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Disco de Annie: “Anniemal”
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Fecha de Publicación:2005-03-07
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Rock
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Sello Discográfico:679
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:825646226467
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In 1999, {$Annie} and her boyfriend/producer, {$Erot}, made a slippery-sexy single called {&"The Greatest Hit."} Though it came out of Norway, it sounded more than a little American, sampling {$Madonna}'s {&"Everybody"} while also echoing the nonchalant ecstasy of {$Patrice Rushen}'s {&"Forget Me Nots."} It didn't take off, at least not in the traditional sense. It floated around the underground, saw release on labels in different territories, and eventually became a pseudo-secret smash. Within a couple years, dancers and DJs in a few countries began to wonder what became of {$Annie}. {$Erot}'s life was claimed by a heart defect in 2001; his partner, quite understandably, went quiet for a while. She picked herself up, took a very active role in the Bergen, Norway, music community, and recorded {^Anniemal} with production help from {$Richard X}, {$Röyksopp}, and {$Op:L Bastards}' {$Timo Kaukolampi}. {&"The Greatest Hit,"} thankfully reprised here, is indicative of the album as a whole, bursting with sparkling melodies (often spiked with just a hint of melancholy) over mostly danceable rhythms that are either wholly modern or mischievously referential to early-'80s {\club} hits ({$Tom Tom Club}, {$the Human League}, {$Arthur Russell}'s {$Dinosaur L}). {$Annie}'s voice might be a little thin, but that's no real factor when it's so sweet and likable. The topics -- teasing, aching, longing -- aren't unfamiliar, yet they're often dealt with in a clever manner. Take {&"Chewing Gum,"} in which a dumped boy gets sort of objectified and verbally slain at the same time ("You think you're chocolate when you're chewing gum"), or {&"The Greatest Hit,"} containing the most foolproof come-on you could ever give a record geek ("C'mon, baby, you're my greatest hit"). As cunning as it is, {^Anniemal} is also deeply affecting. {&"Heartbeat"} is the least resistible of all, glowing with anticipatory pulses, tremulous sighs, and quivering electric piano vamps. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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