The '70s had Helen Reddy declaring "I am Woman" and Gloria Gaynor vowing "I Will Survive." Two-and-a-half decades down the road, female empowerment is finding its pop music voice in the self-empowerment anthems of Destiny's Child. On SURVIVOR, the pop-R&B trio uses such songs as "Independent Women Part I" (previously heard on the CHARLIE'S ANGELS soundtrack) and the title tune as vehicles for their own statements of gender independence. Seldom has the women's-lib aesthetic been applied to grooves this sultry.
Despite all the social statements, DC isn't above diving into more salacious waters, like "Bootylicious," where the ladies assess their own desirability over a sample from Stevie Nicks's '80s hit "Edge of Seventeen." On "Nasty Girls," trashy women receive a verbal dressing-down, but more spiritual matters are addressed in the closing "Gospel Medley," which finds Destiny's Child offering harmonious thanks to the Lord.
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ミッシェルのソロ・アルバムデビュー、ビヨンセのオースティンパワーズ主演、そして、Nelly feat.ケリーでビルボード・シングル・チャートを独占した”DILEMMA”などなど、やっぱデスチャはスゴイです。そんな彼女達が社会現象を巻き起こした3rdがこちら!!(1)(2)(4)(5)(9)...大ヒット曲のオンパレード!!! (C)Flying Disco
タワーレコード(2002/10/10)
"Independent Woman"も耳にした方は多いはずだし、バラードの"Dangerously In Love"などでも聴かせてくれます。
久々に聴くと、01年作だったのが感じられない(90年代だと思ってました)ほどシーンの流れが早いのも改めて感じさせられました。