Impossible Princess With Bonus Disc

Kylie的第六张专辑《Impossible Princess》（取名自Billy Childish的同名诗集）找来了James Dean Bradfield和Manic Street Preachers乐队的Sean Moore等人来制作。这是一张舞曲专辑，然而首支单曲《Some Kind of Bliss》听起来却不像舞曲。Kylie也极力反对她要做独立艺人的说法。她告诉《Music Week》（《音乐周刊》）记者：“我一直在告诉人们这不是一张独立(Indie)吉他专辑，我不会拿起吉他唱摇滚。”《公告牌杂志》将该专辑形容为“极为吸引人的专辑”，这是吸引美国唱片公司以及进入美国市场的黄金机会。我们可以从《Impossible Princess》和Madonna那张相当成功的专辑《Ray of Light》中找到相似之处。在英国，《音乐周刊》却给出了消极的评价：“Kylie的声音太过蛮横，她的声音还不足以强悍到唱出这种歌。”   这张专辑成为Kylie职业生涯里在英国销量最差的一张专辑，然而在澳大利亚却是她出道以来销量最高的专辑！而巡演在澳大利亚同样获得了巨大成功，巡演之后出的演唱会专辑《Intimate and Live》在澳大利亚卖的也很好。   by Chris True   By 1997, much of the pop music landscape had changed. The music papers were declaring the "Techno Revolution" was on, Oasis and Manic Street Preachers were ruling the charts, and simple dance-pop seemed to be the domain of teenage girls. So what does the dance-pop diva of the '90s do? She recruits Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, and Nicky Wire, starts writing unaided, and completely changes musical direction. Enter Kylie Minogue's Impossible Princess (the title was changed to Kylie Minogue after the death of Princess Diana). From the trippy cover art to the abundance of guitars and experimental vocal tracks, this was her "great leap forward." The move got her in the papers, but, unfortunately, critical acclaim was lacking. So were sales. Critics called it a mistake, and the public was less than impressed. Which is sad, because this is a pretty damn good record. Unlike her early work, this album sounds stronger and has a more natural feel. Her songwriting abilities have come a long way, and Impossible Princess actually flows together as an album. Worth another look.