Sono nato nel 1977, e sono cresciuto con i Kiss.
A tre anni conoscevo gia' memoria "Destroyer" e "Dynasty", questo grazie al giradischi di un mio zio. Col passare degl'anni, l'interesse per loro è andato un po scemando, i cambi di formazione, i mutamenti musicali e anche l'abbandono delle maschere, mi avevano un po' lasciato l'amaro in bocca.
Poi 11 anni fa Gene Simmons e compagni, si riuniscono nella formazione originale, prima durante una serata unplugged, e poi, dopo la reunion ufficiale, con tanto di ritorno alle maschere e ai costumi, per dar vita a "Psycho Circus".
Grande emozione da parte mia, anche se il disco non era il massimo, risentirli insieme un altra volta dopo 20 anni, era davvero fantastico. Ma la cosa è durata poco.
Della formazione originaria restano oggi solo Gene Simmons e Paul Stanley, che dal 2003 insieme a Tommy Thayer alla chitarra e a Eric Singer alla batteria, hanno dato vita all'ultimo disco uscito all'inizio di Ottobre, "Sonic Boom".
Recensire un disco, è qualcosa che non puo' prescindere dai gusti personali di chi lo fa, e in questo caso, più che al contenuto del cd, mi va di parlare di cio' che mi è piaciuto e cosa non mi è piaciuto di tutta l'operazione.
"Sonic Boom", contiene 11 nuove tracce, più, nella versione delux, un altro cd con 15 hit del gruppo, risuonate per l'occasione con la formazione attuale, e un dvd di un concerto in Argentina.
Per quando riguarda le nuove tracce, esse erano state precedute da alcune dichiarazioni di Gene Simmons, che parlava di questo disco come di qualcosa che somigliava molto a dischi tipo "Destroyer", "Love gun", ecc.
Per chi come me li ama tanto, una dichiarazione di questo tipo, chiaramente anche se sai che sicuramente è solo fatta per pubblicizare il disco, non manca di suscitare una certa emozione.
Cosi, compro il cd, versione delux, torno a casa e lo metto su.
Si parte subito con "Modern Day Delilah". Il riff iniziale mi porta alla mente subito "Hotter Than Hell", disco del 1974. Chiaro, i suoni sono cambiati, ma il tipo di approccio è quello... bene. Brano cantato da Paul Stanley, che sinceramente non so come faccia alla sua eta' (il ragazzo ha 57 anni), ma è sempre lo stesso. Grinta e grande espessività. Riascolto il brano un paio di volte, e passo alla traccia successiva.
Alla voce di "Russian Roulette", adesso c'e' Gene Simmons. Brano piacevole, che si allontana un po' dalle sonorita' anni 70, che avevo trovato in "Modern Day Delilah", ma comunque bel brano.
Il disco prosegue piacevolmente, niente di illuminante, ma si fa ascoltare. Paul Stanley, con la sua voce inconfondibile, e lo stile trascinante la fa come sempre da padrone. Gene Simmons, fa vibrare il suo basso come ai vecchi tempi e i brani scritti da lui sono ben cantati. I due leader, sono in forma e si sente, loro ci credono sempre in quel che fanno, è questa la forza dei Kiss.
I riff di tutti i brani, sono riff alla Kiss. Alla chitarra solista, non c'e' Ace Frehley e si sente, ma Tommy Thayer, svolge bene il suo compito, Eric Singer fa bene la sua parte.
Alla voce del brano n.7 "All for the Glory", c'e' Eric Singer, mentre alla traccia n.10, "When Lightning Strikes", alla voce c'e' Tommy Thayer. Il disco si chiude con "Say Yeah" di Paul Stanley.
Non resterà nella storia, ma "Sonic boom", è un buon disco rock.
Capitolo a parte, invece per il cd 2, quello che contiene le 15 hits rifatte. Qui resto deluso.
La track list, è ok, hanno scelto sicuramente i brani piu' rappresentativi della loro carriera, solo che non mi aspettavo di sentirli eseguiti pari pari agl'originali. Sono uguali, cambia solo il fatto che questi sono stati registrati utilizzando una strumentazione moderna.
Mi aspettavo delle rivisitazioni, brani riarrangiati o addirittura stravolti, ma niente: uguali. La cosa peggiore è poi il tentativo mal riuscito da parte dei due sostituti di emulare le gesta dei componenti originari, Ace Frehley e Peter Criss.
Sopratutto negl'assoli di chitarra, Tommy Thayer non prova mai a far qualcosa di diverso dagl'assoli originali di Ace Frehley, solo che lui non è "Ace Frehley", e la differenza si sente. "L'uomo delle stelle", per me non era certo il piu' grande chitarrista al mondo, ma era unico, questo si...
Ascoltando "Detroit Rock City", per esempio, al centro del brano, si risente il motore di un automobile che freccia in sottofondo, viene da chiedersi solo se l'auto sia la stessa utilizzata nel 77 oppure no...
Fatica sprecata secondo me, bastava riprendere le tracce originali, metterle insieme e facevano una figura migliore.
Risultato finale: Io da fans il cd lo avrei comprato lo stesso. Certo che dal negozio a casa, mi ero trastullato il cervello immagginadomi chissà cosa, ripeto non tanto dalle tracce inedite, che sono sicuramente piacevoli e di mio gradimento, ma dalle hits.
Vabbè, come mia prima recensione, forse non è stata il massimo, non mi resta allora che dire...
..."You wanted the best! You've got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!"
Elenco tracce testi e video
01 Deuce (03:07)
Get up
And get your grandma outta here
Pick up
Old Jim is workin' hard this year
And baby
Do the things he says to do
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
Honey
Don't put your man behind his years
And baby
Stop cryin' all your tears
Baby
Do the things he says to do
Do it
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
And baby, if you're feeling good
Yes baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
Yeah
03 Shout It Out Loud (02:53)
Well, the night's begun and you want some fun
Do you think you're gonna find it (think you're gonna find it)
You got to treat yourself like number one
Do you need to be reminded (need to be reminded)
It doesn't matter what you do or say
Just forget the things that you've been told
We can't do it any other way
Everybody's got to rock and roll, whoo, oh, oh
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
If you don't feel good, there's a way you could
Don't sit there broken hearted (sit there broken hearted)
Call all your friends in the neighborhood
And get the party started (get the party started)
Don't let 'em tell you that there's too much noise
They're too old to really understand
You'll still get rowdy with the girls and boys
'Cause it's time for you to take a stand, yeah, yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
You've got to have a party
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Turn it up louder
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Oh yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Hear it gettin' louder
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
And everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
04 Hotter Than Hell (03:09)
Come on
She looked good
She looked hotter than hell
All dressed in satins and lace
I looked at her and it was just too clear
I had to get on the case
I said "Lady, oh lady, can I take you home
There's just so much we could do
I'll take you all around the whole wide world
Before the evening is through"
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
Burn you like the midday sun
I asked her why she couldn't make up her mind
She said "You don't understand
I'd love to go, but there's something you should know"
She showed me her wedding band
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She'll burn you like the midday sun
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She'll burn you like the midday sun
06 Love Gun (03:14)
I really love you baby
I love what you've got
Let's get together, we can
Get hot
No more tomorrow, baby
Time is today
Girl, I can make you feel
Okay
No place for hidin' baby
No place to run
You pull the trigger of my
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
You can't forget me baby
Don't try to lie
You'll never leave me, mama
So don't try
I'll be a gambler, baby
Lay down the bet
We get together, mama
You'll sweat
No place for hidin' baby
No place to run
You pull the trigger of my
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, love gun
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, (love gun)
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, (love gun), love gun
Love gun, (love gun)
Love gun, (love gun)
Love gun, (love gun)
Love gun, (love)
07 I Was Made for Lovin' You (04:41)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Tonight I wanna give it all to you
In the darkness
There's so much I wanna do
And tonight I wanna lay it at your feet
'Cause girl, I was made for you
And girl, you were made for me
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me?
Tonight I wanna see it in your eyes
Feel the magic
There's something that drives me wild
And tonight we're gonna make it all come true
'Cause girl, you were made for me
And girl I was made for you
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me?
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me?
Oh, can't get enough, oh, oh
I can't get enough, oh, oh
I can't get enough
Yeah, ha
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me?
Oh, I was made, you were made
I can't get enough
No, I can't get enough
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me?
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can give it all to you baby
08 Heaven's on Fire (03:23)
I look at you and my blood boils hot, I feel my temperature rise
I want it all, give me what you got, there's hunger in your eyes
I'm getting closer, baby hear me breathe
You know the way to give me what I need
Just let me love you and you'll never leave
Feel my heat takin' you higher, burn with me, Heaven's on fire
Paint the sky with desire, angel fly, Heaven's on fire
I got a fever ragin' in my heart, you make me shiver and shake
Baby don't stop, take it to the top, eat it like a piece of cake
You're comin' closer, I can hear you breathe
You drive me crazy when you start to tease
You could bring the devil to his knees
Feel my heat takin' you higher, burn with me, Heaven's on fire
Paint the sky with desire, angel fly, Heaven's on fire
Oho Heaven's on fire, oho Heaven's on fire, oho
I'm getting closer, baby hear me breathe
You know the way to give me what I need
Just let me love you and you'll never leave
Feel my heat takin' you higher, burn with me, Heaven's on fire
Paint the sky with desire, angel fly, Heaven's on fire
09 Lick It Up (03:56)
Don't wanna wait 'til you know me better
Let's just be glad for the time together
Life's such a treat and it's time you taste it
There ain't a reason on earth to waste it
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
Don't need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you're on vacation
There's something sweet you can't buy with money - lick it up, lick it up
It's all you need, so believe me honey
It ain't a crime to be good to yourelf
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
Come on - it's only right now (it's only right now)
Ooh yeah (ooh yeah) ooh yeah (ooh yeah), yeah yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, yeah yeah yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
11 Forever (03:52)
I gotta tell you what I'm feeling inside
I could lie to myself but it's true
There's no denying when I look in your eyes
Girl, I'm out of my head over you
I lived so long believeing all love is blind
But everything about you
Is telling me this time it's
CHORUS:
Forever, this time I know
And there's no doubt in my mind
Forever, until my life is through
Girl, I'll be loving you forever
I hear the echo of the promise I made
When you're strong you can stand on your own
But those words grow distant as I look at your face
No, I don't wanna go it alone
I never thought I'd lay my heart on the line
But everything about you
Is telling me this time it's
REPEAT CHORUS
Solo
Oh
I see my future when I look in your eyes
It took your love to make my heart come alive
Cause I lived my life believing all love is blind
But everything about you is telling me this time it's
REPEAT CHORUS (2X)
12 Christine Sixteen (02:59)
She's got me dizzy, she sees me through to the end
She's got me in her hands and there's no use in pretending
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
She drives me crazy, I want to give her all I've got
And she's hot every day and night, there is no doubt about it
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
"I don't usually say things like this to girls your age, but when I saw you
coming out of the school that day, that day I knew, I knew, I've got to have
you, I've got to have you."
She's' been around, but she's young and clean
I've got to have her, can't live without her, whoo no
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah
So clean, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
14 Black Diamond (04:19)
Out on the street for a living
Picture's only begun
Got you under their thumb
Hit it !!!
Out on the streets for a living
Picture's only begun
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Whoo, black diamond
Whoo, black diamond
Darkness will fall on the city
It seems to follow you too
And though you don't ask for pity
There's nothin' that you can do, no, no
Whoo, black diamond
Whoo, black diamond
Out on the streets for a living
Picture's only begun
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Whoo, black diamond, yeah
Whoo, black diamond
15 Rock and Roll All Nite (02:48)
You show us everything you've got
You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while
You're lookin' fancy and I like your style
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You show us everything you've got
Baby, baby that's quite a lot
And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night
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Altre recensioni
Di De large
"Il cd si propone come un viaggio in una decappottabile fiammante, un viaggio che parte dagli anni 70 e arriva ai giorni nostri."
"Grinta da vendere e coglioni fumanti, un disco con le palle, senza mezzi termini."
