Autore/Author: THE INSYDERZ Titolo/Title: “Skalleluia Too” Etichetta/Label: KMG Anno/Year: 1999 Nazione/Nation: USA Website: Myspace: theinsyderz Genere/Genre: ska

ITALIAN VERSION & ENGLISH VERSION

ITALIAN VERSION

Un anno dopo l’uscita del più che positivo “Skalleluia” il gruppo ska cristiano The Insyderz esce con “Skalleluia Too!”.
Il gruppo si presenta con la sua proposta molto alternativa, un mix perfetto tra le sonorità ska ed i temi cristiani, molto forti all’interno delle canzoni.
Questo album è veramente ben riuscito e il lato “cristiano” è molto forte. Il sound di questo CD si muove su ritmi classici dello ska e altri più “grezzi”, ritmi figli del punk, e ogni tanto troviamo qualche schizzo di reggae che ci sta sempre!
A partire dal primo pezzo di questo “Skalleluia Too!” la band ci mostra la sua forte carica, spumeggiante punk e dopo il ritornello ecco le trombe caratteristiche dello ska, per questo brano grintoso che parla dello Spirito Santo.
Con ‘I Could Sign Of Your Love Forever’ la band esplora completamente il sound ska, mettendo in mostra la forte coesione ed intesa della band, che come frutto ha un grande sound!Bello anche il testo: “Over the mountains and the sea / You're river runs with love for me / So I will open up my heart / And let the Healer set me free / I'm happy to be in the truth / So I will daily lift my hands / For I will always sing / Of when Your love came down / I could sing of Your love forever”.
Nella seguente ‘Shout To The Lord’ il sound si calma rispetto ai brani che abbiamo ascoltato fino ad adesso, grandi protagonisti le chitarre e il basso che nel finale offre un giro veramente avvincente. Il testo parla di Gesù in modo molto dolce: "My Jesus, my Savior / Lord, there is none like You / All of my days, I want to praise / The wonders of Your mighty love / My comfort, my shelter / Tower or refuge and strength / Let every breath, all that I am / Never cease to worship You”.
Forti anche le parole della seguente ‘Who Is This?’: "Who is this that wipes the tears / From my eyes / Just one glimpse of You steals my heart away / You're the Lover of my soul / Draw me unto You / Draw me unto You”.
Belli anche gli altri pezzi tra cui segnaliamo ‘True Of You’ dalle movenze più heavy, quasi “oscure”, mentre ‘Old Rugged Cross’ ci offre sonorità che ci portano in dietro col tempo. Molto interessanti le versioni del Salmi 121 e 139 il primo in versione ska con qualche spruzzata di reggae, mentre l’altro salmo suona più ska.
‘Pour Out My Heart’ conclude questo lavoro, brano che non si lascia influenzare da altri generi ma suona ska, e che ci regala una sorpresa… dopo quasi 6 minuti di silenzio c’è una traccia fantasma che riprende il sound di ‘Old Rugged Cross’.
Ottimo questo “Skalleluia Too!”, gli Insyderz si confermano una bellissima realtà della musica cristiana più alternativa.
Molto bravi a conciliare la loro musica con le tematiche cristiane.


Tommaso “tonno” Benedetti

Voto: 7,5/10




ENGLISH VERSION

A year after the positive coming album “Skalleluia” the ska christian band The Insyderz came out with “Skalleluia Too!”. The band presented itself with their proposal very alternative, a perfect mix between the ska sonorities and the Christian themes, very strong inside their song.
This album is well done and the “christian” side is very strong. The sound of this CD moves on classic rhythms belonging to ska genre and others more “rough”, rhythms sons of punk, and sometimes wecan find some part of reggae that it’s always cool!
Starting from the first piece of this “Skalleluia Too!” the band shows their strong charge, funny punk and after the refrain of the trumpets, characteristic of ska, for this gritty song that talks about the Holy Spirit.
With ‘I Could Sign Of Your Love Forever’ the band explores completely the ska sound, showing the strong cohesion and understanding of the band, that like fruit it has a great sound! Nice the lyric too: “Over the mountains and the sea / You're river runs with love for me / So I will open up my heart / And let the Healer set me free / I'm happy to be in the truth / So I will daily lift my hands / For I will always sing / Of when Your love came down / I could sing of Your love forever”.
In the following ‘Shout To The Lord’ the sound gets calms down than the other song, big protagonists are the guitars and the bass that in the final part it offers a fascinating sound. The lyric talks about Jesus in a manner very sweet: “My Jesus, my Savior / Lord, there is none like You / All of my days, I want to praise / The wonders of Your mighty love / My comfort, my shelter / Tower or refuge and strength / Let every breath, all that I am / Never cease to worship You”.
Strong also the words of the following ‘Who Is This?’: "Who is this that wipes the tears / From my eyes / Just one glimpse of You steals my heart away / You're the Lover of my soul / Draw me unto You / Draw me unto You”.
Nice also the other pieces among which ‘True Of You’ with heavier attitudes, almost “dark”, while ‘Old Rugged Cross’ offers sonorities that take us back in the time. The versions of the Salms 121 and 139 are very interesting, the first one in ska version with some reggae part, the second one sound more ska.
The song ‘Pour Out My Heart’ ends this album, song not influenced by the other genres but it sounds ska, and that makes us a surprise… after almost 6 minutes of silence there is a ghost track that retakes the sound of ‘Old Rugged Cross’.
Excellent this “Skalleluia Too!”, the Insyderz with this album confirmed a very beautiful reality of the most alternative christian music. Very good to mix their music with the christian themes.