[情報] LA Times樂評Obsessed

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Mariah Carey: Are we 'Obsessed'? By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times What: Mariah Carey's "Obsessed," the first single off her upcoming album. 在這首歌裡你可以聽到從未聽過的凶悍凱莉（不是卡膿喔）！ How is it: This is a feistier Mimi than we're used to, as she comes out firing in the song's opening moments. "Why are you so obsessed with me?" questions an obviously irritated Carey. 到底她在罵阿姆？那些八卦媒體？還是那群毛都還沒長齊的「小天后」？不管是誰都沒差，這首歌可以讓瑪麗亞成為眾人矚目的焦點，為她即將發行的新專輯成功出擊，甚至進攻葛萊美！ Is she lashing out at Eminem? The gossip hounds? A simple scolding at a new breed of pop divas? It doesn't really matter. Either way, it will help Mariah stay in the headlines for weeks to come -- long enough to fuel hype for her album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," which will be conveniently released (on Aug. 25) in time to make the cut for the new Grammy eligibility rules. 這首歌融合了許多流行的元素，包括她在上張專輯的單曲Migrate中用的電子音效，這回用得更加地恰到好處。而且根本不用擔心瑪麗亞的嗓音會因為這些電子音效而失焦。這些流行元素絕對能讓瑪麗亞在榜單上大放異彩！ With The-Dream and Tricky Stewart sharing production credits, Carey has been molded to fit current trends. The still-ubiquitous Auto-Tune is here (a look she played with on "E=MC2's" "Migrate); this time, it's used to bring a slight electronic manipulation to her trademark wails. No need to worry about hitting high notes when computers are all the rage these days, and the thick, pointed keyboards will allow Carey to fit comfortably on Top-40 play lists that are currently obsessed with Lady Gaga's "Poker Face." Ultimately, that's the point here, as this seems like a tune pointedly designed to get radio play and provide us press types with some new topics to try to get Carey to address on the red carpet, which she will artfully deflect from now until mid-November. 雖然旨在反擊，在這首歌詞當中瑪麗亞看起來一派輕鬆一點也不惱怒。這首歌比上次她和The Dream合作的My Love更加有勁。 The song is put-down after put-down, with Carey declaring that she "ain't gonna feed you / Gonna let you starve," and the hard-not-to-quote, "You're a mom and pop / I'm a corporation." She doesn't really sound angry -- just a little bemused at her attackers, even if the high road would have been to ignore them. But the sophisticated route doesn't always generate hype, and "Obsessed" is certainly more lively than her earlier work with The-Dream (the bedroom slow-dance "My Love"). 這首歌的缺點在於瑪麗亞又再次過度賣弄她的嗓音。上一張專輯E=MC2的賣點之一就是瑪麗亞好不容易捨棄了那些困難誇張的演唱技巧而好好控制她的聲音。本以為她更加貼近節奏藍調的精神，沒想到這首歌又再度失控了。。。 Unfortunately, it's an even more anonymous Carey than ever before. One of the biggest selling points of "E=MC2" was Carey dropping the over-the-top howling, and learning how to sing with a more restrained range. She thankfully left the showboating to the "American Idol" kids, and stayed closer to the rhythms. Yet "Obsessed" again sells out the songbird to her producers. -- 最後一段是在講什麼鬼？莫名其妙@@ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.43.7.93

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