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Rating: Aren't we men? We are divas!
"The four handsome guys from Devo (the name of the first formation), formed in 1972 in Akron, launched the bionic-man fashion worldwide. Thanks to a performance of rhythmic gestures and a disguise as robot astronauts, their philosophy of de-evolution immediately captivated the new wave audience and became one of its existential components.
The mixture that triggered their pantomime was made of urban rock from the MC5 and Stooges school, synthesized according to the dictates of master Brian Eno, an exceptional patron, with a taste for Zappa's novelty and Teutonic emphasis. The group emerged thanks to a short film presented at the Ann Arbor film festival in March 1976, which used as a soundtrack one of their tracks from 1975, "The Truth about De-Evolution".
The debut album, "Are We Not Men? We are Devo!" (which has already been reviewed on DeBaser by the valiant SouthMan), is a rock work that leaves everyone speechless, firing off one success after another." (and until here it's a semi-plagiarism D.O.C., just to hedge our bets! n.d.r.) They will release other albums more or less aligned with this philosophy but will live in hardship for many years.
The big success, in fact, will come after several years spent rethinking how to get out of the quagmire, precisely this year with the album "Ancora" which will sharply steer the group's style, transforming what was a world of amused provocation into one completely opposite, where provocation will be much more calibrated and subtle: to ferry the universe of lyric into the glossy world of easy-listening, by now the territory of old geezers and provincial industrialists, too tired to even keep their ears connected.
Having found the marketing idea, the group had no choice but to dive headfirst into the new adventure. After several months spent between restyling and liposuctions (they're all over 50 now) and a radical change in their wardrobe (not only because of the 4 extra sizes to gain!), including a slight name change (from DEVO to IL DIVO, just to remind everyone of their origins) the four now totally macho-style hotties (unrecognizable to old fans) will finally discover a golden, sparkling world where the songs, between Puccini-like tunes to slippery and deflated slobbers, will only be a pretext to boost their bank account and hook up with the most beautiful babes on the planet: a rich reward after years of sleeping in clunky vans and eating tuna cans around the most rundown clubs in America!
Mark Mothersbaugh himself, the leader presented at the press conference in a Missoni pajama, will say to journalists: "if I think of all those years wasted being idiots and shoveling crap, who would've thought that cribbing from Pavarotti or Bocelli, with a couple of pounds of Carreras, a bit of Bacharach, and a sprinkle of Elthon John syrup, we would find the recipe for happiness!"
One thing is sure: these days they will sell much more with an awful record like this than with the proceeds from their entire discography when they were still called Devo, and they really had loads of ideas. Ah, those were the days...
Tracklist and Lyrics
02 Isabel (04:15)
Volar
Caer
Al fondo el dolor
Sonar
Perder
Imperios de ilusion
Hoy no tengo nada
Si no estas
Mi corazon se apaga
Isabel
Si te vas
Tu Dios se enfadara
No dejes que este amor
Muera asi
Llorare
Iloraras
Sufriendo en soledad
Vuelve a mi y yo te hare
Feliz
Isabel
Buscar
Sentir
La gran pasion de amar
Tratar
de huir
a ese tiempo que vendra
Escapando del pasado
Tu y yo
Siempre enamorados
Hoy no tengo nada
Si no estas
mi corazon se apage
Isabel
A donde iras sin mi
yo no sabre vivr
sin ti
Isabel
a donde iras si mi
yo no sabre vivir
sin ti
Isabel
Si te vas
tu Dios se enfadara
no dejes que este amor
muera asi
Llorare
Iloraras
Sufriendo en soledad
Tu vuelve a mi y yo te hare
feliz
Isabel.
04 Unchained Melody (03:50)
Non Ho Piu Catene ma solo piange
il cour lonta no da te
Non ho plu catene perche so che
il tuo amor so per me
E so che un di ti rivedro
Ti stringero ancor
Guardo il ciel e so, dove sei cosa fai
E dovunque andrai senti rai
I sospiri miei che per ter sol per te
Parlano damor, del mio amor
Non ho piu catene ma solo piange
il cuor lontano da te
Non ho piu catene perche so che
il tuo amor e so per me
E so che un di ti rivedro
Ti stringero ancor
06 Ave Maria (04:52)
Ave maria
Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tuae, jesus
Ave maria
Ave maria
Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Benedictus fructus ventris tuae
Tuae, jesus
Ave maria
09 En Aranjuez con tu amor (03:52)
Aranjuez,
Un lugar de ensuenos y de amor
Donde u rumor de fuentes
de cristal
En el jardin parece hablar
En voz baja a las rosas
Aranjuez,
Hoy las hojas secas sin color
Que barre el viento
Son recuerdos del romance
Que una vez
Juntos empezamos tu y yo
Y sin razon olvidamos
Quiza ese amor escondido este
En un atardecer
En la brisa o en la flor
Esperando tu regreso
Aranjuez,
Hoy las hojas secas sin color
Que barre el viento
Son recuerdos del romace
Que una vez
Juntos empezamos tu y yo
Y sin razon olvidamos
En Aranjuez, amor
Tu y yo
12 O Holy Night (03:59)
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night
Of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
'Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night
O night divine
A thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night
O night divine
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