Disco: The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves
Gruppo: Infectious Grooves
Anno: 1991
Etichetta: Roadrunner
Genere: Funk, Metal
Line-Up (da http://www.artistdirect.com):
Mike Muir Vocals, Producer
Stephen Perkins Percussion, Drums, Timbales
Dean Pleasant Guitar
Adam Siegel Guitar, Artwork
Robert Trujillo Bass, Producer
Joel Zimmerman Art Direction
Kenny Komisar Executive Producer
Dave Kushner Guitar
Rocky George Guitar
Greg Calbi Mastering
Scott Crago Percussion, Conga, Drums
Dave Dunn Keyboards
Phil Kettner Guitar
Ozzy Osbourne Vocals
Ebbene sì anche nightdriver non de-ascolta solo thrash! Incredibile!
Bhè le mie battute non sono un granchè ma sui miei gusti musicali non si discute ( :) ) !
Cos'abbiamo qui? Gli Infectious Grooves? A ma guarda c'è Muir (Suicidal Tendencies) che canta!
Gli Infectious Grooves Nascono come side-project di Muir per esprimere (forse) le sue radici latine e come momento di relax rispetto alle sfuriate dei Suicidal. Sicuramente lo zampino di Trujillo qui fa da padrone. Non ho parole per esprimere quanto coinvolgimento riescono a dare le linee di basso che escono dalla testa di questo signore. A volte semplici, dirette a volte tecniche, introverse non importa fanno davvero quello che si propone il titolo del disco: farvi muovere, saltare e ballare (e qui non importa se siete capaci o meno si tratta solo di fare casino!).
Il sound del disco è estremamente accattivante e coinvolgente con una produzione SUPER: gli strumenti si sentono tutti alla perfezione e con un suono di basso in primo piano semplicemente favoloso. Di tanto in tanto fa la comparsa Sarsippius il carattere inventato dalla band per sparare qualche cavolata e farci ridere tra un pezzo e l'altro. Non di chi sia la voce ma è da crepapelle!
Il lavoro dei chitarristi è di primordine riff che si infilano direttamente sotto la pelle. Se devo utilizzare un aggettivo per descriverlo la parola più azzeccata è: CLASSE. Mai sopra le righe, sempre gusto perfettamente bilanciato come solo i+ grandi riesco. Tra i chitarristi che hanno partecipato c'è anche Rocky George e non a caso.
La musica è un misto di metal/pop/funk in una mistura assolutamente originale. Nell'album spicca il pezzo "Therapy" in cui nei cori c'è il mitico Ozzy e (soprattutto) le linee di basso di Trujillo, sopra tutti i pezzi "Do The Sinister" (bandiera della band), "Monster Skank, Infectious Grooves". In evidenza la brevissima "Infectious Blues" in cui su una chitarra che ricorda sonorità western Muir si cimenta in un cantato blues/ubriaco!
Quindi ottimo disco + ottimi musicisti (alle pelli ricordiamoci Stephen Perkins ex-Jane's Addiction) = un ascolto obbligato. Da ascoltare quando vi sentite carichi soprattutto se in compagnia! Questo e il loro secondo rimangono a mio avviso i migliori anche se tutta la discografia di questo piccolo (ma grande) gruppo merita la Vostra attenzione amici di Deb!
A presto night
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09 Monster Skank (03:42)
(Chorus:)
I want it I need it I'm headed out for something to break
I got it I'm feeling it I'm headed out on a monster skank
My feet are moving faster than my mind can do no thinking
My body's twisting in contortions that weren't meant to be
My head is spinning like a yo-yo that don't know no better
Off to the special place where there is only room for me
Have a little dance with a twist-hear you were hungry-eat a fist
(Chorus)
My mind paints pictures but I couldn't find no frame to fit it
Only an artist can create what he don't understand
I tried to tell you but you didn't have no time for reason
Off to my special place where only I am in command
What's to skank?-monster skank'n
Aye got something break'n-we've gone monster skank'n
Roses are red-violets are blues
you're uglier than a monkey-you should live in a zoo
(Chorus)
Shoot off your mouth
don't like what you said-here's my response a boot to your head
The wise man feels no pressure then he tells you not to worry
Your inspiration hits me like a ton of falling bricks
Lost in a cemetery of forgotten resolutions
Off to my special place where I can break all that you fix
Aye gone monster skank'n-I don't need nobody
I think something's break'n-I've gone monster skank'n
Is it skank? Monster skank
What kind of skank? Monster skank
It's a monster-a scary scary monster!
Aye got something break'n-we gone monster skank'n
It's a monster
10 Back to the People (02:46)
Bring it back Back to the people (x8) Take that thang, and put it in here! Take that thang, gonna put it in there, gonna take that thang (x3) Make it black! Back to the people Bring it back Back to the people Bring it on back Back to the people
12 You Lie... and Yo Breath Stank (02:55)
You lie and yo breath stank you lie and yo breath stank
Save your time don't give me that speech
And use that time to go brush your teeth
A good mouthwash would be a start
Cause your breath done smell like your mouth done a fart
You lie and yo breath stank
So bad it makes it hard to think
You lie and yo breath stank
Smells just like it's a septic tank
You lie and yo breath stank you lie and yo breath stank
Damn homeboy won't you chew on some gum
You smell like a mixture of chili dogs and rum
Don't be cheap and juts chew on a stick
Throw in the whole pack and chew on it quick
You lie and yo breath stank
So bad it makes it hard to think
You lie and yo breath stank
Rolls me over like a Sherman tank
You lie and yo breath stank you lie and yo breath stank
Open your mouth the whole room stunk
You need a chisel to hammer off the funk
Your breath would turn a shirt into lint
So do us all a favor and suck on a mint
You lie and yo breath stank you lie and yo breath stank
Open your mouth just another lie
What's that smell did somethin' die
A funky kind of stank that makes you go phew
Took a wiff straight out it was coming from you
You lie and yo breath stank
So bad it makes it hard to thank
You lie and yo breath stank
So bad damn your breath is rank
Damn yo breath stank
15 Infecto Groovalistic (05:05)
Groovalistic
Yesterday I struggled a little less than today
I locked it in a brain cell and I threw the key away
Don't know what I was thinking-then again I do
I lock my thoughts in cages like the animals in a zoo
So please don't feed the cyco-and I don't mean with food
Cause my mind feeds on hatred-and you get me in the mood
So are we having fun yet? Can you feel the pain?
Cause my mind functions perfectly on tangents skewed insane
(Chorus 1:)
She said, "If I would of then I could of but it's unrealistic"
And I said, "So why you always gotta be so damn pessimistic"
And she said, "If I could of then I would have but it's unrealistic"
And I said, "If you could of then you would on infecto groovalistic"
(Chorus 2:)
Groove a little high groove a little low groove a little in between
Groove a little hot groove a little cold groove a little bit in my scene
Groove a little left groove a little right groove a little something with me
Grove a little sex groove a little love Infecto is the way it should be
Groovalistic
So much for smart thinking the odds weren't on my side
But ain't it fun to gamble double up and let it ride
I could of been more thoughtful I could of walked away
But I ain't afraid to say I got nothing left to say
(Chorus 1 & 2)
Groovalistic oh no! infecto groovalistic
I could of made it touching or full of tricky rhymes
I could of been more thoughtful-I could of walked away
But since I got the time I got one more thing left to say
I hate stupid people! (obviously a lot cause I say it enough)
Stupid-A person that has the capabilities to think
and or understand but refuses to use it
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