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La Donna Il Sogno & Il Grande Incubo

The '90s generation was marked by continuous changes, especially in the musical field where new horizons and new sounds were constantly being discovered. The 883, one of the most important soundtracks for the teenagers of those years, released their third album in 1995, after publishing the successful "Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno" and "Nord Sud Ovest Est", making a name for themselves with their pop songs with simple lyrics, most of the time almost trivial, but hiding great meanings that rightly only the young could immediately understand, because if you talked to an adult about Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto, they would reply: "Those two losers who sang Jolly Blue at the arcade?"

With this new work, the duo changed their tune: it proves to be an album where electronic music is also introduced, the lyrics more arranged, the melodies more studied and arranged, yet their unmistakable style has always remained the same, but perhaps even improved. The record is therefore full of catchy and cheerful songs where the theme is more or less always the same: the misadventures of young people in their actions, from first loves to first disasters: "La Radio A 1000 Watt" and "Fattore S" are two reckless and catchy pop songs, with good sounds and a classic 883 style text. "Ti Sento Vivere" is a romantic and sweet pop song about shyness with a beautiful text and melody, "Senza Averti Qui" is another gem of this album, which still deals with the topic of adolescents. After listening to "Tieni Il Tempo," one realizes that Max and Mauro are musically growing, creating a hit with a Caribbean rhythm: one of their best-arranged songs not only of the album but maybe even of their albums. The record continues with other romantic pop songs ("Una Canzone D'Amore"), funny pop songs ("Gli Avvoltoi" and "O Me") and electronic pop style music ("Musica"). "Il Grande Incubo" is another gem from the album, though not the best, with a very dark atmosphere at the start leading to the classic 883 happy chorus.

At the end, we leave you with a great must of the duo, perhaps the most famous: "Gli Anni", a fitting finale to this album. Thus, 883 delivers one of their greatest works, although not the best, as their artistic vein (which will occur mainly in "La Dura Legge Del Goal") does not convince the usual snobby pop music listeners much.

However, I don’t hide that with this album they have shown that music is transforming them for the better... too bad that after "Uno in Più" and after Repetto’s departure, dear Max will lose a lot.