Premessa: qualche giorno fa mio figlio mi ha chiesto “mandami 10/20 titoli che per te sono fondamentali che li ascolto con calma e poi ti dico cosa ne penso”. Una simile sfida non poteva essere lasciata in attesa ed ecco una lista minima tratta dai miei circa 3000 LP che ho collezionato in tanti anni di passione, anche se debbo dolermi del fatto che io ho sempre solo ascoltato la musica, magari leggendo poi i testi, ma a causa della mia triste ignoranza (a scuola ho studiato Francese, l’Inglese l’ho imparato in un mese per passare dall’istituto tecnico al liceo…) non sono mai riuscito a comprendere i testi ascoltando i pezzi, cosa che fortunatamente mio figlio invece sa fare…
Musica -8- in "L’arte della verberazione" 24/03/2021
Riprendo dopo più di tre anni a raccontare i miei gusti musicali nel rock USA, che è a mio parere l’espressione musicale moderna più importante (e diffusa). Come sappiamo la prima scossa l’hanno data i quattro (o cinque allora…) di Liverpool, che è servita a movimentare l’ambiente, ma a mio parere è assolutamente secondaria, pur molto interessante, alla rivelazione dei Rolling Stones, ensemble unico, con alle spalle una conoscenza ed una lunga esperienza nel suonare blues nelle blues band inglesi. Da loro nasce il rock moderno, dopo quello Usa di Elvis e soci, anche questo figlio di esperienze traslate dal blues e dal country, che a sua volta deriva dal traditional irlandese, polacco, russo, per merito dell’irripetibile melting pot popolare USA. Il tutto nasce negli anni ’60.
Farò un post dedicato completamente ai Rolling, ed uno alla British Invasion ma prima vorrei raccogliere le testimonianze a mio parere più significative sul fronte USA del suono più innovativo e psichedelico da una parte, e da quello garage/hard che darà luogo al punk americano, alla new wave fino ad oggi. Il tutto suddiviso in decadi, ’60,’70, ’80 quando poi tutto si è fuso in un indistinto pop, sia pure con pregevoli eccezioni. Cominciamo dai ’60:
Scenderò quindi più in profondità su alcuni di quei complessi psichedelici quasi completamente sconosciuti, e quelli garage che sono i prodromi del futuro punk, i cui vinili sono stati territorio di caccia dei collezionisti e che sono stati tramandati da raccolte come Nuggets, ma soprattutto Back from the Grave, i cui riferimenti trovate in Musica 6.
Cominciamo dai pezzi più conosciuti e indimenticabili delle bands psichedeliche o folli degli anni ’60 che partono sempre dalla tradizione country o blues americana, anche dei ritmi degli anni 20/30, alcuni sono stati usati con successo nelle colonne sonore di molti film diventati famosi come Zabriskie Point o Easy Rider:
Fugs – We’re the Fugs
Fugs – Nothing
Fugs – Boobs a lot
Fugs – Kill for peace
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Fugs
Holy modal rounders – If you wanna be a bird
Holy modal rounders – Hesitation blues
Holy modal rounders – The cuckoo
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Holy_Modal_Rounders
David Peel & lower east side – I like marijuana
David Peel & lower east side – Alfabet song
David Peel & lower east side – Mother where is my father
David Peel & lower east side – oink oink
https://sonichits.com/artist/David_Peel_%26_the_Lower_East_Side
Kaleidoscope – vedi Musica-1
Electric prunes – I had too much to dream last night
Electric prunes – Luvin’
https://sonichits.com/search/electric_prunes
Ultimate spinach – Mind flowers
Ultimate spinach – Gilded lamp of the cosmos
Ultimate spinach – Ballad of the hip death goddess
Ultimate spinach – Your head is reeling
https://sonichits.com/search/ultimate_spinach
Strawberry alarm clock – Incense & peppermints
https://sonichits.com/artist/Strawberry_Alarm_Clock
Eclection – Another time another place
Eclection - Nevertheless
https://sonichits.com/search/eclection
Chrysalis – April grove
Chrysalis – Lacewing
Chrysalis – Summer in your savage eyes
https://sonichits.com/artist/Chrysalis
Beau brummels – Just a little
Beau brummels - Turnaround
Beau brummels – Don’t talk to strangers
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Beau_Brummels
HP Lovecraft – White ship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WrA0iGsYqk
HP Lovecraft – Spin spin spin
HP Lovecraft – The time machine
https://sonichits.com/artist/HP_Lovecraft
Pearl before swine – Ballad to an amber lady
Pearl before swine - Playmate
Pearl before swine – ring thing
https://sonichits.com/artist/Pearl_Before_Swine
Ant trip ceremony – Outskirts
Ant trip ceremony – Four in the morning
Ant trip ceremony – Pale shades of gray
https://www.musixhub.com/details.php?t=a&a=Ant%20Trip%20Ceremony&at=24%20Hours
Bangor flying circus – In the woods
https://www.musixhub.com/details.php?t=a&a=Bangor%20Flying%20Circus&at=Bangor%20Flying%20Circus
Peanut butter conspiracy – Why did I get so high
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Peanut_Butter_Conspiracy
Charlatans – Alabama bound
Charlatans – When I go sailin’ by
Charlatans – The shadow knows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhjJPvs-4KI&list=PLFF9FB46AB1ED56C0
Spirit – Taurus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8AVbwB_6E
Spirit – I got a line on you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzoQvuCfin4&list=PL22yevoIBQSGT7aZ0JfRCo2iX-d6xYk5r
Spirit - Mechanical world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjv620o2VZY&list=PL22yevoIBQSGT7aZ0JfRCo2iX-d6xYk5r
Spirit – Fresh garbage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMoCenZrDI&list=PL22yevoIBQSGT7aZ0JfRCo2iX-d6xYk5r
Sprit – Dark eyed woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPohmbnhM-U&list=PL22yevoIBQSGT7aZ0JfRCo2iX-d6xYk5r
Spirit – She smiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUOFg8R2DHQ&list=RDpUOFg8R2DHQ&start_radio=1
Spirit – Aren’t you glad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6wdxCIook&list=RDlM6wdxCIook&start_radio=1
Deviants (GB) – You’ve got to hold on
Deviants (GB) – Death of a dream machine
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Deviants
Hapshash & the coloured coat (GB) - Colinda
Hapshash & the coloured coat (GB) - Blue narcissus
https://sonichits.com/artist/Hapshash_%26_The_Coloured_Coat
United States of America (USA) – The garden of earthly delights
USA – The american metaphysical circus
USA – I wan’t leave my wooden wife for you, sugar
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_United_States_of_America
West coast pop art experimental band (WCPAEB) – Shifting sands
WCPAEB - Iwan’t hurt you
WCPAEB - 1906
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_West_Coast_Pop_Art_Experimental_Band
Joe Byrd & Field Hippies - You can't ever come down
Joe Byrd & Field Hippies - Moonsong: Pelog
Joe Byrd & Field Hippies - Patriot's lullabye
https://sonichits.com/artist/Joe_Byrd_and_the_Field_Hippies
Youngbloods – Get together
Youngbloods – Darkness darkness
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Youngbloods
Lothar and the hand people – Milkweed love
Lothar and the hand people – Space himn (Theramin)
Lothar and the hand people – You won’t be lonely
Lothar and the hand people – Woody Woodpecker
https://sonichits.com/artist/Lothar_%26_The_Hand_People
Continuiamo con le garage bands degli anni ’60, tutti brani che hanno fatto la storia del rock, più per la loro influenza sui musicisti che sul gusto del pubblico. Oggi fortunatamente non c’è bisogno di cercare tra scaffali polverosi o da collezionisti costosi almeno per ascoltare quelli che sono stati i motivi seminali di tutta la musica futura perché sul web si possono trovare quasi tutti:
Pretty things (GB) – Judgment day
Pretty things (GB) – Don’t bring me down
Pretty things (GB) – Talking about the good times
Pretty things (GB) – She says good morning
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Pretty_Things
Troggs (GB) – vedi Musica-3
Standells – vedi Musica-4
Godz – Turn on
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Godz
Count Five – Psychotic reaction
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Count_Five
Knickerbockers – Lies
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Knickerbockers
Castaways – Liar, Liar
Castaways – Goodbye baby
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Castaways
Blues Magoos – We ain’t got nothin’ yet
Blues Magoos – Tobacco road
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Blue_Magoos
Sonics – The witch
Sonics – Strichnyne
Sonics - Do you love me
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Sonics
Seeds – Pushing too hard
https://sonichits.com/video/The_Seeds/Pushing_Too_Hard
Syndicate of sound – little girl
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Syndicate_of_Sound
13th floor elevators – you’re gonna miss me
https://sonichits.com/artist/13th_Floor_Elevators
Chocolate watch band – I ain’t no miracle worker
Chocolate watch band – Let’s talk about girls
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Chocolate_Watch_Band
Blue cheer – vedi Musica-7
Steppenwolf – Born to be wild
Steppenwolf – the pusher
Steppenwolf – Rock me
https://sonichits.com/search/steppenwolf
Fraternity of man – Don’t bogart that joint my friend
https://sonichits.com/artist/Fraternity_of_Man
Rolling Stones (GB) – in fieri in pagina dedicata
Easybeats (AU) – Friday on my mind
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Easybeats
Nazz – Open my eyes
https://sonichits.com/artist/Nazz
Anboy dukes – Journey to the center of mind
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Amboy_Dukes
Music machine – Talk talk
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Music_Machine
Merry-go-round – live
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Merry-Go-Round
Nightcrawlers – The little black egg
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Nightcrawlers
Parade – Sunshine girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8RrjiJ43L8
Left banke – Walk away Renee
Left banke – Pretty ballerina
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Left_Banke
Mouse and the traps – Public execusion
https://sonichits.com/artist/Mouse_and_the_Traps
Leaves – Too many peoples
Leaves – Dr. Stone
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Leaves
Moving sidewalks – 99 floor
Moving sidewalks – Need me
Moving sidewalks – Flashback
https://sonichits.com/artist/The_Moving_Sidewalks
Question mark & mysterians – 96 tears
https://sonichits.com/artist/QUESTION_MARK_%26_THE_MISTERIANS
Question mark & mysterians – Can’t get enough of you baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4QG4SEX700&list=RDkEWIE1uTEGI
Vanilla fudge – You keep me hangin’ on
Vanilla fudge – Some velvet morning
Vanilla fudge – Season of the witch