Nei vari percorsi che hanno determinato gli ascolti di molti amanti della musica, il più importante è diventato la moda di leggere le classifiche dei 10 dischi dell'anno. Tutte uguali alla fine, e quelle diverse sono quasi imbarazzanti.
Adesso vi racconto la storia di un ragazzo molto amato negli Usa, seguito da ragazzi con la passione delle radici e del deserto, ovvero rock e country. In pratica stiamo parlando di Brendan Benson e Ryan Adams. Il primo fa un disco quando sente che è arrivato il momento di scuotere le acque, il secondo fa tre dischi ogni anno. Ma come dice Mike Buongiorno (imitato dal grande Fiorello): questa è un'altra storia! Ai primi ascolti del disco, il giudizio può essere imparziale, giudicandolo ruffiano oppure con dei riff già sentiti da qualche altra parte. Ebbene diffidate da questi personaggi, al massimo avranno la trilogia di Natalie Imbruglia. Cantante adorabile ci mancherebbe altro! Vi capiterà però che fra un paio di anni, disperati e perseguitati dai soliti video di MTV, ritornerete a dischi come questo. Non è un capolavoro, ma questo lo dirò dopo aver imparato bene le linee ritmiche di brani come "Flesh And Bone". "What I'm Looking For", sembra un brano alla McCartney, una canzocina rock, ma suonata da gente che conosce i migliori dischi degli anni '60 e '70. "Spin It Out" può essere l'antidoto Kinks contro il festival di San Remo, dove propongono sempre i Matia Bazar senza i Matia Bazar oppure i Nomadi, un gruppo ormai diventato un logo tipo Inps.
Certo alcune canzoni soffrono un bel po' in questo disco, ma la canzone "Cold Hands" lascia presagire un futuro migliore per questo giovane cantante, siamo solo al secondo disco, sperando che non venda l'anima al prossimo "salvatore" dell'industria discografica. Intanto il brano The Pledge chiama all'appello Scott Walker e con la scusa gli chiedo se riuscirò prima o poi a dimenticare per sempre la voce di Anna Oxa. Questo ragazzo probabilmente verrà anche proclamato santo da Papa Ratzinger! Prima prova di santità: Jack dei White Stripes è riuscito a convincerlo per creare insieme dei brani, e lavorare col carattere di Jack non è certo un gioco per ragazzine. Seconda prova: per il miracolo che farà se riuscira a creare un disco diverso dagli ultimi tre, tutti uguali, dei White Stripes. Concludo nel dire che questo disco è solo un'alternativa, come recita il titolo, alla mediocrità di tanti artisti più anziani di lui.
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01 Spit It Out (03:21)
The yellow sun in the sky whenever you walk
A little white lie written in chalk
The red spot in your eye whenever you talk
Spit it out now
And at the end of the day when you kick back
You give all new meaning to the same crap
So many tiles I can't keep track
Start all over when it's all over
What's on your mind?
Spit it out now
It looks like the time
Is running out now
So spit it out now
There's a window of time, you're in the nick of it
You look at the view and you're sick of it
You get the urge to throw a brick in it
Go ahead now
So look out cause there's no way to stop it
Every bubble you blow, I'm gonna pop it
So look out below, I'm gonna drop it
Listen up now, listen up now
What's on your mind?
Spit it out now
It looks like the time
Is running out now
It's running out now
What's it about now?
Spit it out now
What's it about now?
Spit it out now
Spit it out now
02 Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (03:25)
Cold hands, warm heart
We just need some time apart
And everything will be okay
Oh no, not again
Why does it always happen?
It seems like every other day
You're too quiet, I'm too loud
Now we've rid a storm cloud
I'll see you on the other side
Old habits, young ways
Maybe we're just a phase
But we can say we really try
And it really shouldn't be this hard
You know it really shouldn't be
And if we can only see it this far
Well then I hate to say it, but it's obvious
I'm telling you, girl, there's no future for us
All talk, no action
So what's the big attraction?
And don't tell me it's "just because"
All work, no play
Don't wanna go on this way
I wanna go back to the way it was
And it really shouldn't be this hard
You know it really shouldn't be
And if we can only take it this far
Well then we've got to end it before it's too late
The love that is left turns quickly to hate
Cold hands, warm heart
We just need some time apart
05 The Pledge (02:55)
Well, I'll be loyal to you in every way
There's nothing I wouldn't do or I wouldn't say
I hate to think where I'd be without you
Do you know how I feel about you?
Do you?
I didn't sign up for anything like this
I always wind up screwed without a kiss
And every single minute that goes by
I'm getting deeper in it all the time
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I wouldn't have it any other way
And I promise to always love you
And never put anybody else above you
Well I'm hopelessly dedicated
And somehow it's still understated
I'm sure I was born to love you
I'm so lucky, I really don't deserve you
It was my one and only ambition
I made it my life long mission
I never thought it could be as good as this
I finally found a new sense of purpose
And every single second that goes by
I think of yet another reason why
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I don't want it any other way
I never signed up for anything like this
I always wind up screwed without a kiss
And every single minute that goes by
I'm getting deeper in it all the time
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I wouldn't have it any other way
I don't want it any other way
12 Between Us (03:09)
Somedays I'm content to stay at home
But other days I get restless
I can't stand to be alone
Okay, I've been known to cry in my sleep
But dreams often show what you don't want to know
When you're awake you're not so deep
Could be a bad habit I need to break
Or some kind of sentiment
That I could learn to fake
Maybe it's the devil in my ear
Averting his eyes and whispering lies
So that no one can hear
There isn't anything between us
Many times I listened to the things that people say
But many times I disagree
And I see it a different way
Could say that it looks and tastes so real
But I wouldn't mind if I went blind
Maybe then I'd learn to feel
Yes man, I'm so glad to be alive
It's a beautiful day and my girl is okay
So we go out for a drive
Yes sir, I haven't felt my right in my head
There's no getting dressed when I get depressed
I don't want to leave my bed
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