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Attention haters, new album shows Justin Bieber can sing
新专辑向Haters证明,Justin Bieber能唱歌
Another unofficial Justin Bieber Week in America began with his sweep of Sunday night’s American Music Awards, beating out Lady Gaga, Eminem and Katy Perry for best artist. The next day, another trailer for his upcoming movie, “Never Say Never,” showed up online with more concert clips, footage from an alarmingly well-documented childhood and some shots of him (the girls squeal!) shirtless. It wraps on Black Friday with the shopping-spree release of his latest CD, an acoustic retread of his hits.
Justin Bieber再美国新一轮的官方活动由他横扫AMA开始.他击败Lady Gaga, Eminem和Katy Perry赢得了年度最佳艺人.第二天,他的电影Never say Never的另一部预告片在互联网上发布了.又有很多新的片段,包括他一些童年时候没穿上衣的视频的片段.他的最新不插电专辑也在Black Friday上市了.
“My Worlds Acoustic,” available exclusively through Wal-Mart, is Bieber’s third album in just more than a year. Since last summer, the Canadian wunderkind has delivered music the way young buyers now consume it: in small batches and singles. A couple years before that, he first appeared on YouTube, singing R&B covers and flipping his now-trademark hair out of his eyes, establishing a growing fan base on the video site.
My Worlds Acoustic(我的世界不插电版),Bieber的第三张专辑在沃尔玛独家上市.自从去年夏天起,这位音乐神童的音乐就开始以单曲的形式与他年轻的歌迷们见面了.几年之前,他在Youtube上翻唱,像现在这样甩头发,建立了歌迷的基础.
But unlike more artful outfits like OK Go, Bieber’s YouTube popularity translated into massive sales. His first single, “One Time,” went platinum, as did the short debut album, “My World,” just before Thanksgiving 2009. Singles charted high, one after another, and the follow-up album, “My World 2.0,” debuted in March at No. 1 on the Billboard chart — making him the youngest star to do so since Stevie Wonder in 1963. And all that without a Disney sitcom.
但是和OK Go不同,Bieber在Youtube上的粉丝们迅速转变成了他的歌迷,专辑热卖.他的第一首单曲One Time和他在09年感恩节的首张唱片一起火爆起来.他的每首单曲都在排行榜名列前茅,在第二年3月紧随而来的唱片My World 2.0(我的世界2.0)更是在Billboard(公告牌)上夺得第一.使Bieber成为继1963年Stevie Wonder夺得第一之后最年轻的第一名. 要知道Bieber可没有Disney为他大力宣传.
“My Worlds Acoustic,” as you might guess, merely turns nine songs from the two “World” discs into semi-acoustic ballads, plus one new track. They’re the same pop songs, full of whimsical nonsense and very safe expressions of puppyish love, but rendered with the kind of serious, adult-contemporary arrangements meant to bestow credibility (i.e., older listeners) on the young upstart.
My Worlds Acoustic(我的世界不插电版)像大家猜测的那样,翻录了两张专辑中的9首歌曲,9首歌曲都是半原声(不插电)的.新专辑中还收录了一首新歌.这些歌曲都是流行音乐.充满了有点小怪异的对少年朦胧的爱的表达.但是对爱的态度却像成人一样严肃.
“I really think that I did an acoustic album because there’s a lot of haters out there that say, ‘Justin Bieber can’t sing. His voice is all Auto-Tuned,’ ” Bieber recently told MTV News. “And there’s a lot with production, it kind of drowns out your voice, and it takes away from the singer, over the synths and everything.” “
我决定录不插电专辑因为有很多Haters认为Justin Bieber根本不能唱歌,他的声音都是经过处理的.”Bieber在最近接受采访时说. “而且录音后的合成器什么的会对歌手的声音产生影响.”
He can sing, as evidenced by Sunday’s AMA performance, which effortlessly bested the wavering pitches of Miley Cyrus (in the same show) and Taylor Swift (in every other music awards show this year). The lighter touch on “Acoustic” showcases his developing chops (though there’s still plenty of “production” going on), and a live version of “Favorite Girl” seems designed to highlight his guitar playing. Mostly, “Acoustic” makes Bieber sound overly serious, calming down several of the pop tunes with slower tempos and patient singing. It’s not a bad thing. For instance, “Down to Earth” brings it right back there, slowing things enough to hear how much baby Bieb’s voice has actually matured since, um, spring (go ahead, chuckle).
他在周日晚上的AMA的表演也证明了他能唱的很好.他之前与Miley Cyrus还有Taylor Swift的联合表演同样证明了这一点. 这张新的Acoustic不插电专辑更真实的展现了他的声音(虽然还是有后期处理的成分在里面.),现场版Favorite Girl展示了他吉他弹奏的能力.在这张Acoustic不插电专辑中,Bieber的声音显得更成熟和严肃,大概是由于他用更慢的节奏,更缓和的方式唱出了原来的那些流行乐.这没什么不好的.比如Down to Earth的情感可以更好的体现.而Baby则让我们发现Bieb的声音比春天又成熟了不少.
“Pray,” the one new song on “My Worlds Acoustic,” is another stab at seriousness. Like Kid Rock’s new ode to political inaction, “Care,” Bieber’s ballad recognizes the pain and suffering in the world before offering a passive solution. “Children are crying / soldiers are dying / Some people don’t have a home,” he sings before going completely Pollyanna: “But I know there’s sunshine beyond that rain / good times beyond that pain.” He closes his eyes, visualizes “a better day,” prays for it. It’s the latest attempt to crack the wall of separation between church and pop.在My Worlds Acoustic(我的世界不插电版)中,有一首新歌Pray,展示了Bieber的另一面.Bieber 的歌唱出了对世界上的阴暗面的看法. “孩子们在哭泣/士兵们不断死亡/有些人无家可归.”Bieber在歌中唱. “但是我知道有阳光在阴霾之后/痛苦之后一切会好起来.”他闭上双眼,描绘着更好的一天,为那天的到来而祈祷. 这首歌打破了宗教音乐与流行乐之间的隔阂.
The best part about “My Worlds Acoustic,” though, is how it will continue to annoy all the right people. The subject of online pranks and rockist ridicule, the butt of jokes from “South Park” to “Family Guy,” Bieber sticks in the craw of hipsters and “haters” who take pop music so seriously they forget how to have fun with it. Every generation needs its Biebers, Hansons, NKOTBs and Shaun Cassidys, if only to remind us that — at heart — pop music’s mission wasn’t written for old folks and needn’t be built to last.
My Worlds Acoustic(我的世界不插电版)中最棒的部分是他挑战了那些所谓的正确的人们.网上窜红的明星正在日益成为大家的话题,从South Park到Family Guy. Bieber的音乐告诉所有对流行乐太过严肃的人们和haters,音乐是用来制造快乐的.每代人都需要属于他们的Biebers, Hansons, NKOTBs 和 Shaun Cassidys.他们提醒着人们,流行乐没必要一直保守也没必要适合所有人.
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