"Billy", terzo album dei Samiam, punto di svolta per la band.
Prima era punk-rock californiano, vicino tanto ai Jawbreaker quanto ai Texas Is The Reason, persino ai Green Day prima che si spappolassero il cervello davanti a Mtv. Poi verranno major e relative disfatte, addii di membri storici e altri album più patinati. Ma questo.
Questo ha la tensione di un album dei Fugazi e il tiro degli Hüsker Du. Ha la melodia dell'emocore prima che qualcuno lo inventasse, e nel suono delle chitarre un pizzico di psichedelia. Ha corde vocali così disperatamente soul che ricordano Greg Dulli. Ha un'urgenza espressiva che si manifesta in ogni traccia, a partire dalla prima, magnifica Don't Break Me.
È una perla grezza datata 1992, ma che vale la pena riscoprire.
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03 Head Trap (03:57)
have you ever tried to get away
when every move you make is restrained
trying to balance what you want with what's expected of you
can't overlook the consequences due to your new circumstances
my thoughts are mine to a point til i feel inclined to be you
wouldn't you like to be alone
wouldn't you rather stay at home
wouldn't it be nice to wake up free
without any sense of responsibility
do you ever get tired of the same old place
and seeing that same old face
you need to find some place to go
and leave your whereabouts unknown
09 Conditions (05:09)
if i could be anywhere and feel at home and be without anyone without feeling alone and do anything knowing it's all right i'll keep you in mind don't want to spend my time looking ahead or back it keeps me busy just wondering where the hell i'm at i don't want to talk because i don't want to argue it'll just confuse me anyway i've got my reasons for not being understanding and saying all the fucked up things i say i've been holding back the motion in my mimd for so long i can't always tell when something has gone wrong if things get simple now i'd probably lose my mind little girl you're so afraid no matter what i say you don't believe me
11 Homeboy (02:12)
I can't get up because if I do
I'll just be staring at the wally
I'll take a long look around me
and forget what I got up for
breakfast being the only thing
that gets me out of bed
my stomach screams and to the floor I fall
gluey eyed I stumble through my room and down the hall
at least I can scratch my balls
Cocoa Crispies calling my name and crackling in my head
my pipes are getting rusty
my brain smells more like cheese
I think I'll watch some t.v. or spin a record instead
Cheers Love Connection or something like the Dating Game
13 At the Bottom (07:17)
i've got a piece of you all that you don't like to see i know you so well i'm not surprised when you lie to me and i'm no good because i'm what i want to be i'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree i think i've found another waste of time and what you can't stand is that it is mine it beats you black and blue
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