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The Bolognese singer Andrea Mingardi undoubtedly had a brilliant idea in recording this album, which is also realized very well. The songs are sung in the Bolognese dialect, by the Bolognese singer, often in duet with distinguished guests. They can only be fully appreciated by those who understand the Bolognese dialect well, also to grasp the jokes, which in this very ironic and incredibly fun album, abound.
The artist's vocal qualities are of undeniable depth, capable of adapting to the many musical genres that are blended together in this album and alternate in the various songs. Blues and Jazz, however, dominate among the album's tracks.
The first song is "Gig" in duet with Luca Carboni; Gig is the classic teenage myth that boys imitate and see as a comically unattainable goal. The second song "Fat Mandèr da to Mama a Tòr Dal Lat" is the splendid reggae version of the famous "Fatti Mandare dalla Mamma..." by Gianni Morandi, who sings in duet with Mingardi here. (It is undoubtedly more beautiful, current, and rhythmic than the original song). The third is called "Socc'mel" from the famous Bolognese exclamation. This last one is compared to those from other regions and is considered by our Andrea to be the most suitable in any situation.
The fourth is "A Io' Vèst un Marziàn", very funny, performed here in a duet with Lucio Dalla. The fifth is "La Fira ed San Làzer" in duet with Francesco Guccini. The sixth - incredibly - is even a hip-hop rhythm song: "Benessum". The seventh "Tv" is the saddest and most reflective song of the album, in duet with Samuele Bersani. Another duet is the beautiful "Bulàggna Lè Cambiè" (with lyrics about the difficult integration and acceptance of immigrants), this time with Gaetano Curreri of the Stadio. The album then concludes with a digression with Cesare Cremonini and the other Lunapop, on the importance of the exclamation 'Socc'mel' in Western culture.
The funniest song on the album: "Ubaldo". An incurable miser, a friend of Mingardi, who defines him this way: "the greatest restorer of torn banknotes, Nobel prize for the 'sucking' of chicken bones, record man for the resale of sugar packets, great 'tucker' of newspapers in bars, car fuel tank drier than a camel's bottom, only goes into his pocket on his knees, and to the Seychelles only by bus..."
Also cute: "Ho Sposato una Femmina Francese", a Bolognese dealing with a Parisian woman and "Ubaldo e Cesira" which describes the complicated and tragicomic fulfillment of intercourse between two 'sweethearts'.
Brilliant mix of comedy, blues jazz, and much more... all seasoned with the amusing Bolognese dialect, which makes every verse more comical.
In short, Mingardi, I only have a couple of words: 'Mo socc'mel che album'!!
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