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Ahah, what a crazy review! Either 5 or 1... if you respond within a minute, I’ll give you a 5, otherwise 1. Ready... go!
P.S. not bad the album!

I had sent a review of A Picture of Nectar, but for inexplicable reasons, they didn't publish it. I only know that album, which is excellent but lacks intimate and touching moments. Too sunny, in a nutshell. Your review is good, but it has several mistakes. 3.5, rounded to 4.

Franci, don’t worry, embarrassing moments happen. I had one yesterday, but of a different kind: in class, the teacher was saying that he has a brother who is 18 years younger than him. Then a friend of mine said, "What a shame, I’ll be an only child forever." "Why?” I said, “There’s still time! My cousin just had a brother, and he’s 17!" "Yeah, too bad my mom is 56 and has been in menopause for ages!" I felt like a jerk! Embarrassing moments, anyway, are the spice of life.

Look, I'm sorry I responded to you badly, but this is the tenth time I've seen your negative comments about progressive (not just about progghettari users). For example, I hate house music, but I don't go around saying "Oh, what crap house music!". That said, I don't know if you like prog, if you don't like it, if you hate it or what, I'm just tired of hearing this same old story, and that goes for any other genre too. And hey, I might be a useless little kid, but unfortunately, I've got hair on my balls, and welding is the only method :) No hard feelings, okay...

I saw them on tour for this album! What a beautiful thing! Alessioiride, sincerely, you’ve been a pain in the ass. If you don’t like progressive, don’t listen to it, period. Don’t hassle us. Hey Arnold, welcome back!

@Lux, it's a component. You can't base your music solely on the lyrics; you need to make the instrumental part interesting at the very least. @Biancoenero, well, you are right, but I think a small comparison can be made, since it is still songwriting.

Anyway, it’s true that what takes Rino Gaetano down to a 5 is the lack of memorable instrumental motifs in his songs: perhaps only "Sfiorivano le viole," "I tuoi occhi sono pieni di sale," and "La vecchia salta con l'asta" have a truly impressive instrumental section (not even very complex, though), while the rest feature excellent bases but without much flight of fancy. But perhaps that was exactly Rino's intent, to create humble and intelligent music, focusing more on the lyrics than on the music, still wrapped in remarkable irony (the cheerful tune of "Ma il cielo è sempre più blu," which contrasts with the bitter text, stripping away the misleading refrain). Rino Gaetano, however, was a great artist, and with a higher level of music, he could have even surpassed De André. He is one of the few characters from Crotone that I can be proud of.

Great Rino