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" there are only two things that are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, but I'm not sure about the universe yet!" A. Einstein...
...and indeed quite a number of fools have commented on this record, labeling it as a publicity stunt and mercilessly accusing Manuel Agnelli's band of selling out. I have three things to say about this:
• 1) I find it more than legitimate and rightful for a band (in my opinion the best Italian rock band) to try to make itself known to a foreign audience, which is often more prepared and attentive than the Italian one.
• 2) the album was born from collaborations with American musicians and producers who certainly influenced the band's choices more than money did.
• 3) and thirdly, the most important thing: this is a great album!!! Maybe it might not reach the heights of "Quello che non c'è" (after all, you couldn't expect another masterpiece of that kind) but with its bittersweet atmospheres, it's truly interesting.
Lyrics and arrangements haven't changed too much compared to "Ballate Per Piccole Iene" even though the translated songs render differently compared to the Italian version: for example, the opener, "The Thin White Line", originally written in English (and it shows) turns out to be even more hypnotic and sharp compared to the first version, while "there's many ways" loses value as the poetry of the magnificent Italian text is lost. Despite these changes in value, the album remains overall balanced and very interesting.
A final consideration to make is surely the increase in the technical qualities of the members of the Milanese band (an increase already noted in "Quello che Non c'è") to which the interventions of musicians of the caliber of Greg Dulli and John Parish have surely contributed.
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