2010年4月27日火曜日

Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing



アコースティックギター片手に、そのまなざしで見つめた世界を歌いあげる。そんなスザンヌ・ヴェガの代表作である。
スタイリッシュな個性派シンガーソングライターとして注目を集めた彼女の歌には、自らの背景にあるニューヨークの街角の情景が貼り込まれている。スマッシュヒットとなった(2)は、どことなくさわやかでキャッチーなサウンド&メロディーだ。しかしそこには、深刻な社会問題である幼児虐待がテーマとして据えられている。淡々と語るようなヴォーカルが、とある現実を浮き彫りにし、世の中に一石を投じることとなった。


1. Tom's Diner
2. Luka
3. Ironbound/Fancy Poultry
4. In the Eye
5. Night Vision
6. Solitude Standing
7. Calypso
8. Language
9. Gypsy
10. Wooden Horse (Casper Hauser's Song)
11. Tom's Diner (Reprise)

2010年4月22日木曜日

Santana - Shango




1. Nile
2. Hold On
3. Night Hunting Time
4. Nowhere to Run
5. Nueva York
6. Oxun (Osh n)
7. Body Surfing
8. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
9. Let Me Inside
10. Warrior
11. Shango

2010年4月20日火曜日

The Doors - The Very Best Of The Doors



Rhino s celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Doors spectacular 1967 debut continues to break on through with an unprecedented two-disc, career-spanning collection that spotlights the legendary band s powerful mix of music and mysticism. The most comprehensive 2-CD Doors set ever compiled, the anthology presents dramatic new 40 Anniversary mixes by the remaining Doors and Bruce Botnick, the band s original engineer and producer. Drawing essential hits and favorites from all six studio album recorded by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore, the title also features several songs previously unavailable on any U.S. compilation as well as choice rarities from various sources.


ディスク:1
1. Break on Through (To the Other Side)
2. Strange Days
3. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
4. Love Me Two Times
5. Light My Fire
6. Spanish Caravan
7. Crystal Ship
8. Unknown Soldier
9. End
10. People Are Strange
11. Back Door Man
12. Moonlight Drive
13. End of the Night
14. Five to One
15. When the Music's Over
ディスク:2
1. Twentieth Century Fox
2. Love Her Madly
3. Riders on the Storm
4. My Eyes Have Seen You
5. Tell All the People
6. Hello, I Love You
7. Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
8. Not to Touch the Earth
9. Soul Kitchen
10. Peace Frog
11. L.A. Woman
12. Waiting for the Sun
13. Touch Me
14. Changeling
15. Wishful Sinful
16. Love Street
17. Ghost Song
18. Gloria
19. Roadhouse Blues

U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb



アイルランドから世界のトップ・バンドへと成長したU2の11枚目となるオリジナル・アルバム。故郷ダブリンで録音、スティーヴ・リリーホワイトをプロデューサーに迎えるなど、バンドの原点に還った魂のロックを聴くことが出来る。Apple iPodのCMソングとしても大注目を集めたM-1やM-5、M-6、ポジティヴなエネルギーに満ちたナンバー、ボノの父の死を悼んだM-3、男女の愛をストレートに歌ったM-7など、カラフルで起伏に富んだ楽曲の数々は思わず息を呑む充実度。ボノのソウルフルなヴォーカル、エッジの絶妙なギター・カッティングも冴えわたり、デビュー四半世紀を経ながらも新鮮さを失うことなく活動してきたバンドの最高傑作のひとつに仕上がっている。


1. Vertigo
2. Miracle Drug
3. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
4. Love and Peace or Else
5. City of Blinding Lights
6. All Because of You
7. A Man and a Woman
8. Crumbs from Your Table
9. One Step Closer
10. Original of the Species
11. Yahweh

MGMT - Congratulations



Congratulations unlocks a new musical world whirling in its own space/time grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades. Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, E.A.R., Spectrum), Congratulations features Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, MGMT's core duo, performing with Matt Asti (bass, backing vocals), Will Berman (drums, backing vocals), and James Richardson (guitar, backing vocals), the band's live line-up. Congratulations is the successor to MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, the 2008 debut album. Soulful and complex, Congratulations is a surprising and delightful quantum step forward in MGMT's ongoing pop revolution.


1. It's Working
2. Song for Dan Treacy
3. Someone's Missing
4. Flash Delirium
5. I Found a Whistle
6. Siberian Breaks
7. Brian Eno
8. Lady Dada's Nightmare
9. Congratulations

2010年4月6日火曜日

David Bowie - Space Oddity



This 1969 release features David Bowie's first hit single, "Space Oddity," and sets the tone for the spacey Ziggy Stardust to come. But other than the title track, Space Oddity isn't a glam-rock album. For that phase, one must move ahead to 1970's The Man Who Sold the World. These folk-based tracks largely present Bowie as a surrealist singer-songwriter. The uncharacteristically bitter and sarcastic "Letter to Hermione" is the most impassioned track here, presenting, as it does, the angry side of this master of cool. While still earlier recordings are noted for their Anthony Newley affectations, Space Oddity is where the Bowie myth begins to take shape.


1. Space Oddity
2. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
3. (Don't Sit Down) [Instrumental]
4. Letter to Hermione
5. Cygnet Committee
6. Janine
7. Occasional Dream
8. Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud
9. God Knows I'm Good
10. Memory of a Free Festival

Celtic Woman - Songs From The Heart



The international Irish music phenomenon, Celtic Woman, is renowned for singing inspirational melodies and heartwarming songs that stir fans of all ages and cultures. The 5 member Irish female ensemble (vocalists Chloe, Lisa, Alex, Lynn and Celtic Violinist Mairead) under the musical direction of David Downes, categorically defined a distinct genre by putting a modern twist on the Celtic sound. In just four short years, the group has played nine US tours, released 4 CDs, 4 DVDs and performed for close to 1 million concert-goers. The group's albums have held the #1 position on the World Music Chart while their four PBS TV specials have dominated the broadcast circuit. As a testament to the group's ability to cross musical and cultural boundaries, 2009 saw Celtic Woman perform on ABC's Dancing With The Stars singing for 23 million viewers and at the White House for The National Christmas Tree Lighting before President Obama and his family. A true celebration of Ireland, Celtic Woman's unforgettable signature style can be enjoyed by all on their brand-new PBS TV special, concert tour, CD and DVD- Songs from the Heart.


1. Fields Of Gold
2. Amazing Grace
3. N l S 'n L
4. My Lagan Love
5. When You Believe
6. The New Ground
7. Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears
8. The Coast Of Gali ia
9. Non C' Pi
10. The Moon's A Harsh Mistress
11. You'll Be In My Heart
12. Goodnight My Angel
13. Galway Bay
14. The Lost Rose Fantasia
15. O, America!