Desolation Boulevard
Sweet
℗ 1974 Capitol Records ST 11395 / © EMI Records
Sweet hit the peak of their powers on Desolation Boulevard, a wonderfully lightweight collection of fizzy melodies and big, dumb hooks. Essentially, the album consists of three dynamic singles buoyed by a bunch of filler, but those singles — "Ballroom Blitz," "The 6-Teens," and "Fox on the Run" — are addictive slices of bubblegum glam rock. And the filler is ridiculously silly and enjoyable, with "Sweet F.A.," "I Wanna Be Committed," and "No You Don't" sounding like a kind of bizarre prototype for the Ramones' punky bubblegum (only without the irony, of course). Although the filler is relatively strong, there are a number of weak patches on Desolation Boulevard, but it remains an intoxicatingly fun record and one that sounds surprisingly fresh, even with all of its kitschy '70s production techniques. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Mike Chapman - Producer; Nicky Chinn - Producer; Peter Coleman - Engineer; Brian Connolly - Vocals, Producer; Johnny Dyer - Art Direction; Steve Priest - Bass, Harmonica, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Producer; Andy Scott - Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals, Producer; Sweet - Arranger, Producer; Mick Tucker - Drums, Gong, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Tympani [Timpani], Tubular Bells; Phil Wainman - Producer.
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- 1. The Six Teens (Chinn - Chapman) [04:02]
- 2. Solid Gold Brass (Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker) [05:33]
- 3. Turn It Down (Chinn - Chapman) [03:30]
- 4. Medusa (Scott) [04:45]
- 5. Lady Starlight (Scott) [03:12]
- 6. Man with the Golden Arm (E. Bernstein - S. Fine - M. Tucker) [08:26]
- 7. Fox on the Run (Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker) [04:48]
- 8. Breakdown (Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker) [03:06]
- 9. My Generation (P. Townshend) [03:53]
Тексты:
The Six Teens
(Chinn - Chapman)
Where were you in sixty-eight In sixty-eight Julie was Johnnie's date Two kids growin' together Livin' each day as if time was slippin' away Oh, they were just sixteen And their love a teenage dream They passed the time, they crossed the line The line that ran between Julie and Johnnie now you've made it But life goes on, you know it ain't easy You've just gotta be strong If you're one of the sixteens And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy You know you'll never go wrong 'Cause you're all part of the sixteens Suzie and Davey got to make the big time Maybe they can put it all together In a show that lasts forever Oh they would walk the strip at nights And dream they saw their name in lights On Desolation boulevard They'll light the faded light Suzie and Davey you can make it But life goes on, you know it ain't easy You've just gotta be strong If you're one of the sixteens And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy You know you'll never go wrong 'Cause you're all part of the sixteens So where were you in sixty-eight When Bobby and Billy thought That sixty eight was out of date They took the flowers from their hair And tried to make us all aware Too bad, too late So they lived from day to day And tried to do it all their way But sixty-eight was sixty-eight No matter what they say Bobby and Billy maybe you'll make it one day…
Solid Gold Brass
(Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker)
Heart of a woman But she's a child Something inside that's gonna drive you wild You, you go take a walk I don't need that kind of talk 'Cause I'm a man not a mother Solid gold brass got a mean streak And it's running through my veins Solid gold brass gotta green streak And it's going to my brain But she helps me hang on in there Solid gold brass Stars in her eyes She'd playin' her game Smooth words and T birds Her only claim to fame Hey, just watch what you say Don't talk about her that way You know I said I'm a man not a mother Solid gold brass got a mean streak And it's running through my veins Solid gold brass gotta green streak And it's going to my brain And she helps me hang on in there Solid gold brass got a mean streak And it's running through my veins Solid gold brass gotta green streak And it's going to my brain And she helps me hang on in there Solid gold brass Heart of a woman But she's a child Something inside that's gonna drive you wild Solid gold brass got a mean streak And it's running through my veins Solid gold brass gotta green streak And it's going to my brain Solid gold brass got a mean streak...
Turn It Down
(Chinn - Chapman)
So your old man went and called you a degenerate bum And you stood there crackin' on your cinnamon gun And your Ma was knockin' at your sister's brains And you couldn't help thinkin' what she hoped to gain Just then that freak walked in the door And knocked me to the floor You said, hey man, you're on some kind of trip He said, don't give me no lip Just turn it down, come on turn it down I can't take no more of that God awful sound So for God's sake turn it down Now the suspicious minds of your learned friends Will eat away at your kind 'til the music ends And the creep that taught you everything you know Will hypocritically ask you what the hell you know He'll go out and mess around, then go home without a sound You said, hey man, you're some kinda monk He said, listen here you punk Just turn it down, come on turn it down I can't take no more of that God awful sound So for God's sake turn it down Turn it down, just turn it down Come on turn it down, I said turn it down Come on turn it down, just turn it down I can't take no more of that God awful sound So for God's sake turn it down
Medusa
(Scott)
I am looking down On Athene's claims of fake I am looking down Turn my golden hair to snakes Yes, are you coming to see me Can you see me now Yes, are you coming to see me Look at me now Oh, let my myth surround the twilight zone Those who gaze upon me turn to stone Turn away before YOU turn to stone Medusa, Medusa Shining like a star Through Minerva's mirrored shield Flashing like a star Saw the sword my fate was sealed Yes, are you coming to see me Can you see me now Yes, are you coming to see me Look at me now Oh, take my head the horror's just begun Snakes alive my gaze will make you stone Turn away before YOU turn to stone Medusa, Medusa Yes - yes, are you coming to see me Can you see me now Yes, are you coming to see me Look at me now Oh, take my head the horror's just begun Snakes alive my gaze will make you stone Turn away before YOU turn to stone Medusa
Lady Starlight
(Scott)
Looking for starlight The lady made it allright She was the lady And I knew right from the start Sweet lady starlight Come on and make it tonight You turn it on so easy And the lady is my lady starlight Sing the song should be sung And love can be the voice The tears in my eyes I'm crying tears of joy When you say I'm your boy Looking for starlight The lady made it allright She was the lady And I knew right from the start Sweet lady starlight Come on and make it tonight You turn it on so easy And the lady is my lady starlight Time slips right on away But why should I care What people say I will watch over lady starlight Looking for starlight Dance she dances a valley And Rudi is the king I laugh when she's happy The power's in my hands And I must be a man Looking for starlight The lady made it allright She was the lady And I knew right from the start Sweet lady starlight Come on and make it tonight You turn it on so easy And the lady is my lady starlight Looking for starlight
Man with the Golden Arm
(E. Bernstein - S. Fine - M. Tucker)
Watch that man with the golden arm Watch that man with the golden arm
Fox on the Run
(Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker)
I - don't wanna know your name 'Cause you don't look the same The way you did before O.K. - you think you got a pretty face But the rest of you is out of place You looked allright before Fox on the run You scream and everybody comes a running Take a run and hide yourself away Foxy is on the run F - foxy Fox on the run And hide away You - you talk about just every band But the names you drop are second hand I've heard it all before I - don't wanna know your name 'Cause you don't look the same The way you did before Fox on the run You scream and everybody comes a running Take a run and hide yourself away Foxy is on the run F - foxy Fox on the run And hide away F - foxy Fox on the run You scream and everybody comes a running Take a run and hide yourself away Foxy is on the run F - foxy Fox on the run And hide away Fox on the run Fox on the run Fox on the run Fox on the run...
Breakdown
(Connolly - Priest - Scott - Tucker)
Yesterday I flew straight into tomorrow Today I'm gonna lose The ups and the downs And the seeds that they sow Blowin' hot and cold Must be getting old Everybody knows, The cubes that you knock back Won't reincarnate You are trapped it's your fate Very soon it's too late So you give up and Break down, stay down Break down, low down Break down, stay down Stay down, break down Head is playin' tricks Colours are appearin' But black and white don't mix With stories I'm hearing They're bringing me down If you don't help me soon I think I'm going crazy I just broke up the room Give me a piece of the World that I know Where the seeds that I sow Are the minds that I blow So I give up and Break down, stay down Break down, low down Break down, stay down Stay down, break down
My Generation
(P. Townshend)
People try to put us down (Talking 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talking 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful cold (Talking 'bout my generation) Hope I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation) My generation, my generation, baby Why don't you all fade away (Talking 'bout my generation) Don't try to dig what we all say (Talking 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big sensation (Talking 'bout my generation) I can talking about my generation (Talking 'bout my generation) My generation, my generation, baby Why don't you all fade away (Talking 'bout my generation) Don't try to dig what we all say (Talking 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big sensation (Talking 'bout my generation) I can talking about my generation (Talking 'bout my generation) My generation, my generation, baby People try to put us down (Talking 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talking 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful cold (Talking 'bout my generation) Hope I die before I get old (Talking 'bout my generation) My generation, my generation, baby