Da sfrenato rockettaro quindicenne, mi accorsi non molto tempo fa, che quei diavolacci dei Kiss avevano pubblicato un bel dischetto dal vivo, dopo soli 2 anni dalla loro nascita! bel coragggio! un disco live dopo soli 3 album... beh, mi sa che le cose andavano male in quel lontano 1975, per loro. Salvarono la loro faccia con quella mezza hit da stadio, quale "Rock n' roll all nite", piacevole all'ascolto ma forse troppo ripetitiva, è si, perche' il capolavoro chiamato "Destroyer" sarebbe ancora dovuto arrivare! ma proprio grazie a questo disco, i quattro pazzoidi, Ace, Gene, Paul e Peter, sfondarono pure oltremanica, vendendo 1 milione di copie in un solo mese, roba da urlo, considerando che ne avevano vendute poco piu' di quarantamila con tutti e tre i debut-albums.
Il fragoroso disco, registrato alla Cobo Arena di Detroit, parte a razzo con la loro autopresentazione: "You Wanted The Best...",e sfocia nel riffetto iniziale di "Deuce", che è molto piu bella di quella monotona in studio. Le continue urla del pubblico lo fanno confondere con un bootleg, che per nostra fortuna però non lo è!! La seconda traccia è "Strutter", che inizia con quel suo drumming del geniale Criss. La song si conclude tra le urla del pubblico, e l'attacco di "Got To Choose" è uno dei piu belli dell'album: faccio notare che questa è una song molto sottovalutate, che però mi gusta molto personalmente! poi ditemi voi che ne pensate è....!!!! Stanley presenta "Hotter Than Hell", che tralascio perche è molto simile alla studio version. GET THE FIREHOUSE!! è arrivato il momento in cui Gene indossa il cappello da pompiere, appunto durante l'esecuzione di "Firehouse", dove si fa notare Peter Criss con i suoi rulli dietro alla pelli. Davvero bella qui la sua performance! Poi arriva il brano piu' coinvolgente del disco, "Come on and love me!" che si mette in mostra dato che è velocissima e soprattutto meravigliosa. Altro brano sottovalutato, vale a dire "Parasite", il quale intro la fa confondere a "Kill The King" dei mitici Rainbow, che sfocia nella versione strumentale di "She", dove Gene ci regala un magistrale assolo! Si chiude cosi il primo album.
Il secondo album, inizia con "Watchin' You", una canzone molto rapida che mette in mostra le abilità di Stanley e della sua Gibson, e dopo un breve discorsetto introduttivo, parte "100,000 years", di cui la parte musicale dura solo 2 minuti per poi lascia spazio al magistrale assolo di batteria del grande Criss, che qui sfocia tutto il suo repertorio. Nel mezzo dell'assolo, Paul intrattiene il pubblico con delle urla lancinanti che vengono ricambiate. Tutto questo va avanti per un quarto d'ora, fino a che non inizia "Black Diamond", una delle ballad piu' belle del gruppo, in cui viene anche coinvolto il pubblico, che si placherà per far partire il magistrale attacco di "Cold Gin": non è una canzone che mi piace molto, ma i Kiss durante i loro tour la riproponevano quasi sempre e quindi... e quindi ROCK N' ROLL ALL NITE AND PARTY EVERY DAY! ebbene si, questa song ha l'aria da hit commerciale, ma non posso far a meno di stare fermo durante questa esecuzione, dove si fanno sentire anche in sottofondo, i cori all'unisono degli spettatori. I quattro masked-men ci lasciano con la frenetica "Let me go rock n'roll", che al contrario delle altre, preferisco piu' quella in studio. Il concerto si chiude con Paul che augura buonanotte al pubblico!
Per una band come i Kiss lo giudico un album spettacolare, anche se priva ancora di quel rock ricercato che arriverà con gli album succcesivi! Voto 7+!
A presto debaseriani, ciaooooooo!!
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01 Deuce (03:56)
Get up
And get your grandma outta here
Pick up
Old Jim is workin' hard this year
And baby
Do the things he says to do
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
Honey
Don't put your man behind his years
And baby
Stop cryin' all your tears
Baby
Do the things he says to do
Do it
Baby, if you're feeling good
And baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
He's worth a deuce
And baby, if you're feeling good
Yes baby if you're feeling nice
You know your man is workin' hard
Yeah
02 Strutter (03:22)
I know a thing or two about her
I know she'll only make you cry
She'll let you walk the street beside her
But when she wants she'll pass you by
Ev'rybody said she's lookin' good
And the lady knows it's understood
Strutter!
She wears her satins like a lady
She gets her way just like a child
You take her home and she says "Maybe, baby"
She takes you down and drives you wild
Ev'rybody said she's lookin' good
And the lady knows it's understood
Strutter!
(Solo)
I know a thing or two about her
I know she'll only make you cry
She lets you walk the street beside her
But when she wants, she'll pass you by
Everybody said she's lookin' good
And the lady knows it's understood
Strutter- I know she'll just make you cry
Strutter- Look out, that girl just pass you by
Strutter- Whoa oh! She gets her way like a child
Strutter- Mama!, That girl will just drive you wild
Strutter! (repeats out)
03 Got to Choose (03:40)
Baby, you know I heard the neighbours say
Baby, you might be leavin' me today
Oh yeah, mmm, someone's come along and shared your time
Don't care, no I don't, no
But you can't be his and still be mine, so
Ooh, got to choose who's your baby
Ooh, got to choose
Sometimes, oh sometimes, I know you need a change of pace
Oh yeah, but I ain't gonna run no race
Baby, you've got to tell me yes or no
Alright, alright, come on and tell me
Tell me if you're gonna go, come on
Ooh, got to choose who's your baby
Ooh, got to choose who's your baby
Ooh, got to choose who's your baby
Ooh, got to choose, got to choose
Who's your baby, who's your baby
Who's your baby, who's your baby
04 Hotter Than Hell (03:30)
Come on
She looked good
She looked hotter than hell
All dressed in satins and lace
I looked at her and it was just too clear
I had to get on the case
I said "Lady, oh lady, can I take you home
There's just so much we could do
I'll take you all around the whole wide world
Before the evening is through"
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
Burn you like the midday sun
I asked her why she couldn't make up her mind
She said "You don't understand
I'd love to go, but there's something you should know"
She showed me her wedding band
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She'll burn you like the midday sun
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She'll burn you like the midday sun
05 Firehouse (03:50)
Whoo, hoo, yeah
Whoo, hoo, yeah
She'll adore you and she'll floor you
With her wisdom and her vision
And you'll love it and think of it
Till you lose all intuition
Come on
She can move you and improve you
With her love and her devotion
And she'll thrill you and she'll chill you
But you're headed for commotion
And you'll need her so you'll feed her
With your endless dedication
And the quicker you get sicker
She'll remove your medication
Get the firehouse
'Cause she sets my soul afire
Get the firehouse
And the flames keep gettin' higher
She's like bad weather but it seems so good
You'd never leave her but you know you should
She's like bad weather but it seems so good
You'd never leave her but you know you should
Ooh
Get the firehouse
'Cause she sets my soul afire
Get the firehouse
Whoo, hoo, yeah
Get the firehouse
Whoo, hoo, yeah
06 Nothin' to Lose (03:33)
Before I had a baby
I didn't care anyway
I thought about the back door
I didn't know what to say, yeah, yeah
But once I got a baby
I tried every way
She didn't wanna do it
But she did anyway, yeah, yeah
So baby please don't refuse
You know you got nothin' to lose
You got nothin' to lose
You got, got nothin' to lose, oh nothin'
You got, got nothin' to lose, ooh, baby
You got, got nothin' to lose, ow, come on mama
You got, got nothin' to lose, you really, really, got nothin'
You got, got nothin' to lose, ah, sing with the catman
You got, got nothin' to lose, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got
You got, you got, you got nothin' to lose
So now I got a baby
And I tried every way, I tried any way
You know she wants to do it, know she wants to do it
And she does anyway, yeah, yeah
But baby please don't refuse
You know you got nothin' to lose
You got nothin' to lose
You got, got nothin' to lose, oh, nothin'
You got, got nothin' to lose, ha, ha, oh, baby
You got, got nothin' to lose, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-yeah
You got, got nothin' to lose, ah, sing one time with Pete
You got, got nothin' to lose, don't you know baby
You got, got nothin' to lose, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got
You got, you got, you got nothin' to lose
You got, got nothin' to lose, I can't hear you
You got, got nothin' to lose, come on baby
You got, got nothin' to lose, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got, got nothin' to lose, ow
You got, got nothin' to lose, you got nothin'
You got, got nothin' to lose, oh, New York
You got, got nothin' to lose, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got, got nothin' to lose, all right
Yeah
08 Parasite (03:34)
She'll always be there trying to grab a hold
She thought she knew me, but she didn't know
That I was sad and wanted her to go
Parasite lady
Parasite eyes
Parasite lady
No need to cry
I didn't wanna have to get away
I told her things I didn't want to say
I need her and I hope she'll understand
Parasite lady
Parasite eyes
Parasite lady
No need to cry
09 She (06:56)
She walks by moonlight
noone really knows
encanted starlight
never goin home
i know shes goin down knowin
everybody knows
shes so good
doin well for others
she dosent really know
the powers are within her
as she takes off her cothes
i know shes goin down knowin
everybody knows
shes so good
doin well for others
she dosent really know
the powers are within her
as she takes off her cothes
i know shes goin down knowin
everybody knows
shes so good
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Altre recensioni
Di HetfieldGod
Questa versione è migliore di quella in studio, perché il gruppo è carico di energia (soprattutto la voce di Simmons) e l'urlo della folla è incredibile.
Ace fa un assolo di quelli 'se ci riprova mille volte a rifarlo non gli riviene uguale manco ‘na volta'.
Di Miki Page
"È come se gli anni non fossero mai passati, come se in questa tiepida serata di maggio si fosse tornati a quell'età dell'oro irraggiungibile."
"Sono loro, sono loro e sono qui, proprio qui..."
