Slow Motion de Supertramp
Álbum de Supertramp
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 23 de Abril de 2002
- Sello Discográfico: EMI
- Compositores: Rick Davies
- Productores: Rick Davies, Jay Messina, Mark Hart
Slow Motion es un álbum de Supertramp, publicado en 2002 por EMI. El disco incluye 9 canciones, entre ellas «Slow Motion», «Little By Little», «Broken Hearted» y «Over You».
Slow Motion, lanzado en 2002, es el undécimo y, hasta la fecha, último álbum de estudio de Supertramp. Con este disco, Rick Davies continuó la dirección iniciada en el álbum anterior, alejándose del pop para sumergirse de lleno en sus raíces de blues, R&B y, sobre todo, jazz fusion. El álbum es notable por su método de grabación: la banda decidió abandonar la tecnología digital y grabar las pistas básicas en directo en el estudio utilizando cinta analógica, buscando un sonido más cálido, orgánico y espontáneo. El resultado es un álbum relajado y de gran calidad musical, que funciona como un elegante y discreto canto del cisne para la carrera de estudio de una de las bandas más sofisticadas del rock.
Gestación del álbum
Tras la exitosa gira mundial de 1997, Supertramp se tomó otro largo descanso. Rick Davies, la única fuerza compositiva de la banda en esta etapa, escribió el material para "Slow Motion" con la intención de capturar la sensación de una banda de jazz tocando en directo. Para lograrlo, la grabación se llevó a cabo en los estudios de su casa en Los Ángeles, con los músicos tocando juntos para capturar la química del momento. Esta vuelta a la grabación analógica fue una decisión consciente para oponerse al sonido digital y a menudo estéril que dominaba la música a principios de los 2000.
El estilo musical
El sonido de "Slow Motion" es el más orientado al jazz de toda la discografía de Supertramp. El álbum está dominado por complejas progresiones de acordes de piano, largos solos de saxofón y una sección rítmica con un groove muy sofisticado. Las canciones son largas y de estructura libre, a menudo sirviendo como vehículo para la improvisación instrumental. La producción es cálida y natural, resaltando la calidad de los músicos. Las letras de Davies mantienen su característico tono irónico y observador, aunque con un aire más melancólico y reflexivo.
Tema a tema
El álbum se abre con la canción que le da título, "Slow Motion", una pieza de blues-rock de medio tiempo. "Little By Little" y "Broken Hearted" son baladas de piano con una fuerte influencia del jazz. "Over You" es una de las canciones más melódicas y accesibles del disco. La pieza central es la instrumental de casi diez minutos "Goldrush", una composición que data de los inicios de la banda, coescrita por Davies y el miembro original Richard Palmer-James, y que finalmente encontró su lugar en este álbum.
Gira "One More for the Road"
El álbum fue seguido por la gira mundial "One More for the Road" en 2002, que muchos creyeron que sería la última de la banda (aunque regresarían para una última gira en 2010). La gira fue un éxito en Europa y consolidó el material del nuevo álbum junto a sus grandes clásicos.
Estreno y listas de éxitos
El álbum tuvo un éxito modesto en Europa, dirigido a su leal base de fans, pero no fue lanzado en Estados Unidos.
- Francia (SNEP): 8
- Suiza (Schweizer Hitparade): 6
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 17
- España (PROMUSICAE): 19
Valoración crítica
La crítica recibió el álbum de forma respetuosa, elogiando su calidad musical y su sonido orgánico, aunque señalando su falta de potencial comercial. AllMusic lo describió como un álbum "agradable y bien hecho que satisfará a los fans de toda la vida". "Slow Motion" es un final digno para la carrera de estudio de Supertramp, un álbum hecho por el puro placer de hacer música, sin concesiones a las modas y fiel a las raíces de jazz y blues de su líder, Rick Davies.
Listado de Canciones
- Slow Motion3:50
Letra
Slow motion, slow motion baby We want our love to last Everything's so right, why try to go so fast It's easy to lose sight And then the moments passed Go easy, go easy baby You know there's time for us Even though this world seems to be speeding up Maybe we can try to slow things down Because we need to draw the line Because we need to make the time Because we need to sip the wine Because the clock is running, And it's going so fast The future's coming but it's soon the past It's here today and there's no turning back Go lightly, go lightly baby In time we'll find a way It's never over 'till it's over Why rush it through' Never pausing to admire the view Slow motion, well if we get tired Then we can rest awhile If we're gonna go, we're gonna go in style Isn't that what life is all about - Little By Little4:30
Letra
Woah ohh I don't know any more Just don't know any more But think of what you're saying I really think you should You'd better stop complaining it won't do you any good You know you should have done the right thing When you drew your master plan But little by little I'll try to make you understand Little by little I try to make you understand Oh ohh You don't know anymore Got so far from the shore You're one in a million, if you could only see You've less than perfect vision can't see the woods before the trees Gonna to shake you till your bell rings, you're like a ship that's lost at sea But little by little I'm going to bring you back to me Little by little I'm gonna to bring you back to me Well you gotta get back home (You gotta get back home) Cause you gotta change your ways (You gotta change your ways) Can't do it all alone (Can't do it all alone) Cause you've got too much at stake (You've got too much at stake) So get to it right away Ooh woah woaah I'm going to set out on a rescue until this mission is complete Oh yes you know I'm going to get you, I'll make you listen to my plea Ah yeah you thought the grass was greener but then it didn't prove to be But little by little I'm going to bring you back to me Little by little I'm going to bring you back to me Well little by little - Broken Hearted4:28
Letra
You make me nervous when you're flying around The secret service couldn't track you down You tell me no then you kiss me You say hello then you ditch me You try to run when you see me I never knew what this dream was about You say let's go then you're lost in the crowd I don't know where you're going You won't show then you're showing I don't know then I'm knowing You're always busy when I call on the phone (Stop stop) I'm broken hearted are you made out of stone (Stop stop) Snakes alive why you grievin' It's six to five and I'm leavin' I can't stand no more teasin' I wrote a letter (letter) I couldn't get her (get her) Some other fella (fella) was going to tell her (tell her) This kind of weather (weather) you need a sweater (sweater) It's geting wetter (wetter) drink Amaretto (retto) Light as a feather (feather) Ain't no one better (better)) You wearing leather (leather) Ain't nothing better (better) I'm going to renta a (renta a)) Spiffy Lambretta (bretta) I want to wed her (wed her) The day I met her Love me hug me shove me you blow me away You bug me snub me club me you fill me with with praise You tell me this way or that way But take it thin way or fat way I say it's my way or highway You're always busy when I call on the phone (Stop stop) I'm broken hearted are you made out of stone (Stop stop) Snakes alive why you grievin' It's six to five and I'm leavin' I can't stand no more teasin' - Over You5:06
Letra
Trouble is my calling card, that's my middle name Ever since you walked away, things are not the same Now my life is misery, don't know what to do Yes your gone, your history, but I can't get over you Used to be in Shanggrila, life used to be so good You and me were going so far and that was understood But ever since you walked away, my world has turned so blue So now I live from day to day ?'cause I can't get over you Give our love another chance, you could make it so Just how this could go so wrong, I will never know Well I want you right next to me and that's all I can say And I've been calling ever since you drove me away You were on my mind so long, it?s hard for me to take Now my heart is not so strong and it might break over you You can wear a wig and some elevator shoes Make yourself twice as big, but I'm still coming after you - Tenth Avenue Breakdown8:57
Letra
Well now how you doing do I know you Are you living round here or just passing through Seems like I met you before well how you do Take care while you're in there, the lights are low Though the gals are good, they're not the kind you want to know Just sit back, and drink a stiff one - enjoy the show They got nothing on me, nothing I can see, nothing that could do me wrong 'Cause I'm in my disguise they'll never get wise Ain't nothing that can cause alarm One hit that'll do you. You won't look back You'll be feeling no pain. Put you right on track Why don't you do it again ah now you're getting the knack Let's go to a new place, the lights look good Reflecting the rain across the neighbourhood Who's that over there, looks like he's up to no good "Hey what you doing to me, is that a knife that I see Well are you trying to bring me down I'm a trying to run but my legs are all numb It's like I'm messing with the wrong side of town" You're on the wrong station, you're on the wrong track You've lost your reservation, now you can't get back You're getting a shake down, unlucky for you Tenth Avenue breakdown... "It's getting rough, just too tough I'm all abused and so confused I've got to go, I feel so low, just can't wait It's getting late..." Spoken: {Policeman's words] Get down now... Put your hands behind your head... You have the right to remain silent... Anything you say can be used against you... "Don't know who came he just set upon me It's kind of vague and I'm, I'm kind of groggy But you must believe me, he just stopped breathing I didn't do it, it wasn't me I know it wasn't me" Getting late we can't afford to wait It's getting late we can't afford to wait You're on the wrong station, you're on the wrong track You lost your reservation and you can't get back You're getting to shake down, unlucky for you Tenth Avenue breakdown It's getting rough, it's just too tough I'm all abused and so confused I've got to go, feel so low Just can't wait - A Sting In The Tail5:17
- Bee In Your Bonnet6:27
Letra
I keep on churning away, but pay no mind You don't know nothing 'bout me but that's alright I tell you true that I'll be there and that's for sure You got to let me go everywhere, let me through that door Let me through that door You say you got a bee in your bonnet You know for every sting there's a cure But don't you put your finger right on it You'll only make it hurt all the more I doubt if you'll be liable to read it in the bible But I ain't going to say any more You can't build enough in a row but don't kid yourself You gotta know they're all insane They goin' ridin' on the range Don't need no hi-fly strutter Go babe, you're driving me crazy You got a new shining beau It don't pay to love It don't pay to love You say you got a bee in your bonnet You know for every sting there's a cure But don't you put your finger right on it You'll only make it hurt all the more I doubt if you be liable To read it in the bible I ain't going to say any more Well there you go blaming yourself There you go hiding so deep in your shell You better not cry when your baby comes home Yeah you know she's going to find out somehow You're having a breakdown right here and now I guess you don't know where you're headed for now It's OK... you're going to live to see another day Lie, cheat, and beg, borrow, steal Gotta find a way to be real Show me something I ain't seen before We're gonna make it through that door You may be in love and love it's true But it's a romance that you can't use Give me something and take it away Gonna get it right some day You gonna get it right some day You say you got a bee in your bonnet You know for every sting there's a cure But don't you put your finger right on it You'll only make it hurt all the more I doubt if you be liable To read it in the bible I ain't going to say any more But there you go blaming yourself And there you go hiding So deep in your shell You better not cry when your baby comes home And you know she's going to find out somehow You're having a breakdown right here and now I guess you don't know where you're heading for now It's OK..... you're going to live to see another day Well there you go blaming yourself There you go hiding so deep in your shell You better not cry when your baby comes home Yeah you know she's going to find out somehow You're having a breakdown right here and now I guess you don't know where you're headed for now It's OK... you're going to live to see another day - Goldrush3:06
Letra
Bless my heart and soul I've discovered gold Spread the news around Get the ship afloat A rock and roll the boat Let's get into town I am living down by the creek Getting mired in the mud No liquor for a week I feel the cold in my blood Here's a very busy lady On her knees in the sludge Well I do believe she's crazy You know she's working like a drudge Bless my heart and soul She's discovered gold Spread the news around Get the ship afloat A rock and roll the boat And let's get into town Even though she smelt like a drain She's an angel to me Her intentions are plain And the whiskey is free Breaking out another bottle Keep it cool in the dirt Well it's a water baby heaven I got the papers in my shirt Bless my heart and soul We've discovered gold Spread the news around Get the ship afloat A rock and roll the boat And let's get into town Bless my heart and soul We've discovered gold Spread the news around Get the ship afloat A rock and roll the boat And let's get into town You work hard all your life little honey But you can't afford to save any money You lay it down you leave the town To see what you could find For more than 20 years you're a diggin' Then you can't believe what you are a pickin' It's a piece of change just like a mountain range Whoopee we're gonna lay it down - Dead Man's Blues8:26