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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2014年05月20日 |
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規格品番 |
88843057271 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
888430572713 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
At some point between In My Mind and this album, tracking Pharrell's accomplishments became more difficult than ever. His 2013 alone must be considered historic. That February, he accepted a Grammy for his role in Frank Ocean's Channel Orange. March brought the release of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," a Pharrell production that eventually topped the Hot 100. In April, there was Daft Punk's Pharrell-fronted "Get Lucky," a number two hit. From June through December, the Top Five of the Billboard 200 featured ten albums that involved him, including the number ones Random Access Memories, Blurred Lines, Magna Carta...Holy Grail, and Beyonce. He subsequently earned seven additional Grammy nominations and took home three awards -- presumably stowed in one of the compartments of his hat -- the following January, including the one for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Just prior to the March 2014 release of G I R L, "Happy," one of several songs he granted to the soundtrack of Despicable Me 2, topped the Hot 100. That carefree soul throwback appears here, almost smack in the middle. It doesn't sound out of place in a set of upbeat, candy-coated pop-R&B that is relatively modern-sounding, laced with some elements of R&B from the mid- to late '60s and that sweet late-'70s to early-'80s spot. One highlight that owes more to the past is "Gust of Wind," a midtempo disco-funk Daft Punk collaboration filled with soaring strings and one of Pharrell's most effectively wistful/yearning turns. On the sunny "Brand New," he adds horns and shares vocals with Justin Timberlake, and they deal out some rare male self-objectification: "Like the tags still on me, jumpin' 'round in your bag." Much of the material is gentlemanly -- appearances from Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, JoJo, and other women add to the approach -- but this wouldn't be a Pharrell album without some goofball moves. "Hunter," like a funkier and tinnier take on what he did for Usher's "Twisted," is steeped in his charm-way-over-ability falsetto and cartoonish boasts with topical references. "Gush," what sounds like an outtake from the first N.E.R.D. album plus strings, begins with "Make the pussy just gush" and references "Light Your Ass on Fire" while proclaiming "My mama didn't raise me that way" somewhere between. Compared to his albums with N.E.R.D. and In My Mind, this is easily Pharrell's second most enjoyable album, just behind the original version of In Search Of... from 2001. It's fun, frivolous, and low on excess. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[LPレコード]【A面】
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1.Marilyn Monroe
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2.Brand New
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3.Hunter
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4.Gush
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5.Happy (From Despicable Me 2)
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【B面】
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1.Come Get It Bae
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2.Gust Of Wind
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3.Lost Queen
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4.Know Who You Are
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5.It Girl
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独自性と先鋭性を誇った一昔前の影は薄くなっているものの、ヒット請負人としての存在感は増すばかりのファレル。この8年ぶりのソロ2作目では、そんな自身が生んできた楽曲のスタイルをセルフ・リメイクしつつ、現行シーンに通底するブギーやソウルのムード(それは自身が関わったダフト・パンクやロビン・シックのヒットが生んだものでもあるが)を巧みに塗した印象だ。そのムードの一端を担ったジャスティン・ティンバーレイクを迎えてのMJオマージュからマイリー・サイラスとの殿下調ファンクまで、〈ガール〉にまつわる曲ばかりの、〈ハッピー〉な部分を真ん中に据えた、迷いのない楽しさに満ちた内容は、孤高の天才からポップ職人へと変化してきたファレルのひとつの集大成とも言えるものだろう。
bounce (C)池谷昌之タワーレコード (vol.366(2014年4月25日発行号)掲載)
このアルバムは天才プロデューサーありマルチなカリスマ、Pharrellが日本でも完全にアイコンとして認知される作品となった。なんといってもVelvet Hammerの同名曲が元ネタと言われている全世界をロックしたHappyの破壊力に尽きる。そして、最終曲のIt Girlは予想外の展開に驚かされる。DJ PLAYでのアクセントとしても数少ない汎用性に優れた一曲ではないだろうか。
最高にイカした、ファンキーでグッグルーヴなアルバムだぜ!
ブルーノやダフパンも吹っ飛ぶカッコ良さ!しかも、裏ビートも
びんびんで近年ではピカイチ^o^な名作。買うしかないぜ!
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