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CD |
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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 |
2011年01月25日 |
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規格品番 |
XLCD520E |
レーベル |
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SKU |
634904152024 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:54:39
Personnel: Adele (vocals). Recording information: Eastcote Studios, London; Harmony Studios, West Hollywood, CA; Metropolis Studios, London; My Audiotonic Studios, London; Shangri La Studios, Malibu, CA; Sphere Studios, London; XL Studios, London. Photographer: Lauren Dukoff. Adele's 2009 debut album, 19, was a Grammy-winning smash hit that revealed the British singer/songwriter's knack for bittersweet soul and folk-infused love songs that brought to mind an infectious mix of Dusty Springfield and Terry Callier. The album earned her a ton of fans, and interest was high for the inevitable follow-up. In many ways, her sophomore album, the similarly age-appropriate-titled 21, is a continuation of the sounds and themes Adele was working with on 19. She is still the bluesy pop diva with a singer/songwriter's soul and seemingly bottomless capacity for heartbreak. The best thing the album does is to showcase Adele's titanic vocal ability, which -- more than a few times on 21 -- is simply spine-tingling. Last time around we got the gauzy, Callier-esque folk-soul ballad "Daydreamer" to slowly draw us into the album; here, Adele immediately injects us with the propulsive gospel fever-blues anthem "Rolling in the Deep." While the track certainly owes a heavy debt to the punk-blues of Beth Ditto and the Gossip, it is also ridiculously sexy and one of the best singles of any decade. Elsewhere, we get tracks like the blues-inflected Ryan Tedder co-write "Rumour Has It" and the old-school-style soul cut "He Won't Go," which are terrifically catchy, booty-shaking numbers and exactly the kind of songs you want and expect from Adele. Similarly enthralling is the centerpiece of the album, the mega-ballad showstopper "Take It All." Co-written by her "Chasing Pavements" partner Francis White, the song begins with Adele proclaiming "Didn't I give it all?" Delivered starkly at first with Adele set against simple piano accompaniment and later backed by a gospel choir, it's an instant-classic sort of song in the tradition of "The Rose," "And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going," and "All by Myself" that could stand over the years as a career landmark for the singer and a cathartic moment for fans who identify with their idol's Pyrrhic lovelorn persona. Ultimately, Adele does give us her all on 21, and for now that is enough. ~ Matt Collar
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1.[CD]
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1.Rolling in the Deep
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2.Rumour Has It
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3.Turning Tables
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4.Don't You Remember
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5.Set Fire to the Rain
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6.He Won't Go
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7.Take It All
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8.I'll Be Waiting
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9.One and Only
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10.Lovesong
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11.Someone Like You
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12.If It Hadn't Been for Love
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13.Hiding My Heart
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デビュー作『19』が出たとき、タイトルについて彼女はこんな説明をしていた。「私が19歳のときは、こんなことをやって、こんな気持ちでいたんだと、子供ができたときに教えられると思って。次作はたぶん<21>ね(笑)」。で、ホントにこのタイトル、21歳のアデルがそのまま映写された盤である。だが驚くのは、19から21への時間経過イメージを遥かに上回る深みと説得力がここでの歌にあることだ。音表現の化け方もデカイ。大半をLA郊外のマリブでリック・ルービンをプロデューサーに迎えて録り、その後ロンドンでポール・エプワース(プライマル・スクリームほか)と完成させたそうだが、なるほどロック的な歪みとダイナミズムが音の支えになっている。いままのアデル、さながら<女トム・ウェイツ>のようだ。
bounce (C)内本順一タワーレコード (vol.328(2010年12月25日発行号)掲載)
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