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Architecture & Morality [Original recording remastered] [Import] [from US]

~ Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Product Details

  • CD (2003/2/20)
  • Original Release Date: 2003/3/18
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Import, from US
  • Label: Virgin
  • Copy Protected
  • ASIN: B00008NF6J
  • Other Editions: CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: #97,427 in 音楽 (See Bestsellers in 音楽)

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    #116 in  音楽 > ポップス > テクノポップ
    #889 in  音楽 > ロック > 80s
    #1227 in  音楽 > オルタナティヴロック > ロック

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Like their British synth-pop peers Tears for Fears, OMD tempered their dance-floor-friendly electro-pop with often somber philosophical or historical themes, their singles moving quickly away from the animated pop of "Electricity" to the slightly less bouncy, if increasingly brooding "Enola Gay." For this 1981 album, considered by many as their best, mainstays Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey worked hard to add depth and biotic ambiance to their heretofore largely minimalist electronic music. The results are an often surprising, sometimes challenging collection of unlikely disco-intended songs and soundscapes, highlighted by two of the period's most sullen dance hits, "Souvenir" and "Joan of Arc." This is music to dance to while pondering the meaninglessness of one's existence. --Jerry McCulley

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 2番目にいいかな。, 2003/6/24
By foxheads - See all my reviews
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１９８１年にリリースされたサード・アルバムです。前作「Organisation」 とシングル「Enola Gay」で一躍ポップ・スターとしてスターダムにのし上がった彼らですが、そんな現状に満足しなかったのか、大胆に実験的なアプローチを仕掛けた最初のアルバムと言ってもいいかもしれません。エレクトロニクスを駆使したスタイルそのものは変わらないものの、曲のテンポを大幅にダウンし、リリカルでありながらも大きなテーマを持った曲の数々が素晴らしいです。それは曲の長さに顕著で、７分を超える超大作まであります。そんなアルバムにも関わらず、シングル「Joan of Arc 」「Souvenir」が大ヒットを記録しました。これは彼らの意図とは外れていたかも知れませんが、こんな実験的なサウンドが多くの人々に受け入れられたのは、その奇跡的にナィーヴで密やかなポップ・メロディの素晴らしさに尽きると言えるのでしょうか。静謐感とポピュラリティが同居した奇跡的な作品と言えるでしょう。とにもかくにも、ドラマ性と明確なコンセプトを持った繊細でエレクトロニカルな実験音響が繰り広げられる超大作アルバム。大大傑作です！
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Synthesized Pop, 2003/10/25
By soundprofiler-All Music Guide- - See all my reviews
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個人的には最高傑作。このバンドのすごいところはハートブロークンなメロディーと実験精神がうまく同居してたこと。このアルバムの時点ではまだまだ安いシンセサイザーを使っているけれども、テクノロジー（シンセサイザー）を使い過ぎない＝パフェクトなマッチングでサウンドに溶け込ませている音楽的才能がかなりすばらしい。シングルヒットも３つあり。まさに彼等の中では一番バランスの取れたもの。絶頂期の彼等が『安息の館』でまっています。アーテステックな側面からもかなりポイント高いです。霧の中に消えて行ってしまうようなボーカルがかなり効いてます。高価なシンセサイザー（例えばフェアライト）を使用してもこれと同じ質を再現できるかといえばそれは不可能だと思われます。機材で音楽の質が限定されていない好サンプルであります。
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 傑作, 2002/1/25
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このレビューの引用元: Architecture & Morality (CD)
1981年発表。捨て曲無しの掛け値無しの名盤ってのはいくらなんでもそうは多く無いけどこれは紛れも無くそれなんです。このなんとも言えない欧風味、無駄な音が無く侘び寂びの世界かな。飛行機怖いんでヨーロッパ行くことは無いと思うけどもし行けたらこれを聴きながらベルギーの海眺められたら最高だろうなって思えるそんなアルバム。
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