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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (ヨーロッパ盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年12月15日 |
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規格品番 |
19075801902 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
190758019024 |
2017年の最後を飾る、最強の話題作となること間違いなし!
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:51:09
Audio Mixers: Mike Larson ; Leslie Brathwaite. Audio Remasterer: Chris Athens. Recording information: Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Flux Studios, New York, NY; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Jungle City Studios, New York, NY; Makoche Recording Studios, Bismarck, ND; Metropolis Studios, London, UK; Sony Studios, Tokyo, Japan; South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, FL; The Lunchtable, Los Nageles, CA. Photographer: Erik Ian. Subversive and socially conscious aspects have been threaded throughout N.E.R.D's jocular jams and ornate fantasias since 2001. "Politicians is soundin' like strippers to me," flippant as it was, stood out in their debut single "Lapdance." Later works involved anti-war, anti-bullying, and pro-conservation messages obscured by indiscriminate musical whims. NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES, the first N.E.R.D album in seven years -- and first material since duly nutty contributions to The SpongeBob Movie -- turns it up, fueled almost exclusively by societal turbulence as experienced and observed by Pharrell Williams. As a consequence, it's the closest N.E.R.D has verged on being a solo vehicle for Williams. He produced the whole thing and wrote almost every line not delivered by the featured artists, a crew of nine starring Rihanna, Andre 3000, and Kendrick Lamar. (Chad Hugo plays keyboards on only four songs and picks up one credit for additional production, while Shay Haley is typically secondary on vocals.) Williams and company change the style with almost as much frequency as Son of Bazerk, marking abrupt turns mid-song, spitting out brawling pop-punk and caustic fusions of new wave and synth funk, throwing in jittery footwork, comparatively straightforward hip-hop, and a little reggae. Those old Neptunes steel drums make a return, too. The energy level is high and restless, in a near-permanent state of agitation, heightened with machine beats that judder and bounce, synthesizers that plink and probe, and Williams' animated protestations. The rollicking temperament gives all the material, and that includes "Don't Don't Do It!," regarding the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott, a replayable quality. Tied together with recurring declarations of "mad ethnic right now," sampled from Retch's 2016 viral clip, the album is all raucous resistance to issues ranging from anti-immigration to police brutality to transgender rights. When Williams barks "You fuckin' with survivors!" like an activist Rockwell, he perfectly summarizes the indignant optimism that dominates the best N.E.R.D album since the original version of In Search Of.... ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[CD]
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1.Lemon
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2.Deep Down Body Thurst
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3.Voila
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4.1000
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5.Don't Don't Do It!
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6.ESP
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7.Lightning Fire Magic Prayer
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8.Rollinem 7's
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9.Kites
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10.Secret Life Of Tigers
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11.Lifting You
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ソロ・アーティストとして自由度を増したファレルがいまこの名義を持ち出してくる意味はわからないが、肉体性がメッセージを伴ったエネルギッシュな楽曲群を聴けば、確かにN.E.R.Dに相応しいのかもしれない。一聴して情報量の密度から連想したのは『FutureSex/LoveSounds』、あるいはアウトキャストがずっと2人で活動してたら、もしくはディプロとM.I.A.がコンビを解消しなければ、この境地に至ったのでは……とか思ってしまうようなポップでエッジーな音世界が広がる。リアーナとのブーティーな"Lemon"で始まってエド・シーランと気持ち良く歌うカリプソっぽい"Lifting You"で終わる作りは無比の楽しさとフィジカルの強さに溢れていて……というのが、試聴会で一周だけ聴いた状態での感想であります。
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