Bepi & The Prismas
Nòmer Dù

THE REVIEW

"Nòmer Dù". The album that has "launched" Bepi into the music world, we could say.

Bepi is a unique character, a singer-comedian who focuses entirely on comedy while maintaining a high musical level. His stage speeches are inimitable, with which he intersperses songs and various costume changes (leather jacket and helmet for more aggressive songs, cowboy hat for slower ones, and the essential Atalanta hat and shirt to sing about his favorite team); unique is his dialogue between himself and a policeman (in the track I Dù Camios, from the CD S3nu), which he performs with two perfectly different voices.

The album starts with Motosega, a short introduction where Bepi talks to Paolo Girelà in Tre Faggi, who, chainsaw in hand, cuts down trees; Bepi rejects all those named by his friend (who describes them by their scientific names), stubbornly insisting that he only wants "un paghèr" (a tree, in Bergamasco). The second track is Kentucky, a song with folk-like tones that praises his life (real? imaginary?) in America, where everything seems bigger and different from here; the second track, L'è sà l'estàt (sammer verscion) is a slow-paced song that proclaims the arrival of summer; the third track, Disco Sexy Bar, is a hilarious song about a "jolly" evening out at the night-club by Bepi and his friends, where they spend all their money on fun; the fourth track, Gioanì Banana, talks about a friend's wedding and how one "gets stuck" in it; then there's A mé ol latino al ma fà ön efèt!, a long track (05:28) that mocks Latin American dance and music; next, we find Cò de goma, a song with house tones that narrates young people's crazy passion for this place; then Al concerto de Vasco, a song that idolizes Vasco while also making fun of him; next is Bepiopia (in serie A), a track that references his favorite team (Atalanta) and its victories; then there's L'è sà Nedàl (uinter verscion), a track that picks up the tones of L'è sà l'estàt (sammer verscion) but to sing about Christmas nearing; then Kentucky and Disco Sexy Bar in remixed versions, very listenable but losing the charm of originality; then Pronto, so mé! (prim tòc), a speech that mimics a radio show where the caller always requests Bepi (and the DJ doesn’t know what to do); next there’s Coston Beach, an energetic song about Bepi and his friends' voyage to Ponte del Costone to see the bathers; and finally, to close it all, there's Pronto, sét tè? (segont tòc), the continuation of the first part.

Ultimately, the album is very beautiful and well-structured; the contribution of the talented Prismas and all the external inputs make it even more interesting and enjoyable, as well as musically outstanding.

In short, an absolute must-listen!