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The first ( and previous ) Pharrell solo album came out in 2006, was titled " On My Mind " and , although it was already a pretty popular character , was not a great success. It was a collection of pieces mainly hip-hop without infamy and without praise, winning a pair of hooks , featuring the usual deluge of texts and all money & pussy . The disc had various covers that portrayed the icon fumettosa Pharrell created by designer streetwear Japanese BAPE , one of them with a t-shirt " Billionaire Boys Club" , a brand of clothing created by the two together . In short , a kind of black Briatore , more street and stylish .
What happened thereafter is a continuous and never-ending tide of collaborations, productions , appearances and endorsements of various types culminated in 2013 with the triplet " blurried lines" , "Get Lucky " and " Happy" who have turned him into the little king contemporary pop .
Pharrell has since turned 40 years old, is married, has calved , has made up his mind to become the next Michael Jackson and now, with a time- to-market perfect, he releases his new album .
Look at the cover: a photo apparently not very glamorous and cool ( but you will see , this summer when he will be right in the streets of Milan during fashion week parade many pegs with bathrobe and sunglasses ), three girls - but not the classic smandrappate from hip-hop videos - had just emerged from a session in the sauna or all'idromassggio , and then he , serious, clean, contented , confident and self-aware ( aid , the comparison with Briatore becomes more and more accurate ... ) .
Here , this image tells very well the intentions of this disc and the new direction of Pharrell Williams ( full name) in which they are made precise choices .
First : no hip-hop. No counterpoint rap , not even a mention of the brand symbol for niggers , featuring zero of buddies with catenoni space instead to her new BFF Hans Zimmer which inserts at the start ( "Marilyn Monroe " ), a great orchestral carpet , just to make it clear to public that it is serious here . Great next single , however .
Second, remember the friends , take them a little ' around, and stay near your direct competitors . In " Gust of Wind " (the single accompanying the album release ) along with Zimmer gather Daft Punk, or their hardcover in robot version ( as named by Pharrell ) sadly more and more close to the Rockets. As Sun Tzu says, " Keep your friends close, but still keep your enemies closer " and then here's the piece chain "Brand new " with Justin Timberlake, the only potentially able to compete today with him in the song is difficult distinguish the falsetto of the two, but it is recognizable the small guitar à la "I Want You back " by Jackson 5 (so much for those who have not yet figured out what is the matrix and the ultimate goal ) .
Third : take the best of N * E * R * D and your foul . The underrated former band to which he belonged good Pharrell has produced some great things , mixing rock , funk and psychedelia as only few ( Sly Stone , Prince) have failed to do . In songs like "Lost Queen " and the final " It girl" is an evolution of that sound , which also come into play African rhythms , long guitar solos and cowbells . And it's a real pleasure to listen to.
Fourth, you're mature , be "adult " (even if you do not understand ) . Not only " GIRL" ( we write it at least once with the caps lock and spacious as the explicit request of the artist ) is a disc sounds for adult and intentions - as in the funk-rock of "Hunter" which refers to "Once in a lifetime " by the Talking Heads and " Rapture " by Blondie - Pharrell but also , like any self-respecting black artist , at some point in the career fits into the songs " spiritual issues " , although in a superficial way . Former Skateboard P intercepts the theme of mindfulness and inserts it into the hidden track " Freq" after "Lost Queen" repeating with the Curtis Mayfield falsetto like a mantra " you have to go to the inside to the outside living space that has been built for you "( you girls , of course) .
And so we come to the ...
Fifth: The Message . And if this could also be avoided. But there is a repositioning to defend and charges of misogyny derived from the text of "Blurred Lines " is a dirty stain on the reputation of our Google results . Here then is that the entire disk is an ode to the woman , " fundamental force in the world and the cornerstone of existence " as stated in the presentation of the disc. But in this celebration Pharrell does not speak of rights, equal pay and flexible hours at work, but what he knows best, which is to have sex with beautiful women who can not resist his charm ( "Hunter" ) . Hence the comparsata Miley Cyrus ( " Come get in bae ") with a series of metaphors about sex & engines that even in the best hustler, while in the notes lascivious of " Gush " Pharrell threatens the girl to turn to " make him your ass on fire " . In short, a bit ' like Beyonce that makes the feminist connilingus with others.
Oh, last thing . To read and sublime pop songs like "Happy" , here there is only "Happy" .
TRACKLIST :
"Marilyn Monroe "
"Brand New " (feat. Justin Timberlake)
"Hunter"
" Gush "
"Happy"
" How to Get It Bae " (feat. Miley Cyrus)
" Gust of Wind " (feat. Daft Punk)
"Lost Queen"
(Ghost Track ) " Freq"
"You Know Who You Are" (feat. Alicia Keys)
" It Girl "
