Premessa : Nonostante sia un acceso sostenitore del quartetto Newyorkese cercherò di essere totalmente imparziale.
Questo secondo me è uno dei più bei album dei Kiss ed è anche molto bello dal punto di vista tecnico. Primo lavoro del "Bacio" usci nel lontano 1972 e riusci a stupire tutti con delle songs che rimarranno nella storia della band.
"Strutter" : Se il proverbio "Chi ben comincia è già a metà dell' opera" è vero non si potrebbe allora che cominciare nel migliore dei modi. Un intro di batteria ci trascina subito in uno dei più bei pezzi dei Kiss. Trascinante e rockeggiante all' ennesima potenza questa track merita un premio, la voce di Paul Stanley, il basso di Gene Simmons e la chitarra di Mr. Space Ace Frehley sono veramente eccezionali (particolarmente belli i due assoli chitarristici" e neanche Peter Criss è da meno fornendo un ottima base.
"Nothin' To Lose" : Questa è una di quelle canzoni che la senti una volta e dopodichè non te la levi più dalla testa, il ritornello è orecchiabilissimo e nonostante non sia mai stato inserito in una raccolta a mio parere merita molto.
"Firehouse" : Questa canzone è bellissima ma non riesce a entrare subito nella testa di chi l' ascolta, nonostante sia stata un grande successo questa track non è proprio il massimo, certo non è da cestinare ma non regge il confronto con le precedenti.
"Cold Gin" : Song questa che merita ed anche molto, particolarmente bello l' intro di chitarra. Il ritornello è in pieno stile Kiss anni '70, e il livello tecnico non cala per niente.
"Let Me Know" : Forse la track meno emozionante dell' album, si sentono molto le influenze '60 sopratutto nei cori, non è proprio il massimo e fa calare leggermene il livello dell' album.
"Kissin' Time" : Di questo brano è da buttare solo il pessimo intro, non è una brutta canzone e si sente anche dal ritornello veramente allegro e orecchiabile.
"Deuce" : Attenti perchè questa canzone brucia più del fuoco, nata da una modifica apportata da Gene Simmons al riff di "Bitch" dei Rolling Stones è il pezzo più duro dell' album, molto bello è in particolare l' assolo di Ace Frehley.
"Love Theme From Kiss" : Pezzo strumentale molto carino, duetto strumentale tra Ace e Peter, non è poi questo grandissimo pezzo tecnico (pensate a brani strumentali del livello di "Eruption" e "For The Love Of God"), ma comunque non dispiace.
"100,000 Years" : Pezzo insipido per quanto duro, non mi piace molto anche se il basso di Gene Simmons riesce a fare un buon lavoro.
"Black Diamond" : Che capolavoro, è veramente bellissimo, novità è quella di Peter Criss alla voce e alla batteria, il brano inizia molto lentamente e dolcemente per lasciarsi andare poi ad dei veri e propri riff hard rock, bello, forte, in poche parole la ciliegina sulla torta, unico neo il finale lungo e noioso (quasi tre minuti di noiosissimo botta e risposta tra chitarra e batteria).
Insomma un ottimo album Hard Rock che segnerà l'epoca di quella che nel bene e nel male, con o sensa make-up, è stata una delle più grandi band della storia della musica, potete dire che erano scarsi, pagliacceschi e inutili ma come hanno riempito loro i palazzetti lo hanno fatto in pochi.
In nome dell'Hard'n'Heavy Axl vi saluta, HOLLA HOLLA HOLLA !!!!!!!!!
Elenco tracce testi e samples
01 Strutter (03:12)
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)
02 Nothin' to Lose (03:27)
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
03 Firehouse (03:18)
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
04 Cold Gin (04:22)
Whoo, alright
My heater's broke and I'm so tired
I need some fuel to build a fire
The girl next door, her lights are out, yeah
The landlord's gone, I'm down and out
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
Cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
It's time to leave and get another quart
Around the corner at the liquor store
Haha, the cheapest stuff is all I need
To get me back on my feet again
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
It's cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
Whoa yeah
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
It's cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
07 Deuce (03:06)
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
09 100,000 Years (03:23)
I'm sorry to have taken so long
It must have been a bitch while I was gone
You mind if I sit down for a while
You'll reacquaint yourself with my style
Well, how could you have waited so long
It must have been a bitch while I was gone
All this time you put up a fear
For a hundred thousand years
I'm sorry to have taken so long
It must have been a bitch while I was gone
All this time you put up a fear
For a hundred thousand years
And baby won't you let me
I think I'm goin' out of my head
I'm just about to, ooh yeah, ha
I'm sorry to have taken so long
It must have been a bitch while I was gone
You mind if I sit down for a while, would you babe
You'll reacquaint yourself with my style
10 Black Diamond (05:14)
Out on the street for a living
Picture's only begun
Got you under their thumb
Hit it !!!
Out on the streets for a living
Picture's only begun
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Whoo, black diamond
Whoo, black diamond
Darkness will fall on the city
It seems to follow you too
And though you don't ask for pity
There's nothin' that you can do, no, no
Whoo, black diamond
Whoo, black diamond
Out on the streets for a living
Picture's only begun
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Whoo, black diamond, yeah
Whoo, black diamond
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Altre recensioni
Di Mandrocker
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Di Aquarius27
"L'album a mio avviso è un capolavoro."
"You Wanted The Best! You've got The Best! The Hottest Band In the World... KISS!!"
