Internal Wrangler è un album dei Clinic, datato 2000, contiene 14 canzoni (tra cui una di 4 secondi dove si ascolta il nulla), è un album ottimo. Le canzoni all'interno sono "in formato Pixies" vale a dire ricorda un po' Surfer Rosa il metro di lunghezza delle canzoni, piccole e ben rifornite di musica, infatti l'album dura solo 31 minuti ma... sono 31 minuti da favola!
L'introduzione dell'album è affidata a Woodoo Wop, un inizio di percussioni tribali con mille insetti in sottofondo, quella armonica presente in quasi tutte le canzoni, sembra un delirio musicale registrato nel bel mezzo della jungla ma dopo un minuto si aggiusta tutto e arrivano le onde del mare e un ritmo a dir poco solare ma molto da brividi.
La seconda canzone è The Return Of Evil Bill (che forse può ricordare, nel titolo e un po' nella musica, l'episodio meno significativo di una canzone dei Beatles presente nel White Album) che rappresenta una ballata forsennata. La canzone che dà il titolo all'album potrebbe far da colonna sonora ad un film dell'orrore se non fosse così rock... l'armonica, l'organo, la voce lamentosa alla Thom Yorke del cantante presenti in questa canzone sembrano creare un unico strumento . The Second Line...nel cantato forsennato e nell'uso di una drum machine sembrano i Radiohead usciti da Kid A (uscito nello stesso anno).
Nell'album ci sono anche singolari episodi che ricordano i migliori Velvet Underground, tali episodi sono l'intermezzo C.Q, second foot stomp & 2/4. La prima sembra una cover di un pezzo anni 30 suonato da Lou Reed & co.; la seconda ti dà l'impressione di una Venus In Furs cantata da un Reed come lo sentiamo in Sister Ray...balbuziente e nervoso, 2/4 sembra un piccolo pezzo della appunto poco fa citata Sister Ray . Goodnight Georgie è la Goodinight dei Beatles suonata nel 2000 (sempre notando la somiglianza con quel White Album).
Insomma questo Internal Wrangler è consigliato a chi ama: Radiohead, Velvet Underground, Pixies e Beatles - eh si! Tutti gruppi molto diversi tra di loro. In effetti questi Clinic non annoiano mai!
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02 The Return of Evil Bill (02:32)
Big boy Evil Boy, big boy Evil Bill
Mummy, money saw him dip us in the till
Cheek of picky Bill
With his funny walk and funny chills
Gin Gon, gin again gin gon up the hill
Self help for the bells, self help to the hill
Cheek of picky Bill
With his funny walk and known to kill
And funny chills
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dearest one
Oh dear, oh dear Christ
What's become of
Big boy Evil Bill, big boy Evil Bill
Mummy money saw him dipus in the till
Oh the Bill boy was
03 Internal Wrangler (03:03)
You see a sign of youth
I know you understand, that we both go up the hill.
And with the sectioned one, for the capital's nuns,
You see the moonbeams on the hill
Sunny, sunny, sunny whether
Joely wasn't altogether true.
Still our cousin knew.
I, I, I, I no I, I, I,
Me me me me
More I want to.
Bren coughed Boo hoo hoo
And all the vegetables, that serve as obstacles
You see the moonbeams on the hill
And with the sectioned one, for the capital's nuns,
You see the moonbeams on the hill.
Sunny, sunny, sunny whether
Joely wasn't altogether true.
Still our cousin knew.
I, I, I, I no I, I, I,
Me me me me
More I want to.
Bren coughed Boo hoo hoo
05 The Second Line (02:28)
Beel embark embark another one
Bell embark embark a low
Got it to get it and get it over
Got it to get it and get it or low
Take it take it your mother knows
Se da ra come and come and come
Dig e dig e me no me no
Dig e gig e me no me no
Western highs and buys another
Western highs and buys a low
Got it to get it and get it over
Got it to get it and get it a low
Take it take it your mother knows
Se da ra come and come and come
Dig e gig e me no me no
Dig e dig e me no me no
Beel embark embark another one
Bell embark embark a low
Got it to get it and get it over
Got it to get it and get it or low
Take it take it your mother knows
Se da ra come and come and come
Dig-e dig-e menno menno, oh IDig-e dig-e menno menno, oh I
06 C.Q. (01:09)
C.Q. in unison, C.Q. in unison.
I hate the G.L.U.
I hate the Y.M.O.
C.Q. made Europe sick, C.Q. made Europe sick
And we want no no more facist chic
No no no more facist chic.
C.Q. was never one to spit
Do Do Do for the reindeers
Do Do Do to please
Do Do Do this for me.
C.Q. was always bold
C.Q. was never told
Baby they let you go
Baby they kill the old
Baby your suppers cold.
C.Q. was never one to scold
C.Q. in union.
07 T.K. (02:31)
Up a hill and down a slope
We're up a hill and down
Up a hill and faster so
We're up a hill and down
Singing me, mine does you no harm
Blixen and Saint Anna on the snows
Got to get and get the main glows
Marvo Marvo Marvo don't be gauche
Can the can and can of Mother knows
Up a hill and down a slope
We're up a hill and down
Up a hill and faster so
We're up a hill and downS
inging me, mine does you no harm
Blixen and Saint Anna on the snows
Got to get and get the main glows
Marvo Marvo Marvo
Can the can and can of Mother knows
Faster, faster, faster, low
We're faster, faster, faster low
09 Distortions (04:01)
I?d like to know completely
What others so discretely
Talk about when they leave me
Not that I notice when they?re gone
It?s serious, so scary
I don?t know who to marry
Your sister came to bait me
Oh your sister came to bait me
But I love it when you blink your eyes
Oh I
I want to know my body
I want this out not in me
I want to know no secrets shared
I weave
Oh I weave care
You saved me once too often
You never now how often
I?ve pictured you in coffins
My baby in a coffin
But I love it when you blink your eyes
Oh I
I want to know my body
I want this out not in me
I want no other leakage
I want to know no secrets shared
I weave
Oh I weave
Now I weave care
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
Free of distortions
11 2nd Foot Stomp (02:52)
Come and wind your belly,
Come and wind it for me
Oh my Mother Anna knew
Oh my Mother Anna knew
If all the piggies don't don't whine
Then you keep it here with mine.
Doko won the magic prize
Taken from Mother, a song song for Ella
Taken from Mother, a song song aglow
Cheeky boy sits on the side side forever
Cheeky boy who snuffles in the snow
Come and whip up for one, whip up for two
Oh our Mother Anna knew
Oh my Mother Anna knew
If all the doggies don't don't pine
Then you keep it here with mine.
Doko won the magic prize.
Taken from Mother, a song song for Ella
Taken from Mother, a song song aglow
Cheeky boy sits on the side side forever
All the guns, guns were never once Arthur's no.
Come and veto the rose, veto for me
Oh my Mother Anna knew.
If all the doggie don't don't pine
Then you keep them undermined
Keep them undermined.
Doko won the magic prize
Doko watched the orphan's pride
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