Until The End Of Time

2Pacの2001年発表7thアルバム『Until The End Of Time』のリリース20周年を記念した、20年ぶりのLPリイシュー!

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リリース20周年を記念して、20年ぶりのLPリイシューが実現!
全米アルバムチャート初登場1位を記録した2001年発表の7thスタジオ・アルバム。死後に発表されたアルバムとしては、『R U Still Down? (Remember Me)』、『Still I Rise』に続く3作目。デス・ロウ・レコーズに所属した1995～1996年のレコーディング。「Until The End Of Time」、「Let Em Have It」、「Thug N U Thug N Me」、「Letter 2 My Unborn」を収録

The fourth album released in the wake of 2Pac's 1996 death, Until the End of Time certainly offers plenty of music, two discs' worth to be precise, although the songs here seem overdone, which can obscure 2Pac's performances. Nevertheless, those performances somehow remain remarkable no matter how deep into the vault Afeni Shakur and Suge Knight have dug, and songs like "Letter 2 My Unborn," "When Thugz Cry," and the title track are just as heartfelt as "Keep Ya Head Up," "Dear Mama," and "I Ain't Mad at Cha" had been. The title track is one of 2Pac's most desperate, spirited performances ever -- the voice of a man face to face with his own fate -- and it's accompanied by an anxious yet lulling interpolation of Mr. Mister's 1985 pop hit "Broken Wings" that is far more affective than you'd imagine. Note that there are two versions here of the title track (the best one being the original one, which features RL on the hook), as there are also two versions of a few other songs, and these remixes are nearly interchangeable. ~ Jason Birchmeier