OK, ora vi chiederete: e chi sono 'sti Fozzy? Ve lo dico subito.
I Fozzy sono la band del wrestler Chris Irvine, meglio conosciuto come Chris “Y2J” Jericho.
Questo All That Remains, uscito quest’anno, è il primo vero album del gruppo: in passato i Fozzy avevano pubblicato altri cd, ma tutti con cover di Iron Maiden, Judas Priest e così via. Qui, invece, abbiamo finalmente un solido heavy metal che mi permette di giudicare meglio la bravura della band.
Il disco può anche essere considerato rock moderno (a mio avviso ricordano i 3 Doors Down e gli Alter Bridge), anche vi sono alcuni riff "old school metal" ed altri più nu-metal.
Andiamo con le canzoni: le mie preferite sono NAMELESS FACELESS, ENEMY (il singolo), la title-track ALL THAT REMAINS e IT’S A LIE. Ed è in queste tracce che i Fozzy danno il meglio. Le altre sono dignitose e poco più. Da notare, inoltre, la presenza di numerosi ospiti; da Zack Wilde (Black Label Society) a Marty Friedman (Megadeth), gente seria insomma...
Cosa manca a quest'album? Sicuramente un po' di grinta in più non guasterebbe e e poi mi sembra un cd troppo semplice e poco creativo, nonostante il prodotto offerto da Jericho e compagnia sia molto valido. Perlomeno è da apprezzare il fatto che, dopo aver suonato solo cover, i Fozzy hanno suonato qualcosa di loro.
Per concludere, "All That Remains" è un album molto interessante, ma non così tanto da strapparsi i capelli.
Elenco tracce testi e video
04 All That Remains (04:33)
Looking over my shoulder at the road that follows
What once seemed to matter now dust at my feet
Memories whisper at the edge of perception
Silent reminders of a life incomplete
And all that remains
Are the scars to remind me
And all the lives I've thrown away
And all that remains
Are the bars that confine me
To a past I can't escape
Words that are unspoken are now reminders
Each second dies a silent death unmourned
I tried as a martyr to lead her, to guide her
Now I'm alone painted by the color of scorn
And all that remains
Are the scars to remind me
And all the lives I've thrown away
And all that remains
Are the bars that confine me
To a past I can't escape
06 It's a Lie (04:26)
On the radio you speak
To millions that you claim to teach
Minions never out of reach
Propaganda brings belief
It's a lie
It's a lie
Speak the speak the quips you quote
You never write the speech you note
If they can view then they can vote
False sincerity that you emote
Nobody knows exactly what the future holds
Claim to have a second sight until the day unfolds
When will they see that the path I choose is up to me
The scars that they leave are deep
Make decisions through the night
Proven wrong but claim they're right
Drag the world into their fight
Your leader leads you into this plight
08 The Way I Am (04:10)
Everywhere I look I see disease
Seems like the world was taken from me
Time seems to be tick tick ticking away
Forgive me for all, all the things I say
Will you leave me there
The way I am
Interpretations of the day
The way I am
Deliverered from the gray
Something makes me want to believe
Nothing in life was given to me
Cannot ever stick to this game
Everyday, everything the same
Time has a way and now I see
What happened to all, all of my dreams
Now and then I feel incomplete
But I won't live my life in defeat
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