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Come recensire un album quando hai passato giorni e giorni ad ascoltare il suddetto fino alla nausea, fino all'auto-esaltazione più estrema e assurda..? Quasi ti ringrazi da solo per aver ‘scoperto' l'opera in questione. E poi, come recensire un album quando la tua testa è ormai piena zeppa di informazioni acquisite, opinioni personali, suggerimenti immaginari da dispensare (sempre immaginariamente) al gruppo tal dei tali ed emozioni schifosamente soggettive e distruttive? Mah.. può essere un'operazione complessa e al contempo facile, se vogliamo. Poiché non voglio essere né complessa né facile percorrerò la strada diplomatica dell'obiettività più assoluta ..il che significa che camminerò su di un di un filo sottile per poi portare il discorso lì dove più m'aggrada fino a ‘cadere rovinosamente'.. e d'altronde va così quando hai dei gusti di cui dibattere..
Quindi, cosa dire dei 30 Seconds to Mars? In primis che il loro tardo arrivo nel nostro beneamato country la dice già lunga. I grandi successi pop non mancano di affligerci in una metaforica stereofonia. A lungo, ovunque e comunque. Ma per il rock le cose vanno un po' diversamente. Se un gruppo ottiene buoni riscontri in Europa.. beh, allora si può star certi che si è fatto largo a gomitate per un bel po' prima di emergere in questa triste valle. Così è stato per questa band, diciamo, emergente (eh si, perché se qui una band è emergente significa che in America è d'annata). Il primo album intitolato "30 Seconds to Mars" non era ‘arrivato' in Italia, in più sensi. Quindi c'è stato bisogno del secondo tentativo per poter rendersi conto che la miscela è giusta e può andare.
"A Beautiful Lie" è il disco da analizzare per mettere in luce le vere peculiarità e le potenzialità di questa band che di aspetti notevoli ne possiede un bel po'. Innanzitutto bisogna apporre quell'etichetta richiesta dal mondo della musica che è la cosiddetta ‘categoria a cui il disco appartiene'. E' limitativa come operazione ma, evitando cavilli inutili, questo è un Alternative Rock che sfocia in un puro Rock Melodico con i brani "Was It A Dream?", "The Story" e "A Modern Myth". Ponendo da parte il lato tecnico, che può interessare o meno l'ascoltatore, un punto di forza risiede nell'originalità delle melodie che si incastrano perfettamente alla voce del frontman Jared Leto. Azzardiamo anche, il maggior punto di forza. Al primo ascolto di "Attack", pezzo d'apertura, i più non si fermano. Vanno avanti e scoprono, piacevolmente, pezzi innovativi come "The Kill", "The Fantasy" o "From Yesterday", brano emblema di questo incastro, versatile e non forzato, di voce e musica. Sempre ai più non sfuggirà la grandezza di una voce calda, tagliente e capace di spezzare il cuore ("And I swear to God I found myself in the end") e poi di raggiungere tonalità insospettate e irruente che, diciamola, in un primo momento lasciano senza parole. Ma anche qui l'ovvietà, che risiede in una bella voce, passa in secondo piano: la vera grandezza di Jared Leto è la sua capacità interpretativa, apprezzabile solo dopo alcuni ascolti attenti dell'intero album. Tutti i brani hanno quelle resemblances di parole vere, parole immaginabili e collocabili in un discorso concreto, reale ("Cause it feel like we've never been alive inside"). E diciamo anche questa: la profondità è cosa rara oggigiorno nella musica e se per caso, ma proprio per caso, ti capita fra le mani un buon album, che non cambierà la storia della musica ma è di buona fattura e con qualche buon messaggio da lasciare, perché gettarlo lì, nel mare melmoso della musica odierna?
Personalmente però (ed ecco la ‘rovinosa caduta') il punto forte per cui propongo un serio ascolto dell'opera è questo: il livello testuale sorprendentemente buono, versatile per quanto riguarda esegesi personale e per scelta tematica. In parole povere testi per nulla triti e ritriti e aperti ad ogni tipo di riflessione, senza sbarre mentali predefinite. Quindi, mi piange il cuore, ma rinuncio alla track by track, per quanto interessante, per non lasciar posto alle mie elucubrazioni personali e influenzabili. Da notare la cover di "Hunter" (Bjork), scelta insolita per un disco di questo genere ma comprensibile in relazione ad un estro particolare e percepibile della band.
E il titolo? Ricorrono spesso le parole lie e believe.. "A Beautiful Lie" è forse una riflessione sulle contraddizioni della vita oppure..? Fate un po' voi.
Elenco tracce testi e samples
01 Attack (03:09)
I won't suffer, be broken, get tired, or wasted
Surrender to nothing, and give up what I
Started and stopped it, from end to beginning
A new day is coming, and I am finally free
Run away, run away, I'll attack
Run away, run away, go chase yourself
Run away, run away, now, I'll attack
I'll attack, I'll aa-WHOOOAAAAAAAAA
I would've kept you forever, but we had to sever
It ended for both of us, faster than a-
Kill off this thinking, it's starting to sink in
I'm losing control now; without you I can finally see
Run away, run away, I'll attack
Run away, run away, go chase yourself
Run away, run away, now, I'll attack
I'll attack, I'll aa-WHOOOAAAAAAAAA
Your promises, they look like lies
Your honesty, like a back that hides a knife(knife)
I promise you (promise you)
I promise you (promise you, promise you)
That I am finally free
Run away, run away, I'll attack
Run away, run away, go chase yourself
Run away, run away, now I'll attack
I'll attack, I'll attack, I will attack
Run away, I'll attack, I will attack
Run away, I'll attack, I will attack
Run away, I'll attack, I will attack
Run away, now, I'll attack, I'll attack, I'll aa-WHOOOAAAAAAAAA
Your promises
(promises, promises)
I promise you
(promise you)
I promise you
(promise you, promise you)
02 A Beautiful Lie (04:05)
Lie awake in bed at night
And think about your life
Do you want to be different?
Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth
’Cause this is just a game
It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
It's time to forget about the past
To wash away what happened last
Hide behind an empty face
Don't ask too much, just say
'Cause this is just a game
It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
Lie....Beautiful
Everyone's looking at me
I'm running around in circles (baby)
A quiet desperation's building higher
I've got to remember this is just a game
So beautiful, beautiful...
(It's a beautiful lie
Beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
Beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
Beautiful, beautiful)
It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
(Shoots himself)
03 The Kill (03:51)
What if I wanted to break
Laugh it all off in your face
What would you do?
What if I fell to the floor
Couldn't take all this anymore
What would you do, do, do?
Come
Break me down
Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you
What if I wanted to fight
Beg for the rest of my life
What would you do?
You say you wanted more
What are you waiting for
I'm not running from you
Come
Break me down
Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you
Look in my eyes
You're killing me, killing me
All I wanted was you
I tried to be someone else
But nothing seemed to change
I know now, this is who I really am inside
Finally found myself
Fighting for a chance
I know now, this is who I really am
Come
Break me down
Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you, you, you
Look in my eyes
You're killing me, killing me
All I wanted was you
Come, break me down
Break me down
Break me down
What if I wanted to break...?
04 Was It a Dream? (04:15)
Your defenses were on high
Your walls built deep inside
Yeah I’m a selfish bastard
But at least I’m not alone
My intentions never change
What I want it stays the same
And I know what I should do
It's time to set myself on fire
Was it a dream?
Was it a dream?
Is this the only evidence that proves it
A photograph of you and I
Your reflection I’ve erased
Like a thousand burned out yesterdays
Believe me when I say, "goodbye forever,"
It's for good
Was it a dream?
Was it a dream?
Is this the only evidence that proves it
A photograph of you and I
Whoa yeah! Whoa…
Was it a dream?
Was it a dream?
Is this the only evidence that proves it
A photograph of you and I
(A photograph of you and I)
Was it a dream?
Was it a dream?
Is this the only evidence that proves it
A photograph of you and I
A photograph of you and I
A photograph of you and I
... In love...
05 The Fantasy (04:29)
With the lights out it’s a little less dangerous
Even with a stranger never gets painless
Don’t be afraid (afraid, afraid)
Every time I think I’m gonna change it (think I'm gonna change it, think I'm gonna change it)
It’s driving me (driving me) insane (insane)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Do you live, do you die, do you bleed
For the fantasy
In your mind, through your eyes, do you see
It’s the fantasy
Maybe tonight we can forget about it all
It could be just like heaven
I am a machine
No longer living, just a shell of what I dreamed
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Do you live, do you die, do you bleed
For the fantasy
In your mind, through your eyes, do you see
It’s the fantasy
Say it, say it, say that you believe
Say it, say it to me
Do you live, do you die, do you bleed
For the fantasy
Automatic, I imagine, I believe
Do you live
Do you die
Do you bleed
For the fantasy
Do you live, do you die, do you bleed
For the fantasy
In your mind, through your eyes, do you see
It’s the fantasy
Automatic, I imagine, I believe
Automatic, I imagine, I believe
Say it, say it, say that you believe
(Automatic, I imagine, I believe)
Say it, say it to me
(Automatic, I imagine, I believe)
Say it, say it, say that you believe
(Automatic, I imagine, I believe)
Say it, say it to me
Automatic, I imagine, I believe
I believe, I believe, I believe
06 Savior (03:24)
Until you crash
Until you burn
Until you lie
Until you learn
Until you see
Until you believe
Until you fight
Until you fall
Until the end of everything at all
Until you die
Until you’re alive
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz I don’t care
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz
I don’t care
Until you give
Until you’ve used
Until you’ve lost
Until you lose
Until you see, how could you believe?
Until you’ve lived a thousand times
Until you’ve seen the other side
This is my chance, this is my chance
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz I don’t care
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz
I don’t care
Until the truth becomes a lie
Until you change, until you deny
Until you believe
This is my chance, this is my chance
I’ll take it now because I can
This is my chance, I want it now
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz I don’t care
Don’t save me, don’t save me, cuz
I don’t care
Save me, save me, save me
Save me, save me, save me
I don’t care
07 From Yesterday (04:07)
He's a stranger to some
And a vision to none
He can never get enough,
Get enough of the world
For a fortune he'd quit
But it's hard to admit
How it ends and begins
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
From yesterday, it's coming
From yesterday, the fear
From yesterday, it calls him
But he doesn't want to read the message here
On a mountain he sits
Not of gold but of shit
Through the blood he can look
See the life that it took
From the council of one
He'll decide when he's done
With the innocent
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
From yesterday, it's coming
From yesterday, the fear
From yesterday, it calls him
But he doesn't want to read the message
He doesn't want to read the message
Doesn't want to read the message here
On his face is a map of the world
From yesterday, it's coming
From yesterday, the fear
From yesterday, it calls him
But he doesn't want to read the message here
From yesterday,
From yesterday,
From yesterday, the fear
From yesterday,
From yesterday
But he doesn't want to read the message here
But he doesn't want to read the message here
But he doesn't want to read the message here
08 The Story (03:55)
I've been thinking of everything
I used to want to be
I've been thinking of everything
Of me, of you and me
This is the story of my life
These are the lies I have created
I'm in the middle of nothing
And it's where I want to be
I'm at the bottom of everything
And I finally start to leave
This is the story of my life
These are the lies I have created
I created
And I swear to god
I've found myself
In the end
In the end
This is the story of my life
These are the lies I have created
09 R-Evolve (03:59)
A revolution has begun today for me inside
The ultimate defence is to pretend
Revolve around yourself just like an ordinary man
The only other option to forget
Does it feel like we’ve ever been alive?
Does it seem like it's only just begun?
To find yourself just look inside the wreckage of your past
To lose it all you have to do is lie
The policy is set and we are never turning back
It’s time for execution; time to execute
Time for execution; time to execute!
Does it feel like we’ve ever been alive?
Does it seem like it’s only just begun?
Does it feel like we’ve ever been alive inside?
Does it seem like it’s only just begun?
It’s only just begun
The evolution is coming!
A revolution has begun!
(It has begun!)
The evolution is coming!
A revolution has, yeah!
The evolution is coming!
A revolution has begun!
(It has begun!)
The evolution is coming!
A revolution has, yeah!
(Revolution…)
11 Battle of One (02:47)
Try and stop me
Try and save me
I want to fall...
Try and crush me
Take me, teach me
I want to fall
I want to fall
I want to fall...
I want to fall
I want to fall
I want to fall...
12 Hunter (03:56)
If travel is searching
And home whats been found
I'm not stopping
I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter
I'll bring back the goods
But i don't know when
I thought i could organize all freedom
How American of me
This is soon
You figured it out, didn't you?
You could smell it
So you left me on my own
To complete the mission
Now I'm leaving it all behind
I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter
I'm the hunter
I'm the hunter
You just didn't know me [x6]
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Altre recensioni
Di pk1986
"The Kill è il pezzo migliore che abbia scritto."
I videoclip di 'The Kill' e 'From Yesterday' sono due veri e propri microfilm.
Di ilariola
"Il brano è concentrato sulla paura di se stessi e delle proprie ombre interiori, con un conflitto psicologico talmente forte da spingere al suicidio."
"Un inno alla menzogna, all’ambiguità e alla volontà di mascherare il passato giocando con la verità."
Di Taurus
Le dieci tracce sono di quanto più sciatto il mercato discografico possa proporre.
Un album orrendo da evitare... spero proprio ci vadano su Marte o che qualcuno glieli spedisca di corsa.
