译RC评Christina Aguilera 1999年同名出道专辑+2006年《Back to Basics》

翻译：少侠尼克

审译：Nomanlandever

原文链接：http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Christina+aguilera

专辑综评

• Chrsitina Aguilera [RCA, 1999] C+

• Back to Basics [RCA, 2006] 💣 

Chrsitina Aguilera（首张专辑） [RCA, 1999]
"Genie in a Bottle" was such a dazzlingly clever piece of teen self-exploration cum sexploitation that it seemed the better part of valor to hope it was a fluke. But this was avoidance--like LeAnn and unlike Britney, Christina already has "adult" grit and phrasing down pat, and so threatens to join Gloria, Mariah, Celine, and LeAnn herself in the endless parade of Diane Warren-fueled divas-by-fiat hitting high notes and signifying less than nothing. "What a Girl Wants" is clever, too, but in a far less ingratiating way--like its two-hour promotional video writ small, it raises the question of how this ruthlessly atypical young careerist can presume to advise girls not cursed with her ambition, and the fear that some of them will make her a role model regardless. Give me Left Eye any day. C+

“Genie in a Bottle”（瓶中精灵）是一首无比精妙的青少年探索自我和释放性感的作品，期待能侥幸逃脱的英勇唱段似乎是最棒的部分。但这其实是一种回避——像 LeAnn （Rimes）的做派，不像Britney （Spears）的做派，Christina Aguilera已拥有“成年人”的勇气和轻描淡写的谈吐，因此扬言要加入 Gloria、Mariah、Celine 和 LeAnn 之列，在Diane Warren谱写的没完没了的歌曲中天生Diva地狂飙高音，歌声里满是空洞。“What A Girl Wants”（少女情怀）也是首精妙的曲子，但远没那么讨喜——就像“两小时”冗赘MV的缩影，歌曲抛出了多个问题——这位特立独行的冷酷青年野心家该怎样 不带任何雄浑壮志地劝告女性听众，以及担忧一些失智的狂热女粉会把她视作榜样。我永远都听不腻左眼（TLC成员Lisa）。C+ 

Back to Basics（天生歌姬） [RCA, 2006] 💣

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