Finalmente esce in cd il capolavoro assoluto dei Talking Heads, il disco live che racchiude l'essenza dei loro primi quattro lavori, dalla lucida pazzia di 77 all'epica psichedelia di Remain In Light.
The Name Of... contiene il meglio di questo leggendario gruppo, ed era un vero peccato che questo lavoro fosse diventato pressoché introvabile.
Diciamo subito che questa nuova veste è molto appetibile, ci sono ben 15 tracce in più rispetto al disco originale!
E' un vero piacere ascoltare queste canzoni, questi classici, e rendersi conto di quanto è geniale il modo di cantare di Byrne e di quanto è profonda la sua arte.
Personalmente considero questo disco come uno dei migliori live della storia del rock, e non solo per com'è suonato, ma anche perché è la più chiara testimonianza dell'evoluzione del suono che la band aveva sviluppato in quegli anni.
Il disco segue cronologicamente questo progresso, nel primo cd si ritrova l'incredibile suono tra lo psicopatico e la logica ferrea della matematica dei primi due lavori per arrivare a quell'inquietante atmosfera che costituiva l'ossatura di Fear Of Music.
Il secondo cd invece inizia con la classica "Psycho Killer" (presente anche nel primo) ma si capisce subito che tutto è cambiato, la formazione non è più quella basilare, nella line-up ci sono anche Belew, Nona Hendrix, e tutti quei musicisti che aiutarono Byrne a realizzare il viaggio più incredibile della sua carriera che si concluse con quel terremoto sonoro di Remain In Light che ridefiniva tutti i confini e i generi musicali.
Ascoltare questo disco è un esperienza emozionante e gratificante.
Per chi non lo avesse mai ascoltato, un consiglio: prendetelo subito non lasciatevelo scappare, compratevi questo disco, v'insegnerà tante cose sulla magnificenza del rock'n'roll!!
Elenco tracce testi samples e video
04 Pulled Up (04:06)
Mommy, Daddy, come and look at me now
I'm a big man in a great big town
Years ago who would believe it's true
Goes to show what a little faith can do
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I slipped, and I got pulled,
Pulled up, I slipped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up pull me up pull me up...
Pulled me up up up up up up up up
I drift away to another land
Sleeping dreaming such a simple thing
I think of things that I might be
I see my name go down in history
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up
I slipped, and I got pulled,
pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I tripped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I slipped, and then you pulled
you pulled me up! Pulled me up up, Pulled me up...
Pulled me up up up up up up up up
I got up
'cause you pulled me up
I stood up
'cause you pulled me up
I got up
And that was because you pulled me up
I got up
In a little while you pulled me up
Pull me up up up up, up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
I cast a shadow on the living-room wall
Dark and savage with a profile so sharp
Keep that wonderful food on the table
There's really no hurry I'll eat in a while
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled Up, I slipped,
And then you pulled, you pulled me up!
Pull me up...Pull me up...Watch out!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
05 Psycho Killer (05:31)
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
06 Artists Only (03:50)
I'm painting, I'm painting again
I'm painting, I'm painting again
I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning again
I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning my brain
Pretty soon now I will be bitter
Pretty soon now will be a quitter
Pretty soon now I will be bitter
You can't see it 'til it's finished
I don't have to prove...that I am creative!
I don't have to prove...that I am creative!
All my pictures are confused
And now I'm going to take me to you
07 Stay Hungry (03:54)
I think that we can signify our love now
Ooh girl, you can initiate an impulse of love
Stay hungry, stay hungry, stay hungry
Move a muscle, move a muscle, move a muscle
Make a motion, make a motion, make a motion
Pull it tighter, pull it tighter, pull it tighter
Double beatin', double beatin', double beatin'
Double beatin', double beatin', double beatin'
Palpitation, palpitation, palpitation
Stay hungry, stay hungry, stay hungry
Here's that rhythm again
Here's my shoulder blade
Here's the sound I made
Here's the picture I saved
Here I am
08 Air (04:13)
Air...Air
Hit me in the face
I run faster
Faster into the air
(I say to myself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people never had experience with...
Air...Air
It can break your heart
So remember when the weather gets rough
(You'll say to yourself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people don't know shit about the...
Air...
10 Memories Can't Wait (03:52)
Do you remember anyone here?
No you don't remember
anything at all
I'm sleeping, I'm flat on my back
Never woke up, had no regrets
There's a party in my mind
And it never stops
There's a party up there all the time
They'll party till they drop
Other people can go home
Other peoplle they can split
I'll be here all the time
I can never quit
Take a walk through the land of shadows
Take a walk through the peaceful meadows
Try not to look so disappointed
It isn't what you hoped for, is it?
There's a party in my mind
And I hope it never stops
I'm stuck here in this seat
I might not stand up
Other people can go home
Everyone else will split
I'll be here all the time
I can never quit
Everything is very quiet
Everyone has gone to sleep
I'm wide awake on memories
These memories can't wait.
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