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1 |
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パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2009年06月30日 |
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規格品番 |
936249746 |
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SKU |
093624974659 |
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構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
Regina Spektor worked with no less than four big-name producers on FAR, all of them with very different backgrounds: David Kahne was her collaborator on 2006's BEGIN TO HOPE; Garret "Jacknife" Lee counts R.E.M. and U2 among his credits; Jeff Lynne's lavish sound is famous on ELO's albums; and Mike Elizondo has worked with Fiona Apple and Maroon 5. It's something of a surprise, then, that FAR sounds so homogenized. On SOVIET KITSCH and BEGIN TO HOPE, Spektor's wide-eyed moments were balanced with darker, knowing songs that kept her music grounded. Here, almost all of the rough or unpredictable edges have been smoothed away, and all that's left is Spektor's sweet, quirky side.
At times, FAR gets close to being too precious, whether it's putting Spektor's name in all lowercase letters in the liner notes, her dolphin on the otherwise charming "Folding Chair," or lyrics like "We made our own computer out of macaroni pieces" on the chirpy opener, "The Calculation." Even the album's darker tracks, such as the percussion-heavy "Machine," are surprisingly sugary compared to her previous work. However, Spektor's guileless voice and delivery allow her to get away with sounds and ideas that would be cloying in the hands of almost any other artist. She manages to make a song with the chorus "Eet, eet, eet" catchy and affecting, and fashions an observant and witty story out of returning a wallet to Blockbuster Video. Still, FAR's best moments occur when Spektor turns down the whimsy a few notches
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1.The Calculation
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2.Eet
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3.Blue Lips
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4.Folding Chair
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5.Machine
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6.Laughing With
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7.Human Of The Year
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8.Two Birds
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9.Dance Anthem Of The 80s
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10.Genius Next Door
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11.Wallet
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12.One More Time With Feeling
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13.Man Of A Thousand Faces
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レジーナ・スペクターの3年ぶりとなる新作は、ELOのジェフ・リンにデヴィッド・カーン、ジャックナイフ・リー、マイク・エリゾンドという大物プロデューサーを起用した豪華盤。これまで通りピアノの弾き語りを軸にしつつ、4人の腕利きがオーケストレーションやコーラス・ハーモニーを使って表情豊かに味付けしていく。組む相手によってまったく違う旨味を出す素材の良さを、じっくり堪能していただきたい。
bounce (C)古山悦子タワーレコード (vol.313(2009年08月25日発行号)掲載)
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