フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (アメリカ盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2010年05月04日 |
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規格品番 |
YEP22182 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
634457221826 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:39:53
Audio Mixers: Jamie Johnson; Charles Rees. Recording information: Black Barn Studios. Prior to 2008's 22 Dreams, Paul Weller was shorthand for stalwart rock & roll, never disappointing but rarely challenging, either. With 22 Dreams, he reconnected with his spirit of adventure -- the thing that drove him to split up the Jam at their peak to form the Style Council -- and created a rich pastoral double album that thrived on risk. Buzzing with guitars and gurgling effects, and built upon a succession songs that barely crest the two-minute mark, Wake Up the Nation doesn't share much with 22 Dreams, apart from that sense of adventure with Weller cramming a suite's worth of twists into a song. As packed as these tunes are, they're drawn with crisp lines; for as busy as these are, nothing feels cluttered, they're all teeming with life. Many of the left turns arrive via the arrangements -- witness how everything careens out of control after the chorus of "Grasp & Still Connect," the elastic psychedelia of "Andromeda," the updated New Orleans shuffle of "Trees' -- or the unexpected collaborations, whether it's the tightly wound reunion with the Jam's Bruce Foxton on "Fast Car/Slow Traffic" or bringing in My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields to craft the dense dangerous heartbeat of "7&3 Is the Strikers Name," but this isn't window-dressing: the entire effect is 22 Dreams in reverse, contracting where its predecessor expanded, substituting introspection for action, swapping contemplation for excitement. Wake Up the Nation pulsates with an energy considerably different than the stomping rock & roll of As Is Now. That was all musical muscle, but this is music of the mind that remains fiercely visceral, music that feels of a piece of Weller's entire body of work, but is quite unique in its execution and impact. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
録音 | ステレオ (Studio)
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1.[CD]
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1.Moonshine
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2.Wake Up the Nation
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3.No Tears to Cry
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4.Fast Car/Slow Traffic
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5.Andromeda
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6.In Amsterdam
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7.She Speaks
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8.Find the Torch, Burn the Plans
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9.Aim High
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10.Trees
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11.Grasp & Still Connect
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12.Whatever Next
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13.7 & 3 Is the Strikers Name
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14.Up the Dosage
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15.Pieces of Dream
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16.Two Fat Ladies
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おおっ、アグレッシヴ!元ジャムのブルース・フォクストンと組み、ケヴィン・シールズらも招いたソロ通算10作目は、50歳を過ぎた男が作ったとは思えないほど挑発的だ。ほとんどがテンション高めのロック・チューンで、フォーキーな楽曲は皆無。エレクトロニクスも大胆に散りばめられ、全編でとにかく熱く怒っている。一時期の求道者路線よりも断然フリーキーでカッコイイ。ぜひ還暦までこの勢いで突っ走ってくれ!!
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