The Headphone Masterpiece

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共38首歌曲

艺人: Cody ChesnuTT
语种: 英语
厂牌: Ready Set Go
发行时间: 2002年01月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Michael Gowan

Cody ChesnuTT's debut album, The Headphone Masterpiece, is what all pop/rock-soul-R&B-hip-hop hybrids should be: good, raw, fun, and funky. ChesnuTT mixes '60s-style rock with '70s soul and '90s hip-hop and R&B in an eclectic celebration of sound. This lo-fi gem was recorded in his bedroom and sounds like it; it's essentially a 36-track musical diary. He sings testosterone-driven songs of passion and tender tales of mental anguish with equal abandon. When he whispers, &I know my breakdown is on the way,& on &My Women, My Guitars,& you feel his impending fall. He plays almost all of the instruments and sings most of the vocals, and he's often out of tune and off-key, but that only adds to the emotion and recklessness of the album. He holds everything together with a few polished and catchy tracks that are scattered throughout. On &Looks Good in Leather,& he sounds like Terence Trent D'Arby or Ben Harper, but with a style that's all Cody ChesnuTT. &The World Is Coming to My Party& is a full-fledged dance anthem, complete with a rafter-shaking groove that Prince would be proud of. He just as easily channels Curtis Mayfield on the smooth &Serve This Royalty,& which showcases ChesnuTT's soulful voice and may be the finest track, combining his great grasp of groove with clever lyrics like, &We can crown kings in Adidas.& ChesnuTT is as comfortable in the hip-hop world as he is in the rock and soul spheres. He lays down a funky rap on &War Between the Sexes,& and few hardcore gangstas can match his misogyny on &Bitch I'm Broke.& While a few songs lack ChesnuTT's charm, the misses don't disturb the groove enough to hinder the overall effect: a masterpiece, with or without headphones.

The Headphone Masterpiece

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