.Miss You More
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9.Chained to the Rhythm (Featuring Skip Marley)
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10.Tsunami
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11.Bon Appetit (Featuring Migos)
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12.Bigger Than Me
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13.Save As Draft
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14.Pendulum
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15.Into Me You See
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近頃は政治的な言動が目立っていたこともあって、3年ぶりのアルバムもコンシャスな内容かな?と思いきや、今回も基本はがっつりエンターテインしてます。ローランド・クラーク使いのディープ・ハウスではニッキー・ミナージュの援護を受けて不仲のテイラー・スウィフトに勝利宣言していたり、ピュリティ・リング製のバラードでは(元カレである)ジョン・メイヤー"Still Feel Like Your Man"へのアンサー的な含みを持たせたり、そのサーヴィス精神は過剰とも言えるほど。一方、スキップ・マーリーとのレゲエ・ディスコはもちろん、ミーゴス客演曲でもほんのりダンスホールの匂いを漂わせ、カリビアンな流行を押さえることも忘れていません。で、何が良いって、そうした刺激的な歌詞やトレンド感のある音を、カリフォルニア・ガールらしくカラッと開放的な歌で聴かせてくれるところ。ポップスは楽しくてナンボ!みたいな姿勢が伝わってきて、デビュー時から変わらない魅力を今回もまざまざと目撃させられました。
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