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Nord Sud Ovest Est

I admit that it's quite unusual for me to review a pop album, a genre that I don't usually follow closely, and the pop records in my collection are few and far between. But this one, which I bought a year ago, couldn't be missed; I literally wore out the 883 tapes I had as a kid. They were my first musical love, back when I was 6 years old, dominating the Italian charts with the single "Hanno ucciso l'uomo ragno".

Unfortunately (and I say unfortunately relatively speaking), 883, with this album (still featuring the "blonde" dancer "Mauro Repetto") didn't continue musically along the same path as the previous one, which had some hard-rock(!) elements. However, this one isn't bad, and, in fact, it sold more copies than the previous one.

The only distorted guitars present in this album are on "Rotta X casa di Dio" and "Cumuli"; the defining elements of this work are the extensive use of synthesizers, expanded compared to the previous one, filling the "void" left by the guitars, drums with triggered snare and kick drum, and very adolescent lyrics, just like the first album.

In my opinion, it's inferior to the previous one, but still good; it contains the super-hits "Sei un mito", "Come mai", but also great tracks like "Rotta X casa di Dio", "Non ci spezziamo", the exceptional "Nord Sud Ovest Est", and the melancholic "Week-end".
A CD with very simple pop tunes but still fun, both in lyrics and music, a CD that will undeniably hold a special place in the heart of any true Max fan.