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標題[情報] Rolling Stone 滾石雜誌
時間Fri Jun 15 13:21:34 2018
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Review: Christina Aguilera Flexes Her Diva Power on the Excellent 'Liberation'
On 'Liberation' one of the century's most gifted singers gets closer than ever t
o zeroing in on the right path for her immense skills
★★★★☆
By@Brittany Spanos
1 hour ago
Xtina is, hands down, one of the greatest vocalists of her generation. And she h
as spent the better part of two decades figuring out what exactly todowith t
hat voice. There was the bubblegum of her self-titled 1999 debut and her transit
ion into R&B-infused, low-rise jean'd adulthood. Then came concepts: old school
sound of 2006's@Back to Basics And the electro-futurism of 2010's Bionic. The
re have been hits and misses along the way, but one of Aguilera's greatest attri
butes is that she has rarely played it safe.
On@Liberation, she gets closer than ever to zeroing in on the right path for he
r immense skills: her eighth album is a healthy mix of hit-chasing, theatrics an
d soon-to-be classic power ballads that emphasize her immense skills over half-b
aked conceptual themes.
She kicks things off with the LP's orchestral title track, composed and performe
d by Nicholas Britell who gained an Oscar nomination for the moonlight Score.
It's the first of many left-field collaborations, ranging from a pair of rare Ka
nye West pop productions (including the album's raucous lead single "Accelerate,
" featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign) to an appearance by Anderson .PAAK. "Sea
rching for Maria" even briefly covers Rogers & Hammerstein's "Maria," from The
Sound of Music.
The front half of the album runs a little less smooth than the back half. The ju
mp from Broadway to trap drills to "Beat It"-like metal-pop is a bit jarring, th
ough individually each song is a fun, exploratory romp from Aguilera. Once the a
lbum hits "Fall in Line," the empowering Demi Lovato duet, it hits its stride. I
s there anything a vocal run battle between two generations of Disney-bred pop d
ivas can't fix?
From there, liberation enters a hazy, summer-ready, drunk-on-a-beach vibe with
tracks like the reggae-inflected "Right Moves" and the GoldLink-assisted "Like
I Do," a sexy assertion of power in a romance with a less successful, younger lo
ver. She references R. Kelly's "You Remind Me of My Jeep" on the alluring "Pipe"
and reflects on bad relationships decisions above an airy, Peter Gabriel-esque
synth on "Masochist."
The album's crown jewel, however, arrives at the very end. "Unless It's With You
," co-written by frequent Shawn Mendes collaborator Teddy Geiger and produced by
Ricky Reed, is a simple, gorgeous and memorable romantic ballad, surely somethi
ng that can sit alongside "Beautiful" as one of her seminal performances. Raw an
d moving, it's Xtina at her peak, expanding on the remarkable talent that made h
er stand out amongst a sea of teeny-bopper bubblegummers while also making her t
he leading voice in the 21st century's own class of pop divas. Once again, she p
roves she does indeed have the range.
前所未有的高分!
Christina Aguilera 2.5
Stripped 3
Back to Basics 3
Bionic 2.5
Lotus 2.5
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