• Voto:
Benzo 24 nel suo commento alla recensione del live dei Talking "The name of this band is Talking Heads" afferma che 'Stop Making Sense' sia un disco inutile; beh mi sono trovato un pò sconcertato da questa definizione in quanto lo ritengo una delle più grandi esibizioni dal vivo mai pubblicate oltre che, un capitolo essenziale nella discografia delle Teste Parlanti.
Forse però io commetto un errore, perchè ogni volta che penso a questo disco penso anche al Film/Concerto realizzato dal grande Jonathan Demme (mica Carlo Vanzina) a supporto della performance degli artisti nel 1984. Il concerto in questione potrebbe essere apprezzato da qualsiasi amante della musica ma anche dai sostenitori del teatro dell'assurdo.
"Assurda" nessuna parola potrebbe riassumere meglio questa esibizione; difatti in un'ora e mezza Byrne e soci portano scompiglio (e puro genio) sul palco degni eredi del miglior Beckett. Dall'ingresso "uno ad uno" sulla piattaforma (è limitativo parlare di palco) allo sfondo in perenne in movimento con immagini che cambiavano continuamente, dalle corse agli eccentrici balletti fino alla conclusiva e immortale performance di David rinchiuso in una giacca di almeno 4 taglie più grandi.
Ma giustamente bisogna parlare del disco e ragazzi, mi sono appena accorto di non aver fatto alcun errore nel mettere il massimo come voto perchè tralasciando l'aspetto video, il risultato è comunque selvaggio, ipnotico e incontenibile. Difatti il maggior pregio della band è prendere i loro pezzi metterli dentro un frullatore e poi ricavarne qualcosa di diverso, eccentrico e animalesco. Si inizia da una "Psycho Trhiller" con il solo Byrne alla chitarra ed un "radio" (tipicamente anni "80") ad accompagnarlo poi via via fanno il loro ingresso tutti i musicisti: Tina Waymouth, Chris Franz, Jerry Harrison e 5 straordinari artisti di colore che danno un tocco (e che tocco) di etnicità. Si và da una "Slippery People" mai così ritmata e tesa con qulle urle finali da brividi ad una "Burning Down The House" scatenata così come tutti i pezzi dell'ultimo album: quello "Speaking in tongues" così ingiustamente maltrattato da molti.
La commozione fà capolino durante "Naive Melody" triste melodia resa benissimo dalla voce da extraterrestre del leader del gruppo. Vengono spolverati vecchi classici ("Once in a lifetime" e "Life during wartime" su tutti) ma c'è un momento, essattamente alla traccia 15 che mi ha lasciato senza fiato: "Take me to the river "; "Ma che diavolo è ?" mi sono chiesto al primo ascolto.
La canzone contenuta nello splendido "More songs about buildings and food" è una cover di Al Green; trattenuta e di una calma disarmante sul disco del 1978, qui diventa una danza tribale senza freni con l'intero gruppo all'apice della perfomance guidati da un Byrne che alterna un canto travolgente a deliziosi urletti isterici. Si conclude con "Cross-Eyed and painless" che riporta un pò di calma ma non smette di farci ballare e sognare, poi tutti a casa.
Caro Benzo 24 ti invito sinceramente a riascoltare 'Stop Making Sense' perchè io lo trovo qualcosa di diverso di un semplice disco, ma un'esperienza di trasgressione, di alienazione e per citare i "Pere Ubu" una moderna danza per l'apocalisse (musicale s'intende).
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01 Psycho Killer (04:28)
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep, cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Chorus:
Psycho killer, qu' est-ce que c'est? (Kest-ke-say)
Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Far Better
Run Run Run Run Run Run awaaaaaaaaay
oh oh oh ahhh aye-yi-yi-yi-yi
You start a conversation you can't even finish it
You're talkin' a lot but you're not sayin' anything
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
Say something once, why say it again?
Chorus x2
Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant, mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire okaaaayyy
yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya-ya
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Chorus
02 Swamp (04:28)
now let me tell you a story
the devil, he has a plan
bag of bones in his pocket, get anything you want
no dust, no rocks
the whole thing is over all those beauties, in solid motion
all those beauties they're gonna swallow you up
lets go
hi (x13)
one time too many, too far to go
i--we've come to take you home whoo hoo
when they split those atoms, its hotter than the sun
blood is a special substance, they gonna pray for that man
so wake up, young lovers,
the whole thing is over
watch out, touch monkeys
all that blood
they're gonna swallow you whole
lets go
hi (x13)
so soft, hard feeling, no tricks, lets go
i--we've come to take you home whoo hoo
how many people do you think i am
pretend I am somebody else
you can pretend i'm a old millionare, a millionare washin' his hands
rattle the bones of dreams that stick out
a medical chart on the wall,
soft violins, hands touch your throat
everyone wants to explode
when your hands get dirty, no body knows you at all
don't have a window to slip out of
lights on no body home
click click, see ya later
beta beta, and no time to rest
picka picka, risky business
all that blood will never cover that mess
lets go
hi (x13)
once more
hi (x13)
03 Slippery People (04:13)
What about the time you were rollin' over
Fell on your face, you must be having fun
Walk lightly! Think of a time. You best believe this thing is real
Put away that gun, this part is simple
Try to recognize what is in your mind
God help us, help us loose our minds
these slippery people
Help us understand
Whats the matter with him?
He's alright
How do you know?
The Lord won't mind
Don't play no games
He's alright love from the bottom to the top
Turn like a wheel
He's alright
See for your self
The lord won't mind
We're gonna move
right now turn like a wheel inside a wheel
I remember when, sittin' in the tub
Pulled out the plug, the water was runnin' out
cool down, stop actin' crazy
they're gonna leave, and we'll be on our own
seven times five
they were living creatures
watch them come to life, right before your eyes
back slidin' how do you do?
these slippery people, gonna see you through
Whats the matter with him?
He's alright
How do you know?
The lord won't mind
Don't play no games
He's alright love from the bottom to the top
Turn like a wheel
He's alright
See for your self
The lord won't mind
We're gonna move right now turn like a wheel inside a wheel x3
He's alright
The lord won't mind
He's alright love from the bottom to the top
He's alright
The lord won't mind
right now turn like a wheel inside a wheel
04 Burning Down the House (04:14)
Watch out you might get what you're after
Cool babies strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight wait till the party's over
Hold tight We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
All wet hey you might need a raincoat
Shape down Dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work baby what did you except
Gonna burst into flame
My house S'out of the ordinary
That's right Don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into your TV set
Fighting fire with fire..
05 Girlfriend Is Better (05:07)
I...who took the money?
Who took the money away?
I...it's always showtime
Here at the edge of the stage
I, I, I, wake up and wonder
What was the place, what was the name?
We wanna wait, but here we go again...
I...takes over slowly
But doesn't last very long
I...no need to worry
Everything's under control
O-U-T but no hard feelings
What do you know? Take you away
We're being taken for a ride again
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She has the smoke in her eyes
She's moving up, going right through my heart
She's gonna give me surprise
I think it's right, better than this
I think you can if you like
I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
And nothing is better than that
Down, down in the basement
We hear the sound of machines
I...I'm driving in circles
Come to my senses sometime
Why, why, why? Why start it over?
Nothing was lost, everything's free
I don't care how impossible it seems
Somebody calls you, but you cannot hear
Get closer to be far away
Only one look and that's all that it takes
Maybe that's all that we need
All that it takes, I'll bet it's right
All it takes, if it's right
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She goes wherever she likes
(There she goes)
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Now everybody's getting involved
She's moving up, going right through my heart
We might not never get caught
Going right through, try to stay cool
Goin' through, stayin' cool
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Nothing is better than you
I got a girlfriend that's better than this
But you don't remember at all
As we get older and stop making sense
You won't find her waiting long
Stop making sense, stop making sense
Stop making sense, making sense
I got a girlfriend, she's better than that
And nothing is better than this
(Is it?)
06 Once in a Lifetime (05:34)
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself: Well...How did I get here?
Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime; water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime; water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
Water dissolving...and water removing
Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones; there is water underground
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a life time water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Look at where my hand was
time isn't holding us, time isn't after us
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
letting the days go by(x3)
once in a lifetime
letting the days go by(x3)
once in a lifetime
09 Take Me to the River (05:59)
I don't know why I love her like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know can you'll tell me
I really love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
take me to the river, dip me in the water
wash your feet out x3
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things we could have had
Love is an ocean that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I would regret
I wanna know can you'll tell me
I really love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't, till i can't, till i can't
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the trouble you put me through
Sixteen candles blown on my wall
here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know can you'll tell me
I really love to stay
Take me to the river,drop me in the water
Dip me in the water , drop me to the river
dip me in the water
drop me in the river
push me in the water
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