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Rating: The heart of the Mediterranean, a mixture of cultures breathing an air that smells of rust under the scorching July sun. Genoa is a strange city, of sea and mountains together, seemingly austere and closed in its world of an old mistress of the seas that authorized the English fleet to fly its flag to escape Turkish pirates. Genoa is a city of old rites, Genoa is an old city, Genoa is a unique city. The regular metric of "A çimma" is sacred ritual made poetry; all the flavors are present, and the song is their ultimate sublimation.
Gathering all of De André's concerts in a splendid box set and then publishing them individually was a successful and much-appreciated recording operation because, in a live setting, the songwriter was able to perfectly condense his openness to the most diverse sounds, which first with PFM and then in Mauro Pagani found precious and unique co-authors for all music. The concert of Le Nuvole is an exemplary essay of a perfect concert. The exceptional sound, the caliber of the performers, and the repertoire are single elements of a chemical reaction balanced by the total yield in producing emotion. Splitting the execution of the most significant tracks of "Le Nuvole" into two parts (the only flaw being the absence of "Monti di Mola") takes the opportunity to insert all of Fabrizio De André's experience, culminating it with the magical performance of the triptych "Creuza De Ma", "Jamin-A'" and "Sidùn" at the opening of the second LP. The beginning with the poem "Le Nuvole" is taken from the album, as well as the first part of "Ottocento" to which De André is then added, followed by the group in the second half, thus kicking off the concert proper with "Don Raffaé" and followed by the "Domenica delle Salme", an enigmatic piece of social criticism with a solid and touching live performance. Beyond the fundamental presence of Mauro Pagani, it is worth highlighting the excellence of Ellade Bandini and Naco on drums and percussion with a compact and decisive sound that helps the overall sound to be more effective and enveloping. "Amico Fragile" and the three extracts from "l'Indiano" ("Hotel Supramonte," "Se ti Tagliassero a Pezzetti," and Fiume Sand Creek") have excellent performances here.
The closure with "A Duménega", you can't pass through Genoa to Carignano without singing it in your head, and the instrumental "Le Nuvole" seals the listening in the mind after the obligatory excursion with stops "Bocca di Rosa", "La Guerra di Piero", and "La Canzone di Marinella".
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