80年代のサントラ・ブームのきっかけを作ったアルバムで、オリジナル収録曲6曲がヒットしたモンスター・サントラ。
| 1. Footloose |
| 2. Let's Hear It for the Boy |
| 3. Almost Paradise |
| 4. Holding Out for a Hero |
| 5. Dancing in the Sheets |
| 6. I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) |
| 7. Somebody's Eyes |
| 8. Girl Gets Around |
| 9. Never |
あの名シーンの水かけが忘れられない青春ダンス映画のサウンド・トラック。音楽はユーロなビートはおまかせの、ジョルジオ・モロダー。アイリーン・キャラのタイトル曲も大ヒットした、83年発表作品。
| 1. Flashdance...What a Feeling |
| 2. He's a Dream |
| 3. Love Theme from "Flashdance" |
| 4. Manhunt |
| 5. Lady, Lady, Lady |
| 6. Imagination |
| 7. Romeo |
| 8. Seduce Me Tonight |
| 9. I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is |
| 10. Maniac |
Featuring the ethereal vocals of Elizabeth Fraser, along with the progressive musicianship of multi-instrumentalist Robin Guthrie and bassist Simon Raymonde, Scotland's Cocteau Twins were one of the more prolific electro-pop ensembles to emerge during the 1980's. Robin Guthrie's shimmering guitar and keyboard sound is carefully exaggerated by the use of various studio accoutrement, particularly tape loops and drum machines. Elizabeth Fraser's shimmering voice is used to great effect on the title cut and other surreal compositions like "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat" and "For Phoebe's Still A Baby." Moderately enjoyable but only 35 minutes long, this is not a definitive recording by the Cocteau Twins. Anticipating the success of goth-pop peers Dead Can Dance, the band is still in decent form on Blue Bell Knoll.
| 1. Blue bell knoll |
| 2. Athol brose |
| 3. Carolyn's fingers |
| 4. For Phoebe still a baby |
| 5. Itchy Glowbo |
| 6. Cico buff |
| 7. Suckling The Mender |
| 8. Spooning good singing gum |
| 9. Kissed out red floatboat |
| 10. Ella megalast burls forever |
本作は1分の小品40曲から成るレジデンツ版アメリカン・トップ40である。小品といえども各曲のクオリティは非常に高い。同時にMTV時代に相応しく、4曲のPV「ONE MINUTE MOVIE」が制作された。それは彼らの本格的なマルチメディア戦略の第一歩となった。ヘンリー・カウのフレッド・クリス、クリス・カトラー参加。今回のリイシューに際して新規に4曲のボーナストラックを加え、ファーストプレス盤の外装を忠実に再現した世界初の紙ジャケ仕様が嬉しい貴重盤です!
So is generally regarded as a peak in Peter Gabriel's recording career, notable both for its solid set of songs and lush production. For Gabriel, who'd been putting his music in theatrical contexts ever since his days with Genesis, the modern sound of So (coproduced with Daniel Lanois) was a dramatic conceit that effectively played off the organic roots of many of its songs. The album's big hit was "Sledgehammer," the English rocker's somewhat stilted take on the Stax/Volt style of rhythm & blues. Gabriel is much more powerful on his own art-rock songs, such as "Red Rain," which evokes nuclear ruin with its cascading rush of guitars and synthesizers. "Don't Give Up" is perhaps Gabriel's best ballad, with Kate Bush's heavenly second vocal enough to give anybody encouragement. But the song that best exploits So's blend of technology and soul is "In Your Eyes," a beguiling rhythmic tapestry in which Gabriel duets with Youssou N'Dour.
The last of a series of eight stunning live concerts of the 20-piece Mothers Of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo under the baton of Frank Zappa and thoroughly described by him in the attendant booklet wherein he includes in the description, "A Grown Man Battles Natural Forces to Get the Right Tones from an E-Flat Contrabass Sarrusophone.
| ディスク：1 |
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| 1. Intro Intros |
| 2. Grand Wazoo (Think It Over) |
| 3. Approximate |
| 4. Big Swifty |
| ディスク：2 |
| 1. Ulterior Motive" |
| 2. Adventures of Greggery Peccary: Movement I |
| 3. Adventures of Greggery Peccary: Movement II |
| 4. Adventures of Greggery Peccary: Movement III |
| 5. Adventures of Greggery Peccary: Movement IV -- The New Brown Clouds |
| 6. Penis Dimension |
| 7. Variant I Processional March |
85年リリースのこの作品に、「踊れるナンバーを入れこもう」と、オープニングチューンである<1>を書きあげたそうだ。しかし、プリンスの82年の作品『1999』のパクリ疑惑が浮上し、音楽雑誌などで中傷を受けた。たしかに両楽曲のドラムワークを聴けば、そう思ってしまうのは仕方がないかもしれない。だがリスナーは、彼のオリジナリティが息づいていることを見抜き、チャートの第1位へと祭りあげたのである。不名誉ないわれは一蹴されたのだ。
ほかにも2曲がチャートの頂点を極めている本作は、聴きどころがいっぱいだ。丸ごと味わっていただきたい。
