Sporchi ma non troppo, incazzati quel che basta, cazzoni e rock n' roll a sufficienza per girare in heavy rotation in quei viaggi senza meta dove i chilometri sono proporzionali alla voglia di staccare la mente per un pò, lasciando momentaneamente a qualcun'altro il grido sia ha dentro.
Ecco i Beatsteaks, cinque berlinesi che al loro terzo lavoro decidono di inserire i jack, invitare amici e conoscenti, e registrare interamente tutti i brani dal vivo, riuscendo così a creare un album d'impatto e convincente.
Le corde vocali del leader Armin Teutoburg-Weiß, modellate da una vita di sregolatezze on the road, graffiano su un tappeto sonoro che sa di punk, hardcore, rock n’ roll e funk arrivando anche a influenze reggae.
Big Attack e Vision aprono le danze avvertendo i curiosi che il basso incalzante e i riff taglienti non sono altro che il preludio a un'esplosione sonora e vocale che non risparmiano nessuno.
Il dovuto ringraziamento a Joe Strummer (Hello Joe), prende invece una piega più ritmata e meno tirata, così come in Hand In Hand, primo singolo pubblicato, che su una matrice quasi funkeggiante viene spezzato dalla furia del ritornello.
Da qui è un susseguirsi di episodi di rabbia violenta come in Everything, alternati ad atmosfere leggermente più rilassate e vagamente reggae (I Don't Care As Long As You Sing), dove per un attimo si respira l'aria di "Reggatta De Blanc", fino ad arrivare a richiami pop anni ‘80 (Atomic Love).
Il risultato colpisce nella sua compattezza; dodici tracce che scorrono via tirate, con soluzioni ritmiche e vocali sempre accattivanti e mai troppo banali.
E' proprio la splendida voce sofferta del singer, capace di inventare melodie interessantissime e sporche allo stesso tempo, a lasciare maggiormente il segno in un album ben suonato e ottimamente prodotto che risulta uno dei prodotti punk n' roll più convincenti degli ultimi periodi.
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01 Big Attack (02:23)
hello there ladies and gentleman
wanna join me down the roads
on the interstate where they say it's save no more
it's gonna come down on you anyway
so pick up the brand new sound
or stick to your guns
and scare me everyday
are we going seperate ways
it's gonna hit one day
and i guess that they know it's nothing at all
under a big attack
living under a big attack
I watch you lying and cheating
misleading the weak
and you put on a hell of a show
you spit on the poor
keep them away from your doors
let them suffer and fuck them once more
i will travel this world
which is out if control
i can sense it whereever i go
who's gonna sing a lullaby for the under tewnty-one
who's gonna get his share or maybe more
it's gonna come down on you anyway
so pick up a brand new sound
I've been trying hard but i just can't get along
02 Vision (02:49)
I've been watching from behind the scene
I worry you've been giving a bad routine
forget the damage they have done to you
I make sure I keep an eye on you
sick now - are you meant to be
broke down on disillusion street
shake now - got to hear me out
I come down this is my way out
got a vision you can live in
got a vision to be given
revolving all around the cash machine
i don't work you know what i mean
there ain't no time to count the friends you've got
there ain't no time to miss a thing you've lost
sick now - are you meant to be
broke down on disillusion street
shake now got to hear me out
I come down and I figure out
I keep my big black eye on you
03 Ain't Complaining (02:48)
you got me one more time on the telephone
i had a hard time making the call
what you're dying about is drying me out
and what is coming is taking control
after you laid off your medication
i feel hungover, cut the connection
got no reason to communicate
know where your story goes
nowhere but down below
ain't complaining
anything near you worth the attention
i cut the cord off my telephone
you're not wasting my precious time
what your on about is just wearing me out
and I've been trying for too long
04 Hello Joe (03:28)
Hello hello Joe
It all went wrong but I know I'm not alone Play this tune all over the town
Hello hello Joe
I keep on strumming and I know I'll get it done
Cause I'm not the only one
I got it playing on my stereo
I never ever gonna let it go
And I try to sing along
And I know I can't go wrong
Hello hello Joe
I'd like to have advice but you won't tell I strain my ears to STRAIGHT TO HELL
Down in London town in these times of war
You won't raise your voice no more
It's still playing on my stereo
I never ever gonna let it go
And I try to sing along
And I know I can't go wrong
Hello hello Joe
I am not the only one
I am not the only
I am not the only one
It's not over it's just begun
I try to sing along
I got it playing on my stereo
I never ever gonna let it go
Hello hello Joe
Hello hellohmen
05 Hand in Hand (02:41)
She follows me down to where I go
She comes in a cloud but she don't know
She walks in a haze
Do we get up before it ever gets too late
Hand in hand we walk on down
The alley and our common ground
We walk in a haze
Do we pass out before we ever know it's on
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
And I feel better with my hands tied
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
And I feel better with my hands tied
She follows me down to where I go
Not pulling a chain not feeling low
Don't wake me up I can't relate to any other song today
Hand in hand we walk along
The alley and our common ground
I walk in a haze why should I care
I'm waiting out the days go anywhere
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
And I feel better with my hands tied
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
She ain't never gonna get wise
And I feel better with my hands tied
06 Monster (02:02)
monster
Kick it kick it
Oh oh
you got it
Don't turn around you're driving now
It's all allowed and double-checked
Make every second of it count
Her name in blood across the heart
You linger on she falls apart
Into your arms
And then you take her out
And then you rise above
You're gonna make it up
And then you take her away
She will turn you into a monster
07 Everything (03:08)
I need a home
I need a shelter
I need a run
I need a push
a push up the wall
who's selling love
love for a lover
I'm a sranger
in one hand a gun
in one hand a fire
you come around
infecting though
carried away
caught up in you
aware of nothing
you break it down
you're quite everything
quite everything
another day
walk down the alley
a fucked up alley
it always leads me
to your door
I needed bliss
not disappointment
just for a while
just for a day
just for a while
08 I Don't Care as Long as You Sing (03:34)
And I don't care as long as you sing
And I don't care as long as we swing
And I don't care as long as you sing
I get everything right and I want you too
I get everything right, I'm not playing rude
I get everything right, get up and swing
You make me sing
So here we go it doesn't pay it won't protect me no more
When I get up I break it down I'll double back and for sure
I go back to zero
Get up!
I swallow a lot if the pressure is up and the feeling I've got is
I'm not gonna stop we are back in the early morning
Back in the early morning...
So here we go it doesn't pay it won't protect me no more
When I get up I break it down I'll double back and for sure
I go back to zero
So here we go it doesn't pay it won't protect me no more
When I get up I break it down I'll double back and for sure
I go back to zero
And I don't care as long as you sing
And I don't care as long as we swing
And I don't care as long as you sing
Get up!
So here we go it doesn't pay it won't protect me no more
When I get up I break it down I'll double back and for sure
I go back to zero
So here we go it doesn't pay it won't protect me no more
When I get up I break it down I'll double back and for sure
I go back to zero
I get everything right and I want you too
I get everything right, I'm not playing rude
I get everything right, get up and swing
09 Atomic Love (02:33)
Atomic love
Just a minute ago
I was watching the show
Now we're shaking the floor
Making trouble for sure
And we're screaming THE CURE
This is atomic love
And she knows what the part is
kiss in shot and get started
we're turning into an easy target
for something outrageous...
i was just ready to know
already out of control
and I better get up for...
10 Loyal to None (01:27)
all the people say have a nice day
what they mean man I don't care
what they say don't wanna hear it no more
it's just a trick to keep me out of the door
I don't need it
I don't want it
I don't feel it
they try to keep me in their line
they just want me to do it fine
all I wanna say is fuck you all
I am not your stupid doll
11 What's Coming Over You (03:15)
don't let go
i go down with you
don't let go
you offer and feature
let anyone see you
now this what i'll do
to charm and please you
so how can you stumble
let anyone run you
whatever will come true
what will be will be
why don't you take your time
to be the next one in line
don't let go, don't let anyone know
what's coming over you
coming over you,coming over you
what's coming over you
coming over you
you're nervous by nature
and just sitting next to
a love and a statue
to look and live up to
so how can you stumble
let anyone run you
whatever will come true
what will be will be
why don't you take your time
to be the next one in line
don't let go, don't let anyone know
what's coming over you
coming over you,coming over you
what's coming over you
coming over you
don't let go
I go down with you
don't let anyone know
what's coming over you
coming over you
coming over you
coming over you
coming over you
what's coming over you
coming over you
coming over you
12 My Revelation (01:45)
my revelation
who are the bands
where are the bands
who's able to make believe
go with the gang
hiding the slang
spreading the old disease
you look the same yeah
you all look the same
My revelation
You've got the face baby
I've got the taste
The feeling is good and healthy
I know you could attract me instead
you attack me I'm trapped in a taxi
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