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CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
スリップケース |
発売日 |
2017年08月25日 |
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規格品番 |
OLE11252 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
744861112525 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:48:00
Personnel: Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen (violin); Leah Katz (viola); Richard Dodd (cello); James King (saxophone); Fred Martin, Matt Sweeney, Nikka Costa, Tai Phillips, Faith Matovu (background vocals). Recording information: United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA. It takes nearly a minute for Villains to begin its slow ascent from the murk and even longer before the clenched funk of "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" clicks in, a deliberateness that suggests Josh Homme has supreme confidence in the seventh album from Queens of the Stone Age. Perhaps some of this swagger flows in Homme's blood, perhaps it stems from QOTSA finally reaching Billboard's pole position with 2013's .Like Clockwork, but there's an undeniable assurance to Villains that surely has something to do with the band -- or specifically Homme, who is the only constant in QOTSA's career -- knowing precisely who they are as they close out their second decade. To that end, the hiring of Mark Ronson -- the man whose star rose with Amy Winehouse and who's sustained his fame through Bruno Mars -- as producer feels like the move of a group who knows no outside influence will dilute their music, and Villains proves this to be true. QOTSA doesn't come to Ronson, Ronson comes QOTSA, sharpening their attack and adding spooky grace notes to the margins. On these asides, QOTSA conjures the dark magic that's been their calling card since the start, but where .Like Clockwork gained strength from its foreboding, Villains feels designed to lift spirits. For one, it's filled with ravers and boogies, alternating between taut vamps and louche glam grooves. Homme goes so far as to tip his stove pipe hat to Marc Bolan on "Un-Reborn Again," one of a few classic rock nods scattered throughout the album. As classic as Villains can sound -- and there's no doubting that Homme and company pledge allegiance to the sounds and styles patented in the '70s -- it feels fresh due to execution. At this stage, Queens of the Stone Age don't have many new tricks in their bag, but their consummate skill -- accentuated by the fact that this is the first QOTSA album that features just the band alone, not even augmented by Mark Lanegan -- means they know when to ratchet up the tempo, when to slide into a mechanical grind, and when to sharpen hooks so they puncture cleanly. All that makes Villains a dark joy, a record that offers visceral pleasure in its winking menace. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.[CD]
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1.Feet Don't Fail Me
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2.The Way You Used To Do
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3.Domesticated Animals
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4.Fortress
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5.Head Like A Haunted House
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6.Un-Reborn Again
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7.Hideaway
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8.The Evil Has Landed
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9.Villains Of Circumstance
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15年ぶりの〈フジロック〉出演も記憶に新しいQOTSAのニュー・アルバムは、何とマーク・ロンソンのプロデュース! グラム・ロックな前作の延長で採り入れたディスコ・サウンドは、マークらしさを強く感じさせるものだが、そこからヘヴィーウェイトなストーナー・チューンへ展開し、円熟の歌を聴かせるあたりが唯一無二のQOTSAワールド。白眉はブライアン・フェリーばりのダンディズムが漂う"Hideaway"。
bounce (C)山口智男タワーレコード (vol.406(2017年8月25日発行号)掲載)
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実に4年ぶりの新作! 今作はあのマーク・ロンソンと長年パートナーでもあるマーク・ライキンがプロデューサーとして、そしてレコーディング・エンジニアにはアークティック・モンキーズやフー・ファイターズも手がけるアラン・モウルダーという最強のバックアップ。新作発売発表前にはフロントマンのジョシュが嘘発見器にかけられながら新作に関する質問を答えていくというQOTSAらしいと言えばいいのか、なんともユニークな動画が公開されていた。全米チャート1位を獲得した前作『...LikeClockwork』以来の待望の新作。
intoxicate (C)鈴木真美タワーレコード (vol.129(2017年8月10日発行号)掲載)