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Pubblicato a pochi mesi dall'uscita degli Junkyard Hearts, questo terzo album di Joseph Arthur conserva atmosfere e temi di quei quattro bellissimi EP.
L'atmosfera si fa più rilassata rispetto ai lavori precedenti, Arthur dona alle sue composizioni un arrangiamento classico ed elegante (Honey And The Moon), senza però perdere del tutto quell'elemento di claustrofobia (Nation Of Slaves) che caratterizzava sia Big City Secrets sia Come To Where I'm From.
Tutte le canzoni dell'album hanno com'elemento comune delle melodie stupende fresche ed accattivanti (You've Been Loved) che danno all'intero disco un orecchiabilità istantanea sin dal primo ascolto e nonostante la lunga durata (più di 70 minuti), tutte le tracce (16) scorrono velocemente senza cadute di qualità. I testi come sempre rappresentano una parte molto importante nel lavoro di Arthur: paure (I Would Rather Hide), incubi, notti insonni, fantasmi d'amori perduti (Bluelips) e sopratutto lo spettro della morte che aleggia sinistro tra i solchi delle tracce. Temi tristi, funebri e impegnativi che non risultano però mai essere pesanti (al contrario di certi altri autori) grazie al feroce taglio ironico che Joseph Arthur gli dona.
Redemption's Son è un disco composto fondamentalmente da ballate di stampo Folk-Country che sfociano spesso e volentieri ad innalzarsi come dei veri e propri Gospel. Infatti il fulcro, il cuore dell'intero disco sta nella potenza e nelle capacità vocali di questo Songwriter che, con l'ausilio della sua sola voce dalle mille sfumature, arriva a costruire dei cori formidabili (Gospel per l'appunto), dove fa adagiare lievemente i suoi suoni magici e psichedelici per cantare le sue storie di bellissimi perdenti. Redemption'Son ha tutte le caratteristiche di un grande classico.
Un capolavoro assoluto.
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01 Redemption's Son (04:34)
I don't know where we've been
Could you tell me where we are again?
And Jesus is my only friend
No one else knows who I am
I know I'll never make it on the cross
Spent my days looking for what my daddy lost
He was too proud to have a boss
Sold himself out then he couldn't afford the cost
No one knows how he felt
Hung himself in the county jail
There were those who said he would burn in hell
I don't think they knew him very well
Angel of love
Shine a light on us
I was born to be
Redemption's son
Angel of love
Shine a light on us
I was born to be
Redemption's son
Forgive us for what we've done, Lord
Forgive us for what we've done
I don't know were we are
Fearful eyes don't see very far
Drivin' in my daddy's car
Ashtray full of his cigars
Is it real what I see...
His ghost ridin' next to me?
'Till he's gone I won't be free
From the burden of his misery
I know I'll never make it on the cross
Spent my days looking for what my daddy lost
He was too proud to have a boss
Sold himself out then he couldn't afford the cost
All over the neighborhood
Mostly he was misunderstood
In his heart the bad beat the good
Used to be a time I'da killed him if I could
Angel of love
Shine a light on us
I was born to be
Redemption's son
Angel of love
Shine a light on us
I was born to be
Redemption's son
Forgive us for what we've done, Lord
Forgive us for what we've done, Lord
Forgive us for what we've done..........
02 Honey and the Moon (04:44)
Don't know why I'm still afraid
If you weren't real I would make you up
now
I wish that I could follow through
I know that your love is true
And deep
As the sea
But right now
Everything you want is wrong,
And right now
All your dreams are waking up,
And right now
I wish I could follow you
To the shores
Of freedom,
Where no one lives.
Remember when we first met
And everything was still a bet
In love's game
You would call; I'd call you back
And then I'd leave
A message
On your answering machine
But right now
Everything is turning blue,
And right now
The sun is trying to kill the moon,
And right now
I wish I could follow you
To the shores
Of freedom,
Where no one lives
Freedom
Run away tonight
Freedom, freedom
Run away
Run away tonight
We're made out of blood and rust
Looking for someone to trust
Without
A fight
I think that you came too soon
You're the honey and the moon
That lights
Up my night
But right now
Everything you want is wrong,
And right now
All your dreams are waking up,
And right now
I wish that I could follow you
To the shores
Of freedom
Where no one lives
Freedom
Run away tonight
Freedom freedom
Run away
Run away tonight
We got too much time to kill
Like pigeons on my windowsill
We hang around
Ever since I've been with you
You hold me up
All the time I've falling down
But right now
Everything is turning blue,
And right now
The sun is trying to kill the moon,
And right now
I wish I could follow you
To the shores
Of freedom
Where no one lives
05 Innocent World (03:53)
We don't know which way we're goin'
Don't know where we are
Find a way out, find a way
Home is somewhere I'm missin'
When I look around
Find a way out, find a way
Hell has no reason to smile
When you're living in an innocent world
You once had a heart like a child
Now it's buried under sadness and guilt
We don't know which way we're goin'
Don't know where we are
Find a way out, find a way
Home is somewhere I'm missin'
When I look around
Find a way out, find a way
Hell has no reason to smile
When you're living in an innocent world
You once had a heart like a child
Now it's buried under sadness and guilt
Don't run away
Don't run away
Don't run away now
Don't run away
Don't run away
Don't run away now (now, oooh ooh ooh......)
14 In the Night (02:20)
And where we live is where we hide
'Cause we can't forgive what's inside
We have sweet love (we have sweet love)
We have sweet love (we have sweet love)
Chorus:
In the night
Voices will fight
Voices of shadows and the runaways
Running from love
And every sorrow left behind
And when we wake up
It's already dark
And I touch your face,
I feel your heart
We have sweet love (we have sweet love)
We have sweet love (we have sweet love)
Chorus: (4x)
In the night
Voices will fight
Voices of shadows and the runaways
Running from love
And every sorrow left behind
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Di honeyandmoon
Quando ascolti una canzone di Joseph sembra che l'abbia scritta per te solo, come se solo lui ti avesse capito.
Joseph non si dà arie pre/post/simil folk, perché un cantautore NON è uno con la chitarrina acustica e l'armonica in bocca che cerca di fare Dylan a tutti i costi.
