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Among the various paths that have determined the listening habits of many music lovers, the most important has become the fad of reading the top 10 albums of the year charts. All the same in the end, and those that differ are almost embarrassing.
Now let me tell you the story of a boy cherished in the USA, followed by youngsters with a passion for roots and the desert, namely rock and country. In essence, we are talking about Brendan Benson and Ryan Adams. The former releases an album when he feels it's time to stir things up, while the latter releases three albums every year. But as Mike Buongiorno (imitated by the great Fiorello) says: that’s another story! Upon first listening to the album, the verdict can be impartial, deeming it ingratiating or with riffs already heard somewhere else. Well, beware of these characters; at most, they might have the Natalie Imbruglia trilogy. An adorable singer, needless to say! However, it will happen that in a couple of years, desperate and tormented by the usual MTV videos, you will return to albums like this one. It's not a masterpiece, but I’ll say this after having well learned the rhythmic lines of tracks like "Flesh And Bone." "What I'm Looking For" seems like a McCartney-esque track, a rocking little tune, but played by people who know the best records of the '60s and '70s. "Spin It Out" can be the Kinks antidote against the San Remo festival, where they always propose the Matia Bazar without Matia Bazar or the Nomads, a group that has now become a logo like Inps.
Sure, some songs suffer quite a bit on this album, but the song "Cold Hands" portends a better future for this young singer; we are only at the second album, hoping he doesn't sell his soul to the next "savior" of the record industry. Meanwhile, the track The Pledge calls upon Scott Walker, and with the excuse, I ask him if I will ever be able to forget Anna Oxa's voice completely. This boy will probably also be proclaimed a saint by Pope Ratzinger! First test of sainthood: Jack of the White Stripes managed to convince him to create songs together, and working with Jack's character is certainly no game for little girls. Second test: for the miracle he will perform if he manages to create a different album from the last three, all the same, by the White Stripes. I conclude by saying that this album is just an alternative, as the title says, to the mediocrity of many artists older than him.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Spit It Out (03:21)
The yellow sun in the sky whenever you walk
A little white lie written in chalk
The red spot in your eye whenever you talk
Spit it out now
And at the end of the day when you kick back
You give all new meaning to the same crap
So many tiles I can't keep track
Start all over when it's all over
What's on your mind?
Spit it out now
It looks like the time
Is running out now
So spit it out now
There's a window of time, you're in the nick of it
You look at the view and you're sick of it
You get the urge to throw a brick in it
Go ahead now
So look out cause there's no way to stop it
Every bubble you blow, I'm gonna pop it
So look out below, I'm gonna drop it
Listen up now, listen up now
What's on your mind?
Spit it out now
It looks like the time
Is running out now
It's running out now
What's it about now?
Spit it out now
What's it about now?
Spit it out now
Spit it out now
02 Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (03:25)
Cold hands, warm heart
We just need some time apart
And everything will be okay
Oh no, not again
Why does it always happen?
It seems like every other day
You're too quiet, I'm too loud
Now we've rid a storm cloud
I'll see you on the other side
Old habits, young ways
Maybe we're just a phase
But we can say we really try
And it really shouldn't be this hard
You know it really shouldn't be
And if we can only see it this far
Well then I hate to say it, but it's obvious
I'm telling you, girl, there's no future for us
All talk, no action
So what's the big attraction?
And don't tell me it's "just because"
All work, no play
Don't wanna go on this way
I wanna go back to the way it was
And it really shouldn't be this hard
You know it really shouldn't be
And if we can only take it this far
Well then we've got to end it before it's too late
The love that is left turns quickly to hate
Cold hands, warm heart
We just need some time apart
05 The Pledge (02:55)
Well, I'll be loyal to you in every way
There's nothing I wouldn't do or I wouldn't say
I hate to think where I'd be without you
Do you know how I feel about you?
Do you?
I didn't sign up for anything like this
I always wind up screwed without a kiss
And every single minute that goes by
I'm getting deeper in it all the time
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I wouldn't have it any other way
And I promise to always love you
And never put anybody else above you
Well I'm hopelessly dedicated
And somehow it's still understated
I'm sure I was born to love you
I'm so lucky, I really don't deserve you
It was my one and only ambition
I made it my life long mission
I never thought it could be as good as this
I finally found a new sense of purpose
And every single second that goes by
I think of yet another reason why
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I don't want it any other way
I never signed up for anything like this
I always wind up screwed without a kiss
And every single minute that goes by
I'm getting deeper in it all the time
Oh nay, hey
Okay, hey
I wouldn't have it any other way
I don't want it any other way
12 Between Us (03:09)
Somedays I'm content to stay at home
But other days I get restless
I can't stand to be alone
Okay, I've been known to cry in my sleep
But dreams often show what you don't want to know
When you're awake you're not so deep
Could be a bad habit I need to break
Or some kind of sentiment
That I could learn to fake
Maybe it's the devil in my ear
Averting his eyes and whispering lies
So that no one can hear
There isn't anything between us
Many times I listened to the things that people say
But many times I disagree
And I see it a different way
Could say that it looks and tastes so real
But I wouldn't mind if I went blind
Maybe then I'd learn to feel
Yes man, I'm so glad to be alive
It's a beautiful day and my girl is okay
So we go out for a drive
Yes sir, I haven't felt my right in my head
There's no getting dressed when I get depressed
I don't want to leave my bed
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