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Barely Nice (LP) (2009)

by Al Berkowitz

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I feel you, erratic dry pleasure, But found my mind thinking round and round and round and round Hot bitter taste, rare flat chested lullaby I'd have made her happier tonight if I had not forgotten your advice I didn't expect I would sleep here by your side... I'm trying to guess me while my spirit is roaming outside... Though you're pretty sure this is such a wonderful beautiful world You drive back home and fear you won't ever reach satisfaction You're doomed for the rest of your life, there's nothing left but lie down and sigh You know you would not feel this way if you had not forgotten your advice I didn't expect I would sleep here by your side... I'm trying to guess me while my spirit is roaming outside...
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She talks naif velvet Your ladies may tie me down She is brave Yeah, she’s the bravest She sucks my thumbs when we stay alone Darling, please expel them out For I dreamt about ‘bout the little one Yes she’s cute and hot, Pretty embraceable… And she walks asleep at night, all nude and glum For all that tender care seems so warmful It just slowly kills you They’ve brought me closer I can hear their sweet scratches and bites Yes they are close And getting closer I can even smell That sweat so sour Please, dear, please embrace me now Take me underground Throw me underground For I’m terrified ‘bout that little girl’s shake Hope her elder sister could shatter her legs. For all that tender care seems so warmful It just slowly kills you For all that tender craze seems so warmful It just slowly kills you It just slowly kills you For all that tender care seems so warmful It just slowly kills you
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Drowned in some shoddy unconsistence We've got two rooms which we painted yellow and green And now they have run aground Please let me in, think now it's time for reflection and then we move We hear the crowds roaring outside We lock the doors Keep drinking tea and talking 'bout Nietszche And the someday when we die All the world's great men will join us at home Upthere Though there's no light in our tiny rooms We don't mind. We see everything clear All around
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I'm going inside Throw my body away the jetty lights My soulmate fell three floors down, then sang to the sea To free will, to porpoises... I can hear him haunting his red melodica, Far away, rainy looks. Childish, not childlike, Talking rude languages with gentle flawless lisping We both had a crash. I'm going inside. I'm going inside There's no newspaper at you bathroom. I can't trust you She's got pretty dark looks She'll whistle twice, then dissapear Then I drift off. She drifts away But she didn't have a crush She'll be the kind snowman One thousand prisms, loud laughters, a witch on the witch-train five only colours, a million scratches, gray hair and wine... Adjacent names, ten authors, a cook, criminals and selectors Where the hell is my carey comb? I'm going inside I'm going inside
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Spotless soul Spotless soul Don't get me wrong I was overwhelmed by candle lights and wavy sounds It's getting dark It's getting cold Oh, my sweet right winged teenage love!
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Hey, we are engaged, The front line’s hidden out by the grey mist Hey hey, let’s make your space Behind the good men lines With some soft drinks Hey, see the exhaust dawn, ‘cause we have gambled for you in this rainy day Hey, hey, our feet are sunk In sand that smells of ozone and corrupted flesh The bullets blow, the cries are off and I’ve wet my shirt and my blood gets thicker My heart is bigger than my defense I’m only sure this is my last cycle Hey, hey, hey just look at you boy You’ve got your knuckles white, for gripping your rifle Run, run, run, run and fight for Our people, for blondes and forests and lakes The bullets blow, the cries are off and I’ve wet my shorts and my blood gets thicker My heart is bigger than my defense I’m only sure this is my last cycle I feel this is time to quit hamburgers The grease on your face Has called for me But, man, all my time Is not for him Hey, see the exhaust dawn, ‘cause we have bet for you in this rainy day Hey, hey, our feet are sunk In sand that smells of ozone and corrupted flesh The bullets blow, the cries are off and I’ve wet my shirt and my blood gets thicker My heart is bigger than my defenses I’m only sure this is my last cycle I swear this is time to quit hamburgers The grease on your face Has called for me But, man, all this time Is not for him
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Barely nice 03:31
Before we go out I must tell Ain't that kind of person that makes your day I use to go mad I might spoil your blaze If you ever cry I'll hold you tight And I'll try not to run Someday we'll breath as one Hangin' upside down Upside down. You may think I'm quiet, not passionate at all That deep inside I don't care 'bout noone but me But I swear that I'm ready to it Yes, I swear that I'm ready to it I swear that I'm ready to live by your side And then maybe drown.
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Now, she is nude lying on the couch, Gotta be quick before she gets asleep too And how should I get through it? Her smile is melting down, I’ve turned unloaded. I turn my head back to find the scene on flames, I will be gone, the whole thing will be over Then I might feel the prick. Once I felt handsome, felt brilliant… I had so much rhythm, I had so much rhythm that I deserved to die I close my eyes and I wait for the stab It’s all about football women and knives This is not high enough for my high condition It’s kind of bland, silly, not even a little bit strange I become your local hero, but sooner or later I’m blinded by the mere possibility of the blade I close my eyes and I wait for the stab Find nothing but football and women and knives It’s all about football, and women and knives I close my eyes but I feel rather unsteady I can’t understand why I need that much time just to tie my shoes And now she’s nude lying on the couch I feel like leaning my head on, leaning my head on… Take a breath, then you go back home I close my eyes and I wait for the stab It’s all about but football and women and knives There’s nothing but fotball, women and knives Find nothing football, women and knives There’s nothing but fotball, women and knives It’s all about about football and women and knives, I’m sick about football, women and knives
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"Barely nice" is Al Berkowitz Band's first studio album, recorded in 2007 and released in 2009.

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released March 1, 2009

Ignacio Simón: Lead and background vocals, guitars, bass guitar in #3, keyboards, harmonium, cornet, soundscapes
Santiago Estrada: Bass guitar, background vocals in #4.
Lorenzo Palomares: Drums, percussion


Aldous B. Berkowitz: Mind assessment, spiritual guidance, unconditional affection and musical illumination

All lyrics written by Ignacio Simón, except for tracks #4 and #6, written by Santiago Estrada and Ignacio Simón


Produced by Ignacio Simón


Recorded at Estudios Tigruss (Gandía, Valencia), Estudios El Lado Izquierdo (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid) and Estudios Mare Nostrum (Majadahonda, Madrid), between 01-11-2007 and 05-12-2007.

Recordings engineered by Pepe Gomar and Jordi Sapena (Tigruss) and Daniel Richter (El Lado Izquierdo).
Edited by Ignacio Simón all around autumn 2007.
Mixed by Daniel Richter at Estudios El Lado Izquierdo, on December 2007.

Mastered by Bob Katz at Digidomain Studios (Orlando, Florida, USA) on December 2008


Edited by Temple Records and Producciones Psicotrónicas

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Al Berkowitz London, UK

Al Berkowitz is an art-rock project commanded by composer and producer Ignacio Simón and based in London.
It was founded in 2006, when the Spanish psychedelic band The Inhabitants joined forces with American beatnick Aldous Berkowitz.

Over the last years, Al Berkowitz have combined strikingly original music with euphoric live performances.
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