Hi-Res Up! (Red And Green Versions) – Shania Twain
Shania Twain
专辑价格：20.19欧元
Hi-Res | FLAC | 96kHz/24bit
规格：38首
流派： 流行
发布：2002-11-18
公司：Mercury Nashville
专辑介绍：
当起来！2002年11月发行，莎妮娅·吐温在众多宣传采访中透露，她写的歌曲远远超出了唱片的容量，她隐藏了自己写的任何个人的、内省的歌曲，甚至没有为她的丈夫兼合作者罗伯特·约翰·“穆特”·兰格演奏。现在，这当然是一个值得探索的心理怪癖，但它也表明了为什么吐温的专辑是主流流行音乐中如此辉煌的部分。任何不符合模式的东西都会被丢弃，所以这张专辑可以用它巨大的、抛光的、多功能的钩子和巨大的、全面的情感哼唱。这是超大号的流行音乐，就像好的流行音乐一样夸张和宏大。而且，不像大多数流行天后的作品，主题都是关于歌手的，Up上没有一首歌！是关于莎妮娅·吐温的——让我们面对现实吧，她从来没有遇到过像“服务员！给我拿来水！”这样的情况，她担心她的男人会被他们热情的女服务员偷走。不，这些歌曲被制作成了普遍的圣歌，所以听众可以在这些故事中听到自己的声音。同样聪明的是，这些歌曲是开放的和可变的——总是旋律优美，但从不拘泥于任何特定的风格，所以它们可以进行任何形式的混音，听起来也一样好。（事实上，《Up！》最初发行了不少于三种不同的混音——“红色”流行混音、“绿色”乡村混音和“蓝色”国际混音；有时混音的差异如此之小，听起来好像什么都没有改变，但每种混音都揭示了19首歌曲中每首歌的结构是多么坚固和旋律优美，以及它们在任何环境下都是如何设计得好听的。）没错，这张专辑的长度一开始可能会让人感到不快，因为这19首曲目不一定是一个整体。再说一遍，这是Up天才的一部分！它是作为一个曲目集设计的，所以这张专辑足够耐用，可以在排行榜上持续数年，每隔几个月就会制作出不同质地和情绪的单曲。《时代》杂志透露，《过来》是一张出色的流行专辑，同样的原则也适用于《Up！》！。第一次听的时候，单曲似乎很模糊，一次消费似乎太多了，但一旦你了解了这片土地的情况，它的魅力就会变得不可磨灭，作品的巨大光泽是不可抗拒的。换言之，这是90年代末伟大的主流流行专辑的一个非常有价值的后续，也证明了当谈到闪亮的、多用途的流行音乐时，没有人比莎妮娅·吐温做得更好。
When Up! was released in November 2002, Shania Twain revealed in one of many promotional interviews that she writes far more songs than can fit on her records and that she hides any personal, introspective songs she pens, not even playing them for her husband and collaborator Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Now, this is certainly a psychological quirk worth exploring, but it also suggests why Twain’s albums are such brilliant pieces of mainstream pop. Anything that doesn’t fit the mold is discarded, so the album can hum along on its big, polished, multipurpose hooks and big, sweeping emotions. This is Super-Size pop, as outsized and grandiose as good pop should be. And, unlike the work of most pop divas, where the subject matter is firmly about the singer, none of the songs on Up! are remotely about Shania Twain, the person — let’s face it, she’s never faced a situation like “Waiter! Bring Me Water!,” where she’s afraid her guy is going to be stolen away by their hot waitress. No, these songs have been crafted as universal anthems, so listeners can hear themselves within these tales. Just as cleverly, the songs are open-ended and mutable — always melodic, but never stuck in any particular style, so they can be subjected to any kind of mix and sound just as good. (Indeed, Up! was initially released in no less than three different mixes — the “Red” pop mix, the “Green” country mix, and the “Blue” international mix; sometimes the differences in mixes were so slight, it sounded like nothing was changed, but each mix revealed how sturdy and melodic the structure of each of the 19 songs was, and how they were designed to sound good in any setting.) True, the sheer length of the album could be seen as off-putting at first, since these 19 tracks don’t necessarily flow as a whole. Then again, part of the genius of Up! is that it’s designed as a collection of tracks, so the album is durable enough to withstand years on the charts, producing singles with different textures and moods every few months. Time revealed Come on Over as a stellar pop album, and the same principle works for Up!. Upon the first listen, singles seem indistinct, and it seems like too much to consume at once, but once you know the lay of the land, the hooks become indelible and the gargantuan glossiness of the production is irresistible. In other words, it’s a more than worthy follow-up to the great mainstream pop album of the late ’90s, and proof that when it comes to shiny, multipurpose pop, nobody does it better than Shania Twain.
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专辑曲目：
1. Up! (Red Version)
2. I’m Gonna Getcha Good! (Red Version)
3. She’s Not Just A Pretty Face (Red Version)
4. Juanita (Red Version)
5. Forever And For Always (Red Version)
6. Ain’t No Particular Way (Red Version)
7. It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing (Red Version)
8. Nah! (Red Version)
9. (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! (Red Version)
10. C’est La Vie (Red Version)
11. I’m Jealous (Red Version)
12. Ka-Ching! (Red Version)
13. Thank You Baby! (For Makin’ Someday Come So Soon) (Red Version)
14. Waiter! Bring Me Water! (Red Version)
15. What A Way To Wanna Be! (Red Version)
16. I Ain’t Goin’ Down (Red Version)
17. I’m Not In The Mood (To Say No)! (Red Version)
18. In My Car (I’ll Be The Driver) (Red Version)
19. When You Kiss Me (Red Version)
20. Up! (Green Version)
21. I’m Gonna Getcha Good (Green Version)
22. She’s Not Just A Pretty Face (Green Version)
23. Juanita (Green Version)
24. Forever And For Always (Green Version)
25. Ain’t No Particular Way (Green Version)
26. It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing (Green Version)
27. Nah! (Green Version)
28. (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! (Green Version)
29. C’est La Vie (Green Version)
30. I’m Jealous (Green Version)
31. Ka-Ching! (Green Version)
32. Thank You Baby! (For Makin’ Someday Come So Soon) (Green Version)
33. Waiter! Bring Me Water! (Green Version)
34. What A Way To Wanna Be! (Green Version)
35. I Ain’t Goin’ Down (Green Version)
36. I’m Not In The Mood (To Say No)! (Green Version)
37. In My Car (I’ll Be The Driver) (Green Version)
38. When You Kiss Me (Green Version)
