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I had a lot of fun reading this review! Unclassifiable album, of course.

@alessioIRIDE: what the hell are you talking about saying that Pirandello's target is "Gente"!!! Rather, say that the audience of "Gente" is so pathetic that to give themselves an air, they are even willing to buy books they will never read, but will carefully display in their living rooms. @fedeee: there’s a historical misunderstanding regarding the relationship between Futurism and Fascism that we will probably carry with us forever, but it has no basis. Futurism actually emerged in 1909 while Fascism came many years later, and many associated with Futurism held party memberships that were not exactly National Socialist (Balla was a communist in the Russian style), so it's impossible to trace the two phenomena back to a common origin. However, when Fascism was born, the party leaders wisely understood that to develop a dictatorship, an identity was needed in all fields, including that of art, and it was decided (with autarky and nationalism) to rely on the Italian movement that was then underway, namely Futurism, and they did the same with D'Annunzio (who, however, was much more involved in the political phenomenon than Pirandello: the former was celebrated, the latter absolutely not). Obviously, rejecting the support of the Duce was out of the question, considering that we also had our own SS, and they were equally efficient (which seems to me like a great reason why Pirandello fell in line).

@pluto1992: I, on the other hand, am drooling over Julija... what a woman...

@vortex: poor CocoRosie, what have they done to you? IMHO they are not without a certain quirky, divergent talent.

By the way: if a piece doesn't have lyrics, it's NOT a song! The introduction is just music, so you can call it "piece," "track," "composition," or whatever you like, but not "song," which is a musical form that includes text sung in a natural voice (otherwise it's lyrical music).

Review... pluto1992, it just keeps getting worse, how come? About The Smiths: get informed, they are great! The CD is decent and has good singles, "Not Gonna Get Us" is an excellent pop track with a great video. Regarding the success they had back then: the promotion was great and the lesbian staging was nothing but a masterstroke that should be seen for what it is: a brilliant marketing gimmick; it can be judged as nonsense, but in my opinion, it was genius since it worked brilliantly and there were no precedents. Finally: I find them physically beautiful, Lena is a porcelain doll and Julija is simply STUNNING. @vortex: you are absolutely right, they could have been stars of the most sought-after indie scene and labelmates of CocoRosie.

@World SBK fan: maybe you’re exaggerating a bit, in my opinion it’s Pirandello:D'Annunzio=Nutella:sprea dable chocolate cream from Lidl.

@holdsworth: I consider Pirandello my favorite writer and Oscar Wilde said, “talent, charm, and intelligence are independent of any other aspect,” so I acknowledge that even the most fascist of fascists, if a true artist, was nonetheless a true artist. Pirandello's case is different because, if we really want to accuse him of something, it was bending to power for his own gain, and he lacked the strength to emigrate or rebel, that is true. But as for whether he was truly fascist, I absolutely do not believe it: just re-reading the statement you quoted, I can only notice that those words are exactly what he would put in the mouths of his characters to highlight their servility, lack of character, and inability to turn their backs on the social current that surrounds them (that is, the typical Pirandellian character, indeed). To conclude: he was servile, yes, but for his own gain and not out of genuine faith.

Sorry, the votes.