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Rating: In the tour following the successful album "Accident of Birth," Bruce recorded this live: it's a concert held in São Paulo, one of the favorite destinations of the English singer. As on the album, he is accompanied by a line-up featuring Adrian Smith (ex-Maiden) and Roy Z on guitars, Andy Casillas on bass, and Dave Ingraham on drums.
The concert opens with "Accident of Birth," in a wilder version than the studio one, and Bruce immediately shows a certain dynamism that seemed lost in the last tour with the Irons. After the negligible "Toltec 7 Arrival / Star Children," which, although well executed, adds nothing to the live performance, there's "2 Minutes To Midnight," a classic from the Irons, written by Bruce with Adrian, which the singer introduces by saying: "We call this one Mr. Smith goes to São Paulo," driving the Brazilian audience wild. Then there's "Darkside of Aquarius," played very well, but the bass is too pronounced. Again, the song is introduced by a long talk from Bruce. Next is "The Magician," masterfully executed, in which São Paulo sings the wild scream of the chorus "OH-OH-OOH-OH-OH," and this version is much better than the one recorded in the studio.
Then comes "Road to Hell," excellently executed, which is his solo song where the Irons' style is most felt (after all, it was composed together with Smith). Then some songs from previous albums are played: "Tattooed Millionaire," which, when played with two guitars, has a much greater impact on the listener, the splendid semi-ballad "Tears of the Dragon" and "Powerlave." After "Taking the Queen," which in my opinion is not one of the best on the album, come the final classic concert songs: "Flight of Icarus," to which Bruce has always been attached, "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" from the album "Balls To Picasso," and the final "Run To The Hills," where Bruce promises that the following year he will come, with the other guys, to play in São Paulo. Indeed, the following live album, "Scream For Me Brazil," will also be recorded in São Paulo.
This live does not have exceptional sound, but it is nice to listen to for Bruce fans, who will certainly not be disappointed with a great vocal performance. The other flaw of this live is the complete absence of songs from "Skunkworks," which shows how far Bruce has moved away from the most experimental part of his career (and troubled and unsatisfying from a commercial point of view). It's not extraordinary, but it's always worth listening to Bruce live, especially if he seems to be having fun like in São Paulo!
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Accident of Birth (05:16)
Journey back to the darkside, back into the womb
Back to where the spirits move like vapor from the tomb
The centre of the cyclone blowing out the sun
Break the shackles of your union to the light
I might've had a brother, as I was born they dragged him under
To the other side of twilight, he's waiting for me now
Nativity was lost on me, I didn't ask, I couldn't see
What created me? What and where and how?
Welcome home – it's been too long, we've missed you
Welcome home – we've opened up the gates
Welcome home – to your brothers and sisters
Welcome home – to an accident of birth
Feel our bodies breathing as you try to stop believing
There's nothing you can do about your shadows
You can fight us, you are like us
And your body will betray you
Lay down and die like all the others
Where are the angels and their wings of freedom?
Jesus had his day off when they pulled you through...
Welcome home – it's been too long, we've missed you
Welcome home – we've opened up the gates
Welcome home – to your brothers and sisters
Welcome home – to an accident of birth (to an accident of birth)
Visions growing dim as the daylight fades away
A spinning, twisting black hole, it's your dying day
Welcome home – it's been too long, we've missed you
Welcome home – we've opened up the gates
Welcome home – to your brothers and sisters
Welcome home – to an accident of birth
Welcome home – it's been too long, we've missed you
Welcome home – we've opened up the gates
Welcome home – to your brothers and sisters
Welcome home – to an accident of birth
04 Darkside of Aquarius (07:47)
The first hellrider came, on wings of plenty in the dark
Poured out his poison and he blew away his mark
The fascist from the east is coming, mothers hide your sons
The second hellrider came, from flaming seas and molten sands
Pipers playing Hell's commands
Poured out his poison, with his promises of promised lands
Blackened toungues of lying leaders
Here come the riders as the wheel of kharmas running out of time
Here come the riders as the wheel of kharmas running out of time
The third hellrider came, teaching brothers to kill brother men
And the fourth hellrider waits, on an acid trip for an acid world
Wars of old religious fools and superstitious men
Throw some scary Tarot cards and...
Here come the riders as the wheel of Dharma's running out of time
Here come the riders as the revolution's stepping into line
The dark side of Aquarius has robbed us of our souls and minds
Here come the riders as the wheel of Dharma's running out of time
From the starlit sky, on the silver sea
A lonely silver surfer, comes to push the wheel for me
A lonely silver surfer, comes to push the wheel for me
Gotta move, gotta move, gotta move that wheel right 'round
Gotta move, gotta move, gotta move that wheel right 'round
Gotta move, gotta move, gotta move that wheel around
Gotta push the wheel of Dharma round
Push the wheel of Dharma round
Push the wheel of Dharma round
Push the wheel right round, right now yeah
I've gotta move the wheel of Dharma, gotta move the wheel of Dharma
Gotta move the wheel of Dharma, move that wheel right around
Gotta move the wheel of Dharma, gotta move the wheel of Dharma now
07 Tattooed Millionaire (04:42)
Tattooed boys with expensive toys.
Living in a bubble of sin.
Money can buy you most of anything.
Fix your nose or the mess your in.
Front page news you can share your views.
With a population that wants to be like you.
Out on the strip. Out on the tiles.
Same old greed behind the PR smiles.
You and all your entourage.
To me you're all the same.
You and all your entourage.
Playing foolish games.
CHORUS:
I don't want your big city shining.
I don't want your silver lining.
I don't wanna be a tattooed millionaire.
He's got a wife, she ain't no brain child.
Ex mud queen of Miami.
In his stretch Cadillac, he keeps her in the back.
With his CD player and his bottle of Jack.
LA dude. LA attitude.
Laid back, selfish and getting fat.
Body guards, Porn Stars, Gold credit cards.
Using each other. Running for cover.
REPEAT CHORUS
08 Tears of the Dragon (07:28)
For too long now, there were secrets in my mind
For too long now, there were things I should have said
In the darkness, I was stumbling for the door
To find a reason, to find the time, the place, the hour
Waiting for the winter sun and the cold light of day
The misty ghosts of childhood fears
The pressure is building and I can't stay away.
I throw myself into the sea
Release the wave
Let it wash over me
To face the fear I once believed
The tears of the dragon for you and for me
Where I was, I had wings that couldn't fly
Where I was, I had tears I couldn't cry
My emotions, frozen in an iced lake
I couldn't feel them until the ice began to break
I have no power over this, you know I'm afraid
The walls I built are crumbling, the water is moving,
I'm slipping away.
I throw myself into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face the fear I once believed
The tears of the dragon for you and for me
Slowly I awake, slowly I rise
The walls I built are crumbling,
The water is moving,
I'm slipping away.
I throw myself into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face the fear I once believed
The tears of the dragon for you and for me
I throw myself into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face the fear I once believed
The tears of the dragon for you and for me
12 Laughing in the Hiding Bush (04:33)
There's a sinister game that children play, hey hey hey hey
When they get to the end of each schoolday, hey hey hey hey
They spend their lives getting ready for the kill � ha!
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
Who remembers the names of fallen heroes, hey hey hey hey
Who remembers today to fly their flags, hey hey hey hey
I couldn't say I loved ya, like I did before � nah!
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
Laughing in the hiding bush, it's a laughing attack
The joker is back
He's one of the pack
The joker is back
Laughing in the hiding in the kick him in the bush, yeah!
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
Laughing in the hiding bush, he's one of the pack
Laughing in the hiding bush, the joker is back
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