フォーマット |
LPレコード |
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構成数 |
2 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2018年02月06日 |
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規格品番 |
5707983 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
602557079838 |
構成数 | 2枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
In 2012, right on schedule, Rihanna delivered her fourth annual November album. The singer took a different route with the lead single. She didn't go with a dramatic ballad like "Russian Roulette" or a big dance number like "Only Girl (In the World)" and "We Found Love." Instead, the nod went to a midtempo pop ballad, "Diamonds" -- as in "We're like diamonds in the sky" (rather than stars in a mine), a simple and effective, light in meaning yet massive in sonics, quasi-processional. Even with that change of pace, the possibility of it signaling an overall change in direction was slight. Not only is Unapologetic just as varied as Rihanna's past albums -- it's another timely refresh of contemporary pop music -- but it's a little more exploratory and a whole lot deeper, too. Continuing the trend that began on Rated R, Rihanna's at her best when she's flaunting. This goes for "Pour It Up," a characteristically chilly and booming Mike Will collaboration that might as well be a sequel to "Bandz a Make Her Dance," the producer's hit with Juicy J. Wrapped in a serene sneer, Rihanna's trash talk is something else. Moments such as that one are so convincing that the few everywoman heart-on-sleeve songs -- with the exception of the massive, slamming, wailing power ballad that is "What Now" -- don't sound all that natural. Two of the album's most intriguing, contrasting, and not-so-everywoman tracks appear consecutively during the latter half. Both of them were written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Carlos "Los" McKinney. "Nobody's Business," flecked with elements from Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel," is a beaming if somewhat belligerent disco-house duet with Chris Brown. Rihanna's partner proposes to make out in a Lexus prior to proclaiming that the relationship "ain't nobody's business." The celebration is followed by "Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary," conjoined songs with a wide theatrical scope akin to that of the-Dream's own "Nikki, Pt. 2/Abyss." Over a swelling and receding production with echoes of Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis' Eyes," Rihanna mourns ("Felt like love struck me in the night/I pray that love don't strike twice"), then confesses ("Mother Mary, I swear I wanna change"), then surrenders ("I'm prepared to die in the moment"). Perhaps no one should read anything into it. The same could be said of "No Love Allowed," which comes along a little later. Even with a captivating, drum-less reggae groove, it's hard to hear lines like "Your love hit me to the core" and "It's so foolish how you keep me wanting more" and think that she's fine and could be singing about anyone. While this is a fine, if uneven album, the only way to enjoy a significant portion of it is by taking it as pure entertainment. Good luck. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[LPレコード]【A面】
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1.Phresh Out The Runway
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2.Diamonds
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3.Numb
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4.Pour It Up
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【B面】
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1.Loveeeeeee Song
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2.Jump
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3.Right Now
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4.What Now
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2.[LPレコード]【A面】
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1.Stay
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2.Nobody's Business
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3.Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary
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レビュー-
数々のゴシップも話題作りに活用しながら、強く激しく輝きを放つ最強ディーヴァの7作目。全体にダークな空気感を漂わせ、力強いバラードの“Diamonds"から、ジニュワイン“Pony"を引用したダブステップ、デヴィッド・ゲッタとのビリビリなダンス路線、エミネムとの再合体まで話題曲が満載だ。しかもクリス・ブラウンとのデュエットで物議を醸しそうなドリーム製のアーバン・ダンサーまであって……今回も向かう所敵ナシ!
bounce (C)池田貴洋タワーレコード (vol.351(2012年12月25日発行号)掲載)
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