Voce di corridoio. Fatboy, norman, uomopizza, chiamatelocomevoleteCook, ha partorito quest'album in sole 3 notti, in seguito ad una cocente delusione d'amore. Verità. Non la conosco, ma mi interessa solo sentire il disco.
Adesso ci rifila pure il gospel come traccia di apertura, "talking bout my baby" è un crescendo di voce, e di beat elettronici, di strumenti che si aggiungono sulla frase finale ripetuta una decina di volte"...in the big yellow sun..", ma che, misteri della fede o misteri gaudiosi, non stufa. Anzi ti galvanizza e ti prepara alla truzza, ma veramente truzza, "star69". No, se pensavate che con l'ottima "Talking bout my baby" Fatboy si fosse rammollito vi sbagliavate di grosso, e "star69" ve lo confermerà.
C'è pure il tempo di campionare Jim morrison in "Bird of Prey", bellissima canzone. E infiliamoci pure del rock, con la scatenata "Ya mama", infondo con Fatboy tutto è concesso. Il singolo di lancio del disco, dal video girato da Spike Jonzaccio ormai cult, è "Weapon of Choice". Ed alla voce, manco a dirlo, ecco Bootsy Collins. Fatboy slim non fa che stupirci, 11 traccie e non una canzone uguale, fino ad arrivare al dolcissimo finale, "demons" cantata da Macy Gray, è forse la traccia più profonda dell'album. Ultima traccia, di undici minuti, è "Song for Shelter", gli amanti di musica da atmosfera la apprezzeranno di sicuro. Ci spiazza di album in album, si migliora, e ci fa ballare. Piace a molti ed è odiato da altrettanti. Questo è Fatboy slim.
Quando un dj navigato da anni di musica, suonata, in mille gruppi diversi, si diverte a sfornare dischi dance elaborati, che poi troppo dance non sono, il risultato deve essere digerito mooolto lentamente. Molto lontano dall'immediatezza dallo spot di sigarette, questo sciogli lingua va ascoltato e riascoltato. Non per farsi del male, ma per scoprire mille sfaccettature diverse.
Se la perfezione sta tra la grondaia e le stelle, Fatboy ci è andato molto vicino.
Elenco tracce testi samples e video
02 Sunset (Bird of Prey) (06:49)
Bird of prey,
Bird of prey,
Flying high,
Flying high.
In the summer sky,
Flying high.
Gently passing by,
Flying high.
Take me on your flight.
Flying high.
05 Mad Flava (04:33)
Wo Ha Ha, Mad Flava Mad Flava.
We Jazzed Up, Unique,
Eight days a week
07 Weapon of Choice (05:45)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
Don’t be shocked by tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
Don’t be shocked by tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice yeah
Listen to the sound of my voice (aah…)
You can check it on out, it’s the weapon of choice yeah
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice (aah…)
It’s the new weapon, the weapon of choice
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with…
Walk without rhythm, it won’t attract the worm
Walk without rhythm, and it won’t attract the worm
Walk without rhythm, and it won’t attract the worm
if you walk without rhythm (uh), you never learn
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with…
Organically grown
Through the hemisphere I roam
To make love to the angels of light, yeah
and my girl
I guess you just don’t understand
It’s gone beyond bein’ a man
As I drift off into the night
I’m in flight
She’s a Boy Scout no doubt
But I’m gonna hold my cool
Cause the music rules, yeah
so groove on baby
Check it out
Halfway between the gutter and the stars, yeah
Halfway between the gutter and the stars, yeah
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with…
08 Drop the Hate (05:30)
Tonight, we not only speak, to the members of the greater Jerusalem baptist church
We not only speak, to baptist people tonight
We not only speak to, the methodist people tonight
Church of God and right,
Catholic, and no particular denomination
No particular city
But tonight we speak to the whole nation
Tonight, our message
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate
I'm calling on heaven and me
To join hands tonight, oh Lord
Let's join hands
And walk together, oh yeah
And I'm leading it tonight
Yeah I'm leading it tonight
Yeah I'm leading it tonight
Let's all join hands
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate...
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Di latoMancino
Quando l’uomo delle pizze si è trovato al bivio della sua vita, tra la gnocca e lo gnocco, ha scelto quest’ultimo.
Il socialismo da sabato sera, ma anche il venerdì va benissimo, è stato un’esplosione contagiosa, il Vangelo di Norman è la vita vissuta tramite la chimica.
