Almost Cured of Sadness
- 艺人
- Stephen Jones
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Sanctuary
- 发行时间
- 2002年12月24日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Tim DiGravina
Almost Cured of Sadness sees Mr. Baby Bird Stephen Jones returning to his lo-fi roots to offer up 19-plus nuggets of musical hysteria. That the album is dedicated to "Delphie, the stomach baby, who makes it a Jesus-free Xmas almost everyday" is an indication of just how warped Jones aspires to be here. Those who know Jones/Baby Bird only for "You're Gorgeous" had best steer away from this fascinating experimental hodgepodge of inspired pop psychosis. Singing mostly in falsetto with some patches of his patented crooning, Jones dabbles in lo-fi hip-hop soundscapes, heartbreaking ballads, freaky sampled soul, dark electronica, disturbed nursery rhymes, and pure pop confections. As always, he sings about creepy but pristine tales of religious icons, depression, redemption, degenerates, drugs, and assorted esoterica. Some listeners might find Jones' genre excursions and overall demented musical-hybridization unsettling or inaccessible, but those who dig deeper into the album's experimental heart will be rewarded again and again. Jones can seemingly write killer, devastating melodies and tear-jerking hooks in his sleep, and Almost Cured of Sadness absolutely abounds with the fruit of beautiful songs. And these are not just quick shards or song fragments, but fully formed beasts averaging about three-and-a-half minutes a pop, unlike the shorter ditties on Jones' soundtrack compilations. If not for the lo-fi textures and frazzled-genius crackle of the production, a handful of these songs could rule the charts. But that's not the point of a Stephen Jones album, as he's an artist who seems to make music out of the sheer necessity to explore his love of melody, art, and life itself. The epic scope of the album goes beyond the 19 songs listed on its sleeve, as the final track is actually an 11-minute medley, centered around a freaky but touching cover of the Arthur Hamilton/Peggy Lee song "Sing a Rainbow." With so many highlights and standout releases already to his name, Almost Cured of Sadness is another slice of fractured, cathartic songwriting genius. It would fit perfectly as an addition to the Baby Bird boxed set The Original Lo-Fi.
最新简评（共3条）
- @musichead：多年前淘打口碟买到一张口原盘，一听就是我的菜，好听，值得一试
- @小引(暂无签名~)：像回到童年!
- @濑尿虾(无论我们走的快慢，都赶不...)：迷幻 噪音 英伦 Rap还有一大堆其他乱七八糟的混合在一起，像极了盛夏午后菜市场里面的气味，混杂而污浊。听到那像是男扮女声的变态和声、歇斯底里的噪音，好有快感！眼前似乎有一男Gay小受在面前扮女装，而且TMD还翩翩起舞。像极了《冥王星的早餐》里的派翠。听完如同宿醉醒来，一片狼籍。