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Anche se i blink 182 sono una tra le mie band preferite, dovrò sottolineare sia i lati positivi, che i lati negativi di questo disco. Fortunatamente su un cd come quello di "Enema Of The State", prevalgono sicuramente i primi. Ma ora parliamo delle caratteristiche del cd.
Si parte subito alla grande con una "Dumpweed" stupenda. Energia e velocità si mischiano formando una miscela di puro pop-punk. Seguendo si ha "Don't Leave Me", un pezzo molto più punk degli altri. "Aliens Exist", una tra le mie canzoni preferite su questo cd, anche se ha un testo abbastanza (molto) demenziale, ha tuttavia una bella melodia trascinante. Da ricordare "What's My Age Again?", "Adam's Song" e "All The Small Things", che si possono definire le colonne sonore del cd; con la loro sonorità che da calma diventa veloce e da veloce si blocca di colpo e ridiventa calma, le fanno etichettare come "canzoni tipo" del genere blink. "Mutt", colonna sonora di American Pie. Anche qui velocità e calma si miscelano bene.
Il cd si chiude in bellezza con la numero 12; ovvero "Anthem", molto bella e che accomuna la propria velocità irrefrenabile ad una voce particolare come quella di Tom; un'accoppiata vincente. Per finire, un cd che ha il 98% di valori positivi e appena il 2% di quelli negativi, che io personalmente attribuisco alla durata del cd. Anche se da un cd pop-punk questo bisognava immaginarselo. E poi diciamocelo, un batterista come Travis Barker io penso che abbia una grandissima influenza sulla band; avere uno tra i batteristi migliori sulla piazza (e che io considero migliore dell'intero globo), può certamente far comodo.
In sintesi, un cd che è passato alla storia e che vale la pena di acquistare, di ascoltare e di riascoltare, per farlo assorbire alla tua pelle. Vi lascio dandovi una scaletta delle canzoni del cd, un saluto e a presto. Firmato: purpleblack.
- Dumpweed
- Don't Leave Me
- Aliens Exist
- Going Away To College
- What's My Age Again?
- Disentery Gary
- Adam's Song
- All The Small Things
- The Party Song
- Mutt
- Wendy Clear
- Anthem
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01 Dumpweed (02:23)
It's understood, i said it many ways
Too scared to run, I'm too scared to stay
I said I'd leave, but I could never leave her
if I did, you know I'd never cheat her
But this I ask, It's what I want to know
How would you feel, If I should choose to go
Another guy, you think it'd be unlikely
Another guy, you think he'd want to fight me
She's a dove, She's a fuckin' nightmare
Unpredictable, it's my mistake to stay here
On the go and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train
I heard it once, I'm sure I heard it twice
My dad used to give me all of his advice
He would say you got to turn your back and run now
Come on son, you haven't got a chance now
She's a dove, She's a fuckin' nightmare
Undpredictable, it was my mistake to stay here
On the go and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train
She's a dove, She's a fuckin' nightmare
Undpredictable, it was my mistake to stay here
On the go and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train
I need a girl that I can train
I need a girl that I can train
Turn your back and run now
You haven't got a chance now
02 Don't Leave Me (02:23)
Don't leave me all alone
Just drop me off at home
I'll be fine, it's not the first
Just like last time, but a little worse and
She said that I'm not the one that she thinks about
She said it stopped being fun, I just bring her down
I said don't let your future be destroyed by my past
She said don't let my door hit your ass
(Fuck yeah)
One more chance, I'll try this time
I'll give you yours, I won't take mine
I'll listen up, pretend to care
Go on ahead, I'll meet you there and
She said that I'm not the one that she thinks about
She said it stopped being fun, I just bring her down
I said don't let your future be destroyed by my past
She said don't let my door hit your ass
(Bass solo)
Let's try this one more time with feeling
One more time with feeling
One more time with feeling
One more time with feeling
She said that I'm not the one that she thinks about
She said it stopped being fun, I just bring her down
I said don't let your future be destroyed by my past
She said don't let my door hit your ass
Don't leave my all alone
Just drop me off at home, and I'll be fine
03 Aliens Exist (03:12)
Hey mom there's something in the backroom
I hope it's not the creatures from above
You used to read me stories
As if my dreams were boring
We all know conspiracies are dumb
What if people knew that these were real (these were real)
I'd leave my closet door open all night
I know the CIA would say
What you hear is all hearsay
I wish someone would tell me what was right
Up all night long
And there's something very wrong
And I know it must be late
Been gone since yesterday
I'm not like you guys
I'm not like you
I am still the skeptic yes you know me (yes you know me)
Been best friends and will be till we die (till we die)
I got an injection
A fear from the abuction
My best friend thinks Im just tellin lies
Alright...
Up all night long
And there's something very wrong
And I know it must be late
Been gone since yesterday
I'm not like you guys
I'm not like you
Dark and scary, ordinary, explanation
Information, nice to know ya, paranoia
Where's my mother, biofather...
Up all night long
And there's something very wrong
And I know it must be late
Been gone since yesterday
I'm not like you guys...
twelve majestic lies
04 Going Away to College (02:59)
Please take me by the hand
It's so cold out tonight, I'll
Put blankets on the bed
I won't turn out the light, just
Don't forget to
Think about me, and I
Won't forget you
"I'll write you once a week," she said
Why does it feel the same
To fall in love or break it off?
And if young love is just a game, then
I must have missed the kick-off
Don't depend on me to
Ever follow through on
Anything but
I'd go through Hell for you and
I haven't been this scared
In a long time
And I'm so unprepared
So here's your valentine
Bouquet of clumsy words
A simple melody
This world's an ugly place
But you're so beautiful to me
I'll think about the times
She kissed me after class and
She put up with my friends
I acted like an ass, I
Ditched my lecture
To watch the girls play soccer
Is my picture
Still hanging in her locker?
I haven't been this scared
In a long time
And I'm so unprepared
So here's your valentine
Bouquet of clumsy words
A simple melody
This world's an ugly place
But you're so beautiful...
I haven't been this scared
In a long time
And I'm so unprepared
So here's your valentine
Bouquet of clumsy words
A simple melody
This world's an ugly place
But you're so beautiful...
05 What's My Age Again? (02:28)
I took her out, it was a Friday night
I wore cologne to get the feeling right
We started making out and she took off my pants
But then I turned on the TV
And that's about the time she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by TV shows
What the hell is A.D.D.?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
Then later on, on the drive home
I called her mom from a pay phone
I said I was the cops and your husband's in jail
This state looks down on sodomy
And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by prank phone calls
What the hell is call ID?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
And that's about the time she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And you still act like you're in freshman year
What the hell is wrong with me?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
That's about the time that she broke up with me (please stay, Wendy)
No one should take themselves so seriously (please stay, Wendy)
With many years ahead to fall in line (please stay, Wendy)
Why would you wish that on me?
I never want to act my age (please stay, Wendy)
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
06 Dysentery Gary (02:45)
Got a lotta heart ache
He's a fuckin' weasel
His issues make my mind ache
Want to make a deal
Cause I love your little motions
You do with your pigtails
What a nice creation
Worth another night in jail
He's a player, diarrhea giver, tried to grow his hair out
When friends were listening to Slayer
I would like to find him Friday night
Hanging out with mom and trying on his father's tights
Life just sucks, I lost the one, I'm giving up, she found someone
There's plenty more, girls are such a drag
So all you little ladies
Be sure to choose the right guys
You'll come back to me maybe
I'll shower you with lies
Got a lotta heart ache
He's a fuckin' weasel
Decisions make my mind ache
Want to make a deal
Ease away the problems and the pain
The girl chose the guy who makes you want to kick and scream
All along, you wish that she would stay
Fuck the guy who took and ran away
He's a player, diarrhea giver, tried to grow his hair out
When friends were listening to Slayer
I would like to find him Friday night
Hanging out with mom and trying on his father's tights
Life just sucks, I lost the one, I'm giving up, she found someone
there's plenty more, girls are such a drag
Fuck this place! I lost the war, I hate you all, Your mom's a whore
Wheres my dog? Cause girls are such a drag
08 All the Small Things (02:48)
All the small things
True care, truth brings
I'll take one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always, I know
You'll be at my show
Watching, waiting
Commiserating
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, my little windmill
Say it ain't so, I will not go (na na na na na na na na na na)
Turn the lights off, carry me home (na na na na na na na na na na)
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill (na na na na na na na na na na)
The night will go on, the night will go on (na na na na na na na na na na)
My little windmill
10 Mutt (03:23)
He pauses shaving and he tells himself that he is the bomb
She has her curlers set, her credit cards are paying the funds
He’s not that old, I’ve been told
A strong sexual goal
she goes out every day
She goes every way...oh yeah!
And they don’t even care at all
She’s open waiting for more
And I know he’s only looking to score
And it’s way too unhealthy
Often they’ve typically
Been starved for attention before
She smokes a dozen and he doesn’t seem to notice the smell
He took the seat off his own bike because the way that it felt
He wants to bone, this I know
She is ready to blow
They go out every night
His pants are super tight...oh yeah!
They don’t even care at all
she's open waiting for more
and i know he's only looking to score
and it is way too unhealthy
often they've typically
been starved for attention before(x2)
11 Wendy Clear (02:50)
Let's take the boat out on the bay
Forget your job for just one day
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
It might be inappropriate, because
Either way, our band gets dropped, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret
Why do I want what I can't get
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
The 3 date theory's getting old
Everyone's getting left out in the cold
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
So I'll see you with another guy
Who pretends not to hear you when you cry, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret
Why do I want what I can't get
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I'll be moving on, moving on, moving on and on
Moving on, moving on, moving on and on and on
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret
Why do I want what I can't get
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
12 Anthem (03:39)
Home show, mom won't know
Run out the back door
He's passed out on the floor
Third time, been caught twice
Forgive our neighbour Bob
I think he humped the dog
But good things come to those who wait
Cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key - instant slavery
No need explain the plan no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags I swear I'll run - wish my friends were 21
White lies, blood shot eyes
Breath of alcohol, stole it from the mall
How's Chris marked with lipstick
Better call their fathers, sleeping with your daughters
But good things come to those who wait
Cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key - instant slavery
No need explain the plan no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags I swear I'll run - wish my friends were 21
You don't belong, you left the kids to carry on
You planned their fall
Too bad you're wrong, don't need a mom dad slave drive song
I time bomb
Turn low the radio, I think I hear my dad
Yelling at the band
But good things come to those who wait
Cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key - instant slavery
No need explain the plan no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags I swear I'll run - wish my friends were 21
You don't belong, you left the kids to carry on
You planned their fall
Too bad you're wrong, don't need a mom dad slave drive song
I time bomb
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Altre recensioni
Di AR (Anonima Recensori)
L'aria è molto diversa e decisamente migliore di quella dei Green Day: è un punkrock più completo e meno irritante pur con tutti i suoi limiti.
Nonostante tutto questo disco, che portò i Blink 182 a un successo internazionale, resta troppo legato a un ambiente troppo sempliciotto e scarno.
Di Kobe-Bryant
"Adam's Song, capolavoro assoluto della band californiana, [...] fa percepire la tristezza di un caso di suicidio."
"Il resto, mi dispiace dirlo, ma è solo tanto chiasso e schitarrate da fattoni."
Di Taurus
12 canzoni tutte fatte della stessa pasta scaduta che rappresentano il nulla più assoluto.
La voce principale del gruppo è quella di Tom Delonge, che dire che è insopportabilee infantile è poco.
Di Stopnsink23
Quell'uomo ha creato il sound pop punk del 2000.
Album con cui scoperei se fosse una persona.
Di RiseAgainst
Uno degli album più sopravvalutati di sempre, considerato da tanti uno dei migliori dischi pop punk, invece risulta uno dei più irritanti di sempre.
Odio a morte la voce di Tom, è a dir poco insopportabile.
