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En este artículo traemos el segundo álbum de la banda alemana de krautrock, Birth Control.
La característica de su música son las piezas largas y los interludios solistas de los instrumentos individuales, especialmente los solos de batería. Es conocida por su sonido de hard rock progresivo y portadas de álbumes provocativos (como la de Two Eggs – Two Concerts que representa a una gallina cocinando huevos).
Anterior artículo
En un anterior artículo trajimos los comienzos y primer álbum homónimo de la banda: 1970: Comienzos y primer álbum de Birth Control.
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| Portada de su primer álbum |
Segundo sencillo
A principios de 1970, para obtener ingresos tocaron como banda de acompañamiento en la gira alemana del cantante Peter Orloff.
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| Peter Orloff |
Tras ella grabaron su tercer sencillo con los temas Hope / Rollin'. El sencillo fue publicado con el sello Ohr (OS 57 003). Gracias al cambio de sello, consiguieron su primer éxito.
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| Portada de su segundo sencillo |
La película Ich – ein Groupie (Yo, una groupie)
Tras el sencillo, la banda protagonizó junto a Murphy Blend, Luke Zane y Pony Poindexter la primera película de la popular actriz alemana Ingrid Steeger, "Ich, ein Groupie - das Mädchen mit dem Einwegticket"! ("Yo, una groupie - la chica con el billete de ida"!).
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| Ingrid Steeger en 2013 |
Hoy en día, la película puede parecer un poco anticuada, pero se ha convertido en objeto de culto. Refleja la actitud hacia la vida de la juventud de esa época y transmite todos las situaciones con autenticidad. Las escenas en las que aparece la banda tocando en vivo son probablemente las grabaciones cinematográficas más antiguas de la banda: aparece el tema "No Drugs" de su primer álbum.
La película Gebissen wird nur nacht - The Vampire Happening
En el mismo año, la banda voló a la frontera austro-húngara para tocar en la película de vampiros "Gebissen wird nur nacht - The Vampire Happening". Esta película también ha sido lanzada en DVD (incluso en alemán). En realidad, una película B cursi, pero, de obligada visita.
Grabación del segundo álbum
El segundo álbum que se titularía Operation se grabó en febrero de 1971 en el estudio Ariola de Berlín. La producción corrió a cargo de Didi Zill.
Lanzamiento del segundo álbum
El álbum fue lanzado en 1971 con Ohr en Alemania (OMM 56.015). En los Países Bajos fue publicado con Negram (NQ 20018). Fue publicado inicialmente con una carpeta desplegable. El diseño de la portada fue de Heinz Dofflein. Algunas tiendas de discos se negaron a venderlo porque la portada mostraba al Papa junto con un monstruo devorador de bebés.
Lista de temas
Lado 1
Lado 2
Enlace a la lista de reproducción del álbum: Operation
Enlace al álbum completo: Birth Control - Operation (1971) 🇩🇪 Kraut Rock/Heavy Prog Rock/Hard Rock
Créditos
- Bruno Frenzel / guitarra, voz
- Reinhold Sobotta / órgano
- Bernd Koschmidder / bajo
- Bernd Noske / batería, voz
El sencillo The Work Is Done / Flesh And Blood
El álbum fue promocionado con el sencillo The Work Is Done / Flesh And Blood. Las pista de la cara A del sencillo es una versión recortada de la incluida en el álbum.
Como parte de esa promoción actuaron en el programa Beat Club de la televisión alemana el 25 de septiembre de 1971.
Reediciones
Fue publicado en CD por primera vez en Alemania en 1992. En 1997 fue publicado en CD con 5 bonus tracks que son pistas publicadas en sencillos.
Opinión personal
Consiguen un sonido más consistente que en su primer álbum, manteniendo el tono duro, menos psicodélico y más progresivo. El sonido del órgano Hammond se vuelve más predominante, lo que nos recuerda a los primeros E,L & P, Uriah Heep o Deep Purple. El álbum comienza con Stop Little Lady que me recuerda a Deep Purple. Just Before The Sun Will Rise es más melódica acercándose al progresivo gracias a los teclados, la que más me gusta del álbum. The Work is done es una canción contra la guerra del Vietnam, manteniendo el tono psicodélico del primer álbum. Flesh and Blood sigue el tono de la anterior. Pandemonium tiene un buen trabajo de órgano a nivel de los grupos citados. Y el álbum termina con Let Us Do It Now, una pieza larga de rock progresivo incluida orquestación.
Videos
Letras
Stop Little Lady
You Were My Heart's Desire
We Spend Many A Day Together Right
Gave You All I've Gotta Give
Still I Didn't Seemed To Be Enough
Dance With You All The Night
Then You're Leavin' Made The Going Rough
Stop Little Lady, Stop Little Lady
You're Just Bringin' Me Down
Stop Little Lady, Stop Little Lady
You're Just Bringin' Me Down
Now I'm Tired Keepin' Up
Appearances Oh Lady Set Me Free
I See Your Precious Love
It Is Priceless I Have Payed Enough
Sorry Woman Gonna Leave
Gonna Try To Get Very Far Away
Stop Little Lady, Stop Little Lady
You're Just Bringin' Me Down
Stop Little Lady, Stop Little Lady
You're Just Bringin' Me Down
Just Before the Sun Will Rise
Nighttime friendly and kind
I feel free, I am me, only dreamin' of reality
The lies are up and gone
What a freight, I can see
Life is changin' every new day is soon the past
The night is here only darkness if somewhere there's light
People are sleepin' or typsy or holding each other tight
Nightly again come the twilight growin' more and more
Before the sun will rise
Before the sun will rise
Before the sun will rise
A drunkard bawling out, he cries out all his pain
All his supplications were in vain
I'm gonna lay me down
Can't you see endlessly
Twilight's risin' slow all overtown
The night is here only darkness if somewhere there's light
People are sleepin' or typsy or holding each other tight
Nightly again come the twilight growin' more and more
Before the sun will rise
Before the sun will rise
Before the sun will rise
The sun will rise
Before the sun will rise
Before, before the sun, the sun will rise
Before the sun, the sun, the sun will rise
The Work Is Done
The work is done, the work is done
The work is done I have just killed a child
You know down in Vietnam
It needs no father, it needs no mother
It needs no parents anymore, cause you know
'Cause you know the work is done
So gimme shelter, so gimme shelter
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
I love the peace, I love the peace
I love the peace and if I killed the enemy they said
I have done nothing wrong
Do me a favour, do me a favour
Do me a favour just believe that I feel what I say
Life is hard enough
So gimme shelter, so gimme shelter
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter, so gimme shelter
So Uncle Sam look what I have done
I'm on my way
I'm going home
Hmm, the work is done, the work is done
The work is done I have just killed a child
You know down in Vietnam
It needs no father, it needs no mother
It needs no parents anymore, cause you know
'Cause you know the work is done
So gimme shelter, so gimme shelter
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
So gimme shelter Uncle Sam, I'm a lonely boy
I have just killed someone
I'm on my way
I'm going home
I'm on my way
Ahhh
Flesh and Blood
I never never never never got real lovin'
Again and again I think it can't be true
Forever ever ever ever I can't stand it
Can't find a way to satisfy myself
Gonna gonna gonna gonna have a party
Try and try and try and try to save my soul
But I'm afraid I'll get a hollow feelin'
Always it's the same I tell you why
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, baby I really need
Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme a sign now
Wanna wanna give you all I've gotta give
I'm a daggers drawn with my emotions
Really it's a shame but tell you why
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, baby I really need
I never never never never got real lovin'
Again and again I think it can't be true
Forever ever ever ever I can't stand it
Can't find a way to satisfy myself
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood
And you're the one, the one I need
Pandemonium
Of no account is what you feel
'Cause no one knows that you feel free
The world is topsy-turvy
Nothin' is alright, you see
When the real is gone
It doesn't matter how
The world is spinnin' round
Pandemonium's here
It doesn't matter how
The world is spinnin' round
Pandemonium's here
Let me go to any place I want
Takin' time to decide the things
Let me fly now through a burning ring
Yeah burning ring, yeah the burning ring
Of no account is what you feel
'Cause no one knows that you feel free
The world is topsy-turvy
Nothin' is alright, you see
When the real is gone
It doesn't matter how
The world is spinnin' round
Pandemonium's here
It doesn't matter how
The world is spinnin' round
Pandemonium's here
Let me go to any place I want
Takin' time to decide the things
Let me fly now through a burning ring
Yeah a burning ring, yeah the burning ring
Let me go to any place I want
Takin' time to decide the things
Let me fly now through a burning ring
Yeah a burning ring, yeah the burning ring
Let me go to any place I want
Hmm, takin' time to decide the things
Let me fly now through a burning ring
Yeah a burning ring, yeah the burning ring
Let Us Do It Now
Now close your eyes, I'm sure you will see
The colours in your mind will be shining real
Turn out the lights the autumn leaves
Burning in the house
Let your body feel free
Follow me to the unknown land
There's nothin' but, but peace
Give up your mind help me find
A paradise for you and me
Now close your eyes, I'm sure you will see
The colours in your mind will be shining real
Turn out the lights the autumn leaves
Burning in the house
Let your body feel free
Follow me to the unknown land
There's nothin' but, but peace
Give up your mind help me find
A paradise for you and me
For you and me
Let us do it now
Let the clock run
Let us spend our time
With the feeling that is real
Let me touch your skin
And feel your pulse now
Now get ready
Let us do it now
Let us do it now
Let the clock run
Let us spend our time
With the feeling that is real
Let me touch your skin
And feel your pulse now
Now get ready
Let us do it now
Hope
Sometimes I'm dreaming my wish comes through
I get a car, real brand new
I get much money, and a girl's love, too
But only hope like the most of us do
Go friend, you better sing your line
And it comes through
If you aren't cold-blooded, cold-blooded
And warm-hearted too, warm-hearted too, warm-hearted too, yeah
Ooh, you know it
Your love it makes me feel alright
Your lovin makes me feelin good
Please, never let me go
Hmm, you're driving me mad
I need your love so bad
I need your love so bad
Oh so bad, wow
So tell me girl what a poor man can do
And he's got this girl
He don't want to lose you
And once came a rich man and sued for your love
With fury from a high laughin dove
Ooh, then hold and always brings you low
Yeah, then you will know
If love can be stronger
Stronger than gold
Stronger than gold, stronger than gold, stronger than gold
Wow, kickin me
Ooh, you know it
Your love it makes me feel alright
Your lovin makes me feelin good
Please, never let me go
You're driving me mad
I need your love so bad
I need your love so bad
Na na, na na na na na na
Na na, na na na na na na
Na na, na na na na na na
I need your love
Na na, na na na na na na
Rollin’
The (??dawn??) keeps on flashing in my mind
???? leave me way behind, you know, way behind
You know, way behind
Got a flat but I got no home
Got many friends but in the end I'm all alone
I'm all alone, I'm all alone
???? all the time
Use my money ????
Living without directions
Rollin' without collections
????, gotta keep on living
I can be insistent, I can be insistent
Got a flat but I got no home
Got many friends but in the end I'm all alone
I'm all alone, I'm all alone
???? all the time
Use my money ????
Living without directions
Rollin' without collections
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ????
And I can't
Oh gotta, gotta, gotta keep marching
Oh rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', gotta get up
Gotta get up, gotta, gotta, got, got, got rollin', oh rollin'
????, gotta rollin', gotta ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-rollin'
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