名盤再考
Reconsidering Masterpiece無数のアーティストがデビューし、無数の作品がリリースされ、
新しい情報が堆積してゆく中、ともすると過去の名作は埋もれてしまいがち。
CMやドラマで頻繁に使用されれば、その時だけはマスコミも思い出したように取り上げる。
一方、そうでないものには永久にスポットライトが当たらない。
それも世の常人の常なのだろうが、“古典と呼ぶにはあまりに新鮮で魅力的な作品なのに”と
ヤキモキしている人は絶対にいるはず。そんな人の気持ちに応えるべく、
今日性と一見無縁そうだが、今なお私達の心に多くのことを訴えかけるディスクを選定し、
力をこめて紹介する。
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聴けば聴く程、偉大さを思い知らされる。この原稿を書くにあたって改めて数々のサウンドトラックを聴いたり、映画を見直してみたのだが、ますます彼の音楽を探究したいという思いに駆られてしまった。エンニオ・モリコーネ、1928年11月10日ローマ生まれ。父親はトランペット奏者で、幼い頃から音楽に親しんだ彼は、やがて音楽学校へと進学。トランペットと作曲を学び、作曲家とし...
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結成から解散まで僅か5年間でその寿命は尽きた。しかしザ・スミスは80年代はおろか史上最もオリジナルで重要なロックバンドのひとつである。そして、サード・アルバム『ザ・クイーン・イズ・デッド』が彼らの最高傑作であることも、疑いようのない史実だ。そもそも80年代という時代について、昨今のリバイバルの目線から抜け落ちている箇所がある。〈80年代特集〉を謳ったファッシ...
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