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Un concerto unplugged ha sempre qualcosa di magico. Parlo dell'atmosfera.
Intima e amichevole, dedita ad un silenzio di mistica attenzione, lontana anni luce dalla caotica folla di un mega concerto. Pochi applausi soffusi e spezzati dalla luce di qualche candela e dalle voci e chitarre acustiche messe in risalto. Ma parlo anche della musica, che risulta magicamente in risalto: nulla lasciato al caso, neanche studiato. Tutto vien naturale, elaborato e perfetto nella sua semplicità.
Un unplugged è un evento che definirei quasi unico nella sua bellezza. E non parlo di generi o altro, ma qualunque gruppo si è cimentato in questo sublime spettacolo, ha sempre creato qualcosa di veramente ammirevole: Eric Clapton, i Nirvana (in un concerto quasi sintomatico della fine di Cobain..).
Bryan Adams credo che sia uno degli artisti che ha l'anima più acustica che rock: una voce roca ma calda, semplicemente bella, espressiva ma gioiosa in ogni canzone. e le sue canzoni si sposano a meraviglia con un concerto Unplugged. Le sue composizioni rendono come poche in uno spettacolo del genere. E tutto quasi cambia: una canzone ritmata quale "Summer of '69", allegra, diventa dolce e a tratti malinconica, direi nostaligica, nessun altro artificio è presente: due chitarre acustiche, un piccolo drum set, e questa canzone decolla sublilmente. E finita la prima piccola magia, "back to you" riprende l'atmosfera goliardica che ci si aspetta dal singer canadese. Se cercate un ascolto complesso, andate altrove, perchè la semplicità di certe canzoni rasenta il capolavoro, e la nuova versione acustica le illumina di nuova bellezza.
Per non parlare di "Cuts like a knife", classico di Adams. La voce di bryan è come al solito è ricca e forte, non potente sicuramente, ma incredibilmente efficace, mentre un banjo ricalca la melodia della canzone, unito ad un flauto. "I'm ready" comincia a farci sentire la vera anima di certe canzoni: è palpabile ora la vera intenzione di una canzone come questa, accompagnata da una piccola sezione di archi. Le canzoni d'amore sono un marchio del canadese, e si sente. "Fits ya good" incrementa l'atmosfera dolce e sentimentale che si è ormai creata, e "When you love someone" la consacra definitivamente, facendo scappare qualche lacrima a chiunque. Ho sempre amato lo stile di Adams, e definirlo un cantante è abbastanza riduttivo, visto la larga gamma di emozioni che può realmente suscitare, e non sto esagerando, perchè questo semplice concerto ne è la testimonianza più pure.
"18 till I die" riporta un atmosfera più giocosa, ma sempre suggestiva grazie alla sezione archi che impreziosisce il brano. "I Think about you", dalle sonorità e dal ritmo quasi country, è allegrissima e divertente da ascoltare. Sinceramente ho ascoltato veramente dei gioielli finora, ma sinceramente credo che il meglio debba ancora arrivare. Un piccolo medley contenente contenente "If ya wanna be bad-ya gotta be good" e "Let`s make a night to remember" ci porta alla ritmata "The only thing I want". Preludio alla gemma finale è "A Little Love". Ed ecco forse la canzone che mi ha colpito di più: carica di una malinconia ma allo stesso tempo di un'amorosa felicità, "Heaven" rappresenta la gemma di questo unplugged. Un intro arpeggiato, una voce quasi sofferente, pochi accordi ed è magia. Meraviglioso il ritornello sussurrato. "I'll always be rigth here" chiude egregiamente questo splendido concerto, in un finale da brividi e circondato da un silenzio di ammirazione e di attenzione.
Sinceramente considero questo disco un capolavoro, denso di emozioni e di sentimenti incredibili. Non immaginavo che una chitarra acustica potesse creare tanta amgia. Uno dei miei preferiti, per intensità, per atmosfere ed emozioni, nulla ho mai trovato che potesse competere con tale bellezza.
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01 Summer of '69 (04:02)
I got my first real six string
Bought it at the Five-and-Dime,
Played it 'til my fingers bled
Was the summer of '69.
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard,
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
I should've known we'd never get far.
Oh when I look back now,
That summer seemed to last forever,
And if I had the choice,
Yeah - I'd always want to be there,
Those were the best days of my life.
(Hey)
Ain't no use in complainin',
When you got a job to do,
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in,
And that's when I met you, yeah.
Standin' on your mama's porch,
You told me that you'd wait forever,
Oh and when you held my hand,
I knew that it was now or never,
Those were the best days of my life - oh yeah,
Back in the summer of '69 - oh
Man, we were killin' time
We were young and restless,
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no.
And now the times are changin',
Look at everything that's come and gone,
Sometimes when I play that old six string,
I think about you, wonder what went wrong.
Standin' on your mama's porch,
You told me that it'd last forever,
Oh, and when you held my hand,
I knew that it was now or never,
Those were the best days of my life - oh yeah.
02 Back to You (04:30)
I've been down - I've been beat,
I've been so tired - That I could not speak,
I've been so lost - That I could not see,
I wanted things that were outta reach,
Then I found you and you helped me through,
And you showed me what to do,
And that's why I'm comin' back to you.
Like a star that guides a ship across the ocean,
That's how your love can take me home - Back to you,
And if I wish upon that star, that someday I'll be where you are,
Yeah I know that day is coming soon - Yeah I'm comin' back to you.
You've been alone - But you did not show it,
You've been in pain - But I did not know it,
You let me do - What I needed to,
You were there - When I needed you,
Might've let you down - Might've messed you around,
But you never changed your point of view,
And that's why I'm coming back to you.
Yeah - Like a star that guides a ship across the ocean,
That's how your love can take me home - Back to you,
And if I wish upon that star, that someday I'll be where you are,
Yeah I know that day is coming soon - Yeah I'm comin' back to you.
Might've let you down - Might've messed you around,
But you never changed your point of view,
And that's why I'm coming back to you, yeah.
Like a star that guides a ship across the ocean,
That's how your love can take me home - Back to you,
And if I wish upon that star, that someday I'll be where you are,
I know that day is coming soon - Oh I'm comin' back to you.
I'm coming back to you,
I'm coming back to you,
I'm coming back to you,
I'm coming back to you,
That day is coming soon,
I'm coming back to you.
Yeah - Back to you!
03 Cuts Like a Knife (05:04)
Drivin' home this evening,
I could've sworn we had it all worked out,
You had this boy believin',
Way beyond the shadow of a doubt.
I heard it on the street,
I heard you might've found somebody new,
Well who is he baby - Who is he,
And tell me what he means to you.
I took it all for granted,
But how was I to know,
That you'd be letting go.
Now it cuts like a knife,
But it feels so right,
It cuts like a knife,
But it feels so right.
There's times I'd been mistaken,
There's times I thought I'd been misunderstood,
So wait a minute darlin',
Can't you see we did the best we could.
This wouldn't be the first time,
Things have gone astray,
Now you've thrown it all away.
And it cuts like a knife,
But it feels so right,
It cuts like a knife,
Yeah but it feels so right.
I took it all for granted,
But how was I to know,
That you'd be letting go.
Now it cuts like a knife,
But it feels so right,
Now it cuts like a knife,
But it feels so right.
04 I'm Ready (04:29)
I'd like to see you - Thought I'd let you know,
I wanna be with you everyday,
'Cause I've got a feeling that's beginning to grow,
And there's only one thing I can say.
I'm ready - To love you,
I'm ready - To hold you,
I'm ready - To love you,
I'm ready - To hold you,
I'm ready as I'm gonna be.
You left me a long note - When you left me here,
Told me that love was hard to find,
But baby it's easy and I'll make it clear,
There's only one thing on my mind.
I'm ready - To love you,
I'm ready - To hold you,
Baby I'm ready - To love you,
I'm ready - To hold you,
I'm ready as I'm gonna be.
10 The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You (04:34)
Well I don't look good in no Armani suits,
No Gucci shoes - or designer boots,
I've tried the latest lines from A to Z,
But there's just one thing that looks good on me.
The only thing I want,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose,
The only thing that looks good on me - Is you.
I'm not satisfied with Versace style,
Put those patent leather pants - in the circular file,
Sometimes I think - I might be lookin' good,
But there's only one thing that fits like it should.
The only thing I want,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose,
The only thing that looks good on me - Is you.
Yeah it's you - it could only be you,
Nobody else will ever do,
Ya baby it's you - that I stick to,
Ya we stick like glue.
The only thing I want,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose,
Yeah - The only thing that looks good on me - Is you.
The only thing I want - Yeah,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose,
Yeah - The only thing that looks good on me - Is you.
12 Heaven (04:31)
Oh - thinkin' about our younger years,
There was only you and me,
We were young and wild and free.
Now nothin' can take you away from me,
We've been down that road before,
But that's over now,
You keep me comin' back for more.
Baby you're all that I want,
When you're lyin' here in my arms,
I'm findin' it hard to believe,
We're in heaven.
And love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart,
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven.
Oh - once in your life you find someone,
Who will turn your world around,
Bring you up when you're feelin' down.
Ya - nothin' could change what you mean to me,
There's lots that I could say,
But just hold me now,
'Cause our love will light the way.
Baby you're all that I want,
When you're lyin' here in my arms,
I'm findin' it hard to believe,
We're in heaven.
Ya - love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart,
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven.
I've been waitin' for so long,
For somethin' to arrive,
For love to come along.
Now our dreams are comin' true,
Through the good times and the bad,
Ya - I'll be standin' there by you.
And baby you're all that I want,
When you're lyin' here in my arms,
I'm findin' it hard to believe,
We're in heaven.
And love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart,
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven - heaven.
You're all that I want,
You're all that I need.
13 I'll Always Be Right There (04:27)
I swear to you - I will always be there for you - There's nothin' I won't do,
I promise you - All my life I will live for you - We will make it through.
Forever - We will be,
Together - You and me,
Oh and when I hold ya - Nothin' can compare,
With all of my heart - Ya know I'll always be right there.
I believe in us - Nothin' else could ever mean so much,
You're the one I trust,
Our time has come - We're not two people now we are one,
Yeah you're second to none.
Forever - We will be,
Together - A family,
The more I get to know ya - Nothin' can compare,
With all of my heart - Ya know I'll always be right there.
Forever - We will be,
Together - Oh just you and me,
The more I get to know ya - The more I really care,
With all of my heart - Ya know I'll always be,
Ya know I really love ya - Nothin' can compare,
For all of my life - Ya know I'll always be,
Right there.
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