其实重点是，又有新曲目出来啦！ 第一段当中有绯闻的味道XD。。。昨天L.A. Reid和马克苏打克再度请了记者们 欣赏了一次玛丽亚凯莉的新专辑，这回总共放了十二首歌。当这些音乐从马克的 笔电中播放出来的时候，记者们发现马克简直雀跃无比，甚至每一首歌都在跟着 唱。专辑当中有drama、有disco舞曲、甚至谈到了死亡。下面就是这一首一首歌 曲的初评，注意他们并没有按照专辑的顺序。 Yesterday, Island/Def Jam honcho L.A. Reid hosted a few journalists in his office for a special preview of Mariah Carey's upcoming E=MC2 album, tentatively due April 15. While Reid looked on, Mariah's A&R man and long-rumored beau Mark Sudack played 12 of the album's cuts from his laptop, often passionately (and adorably!) singing along. On the album, there was drama, there was death, there was disco. What follows is a track-by-track breakdown of our impressions of the album. Note that this isn't the final track sequence, that L.A. ticked off the producers list to us but it is by no means etched in stone and the tracks that we heard weren't always mastered. 总评：整张专辑展现了玛丽亚的巨肺歌喉，高低起伏的声线和那些海豚音。她的音色 听起来很棒而且非常乾净。 One final note: so much of this album is sung in Mariah's chest voice. The vocal gymnastics and whistle notes, while there ('cause, duh, it's Mariah!), take a backseat to clear, purposeful singing, and Mariah sounds better for it. Oh yeah, Mimi's back. 1. "Migrate" (co-produced by Danja) -- After announcing itself with Mariah's patented whistle notes, this club track gets to bangin' and it takes that task really seriously. It's about as meta as a banger gets, with Mariah explaining during the chorus how her night goes: "From the car to the club / We migrate / From the bar to the V.I.P. / We migrate." And so it goes, from the party to the after party, from the after party to the hotel. There's a slight autotune effect on Mariah's voice on the last "migrate" of each chorus, which I assume is to put her on equal ground with the man she shares the mic with here. T-Pain, mercifully shows up for just a guest verse -- this is not a full-blown duet. It's a feisty track, with tough Storch-esque beats that Mariah's bravado attempts to match: "If you're inked up thuggin', that's what I like," she says. See, I always thought she went for the pretty boys. Already we're learning stuff! Migrate这首派对歌曲叙述着玛丽亚所向往的夜生活。歌曲从玛丽亚的招牌海豚音开始 ，歌词中唱着"From the car to the club / We migrate / From the bar to the V.I.P. / We migrate."从夜店到VIP室，从派队到续摊，再从续摊到旅馆。。。 每次唱到这首歌的关键字Migrate的时候都会有个人声音效，似乎想要制造玛丽亚与 派队上认识的男子一同share这个麦克风的感觉。这是一首充满欢乐的歌。T-Pain在 歌曲中参一脚稍稍唱了几句。 2. "Touch My Body" (co-produced with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream) -- There isn't much to say about this ultra-femme track that wasn't said when it leaked. Hard to believe that that was only a little more than week ago -- in the time since, it's become so ubiquitous that it's kind of hard to imagine what radio was like before it. Even L.A. seemed taken aback by how quickly it has caught on -- he described the track's out-of-the-gate success as virtually accidental. 不用多说了吧！真不敢想像这首歌才流出一个礼拜。连L.A. Reid都说这首歌会这 麽疯狂地受到欢迎也让他觉得很意外。 3. "Last Kiss" (co-produced by Jermaine Dupri) -- One of the album's many declarations of eternal love, this one is "We Belong Together, Part 35." It's nice but extremely safe. One thing that's very much in its favor are Mariah's vocals, which are nimble as they are in "We Belong Together" (she changes up her flow more times than I could count) and maybe more robust than they've sounded in over a decade. There's a nice little duet at the end of this one between Mariah's full chest voice and her higher register. Of course, if she didn't show off that stellar natural resource, this wouldn't be a Mariah Carey album. 这首歌可以说是We Belong Together「第n代」XD，属於一首安全牌的歌曲。 最棒的还是玛丽亚的声音，转音转到让人头晕，而且比这十年来任何一首歌当中的 声音都还要健康。最结尾有一段有趣的合唱--玛丽亚自己的真音和她的海豚音。 你知道的--如果专辑中不叫两声，这就不会是玛丽亚的专辑了。 4. "Lovin' You Long Time" (co-produced by DJ Toomp) -- Pure and utter joy is this one, which is most reminiscent of the lovely Mimi outtake "When I Feel It." Except this one's, like, 10 times better. The chorus of DeBarge's "Stay With Me" is the foundation of this track (as opposed to the verses, which provided the foundation for the single remix of Biggie's "One More Chance" and Ashanti's "Foolish," among tracks). However, the sample sounds more weathered, and overall, the track comes off as a '60s throwback rather than an '80s one. One hundred percent feel-good and packing in a killer breakdown and conclusion that's a wall of Mariah voices, this was the first song that felt like the work of unstoppable pop genius. 这首歌超棒的。听起来像当初流出的「When I Feel It」，但比它棒十倍！歌曲当中 取样了DeBarge的Stay With Me作为基调，但听起来更成熟、充满了六零年代的怀旧 气氛，百分之百让人喜欢！而且这也是这张专辑当中第一首让你听完会觉得「玛丽亚 真的是个永不枯竭的流行乐天才！」的歌曲。 （Biggie的One More Chance混音和Ashanti的Foolish都有取样自Stay With Me： http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=CinavBPMy-I ） 5. "Thanx for Nothin'" (co-produced by Jermaine Durpri) -- A mid-tempo ballad that sports a beat rougher than anything Jermaine Dupri has laid down for Mariah and a guitar line not unlike Mimi's "So Lonely" (though this track is more sassy and less dour than that), "Thanx" suggests that Mariah and Jermaine aren't sentenced to live in the shadow of their former glory and can actually make relatively new sounds together. Lyrically, this break-up track is a cross between the self-deprecating "Mine Again" ("I never knew enough about you, babe / And I guess I only have myself to blame") and the streetwise posturing of "Get Your Number" ("Seems like all I do is think about your pseudo-romance / While you're somewhere burnin' diesel in the streets, havin' laughs"). Mariah packs in so many lyrics that she barely has time to sing them, and sort of just growls them. It's not nearly as ridiculous as that description might make it sound. 这是一首中版抒情歌，相较於J.D先前帮玛丽亚制作的歌曲，这首歌不再这麽精致。 歌曲当中有吉他伴奏，曲名的「Thanx」暗示玛丽亚和J.D.并不安於他们过去合作 的成功光环而且正在不断推陈出新。这首歌的歌词超多，玛丽亚又使出了她的快嘴 功力。 6. "That Chick" (co-produced by Stargate) -- Instant. Classic. An absolutely brilliant disco track that plays on Mariah's strengths and sexiness without ever crossing the line into indulgence. It's slick, it's chic (and Chic, with its slap-you-on-the-ass bass line), it's silly ("La da da a oooh wee-wee" goes the bit between the chorus and the verses) and it carries a killer middle 8 that's as exhilarating as the one in Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T." (you know, the best part of one of the best songs ever that goes, "Don't you know nowwwww / Is the perfect time..."?). Mariah makes references to 2Pac and Biggie, compares herself to ice cream and the lottery and maybe even references the long-lost track from the Charmbracelet sessions "Touch the Sky." Oh, and also she delivers the most her line of her career, complete with a 10-cent word: "I brings that levity." Maybe one day they'll bottle the essence of Mariah, but until then, we have "That Chick" and I seriously am counting down the days till I can hear this track again. This needs to be a single, like, now, and Mariah needs to dust off those "Heartbreaker" remix roller skates for the video, pronto. 这首舞曲简直是太棒了。将玛丽亚歌声的力量和性感同时发挥得淋漓尽致。 虽然整首歌曲是以听起来傻傻的"La da da a oooh wee-wee"当作背景，但整首歌却显得 创意独具又灵巧。这首歌当中有一段超catchy的"middle 8"（意指一首歌当中最突出 最容易让人印象深刻的片段，就像Michael Jackson的"Pretty Young Thing"那句you know, the best part of one of the best songs ever that goes, "Don't you know nowwwww / Is the perfect time..."? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQHPV6COKQ） 这首歌一定要拿出来打的！玛丽亚最好马上把Heartbreaker remix版mv当中那双溜冰鞋 给准备好。 7. "Cruise Control" (co-produced by Jermaine Dupri) -- Another J.D. track that deviates from what could have been a detrimental pattern, this is a reggae-lite extended car metaphor ("I need a caddy wit some cruise control," belts Mariah). The chorus consists of her spelling out, "C-R-U-I-S-E control" and the second verse finds Mariah adopting a Jamaican affect for kicks: "When da door open I de gals pon de block / They be hop-on, to rob the clock / Me say no mam / Step up step up / Bottle broken / Tink I'm jokin'." Seriously, she says that. Damien Marley gets a guest verse, and I have to say, his shtick is a little more convincing. J.D.所制作的另一首歌曲，但完全跳脱过去你所预期的模式。这首歌带有雷鬼风格， 用开车兜风的主题当作暗喻。在副歌的部分，第一句玛丽亚把歌名拼着唱"C-R-U-I-S-E control"，随後第二句竟出现一大串亚买加方言"When da door open I de gals pon de block / They be hop-on, to rob the clock / Me say no mam / Step up step up / Bottle broken / Tink I'm jokin'." Damien Marley在这首歌当中客串，的确有加分 效果。 8. "Side Effects" (co-produced by Scott Storch) -- You know how sometimes Southern rap almost has a heavy metal feel? Mariah and Storch exploit that by turning out a Southern-fried power ballad that's a thinly veiled portrait of her time under Tommy Mottola's reign ("Hell we built, and I dealt with it... Kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started, I'd keep cryin' for the rest of my life with you / I finally built up the strength to walk away / Don't regret it..."). For someone as guarded as Mariah is publicly, it's shockingly frank (she alludes to "violent times") and really naked (the titular side effects refer to the toll the relationship has taken on her: she's "still a little depressed inside" and "still a little defensive thinkin' folks be tryin' to run my life"). This is another highlight, and having a rapper so associated with drugs (Jeezy) on a track called "Side Effects" that isn't about drugs at all, only makes things cleverer. 这首抒情歌带有美国南部的风格，歌词唱着当年她被Tommy Mottola监控的生活 "Hell we built, and I dealt with it...Kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started, I'd keep cryin' for the rest of my life with you / I finally built up the strength to walk away / Don't regret it..."另一个卖点就是，这 首歌名称为「Side Effect（副作用）」的歌却找来个活毒枭Young Jeezy来念rap， 非常有趣。 9. "Love Story" (co-produced by Jermaine Dupri) -- Anther ode to endless love ("This ain't no fairy tale or fiction / This is truly ours for eternity"), this ballad is more of the baby-making ilk. It's like Prince-lite with a synthesized beat a la "The Beautiful Ones," but not as effects-laden (i.e. the beat doesn't have the backwards sound). The melody is reminiscent of Mimi's "Joyride," and that should give you an indication of how sweet this track is. 又是一首关於爱情的歌曲。有一点像Prince的"The Beautiful Ones"，又有一点像 上一张的"Joyride"，可以想像这首歌有多甜蜜了吧！ 10. "OOC" (co-produced by Swizz Beatz) -- This one has a pummeling thump so pronounced, it's somewhat surprising that it's not the work of Stargate or Tricky. "OOC" stands for "out of control," and while the track isn't exactly wild, it's a fun mix of The-Dream's "Ditch That N…" with a melody like Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'Em Up Style." Besides the hypnotic refrain of "Forever and ever," the track is most notable for including the word motherf***er. As in, "I know y'all motherf***ers feel like we / When you're messin' with the one true lova / That makes you OOC." Hardcore! 这是一首异常强劲的歌曲，让人还以为是Stargate或DJ Tricky的作品。最让人 印象深刻的是玛丽亚在歌词当中用的脏字"motherf***er"。"I know y'all motherf***ers feel like we / When you're messin' with the one true lova/ That makes you OOC." 11. "Bye Bye" (co-produced by Stargate) -- When Mariah first started promoting Mimi, she described "We Belong Together" as a cross between "Breakdown" and "One Sweet Day." That description is infinitely more appropriate for "Bye Bye," a song about death that's "for my people who just lost somebody," "for my people who lost their grandmothers" and seemingly for Mariah's departed father, Alfred Roy ("You never got to see me back at No. 1"). It's nice that Mariah's on a confessional kick, although a track with the "We Belong Together" sonic template and lyrics tailored appeal to everyone on such a basic level seems like too easy of a combination for someone as established as Mimi. This one's like insurance -- in case nothing else is a hit, here's a sure-shot. But ultimately, it turns out that the album is too good for that. 当年宣传MIMI专辑时，玛丽亚说We Belong Together就像是"Breakdown"和"One Sweet Day"的综合体，但这种说法应该更适合拿来叙述"Bye Bye"这首歌。这是首关於 失去挚爱或家人的悲歌，似乎也唱出了玛丽亚五年前失去生父的伤痛。 12. "I Wish You Well" (co-produced by James Poyser) -- We were told that this was hot off the presses and a very rough version of the song, but even in its unpolished state, it was a stunner. A piano ballad that features Mariah, some gospel-tinged backing vocals, a piano and that's it, this track is a throwback to the fan-favorite "Vanishing" from her 1990 debut. Part feisty ("You can't manipulate me like before") and totally spiritual (Mariah name-checks a bible verse in the chorus, although I couldn't catch exactly what it was, and she ends the song repeating, "The Lord is my salvation / I will trust in him"), "I Wish You Well" will have fans wetting themselves. It's gorgeous and in its simplistic way, the type of risk that Mariah should take more often. 虽然L.A. Reid说这首歌还没有制作完成，但尽管只是听到最粗糙的版本，我们就觉得 超棒的了。这是一首以钢琴伴奏的抒情歌曲，让听众们将时光拉回第一张专辑时期的 Vanishing，充满了灵魂的色彩。歌曲当中玛丽亚现「声」念出了圣经的片段，歌词 当中说道"The Lord is my salvation / I will trust in him"。这是一首会让歌迷们 感动落泪的歌曲，虽然简单但却打动人心，我认为玛丽亚应该多挑战这样的歌曲。 The risky moments on the album ("Lovin' You Long Time," "That Chick," "Side Effects" and "I Wish You Well") bode well for the future. Though E=MC2 feels extremely safe, there's enough variation to signify some artistic growth. She's cranking out hits and that's fine because that's what she's always done (hitmaking is her medium), but when she goes out of the Top 40 comfort zone, the album truly soars. Over 10 years after she first sang about it, it's only now that Mariah has worked up the courage to really spread her wings. The next question is: how high can they take her? 这张专辑当中有多首排行榜前景看好的单曲。虽然E=MC2的曲风对於过去勇於挑战新 玩意儿的玛丽亚而言稍嫌安全了点，但从这张专辑当中丰富的元素也可以看出这位歌手 的确有所成长。撇开流行排行榜不谈的话，这也会是一张非常杰出的专辑。出道十几年 来，此刻的玛丽亚才真的展现了展翅遨翔的勇气与姿态，下一个问题就在於：她到底能 飞得多高多远呢？ -- 乐评真的很难翻耶。。。。XD -- 　◣　　█◣◢▉═══ Ｔｈｅ　Ｅｍａｎｃｉｐａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　Ｍｉｍｉ ══ ◢█＠　███▉██▉██▉▉██▉█　█　███▉██▉██▉██▉█　█ 　／█◣███▉█▆▉█▆▉▉█▆▉███　██　　█▆▉█▆▉█▆　███φ 　　◤　█◥◤▉█　▉█◥◣▉█　▉█　█　███▉█　▉█◥◣█▆▆　█bpan 玛丽亚凯莉最新专辑"天后再临"发行首周空降告示牌冠军大卖四十万张再度缔造新纪录 2005上半年最值得听的好声音 Mariah Carey ﹝The Emancipation of Mimi﹞!! --

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