Brigantony
Co'Bullu

LA RECENSIONE

The repertoire of the artist from Catania is filled with a myriad of songs that have instantly become classics upon first listen. Not all of his albums have the fortune of shining in their own light, some, for example, are the sad photocopy of a previous work, or others lack the spark of that genius that made Brigantony the quintessential Catanese Singer. I will talk about his less successful works later, but first I want to delve into this magnificent 1988 album “Co Bullu”, nothing short of a seal of guarantee.

It may be less beautiful than the masterpiece “A Ciolla”, but it is more striking in terms of absurdity. Unlike other albums of his where ditties, folk songs, satirical scratches, and love for the homeland reign, here the balance decisively tips towards the theme dear to him (ha ha!) of homosexuality (“Osvaldo”, “A Puppera”). It starts with the usual parody of “I Feel Good” (“Iaffiu U Cuttu”), a denunciation of the illegal parking attendants' phenomenon; traversing the entire album one encounters criticism of the fake magicians of free TV channels “Ciao Buonasera” (and this was back in 1988!), a classic (“O Bagnu”) and another trivial classic piece (“Babb’i To So”). Brigantony would replicate this great album 3 to 4 more times.

In the rest of his work, we find nice pieces, pleasant pieces, poor pieces, dreadful pieces. The latter can be found from the new millennium onwards, where Caponnetto will repeat himself infinitely, arousing only a few rare laughs. For now, let’s enjoy this album!