Caparezza
Le Verità Supposte

It’s a bit unusual for me to review an album of this genre but, given the subject and the content, I feel obliged to do so. Fact no.1: fans of the genre, please do not be offended if I try to review something that falls outside my standard. Fact no.2: this album is a concentrate of raw and unfiltered truth: the capa says only true things that might also be annoying, but this is reality and he doesn't feel like telling lies. So, he hits us with truthful lyrics in an ironic way accompanied by an irresistible rhythm!

The album opens with “Il Secondo Secondo Me” where our artist gives us a lecture on rhetoric and hypocrisy, as well as the mega hit “Fuori Dal Tunnel” where he complains about fashion, trash TV, being cool, monotony, and everything that leads inevitably to exiting the tunnel of fun. He also tackles very serious topics such as the violence suffered by children at the hands of a drunken father in “Nel Paese Dei Balordi.” Each track is essentially a magnifying glass on the diseases of today's society; for example, it talks about the extras, trash programs, the various Costantini seen on TV in “L’Età Dei Figuranti” where the capa says “they will be famous, we will be whipped,” or in the chorus: “in life those who stand out win, we can all do it, welcome to the age of extras” and damn, how right he is! “Stanco e sbronzo” is a hilarious piece based on the passion for good wine and a perfect description of drunkenness.

Musically it is well assorted with samples and instruments, you can also hear distorted guitars, powerful drums in the chorus of “Dualismi” or in “Vengo Dalla Luna” the last single released from the album which describes how it feels to be different from the “crowd.” If Caparezza continues like this, he will have nothing to worry about: he is different from the “crowd” and we can only be glad to have someone in Italy who goes against the tide.