Per i cultori dell'hardcore i Suicidal Tendencies si erano venduti molto tempo prima del 1999, anno di uscita di 'Freedumb'. Chi ha una mentalità più aperta non esiterà a scorgere la loro evoluzione, il sound sapientemente raffinato nei sedici anni che distanziano l'omonimo 'Suicidal Tendencies', senza mai perdere quella grinta che li aveva caratterizzati fin dal lontano 1983.
Il disco è fluido, c'è una sostanziale coerenza nelle tracce (eccezion fatta per l'ultimo brano, Heaven, il quale rimane comunque in tema se non col resto delle canzoni almeno col nome del gruppo), il che non significa che 'Freedumb' sia un unica canzone riprodotta col copia-incolla per 14 volte di fila, cambiando soltanto i titoli. In primis la batteria non è mai uguale, non sono due bacchette frullate sui rullanti mentre il piede convulso del drummer si consuma a pestare la grancassa. Niente di tutto questo. Il basso emerge e si distingue dalla chitarra; in molte canzoni abbiamo due voci che si sovrappongono: i Suicidal Tendencies hanno fatto in modo che il sound non fosse piatto, riuscendoci alla perfezione.
'Freedumb' è potenza e volontà insieme, è il frutto di una crescita non solo musicale dei Suicidal Tendencies. Il nome del gruppo a questo punto non rende loro più giustizia: non c'è più il desiderio di morire, la tendenza suicida dell'inizio carriera. La musica non è più un lugubre lasciarsi andare, un lento, doloroso requiem.
"When I don't know what to think
Then I don't know what to say
When I don't know what to do
I still do it anyway
So if I sound confused
You're listening all wrong
I take it piece by piece
And I cut what gets too long"
(dal brano "Half Way Up My Head")
I Suicidal Tendencies hanno deciso di esserci, si rendono presenti in una scena alla quale sentono ancora di appartenere. Una scena musicale, quella HC ("We Are Family"), con tutte le tematiche ad essa inerenti (il disagio espresso nelle parole di "Naked"). Ma non solo. I ST si rivolgono a tutta l'America, tutto il mondo occidentale nella title track, consci dell'assenza di libertà del loro paese: "Peace through politics - is a fallacy that does not exist [… ] Where's your freedom?"
Scream out: questo è il modo in cui i Suicidal Tendencies hanno deciso di lottare. Vi sembra un modo stupido? Ascoltate quest'album, quando vi svegliate o quando siete imbottigliati nel traffico mattutino mentre andate in uffico. Vi farà sentire subito meglio.
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Freedumb (02:52)
[Muir, Paul, Pleasants, Clark]
Peace through politics - is a fallacy that does not exist
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom
Where's your freedom? We got your freedumb
Get your freedom, I got your freedom
Truth is hard sell but I know what goes over well
Lies and cheap and free so the profit margin works
exceptionally
Where's your freedumb I got your freedom
Get your freedumb we got your freedom
03 Scream Out (02:29)
[Muir] Pressures charging try to stall - Pound my head against the wall I've been feelings this for way to long I've been fighting this for way too long Something's bout to happen - get out of my way Something's better happen - get out of my way [Chorus:] Scream and shout - let it out Rip it out - Scream and shout Scream and shout - let it out Break it out - Scream and out Scream out <i>[5X's] Hypnotized, Analyzed - A sorry attempt to sanitize When I've been feelings this for way too long When I've been fighting this for way too long I guess I'll do it my way - your's don't work I'm left to do it my way - your's don't work [Chorus]
05 Cyco Vision (01:49)
You tell me what I want to hear
I hear it all with my ears
But that won't do me any use
So I use my eyes to see the truth
I've got cyco vision
I use cyco vision
I see cyco vision
I've got cyco vision
It doesn't matter what you say (bullshit)
It only matters what you do (no shit)
You cannot take the easy way with me
'Cause I've got cyco vision
You put a smile on your face
To try and hide behind your lies
But that just magnifies the pain in your soul
I see with my cyco vision
I've got cyco vision
I use cyco vision
I see cyco vision
I've got cyco vision
When you think with all your might (you change)
Right to wrong and wrong to right (don't change)
07 Naked (03:56)
[Muir]
I'm harmless won't you help me
I'm sickness only you can heal me
I promise that I always be there
I'm naked under my clothes
I'm feeling naked
I feel naked
My heart's bleeding why don't you help me
I'm screaming but still nobody hears
Helpless and naked
Helpless and naked
Helpless and naked
Naked, naked, naked, I'm naked
I'm harmless till I hate you
I'm tasteless that's why I'm with you
I'm sensless even on payday
I'm naked under my clothes
You saw me naked, you saw me naked
I'm saddned by all my failures
It's a good thing
I real good things I don't try
I miss you whenever I'm with you
Cause I thought that,
I thought that you were someone else
I saw you naked,
I saw you naked,
I saw you naked,
Naked under our clothes
We're all naked under our clothes
08 Hippie Killer (03:09)
You're not educated you're just regulated
You're not educated you're just regulated
So if you're tired of getting pissed on
Until you get yourself our system
We don't need your help no way we're OK
Anarchy for me, fascism for you
anarchy for me, means fascism for you
We don't need no rules anarchy
Suicidal punx
We don't need no rules no way
Wedon't need no rule no way, we're OK
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers
No drugs smoke or drink
Hippies suck that's what I think politicians
I don't buy it
Try to contain us, we're gonna riot
The original hippie killers
You're not regulated
You're just not educated
You're not regulated
You're just not educated
So if you're tired of getting pissed on
You better get yourself our system
We don't no rules no way we're OK
We don't need no rules no way
We don't need your rules no way, anarchy
We're the original hippie killers
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers
No pills, trips or hipie weed
Suicidal's all that I need
Truth, respect and lots of pride
in us they live, in you they died
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers
We're hippie killers, anarchy for me
We're hippie killers, fascism for you
We're hippie killers, anarchy for me
We're hippie killers, fascism for you
We don't need no rules no way !
Anarchy suicidal style
10 Get Sick (02:57)
[Muit, Pleasants, Clark]
I hurt myself so I can heal myself
I wanna get sick
I hate myself so I can love myself
I wanna get sick
I, I wanna release, I wanna get ill,
I wanna get sick
I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill
I wanna get sick
I feel my best when I am at worst
I wanna get sick
I fight myself to make peace with myself
I wanna get sick
I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill
I wanna get sick
Sick sick sick bbb get sick, ya get sick
I confuse myself to understand myself
I wanna get sick
I punish myself to replenish myself
I wanna get sick
I, I wanna release, I wanna get ill,
I wanna get sick
I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill
I wanna get sick
Get sick get sick get sick
11 We Are Family (02:54)
[Muir, Clark]
S. T.
S. T.
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
S. T. Suicidal and proud! We are family!
Suicidal and proud we are family
We are family with all the love you could ever need
We don't judge you from the color of your skin
We judge you from what's within
Sui sui sui Suicidal
S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T Suicidal we are family
We are a family brothers and sisters
that are proud to be committed to one and all
United we will never fall cause we are a family
We are a family!
Sui sui sui Suicidal
S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T Suicidal we are family
Original from the westside, S.M. and Venice
Now we're grown to be a worlwide menace
Say what we want cause I know how to back it up
A cyco like me just straight don't give a fuck
and in case you might not know
I'm insane suicidal
Rolling hard with notarious family
We're as bad we want to be
Cause in my life there's only one guarentee
That suicidal I always be
And further more you don't want to forget
We don't take no shit !
We are family
Everyone that's a down sui
We like it hard and loud
And we are always down and proud
Sui sui sui Suicidal
S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T S.T Suicidal we are family
S.T
Suicidal and proud
Suicidal and proud
We are family !
13 Gaigan Go Home (01:57)
[Muir, Wackerman]
Teach me and I'll teach you
If you need a hand I'll give you two
Respect me and I'll respect you
Disrespect me and I will destroy you
Gaigan kaera
Gaigan go home
Don't come back
Don't come back
Hope for the best expect the worst
This life it ain't no curse
Respect me and I'll respect you
Challenge me and I will destroy you
Gaigan go home
Don't come back
Don't come back if you ain't suicidal
Gaigan go home
watch what you say watch what you do
Cause I can give it back times ten to you
You challenge me so I will destroy you
Gaigan kaere
Gaigan go home
Gaigan kaera
14 Heaven (04:13)
[Muir, Clark]
I'm so excited today I'm gonna die
But I'm going to heaven so there's no reason to cry
God says he loves me and I love him too
Yes I have struggled, but but now suffering's through
I don't want you to cry
I just wanna say
I'm so excited today I'm gonna die
But I'll live forever so it's not really goodbye
God has a plan for me and a plan for you
So there's no reason to cry
There's no reason to cry
Cause I'm going to heaven
I'm going to heaven
Yes I'm going to heaven
I'm going to heaven
Over head such a shinning light
As playful angels hover in flight
In the blindingly brilliant pure white
A sensation so peacefully
My soul rises separates from my body
The pearly gates I can now clearly see
I've gone to heaven
Hallelujah
I'm so excited again I'll never die
I'm up heaven so there's no reason to cry
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