Se chiedete ad un critico musicale qual'è uno degli album più criticati, sottovalutati e odiati della storia della critica musicale sicuramente vi risponderà Jazz dei Queen. Diciamo che questa volta non hanno proprio torto, nonostante Jazz sia comunque un buon LP realizzato forse con troppa malizia e con poca creatività...
Dopo il brillante News Of The World, i Queen decisero di promuovere il nuovo album alla grande, organizzando una festa stravagante dove c'erano mangiatori di fuoco ed altri personaggi bizzarri. Ma è l'uscita del singolo "Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls" che infiamma la critica, e principalmente il motivo è da attribuire alla donna nuda sulla copertina. A dire la verita "Fat Bottomed Girls" non è un capolavoro, ma è una canzone orecchiabile e senza troppe pretese sotto il piano testuale, mentre "Bicycle Race" è una canzone molto bella, con 2 video musicali ad hoc (uno censurato e uno che invece fa vedere ragazze nude che fanno una gara di ciclismo, come dice la canzone). Ma il vero "MASTERPIECE" di quest'album è certamente la FAVOLOSA "Don't Stop Me Now", che forse fa storcere il naso a chi non ama i ritornelli, ma questo non penalizza assolutamente la qualità eccelsa della canzone, che è il solito inno da stadio Queeniano alla "We Are The Champions" e alla "We Will Rock You".
E il resto dell'album dove lo mettiamo? Diciamolo, Jazz non è così malvagio come dicono tutti poichè tutte le canzoni sono belle, non c'è nessuna che domina su un'altra (come accadeva invece in News Of The World dove "Spread Your Wings" era superiore a quasi tutto il lato a e b!).
"Mustapha" è la prima traccia, ed è una canzone molto particolare, dove il nostro Freddie canta in lingua... araba-persiana... forse! Il problema è che certi frammenti di canzone non sono nemmeno arabi, inoltre oltre ad avere uno stile arabo, il pezzo mette in luce la solita chitarra di May che trasforma "Mustapha" in un ottimo pezzo rock!
"Fat Bottomed Girls" è una canzone, come abbiamo detto prima, di facile ascolto e con un testo banale, ma non è male!
"Jealousy" è una canzone lenta, dove Mercury e il suo piano intonano una melodia triste, che però rende questa canzone molto commovente, anche se tecnicamente molto melensa...
"Bicycle Race" è una canzone molto ritmata, dove a metà canzone si sentono anche rumori di campanellini di biciclette (la canzone si chiama "Bicycle Race", che cosa vi aspettavate?)!
"If You Can't Beat Them" è una bellissima canzone dal ritmo spensierato ma contemporanetamente abbastanza hard rock.
"Let Me Entertain You" è una canzone senza pretese ma un po' meglio di "Fat Bottomed Girls", anche perché è stata progettata apposta per aprire i concerti, poi sostituita successivamente da "One Vision".
"Dead On Time" è un sano Hard Rock, dove a fine canzone si sente anche il rumore di una tempesta, registrata in diretta da una vera tempesta dal nostro Brian.
"In Only Seven Days" ha un testo breve dove si vede un'intensa voglia di avere un po' di libertà dagli impegni lavorativi della settimana intera, ed è scritta da un ottimo Deacon.
"Dreamers Ball" è una ballata di buon gusto, dove la voce di Freddie è molto sensuale!
"Leaving Home Ain't Easy" è l'unico lavoro canoro di Brian presente nell'album, ed è davvero buono! Ballata molto bella che somiglia a certi tratti a "Long Away" (traccia del precedente album).
Siamo arrivati a "Don't Stop Me Now", la perla più lucente di Jazz, una canzone ritmata, rockeggiante e con un Freddie da brividi con i suoi acuti e con un Brian strepitoso, soprattutto nell'assolo di metà canzone.
"More Of That Jazz" è una discreta canzone hard rock classica, composta e cantata da Roger, che per pochi secondi riprende vari pezzi di altri brani di Jazz, conclusione azzeccata per un album contraddittorio, buono ma senza pretese... nemmeno splendente ma certamente migliore dei successivi album Queeniani degli anni 80.
Elenco tracce testi e video
01 Mustapha (03:01)
Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Ibrahim,
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah will pray for you.
Hey!
Mustapha, Mustapha, Mustapha Ibrahim.
Mustapha, Mustapha, Mustapha Ibrahim.
Mustapha Ibrahim, Mustapha Ibrahim
Allah, Allah, Allah will pray for you.
Mustapha Ibrahim, al havra kris vanin
Allah, Allah, Allah will pray for you.
Mustapha, hey! Mustapha
Mustapha Ibrahim, Mustapha Ibrahim, hey!
Allah-i, Allah-i, Allah-i,
Ibra-Ibra-Ibrahim, yeah!
Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Ibrahim,
Allah Allah Allah-i hey!
Mustapha Mustapha - Allah-i na stolei
Mustapha Mustapha - Achtar es na sholei
Mustapha Mustapha - Mochamut dei ya low eshelei
Mustapha Mustapha - ai ai ai ai ahelei
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Ist avil ahiln avil ahiln adhim Mustapha,
Salaam Aleikum!
Mustapha Ibrahim, Mustapha Ibrahim
Allah, Allah, Allah will pray for you.
Mustapha Ibrahim, achbar ish navin
Allah, Allah, Allah will pray for you.
Mustapha, Mustapha
Mustapha Ibrahim, Mustapha Ibrahim, hey!
Allah-i, Allah-i, Allah-i,
Ibra-Ibra-Ibrahim, yeah!
Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Ibrahim,
Allah Allah Allah-i hey!
Mustapha Mustapha
Mustapha Mustapha
Mustapha Mustapha
Mustapha Mustapha
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Vontap ist ahiln avil ahiln adhim Mustapha,
Aleikum Salaam hey!
02 Fat Bottomed Girls (04:17)
Are you gonna take me home tonight
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls
You make the rockin' world go round
Hey I was just a skinny lad
Never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my nursery
Left alone with big fat Fanny
She was such a naughty nanny
Heap big woman you made a bad boy out of me
Hey hey!
I've been singing with my band
Across the wire across the land
I seen ev'ry blue eyed floozy on the way
But their beauty and their style
Went kind of smooth after a while
Take me to them dirty ladies every time
Oh won't you take me home tonight?
Oh down beside your red firelight
Oh and you give it all you got
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Hey listen here
Now your mortgages and homes
I got stiffness in the bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still got my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you gonna make a big man out of me
Now get this
Oh you gonna take me home tonight (please)
Oh down beside your red firelight
Oh you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Get on your bikes and ride
Oooh yeah them fat bottomed girls
Fat bottomed girls
Yeah yeah yeah
Fat bottomed girls
Yes yes
03 Jealousy (03:13)
Oh how wrong can you be?
Oh to fall in love
Was my very first mistake
How was I to know
I was far too much in love too see?
Oh jealousy look at me now
Jealousy you got me somehow
You gave me no warning
Took me by surprise
Jealousy you led me on
You couldn't lose you couldn't fail
You had suspicion on my trail
How how how all my jealousy
I wasn't man enough to let you hurt my pride
Now I'm only left with my own jealousy
Oh how strong can you be
With matters of the heart?
Life is much too short
To while away with tears
If only you could see
Just what you do to me
Oh jealousy you tripped me up
Jealousy you brought me down
You bring me sorrow you cause me pain
Jealousy when will you let go?
Gotta hold of my possessive mind
Turned me into a jealous guy
How how how all my jealousy
I wasn't mad enough to let you hurt my pride
Now I'm only left with my own jealousy
But now it matters not
If I should live or die
'Cause I'm only left with my own jealousy
04 Bicycle Race (03:03)
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls
They'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race
You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate for
Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
05 If You Can't Beat Them (04:15)
Keep your chin up when you're feelin' lonely
Don't let them get you down
Ain't no use in your sitting all alone
Hangin' around for someone to call
Ooh they won't come knocking at all
Don't run and hide
Even if it hurts you inside
So I said
Give as good as you get
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
You'd better do it
'Cause it makes you feel good
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
You're never gonna help yourself
Come on
Get up
You're feelin' good
Keep your fingers off my money
Don't try and pull me down
You're takin' me out to wine and dine me
Tryin' to wind me 'round and around
Invite me to your little contract Ha! Ha!
Rumour has it that you could play dirty
I'll tell you what I'll do about that
I'm playing at the wrong game yeah!
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
You'd better do it
'Cause it makes you feel good
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
You're never gonna help yourself
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
You'd better do it
'Cause it makes you feel good
If you can't beat 'em,join 'em
It's everyone for themselves
Move on out
06 Let Me Entertain You (03:02)
Hey - it's a sellout
Hey - let me welcome you ladies and gentlemen
I would like to say hello
Are you ready for some entertainment?
Are you ready for a show?
Gonna rock you gonna roll you
Get you dancing in the aisles
Jazz you razzmatazz you
With a little bit of style
C'mon let me entertain you let me entertain you
Let me entertain you let me entertain you
I've come here to sell you my body
I can show you some good merchandise
I'll pull you and I'll pill you
I'll Cruela-de-ville you
And to thrill you I'll use any device
We'll give you crazy performance
We'll give you grounds for divorce
We'll give you piece de resistance
And a tour de force of course
We found the right location
Got a lot of pretty lights
The sound and amplification listen
Hey if you need a fix if you want a high
Stickells see to that
With Electra and EMI
We'll show you where it's at
So c'mon
Let me entertain you let me entertain you
Let me entertain you let me entertain you
Just take a look at the menu
We give you rock a la carte
We'll breakfast at Tiffany's
We'll sing to you in Japanese
We're only here to entertain you
If you want to see some action
You get nothing but the best
The S and M attraction
We've got the pleasure chest
Chicago down to New Orleans
We get you on the line
If you dig the New York scene
We'll have a son of a bitch of a time
C'mon
Let me entertain let me entertain
Let me entertain you tonight
Hey where's my backstage pass
That was great
What an outrageous costume
Hey that Brian May is outa sight man
Not many not many
I've always wanted to be a groupie
09 Dreamer's Ball (03:30)
Oh I used to be your baby
Used to be your pride and joy
You used to take me dancing
Just like any other boy
But now you've found another partner
And left me like a broken toy
Oh it's someone else you're takin'
Someone else you're playin' to
Honey though I'm aching
Know just what I have to do
If I can't have you when I'm wakin'
I'll go to sleep and dream I'm with you
Oh take me take me take me
To the dreamer's ball
I'll be right on time and I'll dress so fine
You're gonna love me when you see me
I won't have to worry
Take me take me
Promise not to wake me 'till it's morning
It's all been true
What you say about that hey honey?
You gonna take me to that dreamer's ball?
I'd like that
Right on down forty-second street
Way down down town dreamer's town
Oh take me take me take me
I'm your plaything now
You make my life worthwhile with the slightest smile
Or destroy me with a barely perceptible whisper
Gently take me remember I'll be dreamin' of my baby
At the dreamer's ball
Take me hold me
Remember what you told me
You'd meet me at the dreamer's ball
I'll meet you at the dreamer's ball
10 Fun It (03:29)
Ev'rybody in the mornin'
Should do a good turn all right
Ev'rybody in the night time
Should have a good time all night
Now we got a movement
Don't shun it fun it
Can't you see now you're movin' free?
Get some fun join our dynasty
Can't you tell when we get it down?
You're the one you're the best in town
Hey ev'rybody ev'rybody gonna have a good time tonight
Just shakin' the soles of your feet
Ev'rybody ev'rybody gonna have a good time tonight
That's the only soul you'll ever meet
They say that movin' the body's right it's all right
That's the only one part of bein' alive all right all right
Groove on out groove on up OK
Do your thing do your thing your way
Get your kicks get you tricks with me
Get up and dance honey fun's for free
Hey ev'rybody ev'rybody gonna have a good time tonight
Just shakin' the soles of your feet
Ev'rybody gonna have a good time tonight time tonight
time tonight
That's the only soul you'll ever meet
Don't shun it fun it
Don't shun it fun it
Don't shun it fun it
12 Don't Stop Me Now (03:29)
Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive
And the world turning inside out, yeah
And floating around in ecstasy, so
Don't stop me now
Don't stop me
'Cuz I'm having a good time, having a good time
I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go, go, go
There's no stopping me
I'm burning through the sky, yeah
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm a traveling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you
(Don't stop me now) I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball
(Don't stop me now) if you wanna have a good time just give me a call
(Don't stop me now) 'Cuz I'm havin' a good time
(Don't stop me now) Yes, I'm havin' a good time
I don't want to stop at all
I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite, I'm out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, explode
I'm burning through the sky, yeah
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm traveling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you
Don't stop me, don't stop me
Don't stop me, hey hey hey!
Don't stop me, don't stop me
Oh, ooh, ooh, (I like it)
Don't stop me, don't stop me
Have a good time, good time
Don't stop me, don't stop me
I'm burning through the sky, yeah
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm traveling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you
(Don't stop me now) I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball
(Don't stop me now) if you wanna have a good time just give me a call
(Don't stop me now) 'Cuz I'm havin' a good time
(Don't stop me now) Yes, I'm havin' a good time
I don't want to stop at all
13 More of That Jazz (04:16)
If you're feelin' tired and lonely
Uninspired and lonely
If you're thinkin' how the days seem long
All you're given
Is what you've been given
A thousand times before
Just more more
More of that jazz
More no more of that jazz
Give me no more
No more of that jazz
Only football gives us thrills
Rock'n'roll just pays the bills
Only our team is the real team
Bring out the dogs get on your feet
Lay on the floor
Can't help thinkin' I've heard that line before
Just more more
More of that jazz
More no more of that jazz
Give me no more
No more of that jazz
Oh no matter
Fool got no business hanging round and tellin' lies
Bicycle races are coming your way
If you can't beat 'em join them
Fun it
Oh you're gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
No more no more no more
Of that jazz
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Altre recensioni
Di led&zep
"Jazz è sicuramente il mio album preferito, perché rispecchia i Queen nel momento di massimo splendore esecutivo."
"Don’t Stop Me Now, brano famosissimo con un Freddie strepitoso al canto e un May che lo supporta alla grande."
Di Walterstarman
Jazz? Jazz? Jazz? Ma come? No, cari lettori! Sono solo fandonie. Questo è rock!
Let me entertrain you è uno di quei brani da mettere a 2000 Watt per spaccare tutto!
