Abbandonati i Sepultura dopo mesi di dissapori e contrasti, Max Cavalera decide di proseguire la sua carriera con i Soulfly, un nome evocativo, quasi una sorta di liberazione dopo il periodo di sofferenze patite con gli ex compagni di “tribù”. Max ha le idee chiare su quale sia la strada da seguire e lo dimostra subito: affascinato dal sound plasmato dai Korn e dalle nuove leve americane (Deftones, System Of A Down, Limp Bizkit), produce il disco omonimo, uscito nel 1998.
Il cd è di ottima fattura, racchiudendo tutte le influenze del suo passato musicale ed allo stesso tempo si apre alle nuove sonorità in voga negli U.S.A. in quegli anni.
Intendiamoci, non è un disco epocale, ma è quantomeno onesto. In questo disco c’è tutta la rabbia di Max Cavalera; suoni grezzi, diretti e scarni, brani violenti e potentissimi, inserimenti percussivi e tribali, ormai divenuti marchio di fabbrica della musica del brasiliano. Il fascino per i Korn ed il nascente suono nu-metal è evidente, ma questo è un disco che brilla di luce propria grazie allo spirito da cui è animato. Peccato che non si possa dire anche questo del successivo “Primitive”.
Elenco tracce testi samples e video
01 Eye for an Eye (03:34)
I am what I create
Believing in my fate
Integrity is my name
All that I am doing
Can never be ruined
My song remains insane
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye, For An Eye, For An Eye
Fuck
Got to watch my back
Got to let my heart
Believe one day I'll fly...
To reunite the tribe
To find a better way
Fucking envy changes everything
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye, For An Eye, For An Eye
I hit the bottom
You don't understand
Pain...hate...pain...
To be born again
Arise again
I believe is the only way...
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye For An Eye, For An Eye, For An Eye
02 No Hope = No Fear (04:35)
Whoever told ya you can never be free
Whoever told ya you can't seek out that dream
Whoever told ya you can never be free
Whoever told you that is your enemy you see...
My life is mine, my right is mine
Cause it's my life, you see, not your life
My life is mine, my right is mine
Sometimes you have to lose your mind...
No Hope = No Fear
I won't wait for the next life
The time is now, the time is right
Follow my heart, I'll get through
If you're not now, you never were
So lose yourself to find yourself
Don't need to act like nobody else
Sometimes it feels as if the road is blocked
I'll find a way, I'll move those rocks
Freedom!
03 Bleed (04:06)
Soulfly feat. Fred Durst
What goes around comes around
You better realize
You kill life, you kill life
Why??? Why???
I see your eyes, I see your lies
I see you hide, inside...
What goes around comes around
Now it's your time
How long can you lie???
How long can you hide???
How long can you live with your soulbleed???
How long can you live with your soul...
Bleed Bleed Bleed Bleed Bleed Bleed
What goes around comes around
No more lies
You kill life, you kill life
Why??? Why???
I see a mother cry
I see a brother cry
Bring it on
Bring it
I'll make you bleed and you're bleeding now
Muthafucka
I got my pride and that's all I need
I'll make you bleed with another blow without the radio
Don't take advantage of this process
You might have to digest a blade made for your ass to fade
I'm living on instinct
Never think when I'm rushin bones crushin
When I put your sorry ass in a package
You piece of shit sealed and delivered from a savage
And now you sweat because you're goin down
You envious clown fuckin bleed
04 Tribe (06:02)
Zumbi e o senhor das guerras
Zumbi e o senhor das demandas
Quando Zumbi chega
E Zumbi quem manda
*Zumbi e o senhor das guerras
Zumbi e o senhor das demandas
Quando Zumbi chega
E Zumbi quem manda
*Zumbi e o senhor das guerras
Zumbi e o senhor das demandas
Quando Zumbi chega
E Zumbi quem manda
Your tribe - Our tribe
Your life - Our life
Your tribe - Our tribe
Your life - Our life
Your tribe - Our tribe
Your life - Our life
Your God - Our God
Your tribe - Our tribe
Tribe
Your tribe - Our tribe
Your God - Our God
Your tribe - Our tribe
Your tribe - my tribe
*Hear the drums... they come from the sea
Bring the tribal spirit on me
Cause my pride and my roots I believe
No, this tribe you can*t take it from me*
Apalai Apiaca Arara Botocudo
Goitaka Guarany Yamamadi Ypixuna
Maori Aboriginal Zulu Banshee
Mohican Masai Hopi Panga
Omai Asaro Xingu Buli
Guaikuru Tukano Tupinamba Karo
Kaiapo...
05 Bumba (03:59)
We tha land of carnival and murder
Bring tha drums and the sounding of thunder
Oh my people, we got to get stronger
With the spirit of war in *Quilombos*
Jungle people jungle
Never underestimate our power
Jungle people jungle
Never underestimate our power
Bring our roots, we're under the sun
From in the jungle and from the slums
Our freedom we bring with this song
Never forget where you came from!
Bumba! Bumba!
*Oxossi* - open my way
I'm gonna tell the world what you say...
I know *God* - making me a way
We pray, we pray, we pray everyday...
*Ele e caboclo, ele e flecheiro - Bumba na calunga (he is land's owner, He is Archer)
E matador de feiticeiro - Bumba na calunga (he is killer and witch)
Ele vai firmar seu ponto - Bumba na calunga (he will assure his point)
E vai firmar na angola (he will assure in angola)
Bumba na calunga e na fe de Oxala (bumba in the calunga and in the faith in oxal�)
Bumba na calunga...* (He is Archer)
(Ponto de coboclo sete flechas / T.E.P.J. da C.)
06 First Commandment (04:29)
Murderer - covered in sangre
Murderer - blood on your shoulders
Karma - how does it feel?
Karma - to take a life
Wailin*- wailin* in vein
Wailin* - you*ll reap what you sow!!
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not kill
Lie to yourself - lie to your friends
Now lay and wait you fucking
Rapist - you*ll have no redemption
Burn - Burn - Burn muthafuckas
*I might just come after you
I just might come after... but you*ll never know...
Broke the first commandment*
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not kill
Thou... face your judgement
07 Bumbklaatt (03:51)
Grow tha fuck up you waste
Can't you see what it takes
To be a real man
Talking shit all your life
No integrity or pride
Fucking mind full of lies
You fake
You waste
You bumbklaatt...
Now I know why
I turn my back on your life
And watch your envy arise
Now it's been so long
Yeah, you still won*t grow up
And you never belong
So fuck you and your friends
I got time for revenge
And you ain't got tomorrow
So fuck you and your friends
Cause they still are the same
And your bullshit remains...
Lyrics: Max C.
Vocals: Max C.
Guitarz: Max C.
Guitarz: Jackson B.
Bazz: Marcello D.
Drumz: Roy M.
Tambores: Jorge Du Peixe / Gilmar Bolla Oito
*You think you all good* by Zyon C.
08 Soulfly (04:48)
*We sat outside the studio at night,
among a few candles,
and closed our eyes for a minute.
After that, we jammed
straight from our hearts.
We didn*t play for ourselves,
but for the ones no longer with us in flesh,
but always with
us in spirit.
God bless.
Until we meet again.
Soul fly... fly free!* - Max C.
09 Umbabarauma (04:11)
UMBABARAUMA
Um, dois, tres, quatro...
Umbabarauma homen gol
Umbabarauma homen gol
Joga bola joga bola jogador
Joga bola quero jogar bola jogador
Pula, pula, cai, levanta, sobe e desce
Corre, chuta, abre espaco, vibra e agradece
Olha que a cidade toda ficou vazia
Nessa tarde bonita pra te ver jogar
Joga bola jogador
Joga bola corocondo
Favela Pelada Favela Palada
Futebol Futebol Futebol Futebol...
"Eis ai a historia de Umbabarauma
Um ponta de lanca Africano
Um ponta de lanca decidido
Umbabarauma"
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Umbabarauma goal man
Umbabarauma goal man
Play ball play ball ball player
Play ball I want to play ball ball player
Jump, jump, fall, get up, go up and get down
Run, kick, find a hole, thrill and give thanks
See how the whole city empties out
On this beautiful afternoon to watch you play
Play ball ball player
Play ball corocondo
Slum Street Soccer Slum Street Soccer
Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer...
"This is the story of Umbabarauma
An African point man
A point man whose mind is made up
Umbabarauma"
10 Quilombo (03:43)
This is a true story of a slaveman
Who fled his people from the white man
So I'll say that he showed me the way
To be brave, brave, don't be afraid
*Zumbi* his name, *Quilombo* his place
Our root you can never erase
*Zumbi* his name, *Quilombo* his place
Our root you can never erase
Thirty thousand Zumbi refugees
Fight the right, the right to be free
Rape the city, the masters of greed
Follow the warrior, the warrior Zumbi
No more no more no more slavery
No more no more no more misery
No more no more no more suffering
Zumbi Zumbi
Blow them away
Here we come, here we come slave drums
Here we come, here we come Quilombo
Time for war in tha land of the sun
I know God will not leave us alone
I know God will never leave us alone
Zumbi Zumbi
Got to be free
Quilombo Quilombo
11 Fire (04:21)
Manananananaue...
Watch me rising
Manananananaue...
Watch me rising
Fire!
Manananananaue...
Watch it, grows it
Manananananaue...
Will never go away!!!
*Rios, pontes e overdrives... (rivers, bridges and overdrives)
Impressionantes estruturas de lama* (huge mud structures)
(Chico Science 1967 - 1997)
12 The Song Remains Insane (03:39)
Live your life
Not the way they taught you
Do what you feel
Survive the jungle
Give me blood
Give me Pain
These scars won't heal
Can you take it (3x)
Motherfucker
What were you thinking
What a wonderful world
You're full of shit
Leave it behind
They don't care if you cry;
All is left is pain
I won't take it (3x)
No
The Song Remains Insane
The song remains insane (x12)
I remain insane
14 Prejudice (06:52)
Shame of all nations
What seeds do we plant in an infant's mind?
Seeds of destruction
And don't you trust their kind?
This hate is deep-rooted, get rid of the weed
Destroying the harvest
Of peace that we need
Prejudice
Shame of all nations
We got to live in the same neighborhood
When you take a man's life it don't mean that you're good
Same blood runs through your veins
Your hate proves youre insane
See a man's face but you can't see his heart
Don't even know him but you tear him apart
Them kind of things, they're just killing off the Earth
Madness, mayhem, we must desert...
Prejudice
Shame of all nations
Breeding hate, don't need no segregation
If dirty people are all I can see
Then in their eyes the same dirt covers me
Take off the blindfold, it's time to enlighten
Come out of the wickedness, step out of the night
One man's agony is another man's joy
For self satisfaction we're prepared to destroy
One man, one earth and one destiny
To kill Satan and give God the glory...
Prejudice
Shame of a nation
Breeding hate, dont cause annihilation
For real...
15 Karmageddon (05:44)
instrumental
Guitarz: Max C.
Guitarz: Jackson B.
Bazz: Marcello D.
Drumz: Roy M.
Percussion: Chuck Johnson
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Altre recensioni
Di thetrooper
“Eye For An Eye è ancora oggi la migliore canzone mai scritta dai Soulfly.”
“L’esordio dei Soulfly rappresenta l’opera Max-ima di Cavalera e della sua formazione sempre in continuo cambiamento.”
Di RussianSpring
Un album che sa di thrash/groove, che sa di NU, che sa di tribale...
La miglior voce growl del panorama estremo, la voce di Max, calda e robusta, ruvida e spigolosa, colma di rabbia e grinta, ma non di cattiveria.