The Id

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:56:26
Contains the hidden track "Shed" which follows "Blowin' Up Your Speakers." Personnel includes: Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Angie Stone, Slick Rick, Sunshine Anderson (vocals); Darryl Swann (acoustic & electric guitar); Jinsoo Lim (guitar); Jeremy Ruzumna (piano, organ, synthesizer); Zac Rae (Chamberlain, synthesizer); Mike Elizondo (bass); Victor Indrizzo (drums); Marina Bambino, Davey Chedwiggen (percussion); Stephanie Alexander, Sy Smith, LeJon Walker, Latina Webb (background vocals). Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios and The Record Plant Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois; The Studio and Remote Recording Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Macy Gray's debut album ON HOW LIFE IS made here an R&B superstar, and the followup THE ID keeps pace with the stellar reputation its predecessor garnered. As before, Gray eschews the played-out trappings of so much contemporary R&B. Instead of drum loops, self-consciously retro-sounding analog synths, and easily recognizable samples, Macy surrounds herself with live drums, piano, organ, strings, and the other elements that once were standard fare in R&B and are now considered "organic." Riding atop it all is her quirky, distinctive, Patti Labelle-meets-Eartha Kitt voice and her decidedly outspoken lyrics. Even more than on her previous album, Gray delightfully turns the tables on male R&B stars who've always been only too proud to promote their sexual freakhood. On several songs here, Macy boldly claims freakiness as a female attribute to be trumpeted from the rooftops. On the album's catchiest tune, "Relating to a Psychopath," she humorously extends her freewheeling outlook to mental dysfunction, underscoring things with some Sly Stone-like psychedelic soul flavor by ending the song with a flurry of phasing and stereo panning. Whether indulging in a full-on torch ballad or getting righteously funky, Macy rules THE ID with a grace befitting the new-school Queen of Soul.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)