Martello
Martello
30 oct 21

DeRank™: 2,48

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Hesitant about the fact that the reissue might be terrible, but who cares: they’re reissuing an Enzo record!
Martello
Martello
27 oct 21

DeRank™: 4,10

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"Here we go"
For the joy of good @[zotter]
Martello
Martello
17 oct 21

DeRank™: 10,78

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I never would have thought I’d find it around. By the way, it's 50 years old and practically perfect. #Lifeisbeautiful
Martello
Martello
9 oct 21

DeRank™: 14,14

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The first of a long series (of an evening)
Martello
Martello
8 aug 21

DeRank™: 12,79

Let's resume, gentlemen. We were saying the 90s. After Bersani, let's move to the Roman walls. The Roman school undergoing reform, thanks to interesting figures like... Daniele Silvestri. And would we like to see what the good son of art has done in the last 27 years? Amidst remarkable highs and equally remarkable lows, our guy has always managed to stand out by continuously exploring different genres while keeping his own essence intact.
9th: The Fugitive
After 5 years since the success of Salirò and 3 from the live album that includes the unreleased Kunta Kinte, Daniele returns to Sanremo with a song, La Paranza, which, despite having good intentions, proves to be too frivolous, too loud, too confident, too meticulously crafted to replicate a boom. Indeed, it not only placed fourth in the national competition but also became one of the most listened-to tracks that year. This did not bode well for the album, and lo and behold, The Fugitive, to my utmost surprise, is a terribly subdued album. There are great moments, no doubt, the opening track Mi persi is to be counted among our classics, Sulle rive dell'Arrone is a nice reflection on the arrival of middle age, A me ricordi il mare is catchy and evokes typical images of the Italian summer, but the rest struggles quite a bit. Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Gino e l'Alfetta, and Love is in the air try to be pieces of life and social criticism but unfortunately fall flat with a lack of depth, leading to themes that are sometimes modest and at times forgettable. And then, what should the lullaby in Roman dialect, Ninnetta nanna, represent for me? If there’s a language in which it’s impossible to feel emotional, it’s definitely Roman dialect. But for the first time in an album, I found a track whose existence I had long denied: Che bella faccia is a song that attempts to be engaged with a carefree marching band vibe but ends up being just 2 minutes and something useless and irritating. This album could have been a grand comeback, but instead, it was Daniele Silvestri's first album to fall into what he had perfectly avoided in previous years, delivering us bland, poorly crafted songs with promises almost never kept. I'm sorry, Daniele, but this time you missed the mark.
Meticulous rating: 4/5
The gem: Daniele Silvestri - Mi Persi
Martello
Martello
30 jul 21

DeRank™: 12,48

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I've wanted to do this for a while, on a site like debasio then
On these shores *coming soon*
Martello
Martello
13 jul 21

DeRank™: 22,30

1st place: The special horoscope
..but what are we talking about? Three years after the previous album, Samuele returns with what is one of the Italian masterpieces of the third millennium. If the self-titled album demonstrated a stunning growth in songwriting, with The special horoscope the peak is reached, blending dreamlike imagery with personal stories. The consumer-driven urban life of Morelli Mirko, the misunderstandings about a namesake at the intercom of his own apartment building in Don’t take away my name, and the inevitable drift in The fossil represent the more sarcastic side of the author, which had already emerged in Freak but is now decidedly more mature and focused. However, The special horoscope offers more than just this: it is an album strongly connected to the author's experiences. The title track, for instance, recounts a pulmonary embolism that actually happened to Samuele. Or Isola and Slavia, tales of solitude between two lovers that demonstrate a unique sensitivity, or even Lunedì in which one no longer finds meaning in life but seeks to avoid suicide and find a way to feel better. And then, there are three classic tracks that have become timeless for different reasons: Il pescatore di asterischi, an innocent portrait of a love that stays grounded, Senza titoli which has probably benefited the most from the film Chiedimi se sono felice by Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo (it's interesting how this album is viscerally connected to cinema despite not being the author's intention when he conceived it), and especially Replay, need I say more, just as Giudizi universali is an absolute masterpiece. Guys... The special horoscope is something unique: excellently arranged, lyrically we’re amidst Samuele’s climaxes, and we have a beautiful handful of classics, what more could you want? Oh, right, one last gem: Chiedimi se sono felice, released in the second edition of The special horoscope, is a small maxim of tender and gallant daily life. Like the last missing piece that was felt necessary. The final gear that makes this entire clock called The special horoscope sparkle.
Picky vote: 9/10
The gem: Replay
Martello
Martello
12 jul 21

DeRank™: 15,14

2nd place: Caramella smog
After the success of the best of "Che vita," Samuele could easily rest on his laurels and take a break... but instead, he’s working on another album where he completely reinvents himself. If Samuele was, until the early 2000s, a singer-songwriter with a veneer of lightness and optimism in his songs, with Caramella smog he becomes an observer of reality in its most controversial and sickly aspects. The sounds become much sharper, with the introduction of slightly more rocking arrangements and a tendency to experiment with something different. The horrors of the world are described in the lamentable Socio di minoranza and the more challenging and experimental title track, but there are also lighter moments like Il destino di un VIP or Salto la convivenza. There's the deconstruction of love in Se ti convincerai, the sickly twist of the media in Cattiva, fragments of hard, everyday life in Conforme alla CEE and Meraviglia, and of artistic life in Concerto, along with another musically experimental piece like Binario 3. But, as with every Samuele album, there’s an outsider, a track that somehow stands out even if it might not be as good as the others: in Samuele Bersani we had Giudizi universali, which was different from the rest due to its strong cynicism; in L'aldiquà there was Occhiali rotti, a cheerful march on a not-so-cheerful topic; in Manifesto abusivo there was a truly unusual Valzer nello spazio for our artist; in Nuvola numero 9 there were Reazione umana, Spia polacca, and Il re muore, which clashed with the lightness and joyfulness of the album; and in Cinema Samuele there was Il tuo ricordo, the only track more classically Bersanian on the album. And in Caramella smog, there’s Pensandoti, a sweet portrait of protection and affection toward another person set to a bossa nova rhythm. Despite the world crumbling around us, I remain here to support you, is the underlying message of Caramella smog: everything will fall apart, but we'll still be here.
Meticulous rating: 9+
The gem: Samuele Bersani - Cattiva (videoclip)
Martello
Martello
10 jul 21

DeRank™: 15,99

4th place: L'aldiquà
Released in May 2006, this sixth album by Samuele Bersani follows his jackpot win two years earlier at the Targe Tenco. And the expectations are not disappointed... sort of. L'aldiquà continues the theme of current events started in Caramella smog and carries it forward through several tracks in this new album. We begin with a quiet and suspended vibe, that of Lascia stare, where love and work have become two windows onto a world seemingly too high for us, before moving to Iraq, where a journalist was kidnapped and then killed by the Iraqi Islamic army, all rendered to the beat of a paradoxically cheerful march. We then encounter two figures that represent man in his modern condition: the first is a chicken being cooked on the fire, completely helpless in this catastrophic situation for him, and the non-voting observer, a paradoxical figure of our times so consumed by his aforementioned values that he does not realize he is inclined toward the opposite of these. But amidst all this, love returns... not immediately, but it does come back: despite everything being precarious in life, despite the need to endure every catastrophe to find oneself, despite it being a mechanism of illusion and self-sabotage, it exists and is a tangible part of our existence. And then? Then... there are three more tracks. Maciste, Il maratoneta, and Sogni, which are not quite up to Samuele's standards, even though they are consistent with the themes of the album; they are not forgettable tracks, but in an album with seven other top-notch pieces, they are decidedly less sharp and focused. This is why L'aldiquà was somewhat of a disappointment upon its release; Samuele had just come out of a splendid period and with L'aldiquà he was still in his golden age, but even today L'aldiquà remains an album that, with a little more effort, could have been on par with its predecessors, yet unfortunately falls a little short compared to those that came before it. Nevertheless, L'aldiquà remains an excellent album that exorcises many of the evils of our modern world and encourages you every day to keep moving forward through the trenches and the ropes. It’s all a matter of balance.
Picky rating: 8/9
The gem: Una Delirante Poesia
Martello
Martello
9 jul 21

DeRank™: 26,31

5th place: Samuele Bersani
There are cases in the music world where a debuting singer can achieve a shocking level of artistic growth within just a few years: for instance, Dalla, after a few years of struggle and two not particularly remarkable albums, managed to birth Storie di casa mia; Battisti went from Una giornata uggiosa and E già to the masterpiece Don Giovanni in just 6 years; Battiato produced L'era del cinghiale bianco in less than a year after L'Egitto prima delle sabbie, and so forth. The same happened with Samuele: after the very honest Freak, three years passed before a new album, and what an album it is! Finally, Samuele breaks free from the established norms and expresses himself in a creative and volcanic way. Just listen to the story of a homosexual love in Braccio di ferro, the adventure in a museum in Crazy boy, the friendship that will never fade in Coccodrilli, the search for a girl in Tonight, the desperate loneliness of Coppa Uefa, and L'istinto... it almost feels like we're not even talking about the same singer from a few years prior. Naturally, the album isn’t perfect; there are some less impactful moments and others that are quite lackluster (La risposta, with lyrics written by Dalla that seem almost like a way to repay the lyrics of Canzone), but nonetheless, the album remains largely unscathed. It is Samuele’s first masterstroke, but like Nuvola numero 9, it lacks a standout track that makes you think, “this is the masterpiece of the album”… right? You all know which track I'm talking about: the most famous one by Bersani, the one that forever solidified his place in the Olympus of singer-songwriters, the jewel of this third album, none other than... Giudizi universali. It's pointless to explain this song in words; it’s simply an absolute milestone that definitely gives an extra edge to the entire album. Without that track, this self-titled album would be decidedly less memorable and elegant.
Meticulous rating: 8½
I think it’s unnecessary to mention which is the gem.
Samuele Bersani - Giudizi universali (Official Video)
Martello
Martello
8 jul 21

DeRank™: 18,20

6th place: Nuvola numero 9
After the illegal Manifesto, from which Samuele emerged with a few broken bones, and the best of "Psyco," Samuele locked himself in the studio to compose the album that had the shortest gestation period in his entire career. While Samuele usually takes years to finish an album, this Nuvola numero nove took only 5 months to complete. The result is a carefree and pop record, with a brightness that hasn’t been seen for quite a while in his production, featuring some tracks that have already become instant classics in his repertoire, such as En e Xanax or Complimenti. If we must nitpick, the memorable masterpiece that can be found in almost all of Samuele's albums is missing, but it’s something we can overlook. Certainly, there are more pyrotechnic and refined moments both in terms of arrangements (Settimo cielo) and lyrics (Reazione umana), along with the urban fairy tale of Desirée, the critique of our country in Chiamami Napoleone, the mediocre and paradoxical life of DAMS students, and toxic love stories like those in Ultima chance and Spia polacca. In conclusion, we can say with certainty that this Nuvola is not Bersani's deepest album or one with the most memorable tracks from his repertoire, but it remains a truly nice light and very original record (and when has Samuele ever not done something where he puts a lot of himself into it?)
Picky rating: 8+
The gem: Samuele Bersani - En e Xanax (Official Video)
Martello
Martello
7 jul 21

DeRank™: 19,86

7th place: Abusive Manifesto
In the 2000s, Samuele's career takes off in a dizzying manner with albums and songs praised by both critics and the public, earning several accolades. Nothing seems to stop his ascent, and in 2009 he is ready to surprise everyone again. This is the reaction one feels when witnessing everything surrounding this Abusive Manifesto: astonishment. Samuele's pen remains the same, sometimes mischievous, sometimes critical, but for some reason, critics harshly dismissed this album, attributing to it words it does not deserve, and the public tends to consider it a minor episode in his career. However, by listening to the album, one might understand why it faces such criticism: the essence is Samuele's, but the writing and composition of the songs have become more cryptic and twisted. The arrangements range from ballads to rock, from folk dances to waltzes with a splash of jazz and singer-songwriter influences. Compared to previous albums, the arrangements were mostly in a singer-songwriter pop style, sometimes with a dose of rock. In short, musically, it is a much denser and less conventional album than the others... but did the lyrics undergo this change as well? Judging by the listening experience, absolutely yes. Even the lyrics of the singles "Un periodo pieno di soprese" and "Ferragosto" (already released by Sergio Cammariere in 2004) do not use conventional words or easily catchy choruses (when has it ever happened that Samuele used easily catchy choruses?), and very often the lyrics do not have a "standard" form, thus forming a blend that can be complicated for an ordinary listener. Tracks like "Manifesto abusivo", "16:9", "Lato proibito", or "A Bologna" are certainly not easy listening pieces; they may even be enjoyable, but they require several listens to be fully absorbed. Perhaps this is the greatest limitation of Abusive Manifesto: it is a far more twisted and cryptic album than usual, coiling up in particular arrangements and overly sophisticated lyrics, which can be quite disorienting during listening. Yet, we are still talking about a really beautiful album that, despite its complexity, remains a product of excellent craftsmanship.
Meticulous rating: 7/8
The gem: 16:9
Martello
Martello
5 jul 21

DeRank™: 17,55

Here we go. I don't know how well this new season will go; I won’t even mention the sacred monsters at the level of De Andrè or Carella or even just Ivan Graziani, but I particularly care about this one. Five singers who were adopted in the 90s and who continue to produce some great albums to this day...more or less. Let's start with the one who made his debut in the music world first: Samuele Bersani. I believe everyone knows what I think of him; I’ve been listening to him since I was a child, so the difficulty of objectively ranking his albums has been incredible. But here it is, ready to come to light. Let's get started!

9th place: C'hanno preso tutto
Let's start with the facts: it's 1992, Samuele has just come out of the experience of Lucio Dalla's Tour for the album Cambio, where he had a moment on stage to perform his first official song, Il mostro. Later that year, he released another single, Chicco e Spillo, which had a decent success despite being quite unusual as a piece. From these premises, one would expect a debut album close to excellence... right? It's difficult for me to talk about this album; it's qualitatively light years away from what Samuele has produced since '97 onwards. Musically, it's quite plastic and not very original; lyrically, there are some rather tedious jabs at the gggggiov youth (Restiamo ancora qui, Dalla piccola finestra), stories of betrayals (Due settembre), and even dreamy snapshots (Voglio un pianoforte). There’s personality and good episodes, but not memorable ones like Domatore or Bottiglie vuote demonstrate. Initially, Samuele fails to express what he’s trying to communicate. In the early years of his career, he was confined to this character tailored to "the pretty boy who breaks hearts and appeals to teenage girls," creating a huge limit on creativity: all his ideas were filtered and often sterilized by the factor of "you need to please teenagers." Despite this, the two gems at the start, Il mostro and Chicco e Spillo, remain some of his most remembered and performed tracks to this day.
Meticulous rating: 6+
The gem (in its very first version on record): Il Mostro (Live)
Martello
Martello
21 jun 21

DeRank™: 7,26

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Che sorpresa
Martello
Martello
8 jun 21

DeRank™: 14,79

Enzo Jannacci L'importante è esagerare
It’s nice to return to the roots.
Martello
Martello
30 may 21

DeRank™: 12,85

Lucio Battisti | Però Il Rinoceronte
Exposition of an intriguing dialogue on the line "Taste becomes summery in short sleeves while examining the Venus de Milo":
a sick friend of mine has proposed that this line might mean: the spectators of the Venus feel wild with desire when they see her... which is absolutely plausible, considering that good Pasqualino Panella always has a taste for including erotic references in his lyrics. Now, however, I want to know: 1. Am I the only one who has reached this conclusion now? 2. Is this interpretation objectively plausible?
Martello
Martello
18 may 21

DeRank™: 32,24

Franco Battiato - Il ballo del potere
It has been heavier than I thought. Why is 2021 turning out worse than 2020?
Martello
Martello
7 may 21

DeRank™: 4,24

La Certa
...very much appreciated return... no, I didn't cry over this piece... I swear
Martello
Martello
3 may 21

DeRank™: 22,66

L i t f i ba-- 17 Re-- Full Album HQ
...do I have to say something that no one has said? I would say no. Everything has already been said. I would just re-evaluate Univers in a better light.
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