Musica -13- in "L’arte della verberazione" Marzo 2022
Come promesso continuiamo con i pezzi più conosciuti e indimenticabili delle bands psichedeliche o folli degli anni ‘60/’70.
Questa volta parlerò di quelle band americane che incitavano alla rivolta, specialmente contro la guerra in Vietnam, quindi di forte contenuto socio/politico.
Jefferson Airplane
Insieme ai Greateful Dead furono tra i principali interpreti dei rock festivals dei ’60: Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969) e del primo festival in Inghilterra Isle of Wight (1968). Rappresentano il movimento, il desiderio di fare insieme, sono elettrizzanti, mentre i Grateful a me personalmente non sono mai piaciuti: ottimi strumentisti fanno lunghe jam dal vivo, ma sono poveri compositori, non possono piacere a chi adora i Rolling…
“Volunteers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SboRijhWFDU&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=7
“White Rabbit”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HmJQyS8QVw&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=3
“It’s No Secret”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVvHj0USyA&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=1
“Somebody To Love”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbMWtUyIIE&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=2
“Wooden Ships”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIccZsURyLc&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=6
“Good Shepherd”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOWX2-l788A&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=8
“Have You Seen The Saucers?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJemA-eviU&list=PL63F89F492A6B128A&index=9
“We Can Be Together”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxA3Q96a8XE
“Crown Of Creation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P88tE5_Cfb8
“Across The Board” (Seven inch of pleasure)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1n7o4Wy4g0
“Flowers Of The Night”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCm1g6nZO4&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=5
“Your MInd Has Left Your Body”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJoi79lRM4&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=6
“White Boy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyQLVtQpT-Y&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=7
“Harp Tree Lament”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLUuoZA3fM&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc2kDNcyl_Y&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=19
“Sketches Of China”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEOq8zH4zM&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=25
“Sunfighter”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLqHJMKvVo&list=RDB1n7o4Wy4g0&index=32
Greateful Dead
Non sono paragonabili ai Jefferson, hanno influenze più country/blues che rock ma rivisti in chiave psichedelica, chi vuole ascoltarli per esteso può andare al link: https://sonichits.com/artist/Grateful_Dead
“Rosemary”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLkH3NZWBw&list=PL9FOcjmiWH2NE0M6VTkju6IHQLqH6yL2N&index=3
“St. Stephen”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-s0lFpflQw&list=PL9FOcjmiWH2NE0M6VTkju6IHQLqH6yL2N&index=1
“Dupree’s Diamond Blues”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3f4SwNCTk&list=PL9FOcjmiWH2NE0M6VTkju6IHQLqH6yL2N&index=2
“Cosmic Charlie”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7TjA53JSxs&list=PL9FOcjmiWH2NE0M6VTkju6IHQLqH6yL2N&index=8
“Truckin’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSur0mFviT0
“Touch Of Gray”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uby6jFCDjE
“Friend Of The Devil”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SKxL9CnW0
“Ripple”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmMjY6tXaEo
“Wisky In The Jar”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwDJDfaTzDA
“Box Of Rain”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r8aycpHmY0
“Sugar Magnolia”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5EmN2HmVI
“Peggy O”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJq3K3ZrAMQ
“The Weight” (è della Band –Robbie Robertson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD0xgD9f5Fk
“Shakedown Street”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o
“Althea”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqz62DTcHg4
MC5 Hanno fatto belle cover dei Them e altri, i loro pezzi originali sono più comizi politici rumorosi che brani musicali, ritengo inutile elencarli perché impossibili da seguire per chi non comprende perfettamente l’inglese cantato. Per chi li vuole ascoltare consiglio il link:
https://sonichits.com/artist/MC5
A titolo di esempio riporto alcuni dei pezzi più ascoltabili:
“Sister Anne”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pSIswytZeY&list=OLAK5uy_k9IddX0qcV1OK5DjEQdfsebDCDoAEukkI&index=16
“Motorcity Is Burning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDmIv93Qvs&list=PLE0A418CBDD99807F&index=1
“Borderline”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xic_N1BtZLE&list=PLE0A418CBDD99807F&index=2
Chicago Una delle rare band con i fiati, inizialmente molto politici, poi col successo più popolari. Sono tra le band americane con più hit in classifica, se volete ascoltare di più:
https://sonichits.com/artist/Chicago
“Make Me Smile”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NifeiFF2Ufo
“25 Or 6 To 4”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9MyD-wJEwY&list=PLmJvHNd9SFm_QBLQ3PyI1AauW8hl6pPwO&index=2
“Movin’ In”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORlLudoq5l8
“The Road”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f44zuOc4uk0
“Beginnings”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBDtqz6cgko&list=PLmJvHNd9SFm_QBLQ3PyI1AauW8hl6pPwO&index=4
“Colour My World”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOITWceoiu4&list=PLmJvHNd9SFm_QBLQ3PyI1AauW8hl6pPwO&index=5