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Una band dal nome ormai molto prestigioso come può reagire a capolavori come "In Rock", "Machine Head", e "Made In Japan"? Si arriva ad un certo punto in cui l'apice è ormai stato raggiunto e si finisce per ripetersi. È il caso di Who Do We Think We Are. Pubblicato nel 1973 e registrato a Roma, il 7° album studio dei Deep Purple ha queste precise caratteristiche, buon album sicuro, ma non regge il confronto con i precedenti. Da notare anche che questo lavoro risente dei contrasti interni fra Gillan e Blackmore e al momento dell'incisione l'intenzione di Gillan (sarà poi accompagnato da Glover) di abbandonare i Purple era ormai risaputa a tutti i membri.
L'opener "Woman From Tokyo" fa ben sperare, accattivante, ritmata e caratterizzata da un intermezzo melodico stupendo. Qua la differenza la fa Lord che nella parte melodica tesse un'ottima trama e poi con il pianoforte ci delizia con un assolo indimenticabile. Si continua con "Mary Long" brano melodico riproposta recentemente in sede live, che mantiene ancora alto il livello di questo cd. La terza e la quarta traccia, "Super Trouper" e "Smooth Dancer" possiamo definirle cloni di "Blood Sucker" e "Speed King". Soprattutto "Super Trouper" è praticamente identica e lascia un attimo l'amaro in bocca per questo spudorato riciclaggio. Per fortuna, il brano successivo, "Rat Rat Blue", risulta maggiormente ispirato, è ci segnala quello che sarà il trademark predominante della futura Mk. III. Anche la successiva “Place In Line” non tradisce le aspettative nonostante si tratti di un classico blues. Da notare la voce di Gillan che è praticamente irriconoscibile nelle strofe. La chiusura del disco è affidata ad un pezzo abbastanza fuori dal comune "Our Lady", personalmente non all'altezza, risiede a metà fra il canto popolare e l'epico fortemente ispirato da Glover, ascoltare il suo "The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast" per credere.
Qui si conclude la prima parte della Mark II e se non fosse stato per questi ben amati soldi, non sarebbe mai esistita un seconda e terza reunion, ma d'altronde cosa ci si può fare, questo è il mercato e a molti fan, compreso il suddetto, ha fatto piacere ascoltare nuovi lavori dei Deep Purple con Gillan & Blackmore di nuovo assieme.
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02 Mary Long (04:26)
Mary Long is a hypocrite.
She does all the things that she tells us not to do.
Selling filth from a corner shop,
And knitting patterns to the high street queue.
She paints roses, even makes them smell good,
And then she draws titties on the karzy wall.
She drowns kittens just to get a thrill and writes
Sermons in the Sunday chronicle.
How did you loose your virginity Mary Long?
When will you loose your stupidity Mary Long?
Mary told Johnny not to write such trash
And said it was a waste of public money.
She made a fuss they made apologies,
But everybody thought the show was funny.
When the nation knew you'd had children,
It came as such a surprise
We really didn't know you'd had it in you,
How you did it we can only surmise.
How did you loose your virginity Mary Long?
When will you loose your stupidity Mary Long?
Mary Long you're not alone,
But you're a long way behind the times.
What we do in full frontal view
Is more honest than your cleaned up mind
What I'm saying Mary Long is,
If you can spare a minute;
Go find your friend the porny lord
Dig yourself a hole and jump in it.
How did you loose your virginity Mary Long?
When will you loose your stupidity Mary Long?
How did you loose your virginity Mary Long?
When will you loose your stupidity Mary Long?
Mary Long...
Mary Long...
Mary Long...
Mary Long...
Mary Long...
03 Super Trouper (02:56)
I was a young man when I died
I was a flash, I was full of pride
I gave it all, I gave my soul, I was so strong
I felt the truth, I felt the pain in every song
How well you know me
You've seen me cry
I'm just a shadow
In a rock and roll sky
I was living in a rock and roll sky
I was a king, heavy on the style
Super trouper, yes I know you well, making me shine
I couldn't see what you did to me. I was so blind
How well you know me
You've seen me cry
I'm just a shadow
In a rock and roll sky
I wanna be like I was before
But this time I'm gonna know the score
I need a home I can leave behind knowing you're there
Super trouper, I can see you now, return your stare
How well you know me
You've seen me cry
I'm just a shadow
In a rock and roll sky
04 Smooth Dancer (04:12)
Black suede, don't mean you're good for me
Black suede, just brings your mystery
I want to be inside of you
But you're black and I don't know what to do
You're a smooth dancer
But it's alright
Cos I'm a freelancer
And you can never break me though you try
To make me think you're magical
Baby, you're the one who can never see the sun
Because it don't shine nightly
Don't you look at me because I'm gonna shake free
You'd better hang on tightly
You wanna rule the world, but you're acting like a girl
Who's got a false pregnancy
You've swollen up inside with nothing but your pride
And yet you keep on dancing
Black suede, don't waste your time on me
Black suede, I sense your mockery
I tried to go along with you
But you're black and I know just what to do
You're a smooth dancer
But it's alright
Cos I'm a freelancer
And you can never break me though you try
To make me think you're magical
I think you're crazy, your two-timing ways
They don't bother me none
You'd better do it right because one day or night
I'm gonna walk to freedom
You know I loved you once and I wanna love again
But you don't give nothing
You can see it in my eyes so you've got to realize
Baby, I ain't bluffing
Black suede, don't waste your time on me
Black suede, don't bring me misery
I tried to be inside of you
But you're black and now I know what to do
You're a smooth dancer
But it's alright
Cos I'm a freelancer
And I can tell you're faking though you try
To make me think you're magical
Baby, you're the one who can never see the sun
Bacause it don't shine nightly
Don't you look at me because I'm gonna shake free
You'd better hang on tightly
You know I loved you once and I wanna love again
But you don't give nothing
You can see it in my eyes so you've got to realize
Baby, I ain't bluffing
Baby, you can rock'n'roll
But you can never show your soul, smooth dancer
06 Place in Line (06:33)
I'm living in this line
I know my place, could think of no way
Of edging along in a loser's race
The line was moving slowly
Day by night
Everybody's shuffling on to keep a place in the line
Nine long years I've been in line
Getting nowhere there is no reason
For this line I don't care.
Everybody's standing in the burning sun
Everybody's shuffling on keeping a place in the line
Don't you think we're gonna make it
We've got a place in line
We're gonna make it some time
Somehow
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Di R13569920
Bisognerebbe avere il distacco e l’obiettività necessari per valutare l’opera artistica nell’ambito in cui l’artista l’ha voluta creare.
Non è un disco venuto male, semplicemente non è in sintonia con la mutata direzione artistica della band.
