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New York Daily News
★★★★☆
http://0rz.tw/3SW7B
It took her five years, but Mariah has learned from mistakes of 2009』s
"Memoir of an Imperfect Angel."
雖然花了五年，但咪咪從上張專輯的失誤學到了不少。
Mariah got the memo.
咪咪似乎聽到大家的建議紙條(好可愛XD)
For her first pop album in five years — housed under the diva-like title
"Me. I Am Mariah....The Elusive Chanteuse" — the star needed to heed the
warning of her disastrous last work. And she has.
五年來首張大碟，《聽我...歌情萬種》這麼DIVA的名字，或許咪咪應該謹慎注意她上一
張不太優的專輯，這次她做到了。
That disc, 2009's "Memoir of an Imperfect Angel," became the worst selling,
and most creatively dire, recording of Carey's nearly quarter-century career.
It also set off the longest stretch since she scored a slam-dunk smash
single, dating back to 2008's "Touch My Body."
2009年的天使回憶錄是咪咪賣的最差，創新能力到達低谷的專輯，咪咪最後一支大hit是
買把笛，也是四分之一世紀的歌手生涯以來，冠軍單曲間隔最久的一次。(6年)
Carey's new music was long-delayed. In between, she put out an indifferent
Christmas album and started fresh recordings, only to abandon them. The star
also had personal challenges, like a pregnancy (with twins) she has described
as "really difficult." Worse, she had to co-judge "American Idol" with Nicki
Minaj
咪咪的新作品一直延遲，在這之中她推出了一張平淡的聖誕專輯，還有在人生上的挑戰(
雙胞胎)，更慘的是(XD)還跟Nicki Minaj一起擔任AI評審。
While the new "Chanteuse" has a formal release date of next Tuesday (May
27th), iTunes started streaming it early this morning.
The music reacts to Carey's fallow years in most every way it should. It
returns her to the type of grand balladry, and formal melodies, that first
made her a star. It's her most melodic, least-trendy album in memory - both
moves that greatly flatter her.
這張專輯已經開放iTunes Radio搶聽，這張唱片反映出咪咪休息這幾年的成果，歌曲回到
了早期專輯豐沛的旋律性、音樂性，回到了讓咪咪大紅大紫的風格，成為歷年來最不時髦
的一張專輯。
Though the disc contains cameos from rappers like Nas and Wale, it has far
fewer hip-hop inflections than the faux-hip "Memoir" disc. Instead it
stresses songs like the opening weeper "Cry," an inspired throw-back to
initial hits like "Vision of Love." Accompanied primarily by piano, Carey
unfurls the full range of her instrument, something she had too often scaled
back of late to suit songs over-indebted to their beats. The result lets her
lean into the song's drama, which she engages completely.
專輯仍有帶著嘻哈風，像是與Nas跟Wale合作，但比起Memoirs少了很多嘻哈，第一首
”Cry”讓人感覺似乎想到"Vision of Love"，背景由鋼琴伴奏，咪咪用纖細的演繹方式
來詮釋歌曲中的戲劇感，完全的契合、投入。
That's not to say that Carey has abandoned more up-beat material.
"Meteorite," which starts out quoting Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame"
line, shoots us back to the days of Studio 54, with a spiraling,
string-drenched disco beat. The pre-release single "#Beautiful," with guest
star Miguel, has a classic R&B melody, boosted by a looming backbeat.
第一首歌這樣，不代表咪咪就放棄了快歌路線，"Meteorite"從安迪沃荷的「每人都能成
名15分鐘」開始，整首歌的beat把大家丟回了54俱樂部(70年代在紐約的傳奇俱樂部。也
是夜生活文化等的經典代表)的年代；"#Beautiful"則是經典的R&B風格，搭配若隱若現的
beat。
Whether in more elegant ballads, or most assertive R&B songs, the new tunes
give Carey more to play with than usual. It's as if she'd been listening to
Beyonce's albums, gaining tips for how to bridge trendy music with the
classic type. Even a hip-hop influenced ditty like "Thirsty" has a broad tune.
無論是在更優雅的抒情，或者破格的R＆B歌曲，新歌看出給咪咪比平常玩得更多。或許是
她一直聽碧昂絲的專輯，獲得有關如何讓經典與現代結合。甚至讓受嘻哈影響的"Thirsty"
聽來討喜。各種酸XD
As on many discs, Carey sticks in a famous cover. They're often corny ones
(see: her run at Foreigner's "I Wanna Know what Love Is" last time). But here
she makes a smarter choice - George Michael's "One More Try." Backed by a
gospel organ and choir, Carey dances over the notes, wringing every ripple
out of the tune. She even tailors her worst tics - those endless melismas -
using them to mine emotion rather than to falsely impress.
就像前幾張專輯，咪咪往往喜歡翻唱有名的歌曲(看看IWTKWLI)，但這次卻翻唱喬治麥可
的"One More Try"，透過福音式的合唱團跟管風琴，咪咪的歌聲在旋律線舞動，而且這
次咪咪控制了她著名的裝飾長音，拿來適度裝飾歌曲而非過度的炫技。
Contrary to its title, the new album may be Carey's least elusive work.
Rarely has she made her talent more clear.
這次的標題與內容相反，新專輯可能是凱莉的最不「難以捉摸」的唱片。她把了她的天賦
更加清晰的表現出來了。
四顆星算不錯的評價，希望這次米國人可以看見
期待之後各大樂評:D
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