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Taller In More Ways

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発売日 2005年10月15日
国内/輸入 輸入
レーベルIsland
構成数 1
パッケージ仕様 -
規格品番 9874626
SKU 602498746264

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:41:43
Personnel: Tony Reyes (guitar, bass guitar, background vocals); Brio Taliaferro (guitar, programming); Nick Coler, Shawn Lee (guitar); Tim Hutton (horns); Dallas Austin (keyboards, drums); Brian Higgins, Tim Powell (keyboards, programming); Tim "Rolf" Larcombe, Jon Shave (keyboards); Rick Sheppard (midi); Johnny Rockstar (percussion); Sean McGhee (programming). Audio Mixers: Tom Elmhirst; Sean McGhee; Tim Powell ; Jeremy Wheatley. Recording information: Atlanta & Home Recordings, London, England (2005); DARP Studios, London, England (2005); Eden Studios, London, England (2005); metropolis Studios, London, England (2005). Photographers: Marc Baptiste; Ray Burmiston. Sugababes were one of the most consistently successful British pop acts of the 2000s, with an unparalleled string of innovative Top Ten singles and solid if not faultless full-lengths. Their fourth, the awkwardly named Taller in More Ways, was no exception -- indeed it was their first album to hit number one, and among their strongest. As usual, the singles tend to shine the brightest, but there are only a handful of truly lesser tracks scattered among the state-of-the-art dancefloor stompers and towering ballads. The simple yet effective electro-pop club ditty "Push the Button" was the first single (and it topped the charts as handily as its predecessors had), but even better in that category is the monstrously funky "Red Dress," a Xenomania track reminiscent of their frisky Girls Aloud productions, that makes excellent use of a rejiggered horn section sampled from a '60s Northern soul cut ("Landslide" by Tony Clarke). In the latter column, both "Follow Me Home" and "Ugly" are aptly pitched inspirational mini-epics dealing, respectively, with romantic and body-image issues (even if "we only get judged by what we do" sounds like rather wishful thinking, the 'Babes make you believe it). And it gets deeper than that, in several ways: the breezy, ska-punk-tinged "Joy Division" (which has nothing to do with that band, musically or lyrically); the sugary synth pop of "Obsession" (a cover of '80s new wavers Animotion); the intoxicating, hard-hitting "It Ain't Easy," which pits a menacingly swung, twangy guitar riff -- lifted so blatantly from Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," it's a wonder Martin Gore doesn't get a writing credit -- against a martial strut and agitated double-time group vocals. "Gotta Be You" pillages less successfully: despite a passable foundation of synth-fuzz R&B with trendy tabla-esque skittering, it treads so melodically close to Aaliyah's majestic "Try Again" that it can't help but pale by comparison. Meanwhile, the final three cuts fail to leave much of an impression -- there's nothing like "Maya," the haunting closer on Three. Even so, the overall quality of the material, the production, and of course Sugababes' trademark vocal work -- subtly satisfying without being showy -- are enough to make this another winner from one of the winningest (and most winsome) pop groups going. [In 2006, following the departure of Mutya Buena from the group, Taller in More Ways was reissued with one new track and re-recorded versions of "Gotta Be You," "Follow Me Home," and "Red Dress" featuring new member Amelle Berrabah.] ~ K. Ross Hoffman

  1. 1.[CDアルバム]
    1. 1.
      Push the Button

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    2. 2.
      Gotta Be You

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    3. 3.
      Follow Me Home

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    4. 4.
      Joy Division

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    5. 5.
      Red Dress

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    6. 6.
      Ugly

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    7. 7.
      It Ain't Easy

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    8. 8.
      Bruised

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    9. 9.
      Obsession

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    10. 10.
      Ace Reject

      アーティスト: Sugababes

    11. 11.
      2 Hearts

      アーティスト: Sugababes

作品の情報

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アーティスト: Sugababes

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プロデューサー: Brian HigginsDallas AustinGuy SigsworthJony Rockstar

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