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THE REVIEW
Francesco the Degregori has always been one who imitates.
He has always imitated Bob Dylan, him, only that Bob is Bob, Degregorio instead imitates him poorly and acts all mysterious like Bob... but he is not Bob. Seeing him one might say... wow wow, but it’s Bob! And instead no, it’s Degrigori doing the Bob Dylan of our days and sings to us that love is this and that and that he, the prince, is a poet with the brass boxers and that we dream of his voice and his power as an author, too bad he plays Dylan and sings with Bob’s nasal twang, but he is not Bob… it is Degagori singing about indecent love, I mean, with someone doing that it must be indecent for sure!!! Anyway, Degregori imitates Bob Dylan live too, when he changes the pieces and gets angry if people sing along. Now, I understand that one has their idols, right? But imitate like this? And spend a whole life being the tribute man of Dylan, doesn't this Degringori have a dignity? With doodles, and fools those who listen to him. Greetings from my site.
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The review harshly criticizes Francesco De Gregori's album 'Calypsos' for being a poor imitation of Bob Dylan. It points out that De Gregori mimics Dylan's style both in his recordings and live shows without offering true originality. The reviewer is disappointed by the lack of artistic dignity and accuses De Gregori of presenting himself misleadingly as a unique poet.
Francesco De Gregori
Italian singer-songwriter (cantautore), born 4 April 1951 in Rome; emerged in the early 1970s and is known for poetic, often hermetic lyrics and landmark albums such as Rimmel, Bufalo Bill and Titanic.63 Reviews
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By Francesco Genovese1
These splendid nine songs in my view are wonderful musical poems.
The theme is about building a love, with no beginning and no end, a love represented by a house without a roof and foundation.
By primiballi
"By now I do what I want."
This is the album of a serene man and artist. Who has nothing left to prove and knows it very well.
By dellas
De Gregori has always cared much more about artistic creation as such than the surroundings.
"Cardiologia," the lead single, is a heart-stopper: few times has De Gregori failed when he presents himself piano-voice.
