#13

GOTTHARD / / CD /

重量級ハード・ロックと瑞々しいメロディを共存させた、GOTTHARDの多彩な13作目。

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Track List

  1. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 1, Theme. Vivace
  2. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 2, Variation I. Alla marcia maestoso
  3. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 3, Variation II. Poco allegro
  4. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 4, Variation III. L'istesso tempo
  5. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 5, Variation IV. Un poco più vivace
  6. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 6, Variation V. Allegro vivace
  7. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 7, Variation VI. Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
  8. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 8, Variation VII. Un poco più allegro
  9. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 9, Variation VIII. Poco vivace
  10. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 10, Variation IX. Allegro pesante e risoluto
  11. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 11, Variation X. Presto
  12. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 12, Variation XI. Allegretto
  13. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 13, Variation XII. Un poco più moto
  14. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 14, Variation XIII. Vivace
  15. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 15, Variation XIV. Grave e maestoso
  16. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 16, Variation XV. Presto scherzando
  17. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 17, Variation XVI. Allegro & No. 18, Variation XVII
  18. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 19, Variation XVIII. Poco moderato
  19. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 20, Variation XIX. Presto
  20. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 21, Variation XX. Andante
  21. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 22, Variation XXI. Allegro con brio
  22. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 23, Variation XXII. Allegro molto alla Notte e giorno faticar da Mozart
  23. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 24, Variations XXIII. Allagro assai
  24. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 25, Variation XXIV. Andante
  25. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: No. 25, Variation XXV. Allegro

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Liner Notes

Japanese

本作『#13』は、GOTTHARDが、太いギター・リフと、スイスらしい洗練されたメロディとを両立させた、多彩なハード・ロック作品だ。バンド名を冠したデビュー作から数え、記念すべき13枚目のスタジオ・アルバムにあたる。ニック・メーダーのヴォーカルは、力強くも、どこか温かく、重い楽曲であっても、バンド本来の、豊かな歌心を、決して失わせることがない。円熟期の、確かな充実を示す一枚である。 骨太で力強いロッカー、ブルージーな味わいの曲、そして、しっとりとした叙情的なメロディの曲とが、バランス良く並び、アルバムは、決して一つの型に閉じこもることがない。長いキャリアで培ってきた、演奏の、確かな安定感があるからこそ、楽曲ごとの、小さな実験的な試みも、極めて自然に響いてくる。バンドの、幅広い音楽性が、存分に発揮された内容だ。 クラシックなハード・ロックの様式を、あくまで現代的な感覚で、力強く鳴らしていく、その卓越した手腕が、全編で光っている一枚だ。ベテランとなってなお、GOTTHARDの持つ、確かなソングライティングと、豊かなメロディ・センスは、少しも衰えていない。スティーヴ・リーの逝去という悲劇を乗り越え、ニック・メーダーと共に築き上げた、円熟の魅力あふれる、充実したハード・ロック作品と言える。

English

#13 is a varied hard-rock work on which Gotthard unites thick guitar riffs and Swiss-like refined melody. Counting from the self-titled debut, it is a memorable thirteenth studio album. Nic Maeder’s vocals are powerful yet somehow warm, never letting the band’s native rich songcraft be lost even in heavy songs. A record showing the sure fullness of the mature period. Sturdy, powerful rockers, bluesy-flavored songs and mellow, lyrical songs line up in good balance, and the album never closes into a single mold. Precisely because of the sure steadiness of playing cultivated over a long career, each song’s small experimental attempts resound extremely naturally. Content in which the band’s wide musicality is fully displayed. A record on which its outstanding skill of powerfully sounding the classic hard-rock style with a thoroughly modern sense shines throughout. Even as veterans, Gotthard’s sure songwriting and rich melodic sense have not dimmed in the least. Overcoming the tragedy of Steve Lee’s passing and built together with Nic Maeder, it is a fulfilling hard-rock work full of mature appeal.

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