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1983: fine di un'epoca per i KISS.
I successi di "Alive!" (I e II) e "Destroyer" sembrano lontani anni luce e gli ultimi lavori come "Music from the elder" e "Creatures of the night", per quanto artisticamente validi, si rivelarono dei disastri commerciali. A quel punto i Kiss (che evidentemente erano sotto pressione come la tazza del cesso di Galeazzi) tentarono di risolvere la situazione con una decisione drastica e a sorpresa: abbandonare lo storico make up e proporsi al pubblico con un nuovo sound ovvero quello dell'hair metal che tanto in voga sarà durante gli '80 e di cui i kiss saranno i precursori.
"Lick it up" si propone quindi come il disco della rinascita e cosi sarà almeno da un mero punto di vista commerciale; in realtà il disco non è proprio un capolavoro nonostante l'opener "Exciter" faccia presagire il contrario: un oscuro intro di chitarra crea una sensazione di attesa fino all'esplodere della batteria e all'ingresso dello Starchild che qui dimostra (ancora una volta) di avere una grande apertura vocale, cantando a tonalità molto alte; ottimi i refrain e buon assolo di Vincent anche se ancora una volta si ha la sensazione che stia suonando con le catene ai polsi, e che quindi non riesca ad espimersi al 100%. La seconda traccia "Not for the innocent" è un buon mid-tempo cantato dal demone ma è già un passo indietro rispetto ad "Exicter"; "Lick it up" diverrà una hit, riproposta tutt'ogi in sede live, ma è una canzone mediocre; "Young and wasted" è un hard rock bello spinto ma poi lascia spazio allo scialbo riempitivo "gimme more"; "all hell's breakin loose" prosegue sulla falsa riga di "Lick it up" ma perlomeno è un pò più varia e vanta un refrain e ritornelli ruffiani che ti si stampano subito in testa al primo ascolto. A metà disco arriva finalmente una canzone degna di nota, "A million to one", una semi-ballad dal suono piuttosto potente che sfocia in un bell'assolo di Vincent; ottima prova dello stellato, sempre a sou agio con le ballad. A mio parere questo è il punto più alto del disco e fine "ufficiosa" dello stesso: il disco, infatti, prosegue con "Fits like a glove", oscena letteralmente e musicalmente (l'ho skippata in 1 secondo e 1/2, credo sia un record); "Dance all over your face" è una canzone trascurabilissima, mentre ad una modesta "And on the 8th day", spetta il compito di chiudere il disco.
Disco in definitiva non riuscito, che lascia l'amaro in bocca in quanto incapace anche solo di sfiorare le vette qualitative delle precedenti release, qualità sacrificate nel tentativo, comunque riuscito, di proporsi ad un nuovo pubblico in grado di accettare il sound che accompagnerà i Kiss per tutti gli '80 e anche i primi '90 fin quando, l'effetto nostalgia canaglia non farà ritornare la storica formazione originale assieme ancora un volta per dar vita a "Psycho circus"; ma questa è decisamente un'altra storia...
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01 Exciter (04:11)
Oh, deep in the night I am waiting, sent from above, power of love in my hand
And I know what you want, I know what you need and I know what you feel
Lose all your fears and live out your dreams
I'm the one who's gonna make it real
Passion and fire, lust and desire, exciter
Pleasure and pain, this is my name, exciter
Oh, heaven is yours for the taking, power of love, sent from above in your hand
And I'll give you more than ever before, so take all you need
When you open your arms, open your eyes, I'm the one who's gonna make you see
Passion and fire, lust and desire, exciter
Pleasure and pain, whisper my name, exciter
Surrender to me and I'll guarantee, you'll pray that the night never ends
Come play the game, this is my name, exciter
And I'll show you a world where you've never been, it's time that you knew
There's no time for waiting, it's time to begin, I'm the one's gonna take you
03 Lick It Up (03:56)
Don't wanna wait 'til you know me better
Let's just be glad for the time together
Life's such a treat and it's time you taste it
There ain't a reason on earth to waste it
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
Don't need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you're on vacation
There's something sweet you can't buy with money - lick it up, lick it up
It's all you need, so believe me honey
It ain't a crime to be good to yourelf
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
Come on - it's only right now (it's only right now)
Ooh yeah (ooh yeah) ooh yeah (ooh yeah), yeah yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, yeah yeah yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up
04 Young and Wasted (04:05)
Like a fly to a spider, you're under the spell
It's the game and the liar, for those who toll the bell
You're more than just a name, you fight for the right
Like a moth to a flame, you see the bait you bite
You're restless and wild and walkin' the line
You're not just another pretty face
Need an answer fast and you're runnin' out of time
And the night goes on for days
Young and wasted - ooh yeah, ooh yeah - young and wasted
You been branded by the iron, you been cut by the knife
There's a monkey on your back runnin' up and down your spine
Up and down your spine
You hunger for the fire and run with the pack
But you know damn well there ain't no turnin' back
Ain't no turnin' back, no no
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
You laugh in the face of the fates
Fallen angels spread their wings, so you cross the gates of hate
Young and wasted - I can almost taste it, I can almost taste it
Young and wasted - ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
You laugh in the face of the fates
Fallen angels spread their wings, so let the heaven say
Young and wasted, young and wasted
Young and wasted - I can almost taste it, I can almost taste it
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
Young and wasted
05 Gimme More (03:44)
Live wire on the loose, white fire gotta move
Hot blood, need your love, hard as rock, can't get enough
Wanna feel you deep inside, pumpin' through my veins, fill you to the core
Let me take you thru the night, heaven knows no pain, open up the door
Gimme more, ooh gimme more, baby gimme more, ooh
Like a dog to a bone, make you sweat, make you moan
Love is sweet, so insane, come on lick my candy cane
Passion in the third degree, burning in my brain, slave to love's desire
Livin', lovin', feel the heat, never to be tamed, born to play with fire
Gimme more, ooh gimme more, baby gimme more, ooh, yeah yeah
Ah, listen - touch my body, take it slow, c'mon make my juices flow
Feelin' good, any price, ooh nothin' I won't sacrifice
Got a thirst for playin' rough, I can't get my fill, never keepin' score
C'mon baby, let me in, gonna break your will, open up the door
Gimme more, ooh gimme more, baby gimme more, ooh, I want you
C'mon and gimme, gimme more, gimme, gimme more, gimme, gimme, ooh
08 Fits Like a Glove (04:04)
Ain't a cardinal sin, baby lemme in, girl I'm gonna treat you right
Well goodness sakes, my snake's alive and it's ready to bite
Hornet's nest, lay me down to rest, ooh I wanna shed my skin
I got the urge to merge, you're cold as ice, baby won't you lemme in
Night scenes, wet dreams, enough to make you drool
And fire, fire, fire for the fuel
Don't like to dress, talk too good, but I found my queen
Not too clean, know what I like, if you know what I mean
Baby, baby, guess you win the prize
Maybe, baby, where the sun never shines
This must be love, fits like a glove
Well it must be love, it must be love - fits like a glove - fits like a glove
Feel the heat, driver's seat, my blessing is my curse
Think I'm gonna burst, a gonna burst, a gonna burst
Night scenes, wet dreams, enough to make you drool
And fire, fire, fire for the fuel
Ooh baby, babe - fits like a glove
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah - fits like a glove - fits like a glove
Cause when I go through her, it's just like a hot knife through butter, ooh yeah
Baby, baby, guess you win the prize
Maybe, baby, where the sun never shines
Fits like a glove - well it must be love, it must be love - fits like a glove
Fits like a glove - well it must be love, it must be love
Fits like a glove
09 Dance All Over Your Face (04:16)
Baby, I know it's a jungle out there
Well if you can play it cool, I can play it debonair
You were warm, but there was an inner ice
And baby, it was like a rollin' dice
Well I told you once, I told you twice
Hey listen babe, there's trouble in paradise
Well I found a lipstick stain of your kiss
Well you can sink your teeth into this, bitch, so
I'm gonna dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance all over your face
I'm gonna dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance all over your face
Hey baby, can you pass this quiz
Well, just put your money where your mouth is
You're as sharp as a slap from a lover's hand
Hey baby, baby, baby, this is all I can stand
You played your hand, and now you lose, well listen bitch, I've got news
Yes, I saw you with another man and you put me in disgrace, so
I'm gonna dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance all over your face
I'm gonna dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance all
Dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance all over your face
No cheap perfume can change my mind, no satin and lace
Yes, I'm gonna dance all over your face
No thigh high boots, forbidden fruits, no satin and lace
Yes, I'm gonna dance, dance all over your face, I'm gonna dance
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Di the alexander
Loro sia nel bene che nel male rimangono i Grandi Kiss bravi e zozzi come sempre soprattutto Gene.
Il disco è assolutamente da avere per gli amanti del genere Hair Metal sicuramente non vi deluderà.
Di ELECTRIC EYE
Il lavoro in questione è "Lick It Up" dei KISS, una delle band che ha segnato la storia del rock.
Un album da non perdere per i fan di questa grandissima band che ha sempre fatto divertire molta gente.
