• Voto:
Lemmy sta male. Lemmy si è fermato a metà concerto. Lemmy ha cancellato un tour intero. Lemmy è in punto di morte. E invesse no!
L'ultima icona del rock'n'roll negli ultimi tempi ne sta passando di tutti i colori e al momento di scrivere non è ancora tornato on the road, ma bisogna dire che come segnale di ripresa questo album non è niente male. Certo, devo ammettere di essermi aspettato qualcosina di meglio, soprattutto dopo tutte le anticipazioni del baffuto rocker, che lo dipingeva come il miglior album degli ultimi anni e chiedeva ai fan di ascoltarlo ad ogni costo, anche se fosse stato necessario rubarlo (!!!).
Le prime due canzoni sono "Heartbreaker" e "Coup de grace" (velatamente dedicate alla difficile situazione di Lemmy?), sono classiche canzoni da Motörhead: veloci, aggressive e... dirette? No, questa volta no, il sound è un tantino più complicato del solito, manca il ritornello facile e le canzoni devono essere ascoltate qualche volta prima di essere comprese appieno. "Lost Woman Blues" è la seconda sorpresa, un-appunto- blues classico ed efficace, che introduce quella che è forse la canzone più violenta dell'album; "End of Time" è infatti potente e grezza, più immediata delle altre. "Do you Believe" assomiglia molto a "Rock'n'roll" di "The world is yours", almeno a livello di testi, ed è seguita da "Death Machine", simile a "End of Time", e di conseguenza maligna e diretta, anche se un po' più lenta. Queste tre canzoni sono forse gli episodi migliori dell'album, divisi dalle altre canzoni dai due blues, quel "Lost woman..." di cui sopra e il seguente "Dust and Glass", anche questo molto buono. "Going to Mexico" è un altra bella canzone, veloce e, che ve lo dico a fare, violenta; "Silence When you Speak To Me" è invece un poco più lenta, e ci priva del ritornello facile facile quasi com cattiveria. Anche questa chiede un paio di ascolti in più del solito per essere compresa. "Crying Shame" e "Knife" sono due canzoni di cui per me si poteva fare a meno, piuttosto classiche ma niente di eccellente. "Queen of the Damned" invece mi piace molto, simile com'è a "Ace of Spades", mentre "Keep your power dry" è la terza sorpresa, una canzone che ricorda da vicino gli A c/Dc. "Paralyzed" chiude le danze senza infamia e senza lode.
Ma cosa ci rimane, fondalmentalmente, di questo album? Cosa giustifica un voto così alto? Aftershock è a livello compositivo, un poco diverso dal tenore tipico della band, e proprio per questo motivo è certamente degno di nota; paga però pegno presentandoci un insieme di canzoni che raramente sfocia nel geniale o nell'indimenticabile. "Silence When You Speak To Me", per esempio, è un buon pezzo, ma non al livello anche di una "I Know How To Die". Non diciamo la parola filler, perché neanche una delle canzoni è veramente brutta, ma di certo si sarebbe fatto a meno di alcuni pezzi. Quello che fa' definitivamente fare il salto di qualità all'album sono loro tre. Perché Mikkery Dee picchia sulla batteria come se non ci fosse un domani, Phil ci regala alcuni ottimi momenti, compositivi e non, e Lemmy... Lemmy è Lemmy, quello non si ferma neanche se muore. Eccellenti infine i testi e la copertina, legati ad uno scenario post-apocalittico che ci vuole probabilmente dare un messaggio: come lo Snagletooth in copertina, Lemmy e i suoi ne hanno passate di tutti i colori. Hanno avuto degli "Heartbreaker" e si sono trovati in un "Coup de grace", ma rimangono una "Death Machine", in grado di regalarci momenti indimenticabili.
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01 The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (07:35)
You know I'm bad, the times I've had,
I've got a bad reputation,
I don't care, I get my share,
Don't feel no deprivation,
The more I get the better it is,
I like it fine, I like a little whizz,
Treat 'em like ladies, that's a fact,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
The silver tongued devil, demon lynch,
You know just what I'm doing,
I like a little innocent bitch,
You know I ain't just screwing,
I ain't.
I love you baby, know you're too much,
I like it fine, I feel your touch,
But your appearance don't hold no class,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
A little beauty, I love you madly,
Come on home with me,
I know you're hot, I know what you've got,
You know I want to shake your tree,
Come on honey, touch me right there,
Come on honey, don't you get scared,
Come on honey, let me get you in the sack,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
All right! Let me hear ya!
I can't hear ya!
07 Stay Clean (03:19)
I can tell, seen before,
Know the way, I know the law,
I Can't believe, can't obey,
Can't agree with all the things that they say,
Oh no, don't ask me why,
I can't go on with all the filthy white lies,
Stay Clean (x4)
Don't you know, all the time,
You got yours and you know that I have mine,
Grab a hold, don't let go,
Don't let them rob you of the only way you know,
Oh no, no-one else,
Got the right to make you sorry for yourself,
Stay Clean (x4)
Alright
So you see, the only proof,
Of what you are is in the way you hear the truth,
Don't be scared, live to win,
Although they're always gonna tell you it's a sin,
In the end, you're on your own,
And there is no-one that can stop you being alone,
Stay Clean. (x4)
08 Going to Brazil (02:28)
Here we go again, on a 747,
Looking at the clouds from the other side of heaven,
Smoking & drinking, never gonna stop,
Reading magazines, stop me looking at the clock,
Wanna watch the movie, can't sit still,
Flying down to Rio, going to Brazil,
Watching all the roadcrew attacking little girls,
Joined the mile high club, goin' round the world,
All the booze is free, airline going broke,
Here come the lady with another jack and coke,
Wanna watch the movie, can't sit still,
Flying down to Rio, going to Brazil,
Steve, Clem, Hobbsy, John, Crazy Dil & Pappy,
Had to travel second class, they ain't too fucking happy,
Elevator music, butter in my ears,
Think we're gonna die, just the pilot changing gear,
Wanna watch the movie, can't sit still,
Flying down to Rio, going to Brazil.
13 Over the Top (02:53)
Shoot, shoot, shoot, hey!
Please tell me kind, I'm out of my mind
And I'm telling you
It's not that I'm bad, I'm totally mad
I'm a boogaloo
I'm certain, I must be a burden
Completely....
Over the top, over the top!
I don't know what it means, all I hear is screams
And I don't know whose
The nightmares are real, I got a raw deal
And it's all bad news
I swear it, I can't get it
Completely...
Over the top, over the top!
You know it's no lie, my main alibi
It's a waste of time
You know it's the truth, the lyrics the proof
And at least it rhymes
You can have me, 'cos I'm barmy
Completely...
Over the top, over the top!
15 Doctor Rock (08:45)
All right, all right
I hope you son of bitches see the light
You again, you again
I know you've got a mental age of ten
Listen up, listen up
I wouldn't swap you for a thousand bucks
Come on, you're the one
I think I'm going to switch your lazer on
[Chorus]
I've got the medicine you need
I've got the power, I've got the speed
I'll find out how to stop your clock
We sure ain't talking Doctor Spock
Hear me talking, Doctor Rock.
Lay down, turn around
Here come the sister gonna strip you down
Shut up, breathe in
Lets have the address of your next of kin
Chin up, shoulders back
You've got a body like a Marshall stack
Keep still, take your pill
Or I'm gonna make you really ill.
[Chorus]
Next please, next please
Try to separate those cowardly knees
X-ray, you've gotta pay
The only chance you've ever got of getting away
Here we are, what's the scar
I don't like anything I've seen so far
Pay me, pay me
I ain't no doctor of philosophy
[Chorus]
16 Killed by Death (05:15)
If you squeeze my lizard
I'll put my snake on you
I'm a romantic adventure
And I'm a reptile too
CHORUS:
But it don't make no difference
'cos I ain't gonna be, easy, easy
the only time I'm easy's when I'm
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
I'm a lone wolf ligger
But I ain't no pretty boy
I'm a backbone shiver
and I'm a bundle of joy
CHORUS
But it don't make no difference
'cos I ain't gonna be, easy, easy
the only time I'm easy's when I'm
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
18 Overkill (08:27)
Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud,
So good you can't believe it's screaming with the crowd,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
On your feet you feel the beat, it goes straight to your spine,
Shake your head you must be dead if it don't make you fly,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
Know your body's made to move, you feel it in your guts
Rock 'n' roll ain't worth the name if it don't make you strut,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
19 Damage Case (03:44)
Hey babe don't act so scared
All I want is some special care
I'm on the run from some institution
All I want's a little consolation
And I can tell by your face
I'm a total disgrace
Let me inside your place
Move over for a Damage Case
Hey babe wait a minute stop
Don't run away don't call the cop
I ain't looking to victimise you
All I want to do is tantalise you
And I can tell by your state
I'm all over the place
I can tell by your face
Got no time for a Damage Case
Hey babe don't turn away
I'm here tomorrow I'm gone today
I don't care what you think your game is
I don't care even what your name is
And I can tell by your face
You're all over this place
Let me inside your face
Move over for a Damage Case
20 Ace of Spades (03:45)
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man
You win some, lose some, it's all the same to me
The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The Ace Of Spades
The Ace Of Spades
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all a game to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades
The Ace Of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever!
And don't forget the joker!
Pushing up the ante, I know you've got to see me,
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again,
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die,
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be,
The Ace Of Spades
26 Metropolis (04:00)
Metropolis, the worlds collide,
Ain't nobody could be on your side,
I don't care, I don't care
Metropolis is something new,
Ain't nobody got their eye on you,
I don't care, it's nowhere
Metropolis, the worlds collide,
Ain't nobody on the other side,
I don't care, I'm not there.
28 Just 'Cos You Got the Power (06:36)
You might be a financial wizard,
With a sack of loot,
All I see is a slimy lizard,
With an expensive suit,
Go on and run your corporation,
Go and kiss some ass,
You might buy half of the nation,
But you can't buy class.
You bastards think it's funny,
Lyin' and thieving all your life,
Think all there is money,
Got your future strapped up tight,
Just 'Cos You Got The Power,
That don't mean you got the right.
You can take my fingers babe,
You can take my eyes,
You can take my past and future,
It won't make you wise,
You can have me thrown in jail,
You can steal my booze,
You can even read my mail,
Step on my blue suede shoes.
You bastards must be clever,
Got it mapped out in black and white,
But don't forget you'll never,
Get a dog to walk upright,
Just 'Cos You Got The Power,
That don't mean you got the right.
Go on out make another deal,
Feed your big fat face,
Go on out and cop a feel,
Get on somebody's case,
You surely would be satisfied,
If you could have it all,
But time ain't on your side,
You're going to the wall.
You think that life's all dollars,
Greed and lust and spite,
But I wasn't born to follow,
Like to get my sleep at night,
Just 'Cos You Got The Power,
That don't mean you got the right.
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