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Cosa sarebbe la vita senza le piccole sorprese quotidiane?
Una di queste per me è stata la scoperta di questo album dei Curved Air che, pur conoscendo ed amando il gruppo, non avevo mai preso in considerazione, soprattutto sapendolo il frutto di una reunion postuma del gruppo originario (con Khon al posto di Eyre) fatta nel '74 per saldare i conti col fisco inglese con già Stewart Copeland a scalpitare dietro le quinte (era infatti il manager di quel tour). E invece ecco uno dei miglior live che io abbia mai sentito, in cui i classici del gruppo vengono reinterpretati con grinta, trasporto, passione e, sempre, con un'impeccabile perizia tecnica.
Soprattutto una Sonia Kristina in stato di grazia fa rivivere lo spirito della Joplin in brani come "It Happened Today", "Back Street Luv" e "Maria Antoinette", quest'ultima con quel geniaccio di Monkman ancora più in evidenza rispetto alla versione in studio. Ma il vero climax, a mio parere, si raggiunge con l'aggressiva "Propositions" introdotta dal grido belluino della Kristina: un grandioso omaggio alle strutture iterative Rileyane (alla cui "Rainbow in Curved Air" il gruppo deve il nome") riprodotte dal sintetizzatore VCS3 e dall'effetto eco applicato alla chitarra di Monkman ed al violino di Way. Sia benedetto il fisco inglese per aver consentito ai Curved Air di registrare questo degnissimo epitaffio live.
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01 It Happened Today (05:33)
Yesterday you know it never really happened
Tomorrow you know it never really had
You, you're only what you think you might be
I am only what you think I am
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
I know that you're afraid of what might happen
Uncertain what to give and what to take
Already you've forgotten why you came here
I can see exactly why you came
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
What I was I find it hard to be now
Now I am and very soon you'll feel
You keep tellin' me the time is tellin'
I tell you the time will tell in time
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
It happened today
Today
02 Marie Antoinette (06:51)
Marie Antoinette, your name's a legend in this land
Treasure for your pleasure, bestowed on favoured gentlemen
The people are in arms, marching on the town
They rise chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
Anger born of hunger poisons the hearts of your loyal men
Fire in their eyes, steel in their hands
They rise chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
Clamouring in the square, the rabble have gone insane
They're over the balustrades, defying the cannon fire
They're into the garrison, they murder the noblemen
Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette
"We are the people of France we demand that the
Elegant blue-blooded leeches that bleed us
Are taught what it means to grow fat and not feed us!
We are the people of France, you must heed us!"
Already at the Bastille, the prisoners all run free
They're hammering on the door, Marie Antoinette
They've taken the guillotine, they're coming to take the Queen
Marie Antoinette, the King and the guards have fled
Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
Anger born of hunger, poisoned your men
They rise chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
07 Everdance (06:02)
(Monkman)
One day walking down the dusty street
Two friends travel us with weary feet
But they'll let you sleep the rood a while
Time now and drink and dance away the miles
See what will come on to tell the stars
Come with me and love let you string together
Stay with me I feel like to dance forever
Fret her do not tarry come away
This house curse a disc browse to stay
Things are not what they appear to be
If now you desire it look and see
Fortune ruins those who turn the key
Come with me and let's gain' away together
Stay with me or go to a devil
and dance forever
Ten years now across the playful day
One friend lonesomes winter's free'd away
One friend wants to ask fortunes hunt to set
Try bones legs till he dances yet
Pounding feet from which no blood has left
Come with me and let's us goin'
away together
Stay with me or go to a devil
and dance forever
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