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Item Details
| Genre : | Dance & Soul | Catalogue Number : | B001382702 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Def Jam |
| Issued : | 24 Nov 2009 | Item sourced from : | USA |
| Number of Discs : | 1 | ||
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Russian Roulette, released weeks prior to Rated R, just hinted at Rihanna's sudden desire to provoke. Even with the realization that it is metaphorical, the song startles with its hesitant gasps, spinning cylinders, and verses that are glacially paced, where a cold piano line and the slight inflections in Rihanna's voice are front and center. And then there痴 an audible shudder followed by a discharged bullet -- the abrupt end to one of Rated R痴 most restrained moments. It痴 not the only instance where Rihanna痴 rise in fame, combined with being the victim in the decade痴 highest-profile felonious assault, added up to a perfect-storm scenario for a creative overhaul. Rated R is more like Good Girl Gone Evil, or Abused Girl Full of Vengeful Rage, not Good Girl Gone Bad, where the only casualties were some dishes. The closest the set gets to upbeat pop is 迭ude Boy,� and by any standard it is stern; needless to say, there is quite a difference between 鼎an you get it up?・and 添ou can stand under my umbrella.・Much of this daring album is absolutely over the top, bleak and sleek both lyrically and sonically, but it痴 compelling, filled with as many memorably belligerent lines -- two of which, 的 pitch with a grenade/Swing away if ya feeling brave・and 的知 such a fuckin・lady,・set the tone early on -- as a rap album made ripe for dissection. 敵4L,� over a low-slung and sleek production, is the most fantastical of all, in which Rihanna leads a band of homicidal women, opening with 的 lick the gun when I知 done 祖ause I know that revenge is sweet・and 鄭ny mothaf*cka wanna disrespect/Playin・with fire finna get you wet.・The breakup song, 擢ire Bomb,� even though it is also metaphorical, is a close second in terms of lyrical extremity: 的 just wanna set you on fire so I won稚 have to burn alone.・Some of the breathers -- the songs that are less intense -- hold the album back since Rihanna sounds detached from them. The one exception is the wistful, bittersweet 撤hotographs,� a rare instance of the singer dropping her guard, but it really sticks out since it is surrounded by material that has her taking the variably authentic roles of abused lover, dominatrix, and murderer. Whether the album seems ridiculous or spectacular (or both), Rihanna痴 complete immersion in the majority of the songs cannot be disputed. That is the one thing that is not up for debate. [A clean version of the album was also released.] ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
Credits
Allen White(Guitar (Acoustic)), Beardyman(Vocals), Ben Harrison(Guitar), Bernt Rune Stray(Guitar), Brian Kennedy(Keyboards), Caleb Speir(Bass), Charles Parker(Violin), Emma Kummrow(Violin), Future Cut(Keyboards), Gregory Teperman(Violin), Igor Szwec(Violin), Jessie Bonds(Guitar), Luigi Mazzocchi(Violin), Monte Neuble(Keyboards), Olga Konopelsky(Violin), Tim Stewart(Guitar), Will I Am(Synthesizer), Davis Barnett(Viola), James Fauntleroy(Vocals (Background)), Keith Harris(Strings), Makeba Riddick(Vocals (Background)), Peter Nocella(Viola), Glenn Fischbach(Celli), James J. Cooper III(Celli), Andrew Wuepper(Engineer), Brian "B-Luv" Thomas(Engineer), Brian Kennedy(Producer), C. "Tricky" Stewart(Producer), Chase(Producer), Chase & Status(Producer), Chris "Tek" O'Ryan(Engineer), Chuck Harmony(Producer), Marcos Taylor(Engineer), Marcos Tovar(Engineer), Mike "TrakGuru" Johnson(Engineer), Mikkel S. Eriksen(Engineer), Ne-Yo(Producer), Padraic 'Padlock' Kerin(Engineer), Pat Thrall(Engineer), Paul Foley(Engineer), Sean Tallman(Engineer), Stargate(Producer), Status(Producer), The Y's(Producer), The-Dream(Producer), Will I Am(Engineer), Will I Am(Producer), A. Pineda(Composer), AJ Clark(Assistant Engineer), Alex Haldi(Design), Anthony Palazzole(Mixing Assistant), B. Harrison(Composer), B. Kennedy(Composer), B. Kennedy Seals(Composer), Brian Kennedy(Programming), C. Stewart(Composer), Carl Styrken(Executive Producer), Cedric Culnaert(Assistant Engineer), Charles Harmon(Composer), Chase & Status(Musician), Christopher "Tricky" Stewart(Composer), Ciarra Pardo(Art Direction), Ciarra Pardo(Design), Dylan Dresdow(Mixing), Ellen Von Unworth(Photography), Esther Dean(Composer), Evan Rogers(Executive Producer), Ghazi Hourani(Mixing Assistant), Giancarlo Lino(Mixing Assistant), J. Baptiste(Composer), J. Fauntleroy II(Composer), James Fauntleroy II(Composer), Jared Newcomb(Mixing Assistant), Jason Sherwood(Assistant Engineer), Jay Jenkins(Composer), Jaycen Joshua(Mixing), Jean-Marie Horvat(Mixing), JP Robinson(Art Direction), JP Robinson(Design), JP Robinson(Photography), Justin Timberlake(Composer), Kevin "KD" Davis(Mixing), L.A. Reid(Executive Producer), Luis Navarro(Assistant Engineer), M. McHenry(Composer), M. Riddick(Composer), M.S. Eriksen(Composer), Makeba Riddick(Composer), Mikkel S. Eriksen(Composer), Mikkel S. Eriksen(Musician), Montez Roberts(Assistant Engineer), R. Fenty(Composer), R. Swire(Musician), R. Tadross(Composer), Rick Friedrich(Assistant Engineer), Rihanna(Art Direction), Rihanna(Design), Rihanna(Executive Producer), Rob Swire(Composer), Robyn Fenty(Composer), S. Milton(Composer), S. Smith(Composer), Sebastien Salis(Assistant Engineer), Shaffer Smith(Composer), Simon Henwood(Art Direction), Simon Henwood(Design), Simon Henwood(Photography), Steven Dennis(Assistant Engineer), T. Nash(Composer), T. Tendayi(Composer), T.E. Hermansen(Composer), Terius "The-Dream" Nash(Composer), The-Dream(Composer), Tor Erik Germansen(Composer), Tor Erik Hermansen(Composer), Tor Erik Hermansen(Musician), Tyler Van Dalen(Assistant Engineer), W. Adams(Composer), W. Kennard(Composer), Will I Am(Drum Programming), William Kennard(Composer), Antonio Resendiz(Assistant), Bobby Campbell(Assistant), Daniel Parry(Assistant), James J. Cooper III(Soloist), Kevin Hanson(Assistant), Kevin Porter(Assistant), Luigi Mazzocchi(Soloist), Makeba Riddick(Vocal Producer), Mariel Haenn(Stylist), Mikkel S. Eriksen(Vocal Producer), Mykael Alexander(Assistant), Neil Tucker(Assistant), Pater Martinez(Assistant), Ross Parkin(Assistant), Simon Henwood(Stylist), Xavier Stephenson(Assistant), Ben Harrison(Additional Production), Jay Brown(A&R), Karl Heilbron(Vocal Engineer), Neil Tucker(Guitar Engineer), Paper-Boy(Additional Production), Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith(A&R)
Songs
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1Mad House
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2Wait Your Turn
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3Hard
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4Stupid In Love
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5Rockstar 101
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6Russian Roulette
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7Fire Bomb
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8Rude Boy
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9Photographs
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10G4L
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11Te Amo
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12Cold Case Love
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13Last Song, The (04:16)
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もつぁ姐 | 神奈川県 | 不明 | 23/June/2011
これはすごいですね...見事にイカツい方向転換です。ですが、これをアリだとおっしゃる方も多いのでは？私的にはいいかんじです。部屋でかけるんじゃなくて、walk manでボリュームあげて聴きたいです。0 people agree with this review
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しゅんた | 岡山県 | 不明 | 30/December/2009
いままでのR＆B～POPSを期待すると見事に裏切られるアルバムです。 その裏切りがOKなのかNGなのかは聴く人によって様々でしょう。 もしかするとJanet Jacksonが「Velvet Rope」をドロップした時と同じように、セールス的には振るわなくても、後になって評価されるアルバムかもしれません。 個人的には、ドンと落ち込みたい時にiPodフルボリュームで聴きたい感じです。0 people agree with this review
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