グラスゴーのオルタナバンド、bisの3rd。
なかなかに名盤だと思いますが、前2枚と方向性が明らかに違っています。
打ち込みを多用し、ハウスっぽい仕上がりになっています。
出来上がるのがちょっと早かった。あと五年後とかにこの内容だったら話題になっていたであろうアルバム。
なぜか日本盤がないよな。そこが残念だけど。
ニルギリスとかブンブンサテライツとか好きな人はチェックして良し。
エレクトロとかこっち系の音楽も今や日本の独壇場になってしまいましたねえ。
Return to Central
仕様 | 価格 | 新品 | 中古品 |
CD, 2001/12/5
"もう一度試してください。" | 1枚組 | ¥900 | ¥64 |
CD, CD, デラックスエディション, 2014/12/2
"もう一度試してください。" | CD, デラックスエディション |
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| ¥2,065 | ¥3,238 |
CD, インポート, 2001/12/3
"もう一度試してください。" | インポート |
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| ¥3,710 | ¥500 |
曲目リスト
1 | What You're Afraid Of |
2 | Silver Spoon |
3 | Black Pepper |
4 | The End Starts Today |
5 | Protection |
6 | Two Million |
7 | Chicago |
8 | Metal Box |
9 | We're Complicated |
10 | Robotic |
11 | A Portrait From Space |
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2010年2月28日に日本でレビュー済み
Bis はイギリスの男2人女1人のエレクトロポップユニット。本作は、前作Social Dancing から2年、間にミニアルバムMusic for a Stranger World を挟んでの、最後のスタジオアルバム。Social Dancing に比べて、打ち込みの比重が大きくなり、アルバム全体の雰囲気もかなりシリアスになった。1曲1曲が長くなり、アレンジも複雑になったが、5曲目のProtection を始め、どの曲も名曲揃い。Social Dancing に比べ、やや個性が薄くなった気がするが、これはこれで良いアルバムである。Bis をThe New Transistor Heroes でしか知らない方は、本作を聞いてその違いに驚いてほしい。
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davidstewartcoppillie
5つ星のうち5.0
class
2014年3月4日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
another great cd buy a great indie band shame they don't tour very often or at all always looking for stuff by them
Martin Prehn
5つ星のうち5.0
here it is!
2001年10月26日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Right off the bat; I'm a big fan of Bis. Even so I have tried to keep this review as objective as possible, so here it is. THIS ALBUM REALLY ROCKS! ahem. Sorry had to get that out of the way. Here's a brief rundown of every track. WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF; Probably the track that needs to be heard a lot before it starts to grow on you, but it does. Manda's using her voice in a new and interesting way, and the Bis Boys are whispering in the background. SILVERSPOON; at first it's just a filler, but after a while this song seems to get, i dunno, deeper. Bis is showing a melancholy side for the first time and this is the first little taste of it. BLACK PEPPER; a one minute intro for the next song, but what a cool intro! Almost whish they had made an entire song based on that beat. THE END STARTS TODAY; My favorite track. And I mean favorite track ever. I love, LOVE, this song! Right from the first time you hear it, you know this is Bis at their most Powerful. PROTECTION; Not bad, but still my least favorite track. (But then "the end starts today" is a hard act to follow). TWO MILLION; Bis gets very technical here basing an entire track on the same basic rif, but I like it. CHICAGO; Oh boy, is that Scifi Steven singing? Good job! Excellent use of voice and instruments gets better every time. METAL BOX; A relatively pointless one minute intro to WE'RE COMPLICATED; A succesfully tragic love song, another hint at the emotional depth Bis has never before ventured into. ROBOTIC; great combo of beebs and blips, machine noices, nintendo samples and voice effects make it so much more fun and real. A PORTRAIT FROM SPACE; Melodious symphony that leaves you satisfied.
With only 11 tracks (whereof to are only a minute long and one is only a melody) you might be scared you're not getting your moneys worth this time. Let me put your fears to rest. This is one of the best albums I have heard in my life! I love Bis in all their forms. The loud organic punk rock "new transister heroes", their somewhat middle road, easy pop crowd pleasing "social dancing" and the technical, scifi'ish, synthesizer computerized (but still personal) "return to central". This is their best. Here it is.
With only 11 tracks (whereof to are only a minute long and one is only a melody) you might be scared you're not getting your moneys worth this time. Let me put your fears to rest. This is one of the best albums I have heard in my life! I love Bis in all their forms. The loud organic punk rock "new transister heroes", their somewhat middle road, easy pop crowd pleasing "social dancing" and the technical, scifi'ish, synthesizer computerized (but still personal) "return to central". This is their best. Here it is.
Jemiah Jefferson
5つ星のうち4.0
like the Spice Girls, except good
2002年6月29日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I have been a passionate Bis fan for a couple of years now, since I heard "New Transistor Heroes" on the recommendation/shoving of a friend. Their lighthearted, but clear-eyed approach to lyrical subjects like self-esteem and gender politics meshed beautifully with truly impressive songwriting and musicianship from such young people. "Return To Central" is hugely different in sound and subject from Bis's chipper early days (I hesitate to say "snarky" again, but it's true). Certainly there is a maturity to the sound - the production is almost too lush and dense, and the formerly happy shrieking of Manda Rin and John Disco has been transformed into careful singing and harmony. The end product is just a hair away from being brilliant - perhaps a different producer would have helped bring this to fruition. As it is, it's sort of a muddle - a little too adult-contempo friendly for my tastes, much like the Spice Girls' better written and produced songs, except uniformly gloomy in outlook and sound. It's neither fish nor fowl, and after six enthusiastic listens, I can't say that it's one of my favorites.
phil perry
5つ星のうち5.0
misunderstood album its actually very good just too much change too quickly
2015年2月13日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
misunderstood album
its actually very good
just too much change too quickly
its actually very good
just too much change too quickly
Darrell Wong
5つ星のうち4.0
Wow
2005年6月7日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
The difference between this and Social Dancing: Social Dancing is highly offbeat pop with an inescapably cultural influence. Return to Central is offbeat with an inescapably cultural influence, and it doesn't even pretend to be pop. This is easily the grittiest, edgiest, and (yes) darkest work they've ever done. And all I can say, really is...cool. ("Hella" cool, if you prefer.) Not for everybody and certainly doesn't fit anybody's definition of pop...but then, that's pretty much always been the point, hasn't it?
Lyrics could be a *little* more understandable, and the "filler" tracks, Black Pepper and Metal Box, are just redundant. Outstanding work otherwise. Damn shame it ended up being their swan song.
Lyrics could be a *little* more understandable, and the "filler" tracks, Black Pepper and Metal Box, are just redundant. Outstanding work otherwise. Damn shame it ended up being their swan song.