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THE REVIEW
It's 1983, and after the excellent "Champagne Molotov" (not equally excellent in sales), Ruggeri rolls up his sleeves and produces this new album. In terms of quality, it's more or less on the same level as "Champagne Molotov", and to be completely frank, removing the title track "Polvere", what's left are tracks that most likely will only appeal to Enrico's fans.
The recording quality is better than the previous album, the album spans various genres, oscillating between slower moments and somewhat more "frantic" ones.
As already mentioned, the album is led by "Polvere", but I also found commendable songs like "Fuocosui giocattoli", "Polaroide", "Il Rock 'n Roll", "Salviamo Milano" and "Non c'è penelope".
In short, perhaps slightly worse than its predecessor, but it's worth purchasing for the title track. Attention, newcomers: you might be disappointed!
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Enrico Ruggeri's 1983 album Polvere matches the quality of his previous work Champagne Molotov, with better recording quality and a mix of genres. The title track 'Polvere' stands out, while the rest appeals mostly to existing fans. Some tracks like 'Fuocosui giocattoli' and 'Salviamo Milano' are also commendable. New listeners may find the album somewhat disappointing.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
01 Va tutto bene (03:14)
02 Fuoco sui giocattoli (03:56)
03 Polaroide (03:23)
04 Il rock'n'roll (03:08)
05 Salviamo Milano (02:11)
06 Gerarchie (03:34)
08 Un altro testo (04:30)
09 Generazione combustibile (02:35)
10 Qualcosa (per prenderti il cuore) (03:25)
11 Non c'è Penelope (03:14)
12 Quindici righe (01:33)
Enrico Ruggeri
Italian singer-songwriter, leader of the punk/new-wave band Decibel before a long solo career; noted for songwriting, lyrical depth and stylistic shifts across punk, new-wave and chanson-influenced rock. Winner at the Sanremo Festival with "Mistero" (1993) and author of songs performed by other major Italian artists.28 Reviews
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By Kant
The title track is something magnificent, a bass line like few seen in Italy, a hypnotic melody and lyrics that have nothing to envy to those of the best Mogol.
He was the only representative of the Italian punk scene with his Decibel and was one of the few to combine hard and pure rock with lyrics, not to say committed.
