[情報] 滾石樂評：三顆星

看板MARIAH作者duke30230 (公爵)時間15年前 (2010/11/03 11:30)推噓9(9推 0噓 17→)

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Mariah Carey Merry Christmas II You ★★★ Sixteen years have passed since Mariah Carey released her first blockbuster holiday album, but she hasn't lost her desire to dress up in a Santa suit or the silky flexibility of her voice. Her take on a new batch of traditionals like "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is straightforward and sweet, full of strings and torchy piano arrangements and outfitted with a cameo from her opera-singer mom, Patricia, on "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus." Half of the disc's new originals are ballads — including "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" and "One Child," both thick with gooey orchestration — but Mariah bops to a schoolyard-chant beat on "Oh Santa!" and digs out a retro groove for "When Christmas Comes." It's hard to figure out what's "extrafestive" (as the full song title promises) about her "All I Want for Christmas Is You" update, and far easier to determi -ne what's wrong with "AuldLang Syne" (an awkward dance beat), but the LP's warm heart is in the rightplace. 瑪麗亞凱莉發行他首張一鳴驚人的聖誕專輯Merry Christmas已經有16年，16年來她並沒有不想重新穿上聖誕老人裝、和丟掉像絲綢般圓滑的嗓音。專輯收錄了簡單、甜美的管弦樂，加上鋼琴編曲的全新"O Little Town of Bethlehem"。以及邀請曾經是歌劇歌手的母親Patricia合唱了一曲"O Come All Ye Faithful"。專輯中原創作品有一半是抒情曲－包括"Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"和 "One Child"，這兩首歌都有非常感性的編排－但咪咪同時也創作了一首非常具有高校風格的"Oh Santa!"，以及一首帶有復古的"When Christmas Comes"。很難體會Extra Festive版本的All I Want for Christmas Is You是EXTRA在哪，而且也很容易感覺到"Auld Lang Syne"的舞曲節奏中有些不搭嘎，但整張專輯在此時此刻，是一張讓人溫暖的作品。 -- ▃▃ ▃▃ ︵ ◢ ◢ ▕ ▏ （Ｚ） ◣ ▕ ⊙-⊙▏ 愚蠢之人！你忘了余之容顏了嗎? ︶︵ ⊙ ◥ 皿（ =◢˙ ◢◢ ◢◣◢◣ 暴れん坊將軍 ψQSWEET ︶皿◤◣◢ ██▼██ ◣ 【普】 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.128.194.64

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