Se mi chiedeste qual'è il mio negozietto di fiducia, quello da cui più spesso mi rifornisco di preziosa materia prima musicale, vi risponderei mestamente che negli ultimi tempi è stato lo spazio Virgin all'aeroporto di Heatrow. E vi posso assicurare che da quelle parti la qualità dell'offerta musicale è ormai colata a picco.
Questa inutile e stucchevole premessa dovrebbe servire a giustificare almeno in parte la scelta di recensire l'album in questione, ma in realtà riesce solo a far intristire chi scrive e, probabilmente, a far incazzare chi legge. Ma si sa che l'incipit è sempre la parte più difficile...
Del personaggio Justin Timberlake non diremo. Per il gossip esistono sicuramente fonti più informate. Del Justin Timberlake cantante diremo giusto il necessario: ennesimo spin-off della ennesima boy band ('N Sync), esordisce da solista nel 2002 con un album più pensato per raccattare qualche MTV Award che per entrare negli annuali elettronici di Scaruffi (del resto, come fargliene una colpa?), per poi tornare sulla scena qualche settimana fa con una nuova uscita dall'emblematico titolo "FutureSex/LoveSounds".
Ora, quest'ultimo album sarebbe rimasto nel mio personale dimenticatoio, come credo in quello di molti di voi, se non fosse che il sottoscritto bazzica spesso le pagine di Pitchfork, il tanto influente sito di critica musicale, noto per le proprie sofisticatissime tendenze. Risultato: il sopra citato "FutureSex/LoveSounds" si becca 8.1 su 10 e finisce al 25° posto tra i cinquanta migliori album dell'anno, davanti a Sonic Youth, Herbert, Califone e altre gente di questa risma. Ottusamente influenzato da questo giudizio e spiazzato dal fatto che sembro aver già razziato tutto quello di interessante nelle visite precedenti, questa volta finisco per lasciare le 12 sterline alla compiacente cassiera della Virgin per portarmi via il mio fiammante cd di Justin Timberlake.
Siccome al gate l'AZ237 dell'Alitalia è annunciato in partenza con la solita ora di ritardo ("problemi al carrello" ammette candidamente l'assistente di terra) il buon Timberlake si merita subito la sua prova del fuoco. Che questo furbacchione aspiri a diventare il Michael Jackson del nuovo millennio (con una immagine più marcatamente etero e, se possibile, scopereccia) risulta evidente anche alla mia portinaia ed ascoltando "FutureSex/LoveSounds" potrebbe anche risultare una aspirazione plausibile. Perché tra un brano genuinamente truzzo e l'altro, il nostro Justin infila anche qualche barlume di genialità di cui bisogna pur dargli atto, anche se siete di quelli cui l'hip hop provoca forti irritazioni cutanee. Certo le poetiche lasciano parecchio a desiderare e se si tolgono via il sostantivo "baby" e l'aggettivo "sexy", rimane ben poco. Ma a qualcuno importa davvero di quello che Justin ha da dire?
Dunque tasto "play" e via: la title track e la successiva "Sexyback" (sigh) richiedono lo skip quasi immediato, ma "Sexy Ladies" si lascia anche ascoltare, "LoveStoned" ha un bel suono retrò che fa molto disco anni ‘70 con tanto di archi in sottofondo, "What Goes Around" è un ballatone all'aspartame che a tratti sembra cantato dai Bee Gees e soprattutto, perdonatemi, "Damn Girl" è un piccolo gioiellino tra dub e funky, con le tastiere che ti entrano in testa e ti fanno ricordare di quanto amassi Prince e la sua musica, prima che la pubertà se ne andasse portandosi via un pezzo di te.
Con gli le ultime traccie un po' anonime il disco completa il suo corso e se il portatile avesse ancora qualche minuto di autonomia e non stessero chiamando proprio ora i passegeri all'imbarco, ci sono almeno 4-5 pezzi che davvero varrebbe la pena riascoltare.
Elenco tracce e testi
01 FutureSex/LoveSound (04:04)
You know what you want
And that makes you just like me
See everybody says you're hot, baby
But can you make it hot for me
Said if you're thinking 'bout holding back
Don't worry, girl
'Cause I'm gonna make it so easy
So slide a little bit closer to me, little girl
See, Daddy's on a mission to please
Wait a second
She's hopped up on me
I've got her in my zone
Her body's pressed up on me
I think she's ready to blow
Must be my future sex love sound
And when it goes down
Baby all you gotta do is
Just tell me which way you like that
All you gotta do is
Tell me which way you like that
Do you like it like this
Do you like it like that
Tell me which way you like that
Tell me which way you like that
You can't stop, baby
You can't stop once you've turned me on
And your enemy are your thoughts, baby
So just let em go
'Cause all I need is a moment alone
To give you my tone
And put you out of control
And after you let it in
We'll be skin to skin
It's just so natural
Wait a second
She's hopped up on me
I've got her in my zone
Her body's pressed up on me
I think she's ready to blow
Must be my future sex love sound
And when it goes down
Baby all you gotta do is
Just tell me which way you like that
All you gotta do is
Tell me which way you like that
Do you like it like this
Do you like it like that
Tell me which way you like that
Tell me which way you like that.
02 SexyBack (feat. Timbaland) (04:04)
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys don't know how to act
I think your special, what's behind your back?
So turn around and I'll pick up the slack.
Take 'em to the bridge
Dirty baby
You see these shackles
Baby I'm your slave
I won't let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way
Take 'em to the chorus
Come here girl
Go ahead, be gone with it
Come to the back
Go ahead, be gone with it
V.I.P.
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go ahead, be gone with it
Let me see what you're working with
Go ahead, be gone with it
You make me smile
Go ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead child
Go ahead, be gone with it
And get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it
Get your sexy on [Repeat 7x]
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other fuckers don't know how to act
Come let me make up for the things you lack
Cause your burning up I gotta get it fast
Take 'em to the bridge
Dirty baby
You see these shackles
Baby I'm your slave
I won't let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way
Take 'em to the chorus
Come here girl
Go ahead, be gone with it
Come to the back
Go ahead, be gone with it
V.I.P.
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go ahead, be gone with it
Let me see what you're working with
Go ahead, be gone with it
You make me smile
Go ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead child
Go ahead, be gone with it
And get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it
Get your sexy on [Repeat 7x]
I'm bringing sexy back
You muh'fuckers watch how I attack
If that's your girl you better watch your back
Cause she'll burn it up on me and that's a fact
Take 'em to the chorus
Come here girl
Go ahead, be gone with it
Come to the back
Go ahead, be gone with it
V.I.P.
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go ahead, be gone with it
Let me see what you're working with
Go ahead, be gone with it
You make me smile
Go ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead child
Go ahead, be gone with it
And get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it
Get your sexy on. [Repeat 7x]
05 LoveStoned/I Think She Knows (interlude) (07:26)
She's freaky and she knows it
She's freaky and I like it
Listen
She grabs the yellow bottle
She likes the way it hits her lips
She gets to the bottom
It sends her on a trip so right
She might be goin' home with me tonight
She looks like a model
Except she's got a little more ass
Don't even bother
Unless you've got that thing she likes
I hope she's goin' home with me tonight
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned
Man I swear she's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
She's freaky and she knows it
She's freaky, but I like it
She shuts the room down
The way she walks and causes a fuss
The baddest in town
She's flawless like some uncut ice
I hope she's goin' home with me tonight
And all she wants is to dance
That's why you'll find her on the floor
But you don't have a chance
Unless you move the way that she likes
That's why she's goin' home with me tonight
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned
Man I swear she's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
Those flashing lights seem to cause a glare
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned from everywhere
She's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
Now dance
Get it girl girl
You're freaky, but I like it
Hot damn!
Let me put my funk on this one time
[Instrumental break]
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned
Man I swear she's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
Those flashing lights seem to cause a glare
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned from everywhere
She's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned
Man I swear she's bad and she knows
I think that she knows
instrumental break]
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
She's got me love stoned
I think I'm love stoned
She's got me love stoned
I think that she knows, think that she knows, oh, oh [repeat 2 more times]
Those flashing lights come from everywhere
The way they hit her I just stop and stare
I'm love stoned from everywhere and she knows
I think that she knows
Think that she knows, oh, oh
And now I walk around without a care
She's got me hooked
It just ain't fair, but I...
I'm love stoned and I could swear
That she knows
Think that she knows, oh, oh
She knows, she knows, oh, oh
10 Until the End of Time (05:24)
Listen
Woke up this morning
Heard the TV sayin' something
'Bout disaster in the world and
It made me wonder where I'm going
There's so much darkness in the world
But I see beauty left in you girl
And what you give me makes me know
That I'll be alright
Because if your love was all I had
In this life
Well that would be enough
Until the end of time
So rest your weary heart
And relax your mind
Cause I'm gonna love you girl
Until the end of time
You've got me singing
Oh whoa, yeah
Oh whoa, yeah
Everybody sing
Oh whoa, yeah
Everybody singing
Oh whoa yeah
Now if you're ever wondering
About the way I'm feeling
Well baby girl there ain't no question
Just to be around you is a blessing
Sick and tired of trying to save the world
I just want to spend my time with you girl
And what you're giving me
Makes me know that we'll be alright.
Because if your love was all I had
In this life
Well that would be enough
Until the end of time
So rest your weary heart
And relax your mind
Cause I'm gonna love you girl
Until the end of time
You've got me singing
Oh whoa, yeah
Oh whoa, yeah
Everybody sing
Oh whoa, yeah
Everybody singing
Oh whoa yeah
This one's for the lovers
If you're out there let me hear you say
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
This one's for the lovers
If you're out there let me hear you say
Yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
This one's for the lovers
If you're out there let me hear you say
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
This one's for the lovers
If you're out there let me hear you say
Yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
Oh whoa yeah
Oh whoa yeah
Oh whoa yeah
Oh whoa yeah
Cause if your love was all I had
In this life
That would be enough
Until the end of time
11 Losing My Way (05:24)
Yeah excuse me
Hi my name is Bob and I work at my job
I make forty-some dollars a day
I used to be the man in my hometown
'til I started to lose my way
It all goes back to when I dropped out at school
Having fun, I was living the life
But now I got a problem with that little white rock
See I can't put down the pipe
And it'is breaking me down
Watching the world spin round
While my dreams fall down
Is anybody out there?
It is breaking me down
No more friends around...
And my dreams fall down...
Is anybody out there?
Can anybody out there hear me?
'Cause I can't seem to hear myself
Can anybody out there see me?
'Cause I can't seem to see myself...
There's gotta be a heaven somewhere
Can you save me from this hell?
Can anybody out there feel me?
'Cause I can't seem to feel myself
Losing my way
Keep losing my way...
Keep losing my way...
Can you help me find my way?
Losing my way
Keep losing my way
Keep losing my way...
Can you help me find my way?
Now you gotta understand I was a family man
I would have done anything for my own
But I couldn't get a grip on my new found itch
So I ended up all alone
I remember where I was when I got my first buzz
See I thought I was living the life
And the craziest thing is I'll probably never know the color of my daughter's eyes
And it is breaking me down
Watching the world spin round
While my dreams fall down
Is anybody out there?
It is breaking me down
No more friends around...
And my dreams fall down...
Is anybody out there?
Can anybody out there hear me?
'Cause I can't seem to hear myself
Can anybody out there see me?
'Cause I can't seem to see myself
There's gotta be a heaven somewhere
Can you save me from this hell?
Can anybody out there feel me?
'Cause I can't seem to feel myself.
Losing my way
Keep losing my way
Keep losing my way
Can you help find my way?
Losing my way
Keep losing my way
Keep losing my way
Can you help me find my way?
Oh my God, please forgive me (Father, hear my prayer)
'Cause I know I've done some wrong in this life
If I could do it all again
Have just one more chance
To take all those wrongs and make them right (Oh!)
Can anybody out there hear me?
'Cause I can't seem to hear myself
Can anybody out there see me?
'Cause I can't seem to see myself
There's gotta be a heaven somewhere
Can you save me from this hell?
Can anybody out there feel me?
'Cause I can't seem to feel myself.
Can anybody out there hear me? (Can anybody out there hear me?)
'Cause I can't seem to hear myself (I can't hear myself)
Can anybody out there see me?
'Cause I can't seem to see myself (I can't seem to see myself)
There's gotta be a heaven somewhere (There's got to be a heaven somewhere)
Can you save me from this hell? (Can you save me from this hell?)
Can anybody out there feel me?
'Cause I can't seem to feel myself
Losing my way
Keep losing my way
Keep losing my way
Can you help me find my way?
Losing my way
Keep losing my way
Keep losing my way
Can you help me find my way? (Help me find my way)
12 (Another Song) All Over Again (05:51)
You've been alone
You've been afraid
I've been a fool in so many ways
But I would change my life if you thought you might try to love me
So please give me another chance to write you another song and take back those things I've done
'Cause I'll give you my heart if you would let me start all over again
I'm not a saint
I'm just a man who had heaven and Earth in the palm of his hand
But I threw it away
So now I stand here today asking forgiveness
And if you could just please give me another chance to write you another song and take back those things I've done
'Cause I'll give you my heart if you would let me start all over again
Little girl, you're all I've got
Don't you leave me standing here once again
'Cause I'll give you my life
Yes, I would, if you would let me try to let me love you
So please give me another chance to write you another song and take back those things I've done
'Cause I'll give you my heart if you would let me start all over again
...again
You know I love you
Give me one more chance
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Altre recensioni
Di whereismymind
"Per un androgino con una voce da preprepreprepubertà che dice 'sexy' 39 volte nelle prime 3 canzoni."
"Quando lanci via il cd bestemmiando questo vola molto bene, molto aerodinamico, gran bella produzione."
