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[#25 POP] Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

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오늘은 2023년 9월 8일 발매된 

Olivia Rodrigo의 정규 2집 'GUTS'에 대해서 리뷰해보려고 합니다.

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- 이름 : Olivia Isabel Rodrigo(올리비아 로드리고)
- 출생 : 2003년 2월 20일
- 국적 : 미국
- 소속사 : 게펜, 인터스코프
- 데뷔일 : 2021년 (가수)

 

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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

[앨범 소개]

2021년 타임지 선정 올해의 엔터테이너로 선정되었던 배우 겸 싱어송라이터로 사랑받고 있는 Olivia Rodrigo의 2023년 두번째 정규 앨범 GUTS [Alternative Artwork]! 

2021년 메이저 데뷰작 [Sour]로 북미, 유럽 다수 국가의 앨범차트에서 1위를 기록하며 센세이션한 데뷰를 했던 Olivia Rodrigo! Carly Rae Jepsen, Conan Gray와 작업했으며 그녀의 첫 데뷰작을 완성했던 프로듀서 Dan Nigro와의 두번째 앨범! The Independent, NME, Rolling Stone지 등 해외 유수 매체를 통해 극찬을 받은 신작으로 올해 6월 30일에 선공개되어 빌보드 싱글차트 1위에 올랐던 'Vampire'를 비롯해 연이은 히트 싱글 'Bad Idea Right?', 'Get Him Back!'등을 수록하고 있다.

[yes 24]

REVIEW

01. all-american bitch

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https://youtu.be/n2BnbpjpRdo?si=nYowob0n0jmsmWSr


I am light as a feather 
and as stiff as a board
I pay attention to things 
that most people ignore
And I'm alright with the movies that 
make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty
That's for sure
And I am built like a mother 
and a total machine
I feel for your every little issue, 
I know just what you mean
And I make light of the darkness
I've got sun in my motherfuckin' pocket
Best believe, yeah, you know me

I forgive and I forget
I know my age and I act like it
Got what you can't resist
I'm a perfect all-American

I am light as a feather, 
I'm as fresh as the air
Coca-Cola bottles that 
I only use to curl my hair
I got class and integrity 
just like a goddamn Kennedy, I swear
With love to spare

Forgive and I forget
I know my age and I act like it
Got what you can't resist
I'm a perfect all-American bitch

With perfect all-American lips
And perfect all-American hips
I know my place, 
I know my place and this is it
I don't get angry when I'm pissed, 
I'm the eternal optimist
I scream inside to deal with it, like, "Ah"
Like, "Ah" (Let's fucking go)

All the time, I'm grateful all the time
I'm sexy and I'm kind, I'm pretty when I cry
Oh, all the time, 
I'm grateful all the time (All the fucking time)
I'm sexy and I'm kind, I'm pretty when I cry

02. bad idea right?

더보기

https://youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?si=lnyRPAzgBEERSWm5


Hey

Haven't heard from you in a couple of months
But I'm out right now and I'm all fucked up
And you're callin' my phone and you're all alone
And I'm sensing some undertone
And I'm right here with all my friends
But you're sending me your new address
And I know we're done, I know we're through
But, God, when I look at you

My brain goes, "Ah"
Can't hear my thoughts (I cannot hear my thoughts)
Like blah-blah-blah (Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah)
Should probably not
I should probably, probably not
I should probably, probably not

Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
Fuck it, it's fine

Yes, I know that he's my ex
But can't two people reconnect?
I only see him as a friend
The biggest lie I ever said
Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex
But can't two people reconnect?
I only see him as a friend
I just tripped and fell into his bed

[Verse 2]
Now I'm gettin' in the car, wreckin' all my plans
I know I should stop, but I can't
And I told my friends I was asleep
But I never said where or in whose sheets
And I pull up to your place on the second floor
And you're standing, smiling at the door
And I'm sure I've seen much hotter men
But I really can't remember when

My brain goes, "Ah"
Can't hear my thoughts (I cannot hear my thoughts)
Like blah-blah-blah (Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah)
Should probably not
I should probably, probably not
I should probably, probably not

Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
It's a bad idea, right?
Seeing you tonight
Fuck it, it's fine

Yes, I know that he's my ex
But can't two people reconnect?
I only see him as a friend
The biggest lie I ever said
Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex
But can't two people reconnect?
I only see him as a friend
I just tripped and fell into his bed

Oh, yes, I know that he's my ex
Can't two people reconnect?
The biggest lie I ever said
I just tripped and fell into his bed
My brain goes, "Ah"
Can't hear my thoughts
The biggest lie I ever said
My brain goes, "Ah"
Can't hear my thoughts
I just tripped and fell into his bed

Thoughts
Blah
Thoughts
Blah

03. vampire

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https://youtu.be/RlPNh_PBZb4?si=CqbZ-NpLLb31loUe


Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now
How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?
Just what you wanted
Look at you, cool guy, you got it
I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes
Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise
I loved you truly
You gotta laugh at the stupidity
'Cause I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, fame f***er
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire
And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news
You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called 'em crazy too
You're so convincing
How do you lie without flinching?
(How do you lie? How do you lie? How do you lie?)
Oh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, f***ed up little thrill
Can't figure out just how you do it and God knows I never will
Went for me and not her
'Cause girls your age know better
I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, fame f***er
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire
Ah
You said it was true love
But wouldn't that be hard?
You can't love anyone
'Cause that would mean you had a heart
I tried you help you out, now I know that I can't
'Cause how you think’s the kind of thing
I'll never understand
I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, fame f***er
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire

04. lacy

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https://youtu.be/_IB5EYuz3XM?si=rRkoXNZZ3yxxbc5Q


Lacy, oh, Lacy, skin like puff pastry
Aren't you the sweetest thing 
on this side of Hell?
Dear angel Lacy, eyes white as daisies
Did I ever tell you that 
I'm not doin' well?

Ooh, I care, I care, I care
Like perfume that you wear, 
I linger all the time
Watching, hidden in plain sight
Ooh, I try, I try, I try
But it takes over my life, 
I see you everywhere
The sweetest torture one could bear

Smart, sexy Lacy, I'm losin' it lately
I feel your compliments like bullets on skin
Dazzling starlet, Bardot reincarnate
Well, aren't you the greatest thing 
to ever exist?

Ooh, I care, I care, I care
Like ribbons in your hair, 
my stomach's all in knots
You got the one thing that I want
Ooh, I try, I try, I try
Try to rationalize, people are people, but
It's like you're made of angel dust

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Lacy, oh, Lacy, it's like you're out to get me
You poison every little thing that I do
Lacy, oh, Lacy, I just loathe you lately
And I despise my jealous eyes and 
how hard they fell for you
Yeah, I despise my rotten mind and 
how much it worships you

05. ballad of a homeschooled girl

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https://youtu.be/obSpLSnJ-wI?si=xw09w-C0SorfQ0FF


Cat got my tongue
And I don't think I get along with anyone
Blood running cold
I'm on the outside of the greatest inside joke
And I hate all my clothes
Feels like my skin doesn't fit 
right over my bones
So I guess I should go
The party's done, and I'm no fun
I know, I know, I know, I know

I broke a glass, I tripped and fell
I told secrets I shouldn't tell
I stumbled over all my words
I made it weird, I made it worse
Each time I step outside
It's social suicide
It's social suicide
Wanna curl up and die
It's social suicide
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

I laughed at the wrong time
Sat with the wrong guy (Aham)
Searching how to start a conversation 
on a website (I'll flirt)
Talked to this hot guy
Swore I was his type
Guess that he was making out 
with boys like the whole night (Oh)

Everything I do is tragic (Oh)
Every guy I like is gay (Oh)
The morning after I panic (Oh)
Oh God, what did I say? (Oh-oh, oh)

I broke a glass, I tripped and fell
I told secrets I shouldn't tell
I stumbled over all my words
I made it weird, I made it worse
Each time I step outside
It's social suicide
It's social suicide
Wanna curl up and die
It's social suicide
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

When I'm alone I'm fine
But don't let me out at night
It's social suicide, it's social suicide
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

I broke a glass, tripped and fell
Told secrets I shouldn't tell
Stumbled over all my words
Made it weird and made it worse
Each day that I'm alive
It's social suicide
It's social suicide
Wanna curl up and die
It's social suicide
It's social suicide
Don't let me out at night
I'm shocked I'm still alive
It's social suicide
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah

Thought your mom was your wife (Ah-ah)
Called you the wrong name twice (Ah-ah)
Can't think of a third line (Ah-ah)
La-la, la-la, la-la (Ah-ah)
La-la, la-la, la-la (Ah-ah)
La-la, la-la, la-la (Ah-ah)
La-la, la-la, la-la
Ugh

06. making the bed

더보기

https://youtu.be/OuuBnf2aGCc?si=Bisx1ukeKRkCiEnt


Want it, so I got it, did it, so it's done
Another thing I ruined, 
I used to do for fun
Another piece of plastic 
I could just throw away
Another conversation 
with nothing good to say
I thought it, so I said it, 
took it 'cause I can
Another day pretendin' 
I'm older than I am
Another perfect moment that 
doesn't feel like mine
Another thing I forced to be a sign

Well, sometimes I feel like 
I don't wanna be where I am
Gettin' drunk at a club 
with my fair-weather friends
Push away all the people 
who know me the best
But it's me who's been makin' the bed
I'm so tired of bein' the girl that I am
Every good thing has turned 
into somethin' I dread
And I'm playin' the victim 
so well in my head
But it's me who's been makin' the bed

Me who's been makin' the bed
Pull the sheets over my head, yeah
Makin' the bed

And every night, I wake up
from this one recurrin' dream
Where I'm drivin' through the city, 
and the brakes go out on me
I can't stop at the red light, 
can't swerve off the road
I read somewhere it's 
'cause my life feels so out of control
And I tell someone I love them 
just as a distraction
They tell me that they love me 
like I'm some tourist attraction
They're changin' my machinery, 
and I just let it happen
I got the things I wanted, 
it's just not what I imagined

Well, sometimes I feel like 
I don't wanna be where I am
Gettin' drunk at a club 
with my fair-weather friends
Push away all the people 
who know me the best
But it's me who's been makin' the bed
I'm so tired of bein' the girl that I am
Every good thing has turned 
into somethin' I dread
And I'm playin' the victim 
so well in my head
But it's me who's been makin' the bed

Me who's been makin' the bed
Pull the sheets over my head, yeah
Makin' the bed

Sometimes I feel like 
I don't wanna be where I am
Countin' all of the beautiful things I regret
But it's me who's been makin' the bed
Me who's been makin' the bed
Pull the sheets over my head
Makin' the bed, oh-oh

07. logical

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https://youtu.be/I6OeAufKDBg?si=k5AEIy9V4ympsnpQ


Master manipulator
God, you're so good at what you do
Come for me like a savior
And I'd put myself through hell for you
Hear all the rumors lately
That you always denied

And I fell for you like water
Falls from the February sky
But now the current's stronger
And I couldn't get out if I tried
But you convinced me, baby
It was all in my mind
And now you got me thinking

Two plus two equals five
And I'm the love of your life
'Cause if rain don't pour and sun don't shine
Then changin' you is possible
No, love is never logical

You built a giant castle
With walls so high, I couldn't see
The way it all unraveled
And all the things you did to me
You lied, you lied, you lied
Oh
And now you got me thinkin'

Two plus two equals five
And I'm the love of your life
'Cause if rain don't pour 
and sun don't shine
Then changin' you is possible
I guess love is never logical

The sky is green, the grass is red
And you mean all those words you said
I'm sure that girl is really your friend
Our problems are all solvable
'Cause lovin' you is lovin' every

Argument you held over my head
Brought up the girls 
you could have instead
Said I was too young, I was too soft
Can't take a joke, can't get you off
Oh, why do I do this?
I look so stupid thinkin'

Two plus two equals five
And I'm the love of your life
'Cause if rain don't pour 
and sun don't shine
Then changin' you is possible
No, love is never logical

Logical, logical, love is never logical
I know I'm half responsible 
and that makes me feel horrible

Oh, logical, logical, love is never logical
I know I could've stopped it all, 
God, why didn't I stop it all?

Oh, logical, logical, love is never logical
I know I'm half responsible 
and that makes me feel horrible

Oh, logical, logical, love is never logical
I know I could've stopped it all, 
God, why didn't I stop it all?

08. get him back!

더보기

https://youtu.be/ZsJ-BHohXRI?si=L4HxvkxhJcciueuV


One, two, three
Wait, is this the song with the drums?
I met a guy in the summer
and I left him in the spring
He argued with me about everything
He had an ego and a temper and a wanderin' eye
He said he's six foot two and I'm like, "Dude, nice try"
But he was so much fun
and he had such weird friends
And he would take us out to parties
and the night would never end
Another song, another club,
another bar, another dance
And when he said, "Something wrong?"
he'd just fly me to France
So I miss him some nights
when I'm feelin' depressed
'Til I remember every time
he made a pass on my friend
Do I love him? Do I hate him?
I guess it's up and down
If I had to chose I would say it right now
I wanna get him back
I wanna make him really jealous,
wanna make him feel bad
Oh, I wanna get him back
'Cause then again, I really miss him
and it makes me real sad
Oh, I want sweet revenge
And I want him again
I want to get him back, back, back
So I write him all these letters
and I throw them in the trash
'Cause I miss the way he kisses
and the way he made me laugh
Yeah, I pour my little heart out
but as I'm hittin' "Send"
I picture all the faces of my disappointed friends
Because everyone knew
all of the shit that he'd do
He said I was the only girl
but that just wasn't the truth
And when I told him how he hurt me,
he'd tell me I was trippin'
But I am my father's daughter,
so maybe I could fix him
I wanna get him back
I wanna make him really jealous,
wanna make him feel bad
Oh, I wanna get him back
'Cause then again, I really miss him
and it makes me real sad
Oh, I want sweet revenge
And I want him again
I want to get him back (Back?)
I want to get him back, back, back
I wanna key his car (I want to get him back)
I wanna make him lunch
(And then I, I want to get him back)
I wanna break his heart
(I want to get him back)
Then be the one to stitch it up
(And then I, I want to get him back)
Wanna kiss his face (I want to get him back)
With an uppercut (And then I, I want to get him back)
I wanna meet his mom (I want to get him back)
Just to tell her her son sucks
(And then I, I want to get him back)
Oh, I wanna key his car (I want to get him back)
I wanna make him lunch
I wanna break his heart
(And then I, I want to get him back)
Stitch it right back up
I wanna kiss his face (I want to get him back)
With an uppercut
I wanna meet his mom
(And then I, I want to get him back)
And tell her her son sucks, yeah
I wanna get him back
I wanna make him really jealous,
wanna make him feel bad
Oh, I wanna get him back
'Cause then again I really miss him
and it makes me real sad
Oh, I want sweet revenge
And I want him again
I want to get him back (Back? Again?)
I want to get him back, back, back, back
I'll get him, I'll get him, I'll get him, I'll get him back
Woo-hoo
Get him back, c'mon, c'mon
I'ma get him so good,
he won't even know what hit him
He's gonna love me
and hate me at the same time
Get back, girl, you better get him back
I got him good, I got him really good

09.  love is embarrassing

더보기

https://youtu.be/AXi213cWgYM?si=nlfMGw5CIFRoDGiv


I told my friends you were the one
After I'd known you like a month
And then you kissed some girl from high school
And I stayed in bed for like a week
When you said space was what you need
Waited by my phone like a goddamn fool

And now it don't mean a thing
God, love's fucking embarrassing
Just watch as I crucify myself
For some weird second string
Loser who's not worth mentionin'
My God, love's embarrassing as hell

And I consoled you while you cried
Over your ex-girlfriend's new guy
My God, how could I be so stupid?
You found a new version of me
And I damn near started World War III
Jesus, what was I even doing?

'Cause now it don't mean a thing
God, love's fucking embarrassing
Just watch as I crucify myself
For some weird second string
Loser who's not worth mentionin'
My God, love's embarrassing as hell

I give up, give up
I give up everything
I placed my bets and
It's not worth anything
I give up, give up
But I keep comin' back for more

Yeah, it don't mean a thing
God, love's fucking embarrassing
Just watch as I crucify myself
For some weird second string
Loser who's not worth mentionin'
My God, love's embarrassing as hell

Yeah, yeah, I give up, give up
I give up everything
I'm plannin' out my wedding
With some guy I'm never marryin'
I'm givin' up, I'm givin' up
But I keep comin' back for more

10. the grudge

더보기

https://youtu.be/Qt5wB7KXSaM?si=wLV4LGsda5sf-YGe


I have nightmares each week 
about that Friday in May
One phone call from you 
and my entire world was changed
Trust that you betrayed, 
confusion that still lingers
You took everything I loved 
and crushed it in between your fingers
And I doubt you ever think 
about the damage that you did
But I hold on to every detail 
like my life depends on it
My undying love, 
now I hold it like a grudge
And I hear your voice every time
that I think I'm not enough

And I try to be tough, but I wanna scream
How could anybody do the things 
you did so easily?
And I say I don't care, I say that I'm fine
But you know I can't let it go
I've tried, I've tried, I've tried for so long
It takes strength to forgive, 
but I don't feel strong

The arguments that 
I have won against you in my head
In the shower, in the car 
and in the mirror before bed
Yeah, I'm so tough when I'm alone 
and I make you feel so guilty
And I fantasize about a time 
you're a little fucking sorry
And I try to understand 
why you would do this all to me
You must be insecure, 
you must be so unhappy
And I know in my heart hurt people hurt people
And we both drew blood, but, man, t
hose cuts were never equal

And I try to be tough, but I wanna scream
How could anybody do the things 
you did so easily?
And I say I don't care, I say that I'm fine
But you know I can't let it go
I've tried, I've tried, I've tried for so long
It takes strength to forgive, 
but I don't feel strong

Ooh, do you think I deserved it all?
Ooh, your flower's filled with vitriol
You built me up to watch me fall
You have everything and you still want more

I try to be tough, I try to be mean
But even after all this, 
you're still everything to me
And I know you don't care, 
I guess that that's fine
But you know I can't let it go
I've tried, I've tried, I've tried for so long
It takes strength to forgive, 
but I'm not quite sure I'm there yet
It takes strength to forgive, but

11. pretty isn’t pretty

더보기

https://youtu.be/G0R7Z2A0XeY?si=sBZiyAJz9YCt7IsE


Bought a bunch of makeup
Tryna' cover up my face
I started to skip lunch
Stopped eatin' cake on birthdays
Bought a new prescription
To try and stay calm
'Cause there's always something missin'
There's always something in the mirror
that I think looks wrong
When pretty isn't pretty enough
What do you do?
And everybody's keepin' it up
So you think it's you
I could change up my body
and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I'd always feel the same
'Cause pretty isn't pretty enough anyways
You can win the battle
But you'll never win the war
Fix the things you hated
And you'd still feel so insecure
And I try to ignore it,
but it's everything I see
It's on the posters on the wall,
it's in the shitty magazines
It's in my phone, it's in my head,
it's in the boys I bring to bed
It's all around, it's all the time a
nd I don't know why I even try
When pretty isn't pretty enough
What do you do?
And everybody's keepin' it up
So you think it's you
I could change up my body
and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I'd always feel the same
'Cause pretty isn't pretty enough
And I bought all the clothes
that they told me to buy
I chased some dumb ideal
my whole fucking life
And none of it matters and none of it ends
You just feel like shit over and over again
No, it'll never change
Pretty isn't pretty enough
Everybody's keepin' it up
Pretty isn't pretty enough
Pretty isn't—

12. teenage dream

더보기

https://youtu.be/F33uCg-3XiY?si=XHExZoQBnHeOZufB


When am I gonna stop being wise
beyond my years and just start being wise?
When am I gonna stop
being a pretty young thing to guys?
When am I gonna stop being great for my age
and just start being good?
When will it stop being
cool to be quietly misunderstood?
I'll blow out the candles,
happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you,
you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already got
all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't
always be your teenage dream
And when does wide-eyed affection
and all good intentions
start to not be enough?
When will everyone have every reason
to call all my bluffs?
And when are all my excuses of learning
my lessons gonna start to feel sad?
Will I spend all the rest of my years
wishing I could go back?
I'll blow out the candles,
happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you,
you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already
got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't
always be your teenage dream
They all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Is this recording?
Of course it is

RATING

GUTS는 첫 앨범인 SOUR의 성공을 뒤따르면서, 더 성숙하고 심리적으로 복잡한 감정선을 그려내며, Rodrigo의 예술적 깊이를 한층 더 확장시켰습니다. 이 앨범은 90년대 얼터너티브 록, 팝 펑크, 인디 록 등 다양한 장르를 믹스하면서도, 개인적인 고뇌와 반항적 태도를 통해 젊은 세대의 갈등을 충실히 반영하고 있습니다.

 

   GUTS는 이전 앨범보다 감정적으로 더욱 복잡하고 다층적인 이야기를 풀어냅니다. Olivia는 자아 정체성, 성장의 고통, 사랑과 배신에 대한 갈등을 매우 직설적이고 예술적으로 표현하며, SOUR보다 한 단계 성숙한 모습을 보여줍니다. vampire와 lacy는 특히 강력한 트랙으로, 첫사랑의 배신과 자아 의심을 노래하는데, Rodrigo는 가사에서의 탁월한 직관력으로 감정선을 세밀하게 풀어냅니다. 이 가사들은 Taylor Swift의 Red나 Folklore에서 볼 수 있었던 감정적 깊이와 비슷하면서도, 2000년대 초의 팝 펑크와 얼터너티브 록을 바탕으로 더욱 개인적이고 현실적인 접근을 합니다.

 

All-American Bitch와 bad idea right?는 90년대 얼터너티브 록과 팝 펑크의 영향을 강하게 받으며, pretty isn’t pretty와 ballad of a homeschooled girl은 더욱 실험적인 사운드를 시도하면서도 Rodrigo의 목소리와 잘 어우러집니다. GUTS는 그간 Rodrigo가 구축한 팝 아이콘으로서의 이미지를 넘어서, 다양한 사운드를 수용하면서도 자기만의 음악적 아이덴티티를 굳건히 유지합니다. 이 앨범의 프로덕션은 Billie Eilish와 Finneas의 작업을 연상시키기도 하며, 그 섬세하고 다채로운 질감은 앨범을 듣는 내내 새롭고 신선한 경험을 제공합니다.

 

  또 이 앨범에서 Rodrigo의 목소리가 성숙하고 자신감 있게 변한 것을 보여줍니다. 이전보다 더 넓어진 발음 범위와 감정 표현을 통해, 그녀는 다양한 음악적 분위기를 소화하는 능력을 한층 더 강화했습니다. Lacy와 Making the Bed에서는 감성적으로 고요한 발라드의 면모를 보여주며, bad idea right?와 vampire에서는 반항적이고 에너제틱한 톤을 담아내죠. 이 앨범은 다양한 감정과 톤을 동시에 소화할 수 있는 아티스트로서의 Rodrigo의 능력을 여실히 드러냅니다.

 

   대체적으로 전반적으로 강력하고 다양한 트랙들이 많지만, 몇몇 트랙은 상대적으로 덜 인상적인 면이 있습니다. Teenage Dream이나 Logical은 앨범의 흐름에서 잠시 멈춰 있는 듯한 느낌을 주며, 감성적으로나 사운드적으로 강력한 트랙들에 비해 다소 평범하게 들릴 수 있습니다. 이 트랙들은 일부 청취자에게는 지나치게 감상적이거나 너무 많은 반복적인 요소들이 포함된 것처럼 느껴질 수 있습니다. 이는 앨범의 집중력에 영향을 미칠 수 있고, GUTS의 감정적 파워를 온전히 전달하는 데 있어 일부 미흡함을 느끼게 할 수 있습니다.

 

   SOUR에 비해 GUTS의 가사는 더 성숙하고 복잡합니다. 감정의 미묘한 변화와 자기 반성의 요소들이 담겨 있어, 10대 후반에서 20대 초반의 경험을 공유하는 사람들에게는 강력하게 다가올 수 있지만, 그 외의 연령대에서는 이 앨범을 완전히 이해하거나 공감하기 어려울 수도 있습니다. vampire와 ballad of a homeschooled girl은 가사적으로 매우 개인적이며 복잡하게 얽혀 있기 때문에, 초기에는 청취자가 그 의미를 정확히 파악하기 어려울 수 있습니다. 이러한 점은 앨범의 접근성에 다소 제약을 줄 수 있습니다.

 

   SOUR의 엄청난 성공은 GUTS에 대한 높은 기대감을 만들어냈습니다. 결과적으로 Rodrigo는 첫 앨범의 인기를 뛰어넘기 위한 부담을 안고 앨범을 작업했을 것입니다. 그럼에도 불구하고, GUTS는 전반적으로 매우 훌륭한 작품이지만, 몇몇 트랙에서는 그 기대에 완벽히 부응하지 못하는 면도 있습니다. 특히 SOUR에서 보여준 록과 팝 펑크의 에너지가 완전히 재현되지 않은 부분도 있어, 일부 팬들에게는 다소 실망스러울 수 있습니다.

이전 앨범보다 한층 복잡하고 다채로운 사운드와 가사, 그리고 다양한 감정을 담아낸 앨범은 로드리고가 그만의 예술적 아이덴티티를 더욱 확립하고 있다는 것을 보여준 것 같아요.

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