• · Ho colorato in rosso le aggiunte successive:                    

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

https://sonichits.com/artist/Vanilla_Fudge