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Fautori di un rock'n'roll trascinante e noti per l'immagine sopra le righe, i Kiss, da quarant'anni a questa parte, sono stati un'autentica istituzione del rock mondiale, capaci come pochi di piazzare, all'interno della lunghissima discografia, brani al fulmicotone così come dolci ballate, inni da stadio come pezzi più soffusi. Se album come "Destroyer", "Love Gun" o i primi due storici "Alive" sono ormai da annoverarsi tra i capisaldi della loro parabola artistica oltre che di un certo modo, molto americano, di intendere il rock, è indubbio che, nell'immaginario collettivo, il mito dei Kiss rimanga spesso legato, oltre che a molte ottime canzoni, anche all'esagerata teatralità che da sempre li ha contraddistinti.
Arrivati all'esordio nell'affollato panorama della New York dei primi anni Settanta, diventano da subito un fenomeno mondiale, pubblicando qualcosa come una decina di album ufficiali in poco più di un lustro. Se durante i primi tempi l'immagine eccentrica e la qualità degli album andavano di pari passo, ben presto i Nostri inziano a perdere pezzi, con un rapido declino che sembra ormai alle porte. Gli anni Ottanta, oltre a costringere il gruppo a dei dolorosi ma doverosi cambi di formazione, vedono i Kiss, ormai completamente nelle mani di Gene Simmons e Paul Stanley, spostarsi, a seconda del momento, verso l'heavy metal, il glam metal o l'AOR, mossa discutibile in termini di integrità artistica ma che però mette in risalto le capacità camaleontiche del quartetto.
Gli anni Novanta vedono un ritorno in grande stile degli americani, ormai delle vere e proprie icone, ed è in tale contesto che maturano le condizioni per questo "MTV Unplugged". Tra i pochi meriti di MTV, infatti, c'è stato sicuramente l'aver ideato l'omonimo programma, che ha visto con gli anni, tra i tanti partecipanti, anche diversi nomi di punta della scena "pesante" (Korn, Scorpions, Nirvana) mettere, per una volta, da parte le chitarre elettriche per imbracciare quelle acustiche, regalando al proprio pubblico una lettura inedita dei propri classici. I Kiss, con questo album, mettono a tacere, semmai ce ne fosse stato bisogno dopo oltre vent'anni di onorata carriera, chi li voleva capaci di mettere in piedi spettacoli tanto grandi dal punto di vista visivo quanto trascurabili da quello strettamente artistico, autori di canzonette tanto orecchiabili quanto dimenticabili. "Noi facciamo parte di quella generazione secondo cui se un brano non funziona in acustico semplicemente non funziona". Detto fatto, i Kiss imbastiscono uno spettacolo di un'ora in cui sciorinano, accanto a classici vecchi e nuovi, pezzi raramente suonati o poco noti al grande pubblico, proponendo quindi una scaletta d'eccezione.
"Comin' Home" apre le danze, mostrando un gruppo coeso e sicuro, coinvolgente nonostante si ritrovi ad esibirsi in un contesto molto diverso dal solito. "Goin' Blind", pezzo raramente proposto, si rivelerà essere un classico per gli anni a venire, tornando prepotentemente nelle scalette dei concerti del gruppo. "Do You Love Me?", che ai tempi chiudeva "Destroyer", funziona molto meglio così che nell'incarnazione originale, mentre "Domino" mostra come i Kiss anche negli anni Novanta avessero un bel po' da dire. L'assenza del muro di chitarre tipico del gruppo fa si che la tecnica dei singoli possa risaltare al meglio, come nel caso di Bruce Kulick, ottimo comprimario, oltre che di Eric Singer dietro ai tamburi, ai tempi da poco arrivato alla corte di Gene Simmons e soci. "Sure Know Something" ed "I Still Love You" sottolineano, per l'ennesima volta, che artista di razza sia Paul Stanley, carismatico e tecnico allo stesso tempo, una delle voce più riconoscibile del rock degli ultimi quarant'anni, mentre invece "See You Tonight" e "A World Without Heroes" mettono in risalto le doti interpretative dell'altro mattatore della serata, ovvero un Gene Simmons in ottima forma.
Inutile comunque dire che il vero evento della serata fu, per i fortunati che poterono partecipare alle registrazioni dello spettacolo, non solo il poter vedere ed ascoltare i Kiss in una veste così insolita, ma anche il fatto che, dopo anni di richieste, finalmente ci si decise ad accontentare i fan più incalliti, organizzando la reunion del gruppo originale. "Beth" mostra come la voce di Peter Criss non abbia perso il proprio fascino anche dopo vent'anni mentre invece "2000 Man" ha il caro Ace Frehley come protagonista assoluto. Il gran finale vede con tutti i musicisti coinvolti nell'evento chiudere in bellezza la serata con "Nothin' To Lose" e "Rock And Roll All Nite", autentici classici della prima ora del Bacio di New York, tra il tripudio del pubblico.
"MTV Unplugged", oltre ad essere uno degli album più interessanti della lunga storia del gruppo, fu anche l'occasione per far sì che i quattro membri originali potessero riavvicinarsi, dando vita alla reunion della formazione storica, che però, nonostante fosse stata più volte auspicata dai fan, si sarebbe rivelata effimera. In conclusione, l'album merita, si ascolta con piacere e potrebbe incuriosire anche chi si è solitamente tenuto distante dall'estrosa proposta degli quattro mascherati, mostrandoli, per una volta, in una veste più intima e ricercata.
Kiss:
- Paul Stanley, voce e chitarra
- Gene Simmons, voce e basso
- Bruce Kulick, chitarra
- Eric Singer, batteria e voce
con la partecipazione di:
- Peter Criss, voce e batteria
- Ace Frehley, voce e chitarra
"MTV Unplugged":
- Comin' Home
- Plaster Caster
- Goin' Blind
- Do You Love Me?
- Domino
- Sure Know Something
- A World Without Heroes
- Rock Bottom
- See You Tonight
- I Still Love You
- Every Time I Look at You
- 2000 Man
- Beth
- Nothin' To Lose
- Rock And Roll All Nite
Elenco tracce testi e video
01 Comin' Home (02:51)
It's been a month or two since I was sleepin' with you
I'm comin' home again
I've been to east and west, but baby I like best
The road that leads to you
Oh girl, it seems the whole wide world seems to say
Hotels that all look the same
Just seem to drive me insane
But I can't get away
Until I receive a call that tells me that will be all
And then I hop a plane
It's true, I'm not sure if you knew
I'm comin' home to you
Oh girl, it seems the whole wide world seems to say
Hotels that all look the same
Just seem to drive me insane
But I can't get away
Until I receive a call that tells me that will be all
And then I hop a plane
It's true, I'm not sure if you knew
I'm comin' home to you
I'm comin' home to you
I'm comin' home to you
I'm comin' home, baby
02 Plaster Caster (03:18)
Baby's getting anxious, the hour's getting late
The night is almost over, she can't wait
Oh, things are complicating, my love is in her hands
And there's no more waiting, she understands
The plaster's gettin' harder and my love is perfection
A token of my love for her collection, her collection
Plaster caster, grab a hold of me faster
And if you wanna see my love, just ask her
And my love is the plaster
And yeah, she's the collector
She wants me all the time to inject her
The plaster's gettin' harder and my love is perfection
A token of my love for her collection
Plaster caster, plaster caster
Grab a hold of me faster, plaster, faster
And if you wanna see my love, just ask her, ask her
Go on, ask her
The plaster's gettin' harder and my love is perfection
A token of my love for her collection, her collection
Plaster caster, plaster caster
Grab a hold of me faster, plaster, faster
If you wanna see my love, just ask her, ask her
Plaster caster, plaster caster
She wants my love to last her, last her, last her
And she calls me by the name of master, master
Plaster caster, plaster caster
Grab a hold of me faster, plaster, faster
If you wanna see my love, just ask her, ask her
Plaster caster, plaster caster
Grab a hold of me faster, plaster, faster
And if you wanna see my love, just ask her, ask her
Plaster caster, plaster caster
03 Goin' Blind (03:37)
And I know how it should be
There is nothing more for you and I
Some are young and some are free
But I think I'm goin' blind
'Cause, I think I'm goin' blind
And I know how it's to be, yeah
Little lady, can't you see
You're so young and so much different than I
I'm 93, you're sixteen
Can't you see I'm goin' blind
'Cause, I think I'm goin' blind
And I know how it's to be, yeah
'Cause, I think I'm goin' blind
And I know how it's to be, yeah
You're much younger, can't you see
There is nothing more for you and I
I'm 93, you're sixteen
And I think I'm goin' blind
Yes, I think I'm goin' blind
And I know how it's to be, yeah
05 Domino (03:46)
"Now lemme tell ya my story, I got a man-sized predicament
And it's a big one, goes like this, yeah"
My my, ow, yeah!
Never had confession, never had a home
Never had no worry, until I met Domino
Ain't the virgin Mary, love her I confess
Got my hesitations, 'cause she kisses like the kiss of death
Loves lots of money, back's against the wall
Calls me "Sugar Daddy", she knows she's got me by the balls
They call her Domino - "so fine"
Got a reputation, haven't got a hope
It's a sticky situation, if she ain't old enough to vote
Loves to play with fire, loves to hurt so good
Loves to keep me burnin', 'cause she's a bad habit, bad habit
Bad habit that's good, good, good
They call her Domino, Domino, Domino
"Every damn time I walk through that door, it's the same damn thing
That bitch bends over, and I forget my name - ow!"
Loves lots of money, back's against the wall
Calls me "Sugar Daddy", she knows she's got me by the balls - ow!
Loves to play with fire, love her I confess
Got no hesitations, cause she's a bad habit, bad habit, she's a bad habit!
"Yeah"
06 Sure Know Something (04:14)
I've been up and down
I've been all around
I was mystified
Almost terrified
But late at night I still hear you
Call my name
I've been on my own
I've been all alone
I was hypnotized
I felt paralyzed
But late at night I still want you
Just the same
CHORUS
I've been a gambler but I'm nobodies fool
And I sure know something (sure know something)
You showed me things they never told me at school
And I sure know something (sure know something)
No-one can make me feel the way that you do
And I sure know something, a-haaa
I was seventeen,
You were just a dream
I was mesmerized
I felt scared inside
You broke my heart
And still can
Feel the pain
I've been carried out
I've had fear and doubt
Up in stormy night
Never satisfied
'Cause late at night I still need you
Just the same
CHORUS
I've been a gambler but I'm nobodies fool
And I sure know something (sure know something)
You showed me things they never told me at school
And I sure know something (sure know something)
No-one can make me feel the way that you do
And I sure know something, a-haaa
Aaaa, aaa, aaa
Aaaa, aaa, aaa
Aaaa, aaa, aaa
Aa, aa, aa
I've been carried out
I've had fear and doubt
I'v been starry eyed
Never satisfied
'Cause late at night I still need you
Just the same
CHORUS x 2
I've been a gambler but I'm nobodies fool
And I sure know something (sure know something)
You showed me things they never told me at school
And I sure know something (sure know something)
No-one can make me feel the way that you do
And I sure know something, a-haaa
12 2,000 Man (05:12)
Well, my name it is a number
It's on a piece of plastic film
And I've been growin' funny flowers
Outside on my little window sill
And don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
You know, my wife still respects me
Even though I really misuse her
I am having an affair
With the Random computer
But don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy, proud of your sun
Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy. proud of your sun
Oh daddy, your brain's still flashin'
Like they did when you were young
Or did they come down crashin'
Seeing all the things you'd done
Spacin' out and havin' fun
Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy. proud of your sun
Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy. proud of your sun
Oh daddy, your brain's still flashin'
Like they did when you were young
Or did they come down crashin'
Seeing all the things you'd done
Spacin' out and havin' fun
But, don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
But don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
Understand me, understand me,
understand me, now understand me
But don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
But don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
I'm a 2,000 man, I'm a 2,000 man
I'm a 2,000 man, I'm a 2,000 man, yeah, 2,000
13 Beth (02:50)
Beth I hear you calling
But I can't come home right now
Me and the boys are playing
but we just can't find the sound
Just a few more hours
And I'll be right home to you
I think I hear them calling
Oh Beth what can I do
Beth what can I do
You say you feel so empty
That our house just ain't our home
I'm always somewhere else
And you're always there alone
Just a few more hours
And I'll be right home to you
I think I hear them calling
Oh Beth what can I do
Beth what can.....I do
Beth I know you're lonely
And I hope you'll be alright
'Cause me and the boys will be playing all night
all night
14 Nothin' to Lose (03:42)
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
15 Rock and Roll All Nite (04:20)
You show us everything you've got
You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while
You're lookin' fancy and I like your style
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You show us everything you've got
Baby, baby that's quite a lot
And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
I wanna rock and roll all night
16 Got to Choose (03:59)
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
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Altre recensioni
Di VincVega
Dopo anni di declino i Kiss hanno dato la prova di saperci ancora fare e questo concerto, a suo modo, è stata la rinascita.
Un'ora tirata di spasso, carica, divertimento, energia, il tutto con una certa qualità.
Di kissarmy
I Kiss sono stati bravissimi c'è da dirlo, e continueranno ad esserlo per tutto il concerto.
Questo live è sicuramente uno dei migliori dei Kiss senza dubbio.
