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Around The Sun

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Since the careening, ragged Reckoning followed the hazy, dreamlike Murmur, each R.E.M. album had an element of a surprise, offering something different than what came before. That's not the case with Around the Sun, which refines and polishes the blueprint of Reveal. This is as slow and ballad-heavy as Automatic for the People, but where that album was filled with raw emotion and detours, Around the Sun is tasteful and streamlined. With their layered, low-key production, R.E.M. seem hell-bent on leaving behind anything that could be construed as their signature sound, so keyboards and drum machines are pushed to the front as Buck's guitar strums instead of jangles and Mills' background vocals are buried in the mix under Stipe's double-tracked harmonies. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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      Leaving New York
    2. 2.
      Electron Blue
    3. 3.
      The Outsiders
    4. 4.
      Make It All Okay
    5. 5.
      Final Straw
    6. 6.
      I Wanted To Be Wrong
    7. 7.
      Wanderlust
    8. 8.
      Boy in the Well
    9. 9.
      Aftermath
    10. 10.
      High Speed Train
    11. 11.
      The Worst Joke Ever
    12. 12.
      The Ascent of Man
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      Around the Sun

作品の情報

メイン
アーティスト: R.E.M.

オリジナル発売日:2004年

商品の紹介

2004年リリースの13枚目のアルバム。Q-TIPをフィーチャーしたM-3などが話題となった作品。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2016/05/25)

Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 - "These 13 songs are sung by people exhausted by the trials of their country, haunted by ghosts of its promise, tentatively hopeful of renewal or reconciliation." Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[A] disc of frankly spiritual and acutely topical protest ballads, draped in futuristic PET SOUNDS strum and hum." Uncut - Ranked #16 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004" - "[A] set of powerfully reflective songs populated by the walking wounded rather than shiny happy people." Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 - "R.E.M. here resemble their classic selves." Spin - "AROUND THE SUN is R.E.M.'s return to folk-rock chamber music..." - Grade: B- Alternative Press - "Thirteen studio albums into their career, R.E.M. can still throw listeners for a loop. 'The Outsiders' is as velvety smooth as Massive Attack..." - 4 out of 5
Rovi

Since the careening, ragged Reckoning followed the hazy, dreamlike Murmur, each R.E.M. album had an element of a surprise, offering something different than what came before. That's not the case with Around the Sun, which refines and polishes the blueprint of Reveal. This is as slow and ballad-heavy as Automatic for the People, but where that album was filled with raw emotion and detours, Around the Sun is tasteful and streamlined. With their layered, low-key production, R.E.M. seem hell-bent on leaving behind anything that could be construed as their signature sound, so keyboards and drum machines are pushed to the front as Buck's guitar strums instead of jangles and Mills' background vocals are buried in the mix under Stipe's double-tracked harmonies. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine|
Rovi

R.E.M.の特徴のひとつに、マイケル・スタイプが綴る詞の不可解さを挙げる人は少なくないと思う。が、ブッシュ政権への対決姿勢を露わにしている彼ら、大統領選を目前に発表するこのニュー・アルバム『Around The Sun』には明確なメッセージ性を含ませ、2004年の米国の鮮明なポートレイトを完成させた。Q・ティップがMCを添える“The Outsiders”然り、“Final Straw”然り。マイケル特有の言葉遊びの合間に、衝撃的なほど率直な表現が現れ、事の重大さを物語っている。一方のサウンドは100%R.E.M.節なのだが、やはりメランコリックな面を強調。テンポも緩め中心で、不安や怒りや希望が混在する詞に、同様に多様な質感が絡むアンサンブルが寄り添うのだ。なかでもラストの表題曲がハイライト。自分たちは未来とアメリカを信じる──との強い決意を映した祈りのようなエンディングが、聴き手をポジティヴな余韻で包んでくれる。
bounce (C)新谷 洋子
タワーレコード(2004年10月号掲載 (P73))

フォーマット CDアルバム
発売日 2016年07月01日
国内/輸入 輸入
レーベルConcord
構成数 1
パッケージ仕様 -
規格品番 7200402
SKU 888072004023

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