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La ditta Watkins & Thile aka Nickel Creek, produce da qualche anno, in California, dell'ottimo country/bluegrass e lo fa quasi come si faceva una volta. Ma vediamo in dettaglio di che accidempoli si tratta:
Abbiamo due fratelli, Sara e Sean Watkins, violino e chitarra, e Chris Thile, mandolino, affiancati da un potente e percussivo contrabbasso suonato da Mark Shatz. La voce solista si alterna nei vari brani, e i tre armonizzano in maniera molto emozionante. Qui parliamo del loro terzo album, del 2005 che, virato ROCK, suona ovviamente un po' più fuori dai soliti (bellissimi) schemi ROOTS (leggi coutry/irish).
Infatti è la prima volta in cui la produttice non è Alison Krauss, loro scopritrice - si esatto, la stessa Regina del country moderno (si, negli USA è una regina) che ha realizzato due anni fa quel gioiello roots di "Raising Sand" in compagnia di Sua Maestà Robert Plant.
E dunque si cambia registro. Le atmosfere si fanno un po' piu cupe, più aggressive rispetto ai due lavori precedenti. Basta ascoltare "Eveline", "Can't Complain", "Best Of Luck" fino all'apoteosi di "Helena", il pezzo spaccatutto del lotto in questione. Sembra di ascoltare una rock band in una sessione acustica, e l'effetto è a dir poco incantevole.
E' uno di quei cd che bevi come la cocacola, in tre sorsi, di quelli che non ti lasciano uscire dall'auto anche se sei arrivato a destinazione, alzi il volume a manetta (con "Helena" ti viene spontaneo perchè è già lei in levare) evvai col finalone e i cori a sbregabalòn!
...e ti vergogni, come se ti avessero sgamato con le dita nel naso!
Ci sono tre pezzi strumentali in linea con la tradizione, sui quali spicca la stradivertente "Stumptown" che evidenzia tra l'altro la compattezza e le notevoli capacità strumentali del gruppo.
Da segnalare anche una cover della Dylaniana "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" cantata superbamente da Sara.
La cattiva notizia l'ho tenuta per ultima, ovvero i tre ragazzuoli si sono sciolti dopo questo po po' di lavoro (sto abusando di linguaggio tipico DeBaseriano), ma non piangete, per carità, perchè i tre si sono aperti tre imprese individuali, in cui ognuno si canta le sue, e pure piuttosto bene. Da poco è uscito l'album da sola di Sara che, (ma vedi le fatalità) è supportato nell'impianto dai due maschietti. Gira che ti rigira...
Consigliato ai rockettari, ma dal cuore di panna!
Elenco tracce testi e video
01 When in Rome (04:15)
Where can a sick man go
When he can't choke down the medicine the old doc knows
A specialist came to town, but he stays at home
Sayin', "No one knows, so I don't"
Honey, when in Rome
Where can a teacher go
Wherever she thinks people need the things she knows
Hey, those books you gave us look good on the shelves at home
And they'll burn warm in the fireplace
Teacher, when in Rome
Grab a blanket, sister
We'll make smoke signals
Bring us some new blood
It feels like we're alone
Grab a blanket, brother
So we don't catch cold
From one another
I wonder if we're stuck in Rome
Where can a dead man go
The question with an answer only dead men know
But I'm going to bet they never really feel at home
If they spent a lifetime learning
How to live in Rome
02 Somebody More Like You (03:01)
I didn't hear you say you're sorry
The fault must be mine
I wish you all the best of luck
At finding somebody more like you
You said you'd love me always, truly
I must have changed
Cause you don't need me like you used to
I hope you find somebody more like you
I hope you finally find someone
Someone that you trust
And give him everything
I hope you meet someone your height
So you can see eye-to-eye
With someone as small as you
You came out of nowhere, made me smile
Then tore me in two
Saying, "We're very different people"
So dear, I hope you find somebody more like you
I hope you find somebody more like you
03 Jealous of the Moon (04:41)
Tryin' on a brand new dress
But you haven't worn the old one yet
You've come too far
To turn around now
You've given up the good fight
You're as strong as anyone
You're back where you started from
I see you're back where you started from
Starin' down the stars
Jealous of the moon
You wish you could fly
Just being where you are
There's nothin' you can do
If you're too scared to try
Drag your pretty head around
Swearin' you're gonna drown
With a beautiful sigh
And a river of lies
Starin' down the stars
Jealous of the moon
You wish you could fly
Just stayin' where you are
There's nothin' you can do
If you're too scared to try
Why don't you call me, I could save you
Together we'll find a God we can pray to
That'll take you by the hand
I hate to see a friend of mine
Laughing out loud
When she's crying inside
But you've got your pride
Starin' down the stars
Jealous of the moon
You wish you could fly
But you're stayin' where you are
There's nothin' you can do
If you're too scared to try
You're starin' down the stars
Stay where you are
You're jealous of the moon
But there's nothing you can do
If you're too scared to try
05 Can't Complain (05:34)
I made her smile, I made her cry
Cleared her head and made her wonder why
I helped her live, I made her want to die
But she can't complain, she can't complain
She tried to date a friend of mine
I was at his house when she came to say goobye
He stood her up and she took it as a sign
But I can't complain, I can't complain
We took off for the weekend, had quite a time
Shared everything we'd ever tried
I told her I could love her, told her I could lie
So she can't complain, she can't complain
She didn't care if she saw me in her life
I left it up for her to decide
She couldn't see the end, neither could I
So I can't complain, I guess I can't complain
She moved here, bought the first house she could find
I moved in, we locked ourselves inside
I guess we just kidnapped each other's minds
So we can't complain, we can't complain, mmm
I cheated on her with a friend of mine
There are no days when we don't fight
But remember, I warned her, and I'm a guy
So she can't complain, no she can't complain
She knows she can't complain
She can't complain
No, she can't complain...
No, she can't complain, she can't complain
She can't complain, she can't complain
No, no, she can't complain, she can't complain
She can't complain, she can't complain
She can't complain
06 Tomorrow is a Long Time (03:36)
If today was not an endless highway
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all
Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting
If I could hear his heart softly pounding
Yes, and only if he was lying by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
I can't see my reflection in the waters
I can't speak the sounds that show no pain
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps
Or remember the sound of my own name
Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting
If I could hear his heart softly pounding
Yes, and only if he was lying by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
There's beauty in that silver singing river
There's beauty in that sunrise in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes
Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting
If I could hear his heart softly pounding
Yes, and only if he was lying by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
07 Eveline (03:11)
Eveline grips the railing
As her lover calls her to the sea
Aah, won't you sail with me
She can't hear him just a step away
From happiness and sanity bliss
Drives her crazy
"Eveline, take care of your father,
I care for you."
Her dying mother spoke to her too
Aah, Eveline
09 Anthony (01:55)
Anthony, Anthony
Oh, he said he can't love me
But I think he can
Yes, I think he can
I told him that just before he ran
Just before he ran
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm
And he's not lookin' back
He's not lookin' back
Cause he doesn't want anything I have
Or anything I am
Anthony, Anthony
Oh, he said he can't love me
Anthony
10 Best of Luck (03:22)
(Chorus)
Don’t Touch
Don’t Look
Don’t Think
Best of Luck
She tried as hard as she could
But he knew it wasn’t good enough
And wouldn’t ever be
So she had to start
Hiding how she felt
But she loved him
He knew it and if his hands weren’t tied
He would really liked to help her
Don’t Touch
Best of Luck
He’s still shaking it off
Buys flowers for his wife
Guilty he couldn't even think of life without her
Gets home lookin' like he’s seen a ghost
She’s ready for the worst
But when he tells her
She breaks down crying
I’m so sorry
Don’t Touch
Don’t Look
Don’t Think
Best of Luck
(repeat)
we didn't want our love to end in high school
In college I called everyday till the day I met you
a year ago we got in touch
I asked you to forgive me
it should've ended there but i forgot i wasn't eighteen
Chorus
She’ll try as hard as she can
But he’ll know it isn’t good enough
And won’t ever be
So she’ll have to start hiding
How she feels but she loves him
And he knows it still
His hands are tied
Even if he wants to help her
Chorus
11 Doubting Thomas (03:19)
What will be left when I've drawn my last breath
Besides the folks I've met and the folks who've known me
Will I discover a soul-saving love
Or just the dirt above and below me
I'm a doubting Thomas
I took a promise
But I do not feel safe
Oh me of little faith
Sometimes I pray for a slap in the face
Then I beg to be spared cause I'm a coward
If there's a master of death
I bet he's holding his breath
As I show the blind and tell the deaf about his power
I'm a doubting Thomas
I can't keep my promises
Cause I don't know what's safe
Oh me of little faith
Can I be used to help others find truth
When I'm scared I'll find proof that it's a lie
Can I be led down a trail dropping bread crumbs
That prove I'm not ready to die
Please give me time to decipher the signs
Please forgive me for time that I've wasted
I'm a doubting Thomas
I'll take your promise
Though I know nothing's safe
Oh me of little faith
13 Helena (04:45)
Helena, don't walk away
Before you give me back my heart
If it were mine, it would be yours to take
I'm sorry I've let down my guard, oh Helena
You looked so sweet
I should have seen
While I was playing for fun
You were playing for keeps
You win, I lose, is there some way
You can leave me in your debt
So my girl and I can live to die another day
On that day I won't forget you, Helena
You look so sweet waiting for me
While I wait for her to give me any reason to leave
Don't waste your pretty sympathy
She's gonna be just fine
And Helena, so will we
So will everything in time, mmm
Helena, don't walk away
Did you hear one word I said
Oh well, I never really liked her anyway
And I forgot her, I'll forget you, Helena
You're not that sweet
And neither is she
Go ahead and tell her anything
You walk, Helena
Cause guys like me never sleep alone at night
I don't need your sympathy
Cause I'll always be just fine
Yeah, I'll always be just fine
Yeah, I'll always be just fine
La la la, la la la, la la la
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