Spoon – The Beast And Dragon, Adored

Album

Gimme Fiction is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Spoon, released on May 10, 2005 by Merge Records. It debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200. "I Turn My Camera On" was released as a single, and has become one of the band's biggest hits to date.

A deluxe reissue of the album was released on December 11, 2015 to commemorate its 10th anniversary.

Background

Britt Daniel began working on songs for Spoon's follow-up album to Kill the Moonlight in early 2003 when he received a letter from David Klowden in which he offered to let Daniel use his beach house if he wanted to "go on another writing stint".

Daniel drove to Ocean Beach in San Diego and started writing songs for the next album in a small house that overlooked the ocean. He stayed there for a number of weeks and recalls working a lot but not feeling happy with the output of his work there.

Before the title Gimme Fiction was decided on, the album was going to be named The Beast and Dragon, Adored after the opening track, but Daniel later decided that he did not like this title. Daniel decided he wanted to use the word "gimme" in the title of the album and thought that "Gimme Fiction" was a great title for the artwork. He also has stated that the album cover is his favorite to date.

The title of the opening track, "The Beast and Dragon, Adored", came from an art magazine which Daniel found at his grandmother's house that contained a tapestry called "The Apocalypse: The Beast and Dragon Are Adored".

Gimme Fiction è il quinto album in studio del gruppo indie rock statunitense Spoon, pubblicato nel 2005. The Beast And Dragon, Adored fa parte dell'album.

Artist

Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band comprises Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar), Jim Eno (drums), Alex Fischel (keyboards, guitar) and Gerardo Larios (guitar, keyboards). Critics have described the band's musical style as indie rock, indie pop, art rock, and experimental rock.

Formed in 1993 in Austin, Texas by Daniel and Eno, Spoon released their debut studio album, Telephono, in 1996. Their next full-length, A Series of Sneaks, was released in 1998 on Elektra Records.

The band subsequently signed with Merge Records, where Spoon achieved greater commercial and critical prominence with the albums Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill the Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), and They Want My Soul (2014). The band's ninth album, Hot Thoughts, was released on March 17, 2017, on Matador Records.

Gli Spoon sono un gruppo indie rock statunitense proveniente da Austin (Texas), esponenti della musica underground.

The beast and dragon, adored
You been gone so long
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown
Rented a room
And I forgot my pen
Shook my twin
And I had to find the feeling again

Now all I need is a crew
One that can act as if
One that can slay on cue
And sneeze and sniff
Uh-huh alright
I'm going back to the water
Been landlocked too long

I got a feeling it don't come cheap
I got a feeling oh and then it got to me
It took its time a-working into my soul
I got to believe it come from rock and roll
It come from rock and roll

Where did you get for so long?
I been learning my scene
I been watching my friends move away
I summon my love back to me
And I went down by the seawall
That's when I knew, knew they never got you

Great dominions, they don't come cheap
Great dominions, they just want you to leave
I got the meaning the meaning sat tight
Said it's not what you expected but it could be right
I got a feeling it didn't come free
I got a feeling and then it got to me
When you don't fell it it shows they tear out your soul
And when you believe they call it rock and roll
And when you believe they call it rock and roll

The beast and dragon, adored
You been gone so long
I been writing my scene
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown

You been gone so long
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown
The beast and dragon, adored
You been gone so long
Gotta find a way to the water
Where you been for so long?

La bestia e il drago, adorati
Sei stato via per così tanto tempo
Dove sei stato per così tanto tempo?
Sono andato in posti sconosciuti
Affittato una stanza
E ho dimenticato la penna
Ho scosso il mio gemello
E dovevo ritrovare quella sensazione

Ora tutto ciò di cui ho bisogno è un equipaggio
Uno che può agire come se
Uno che può uccidere al momento giusto
E starnutire e annusare
Uh-eh va bene
Torno in acqua
Sono stato senza sbocco sul mare per troppo tempo

Ho la sensazione che non sarà economico
Ho avuto una sensazione oh e poi mi ha colpito
Ci è voluto del tempo per lavorare nella mia anima
Devo credere che provenga dal rock and roll
Viene dal rock and roll

Dove sei arrivato per così tanto tempo?
Ho imparato la mia scena
Ho visto i miei amici allontanarsi
Richiamo a me il mio amore
E sono andato giù lungo la diga
È stato allora che ho capito, sapevo che non ti avrebbero mai preso

Grandi domini, non costano poco
Grandi domini, vogliono solo che tu te ne vada
Ho capito il significato, il significato mi è rimasto stretto
Ha detto che non è quello che ti aspettavi ma potrebbe essere giusto
Ho la sensazione che non sia venuto gratis
Ho avuto una sensazione e poi mi ha colpito
Quando non lo senti vuol dire che ti strappano l'anima
E quando ci credi lo chiamano rock and roll
E quando ci credi lo chiamano rock and roll

La bestia e il drago, adorati
Sei stato via per così tanto tempo
Ho scritto la mia scena
Dove sei stato per così tanto tempo?
Sono andato in posti sconosciuti

Sei stato via per così tanto tempo
Dove sei stato per così tanto tempo?
Sono andato in posti sconosciuti
La bestia e il drago, adorati
Sei stato via per così tanto tempo
Devo trovare una via per l'acqua
Dove sei stato per così tanto tempo?