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Rating: The cultural impact of dance music is an element not to be underestimated.
While Hard Rock, R&B, Rap, and Anglo-Saxon Pop Rock were gaining ground and changing the musical perception of the '90s, House/Dance was raging madly on the radio and in dance halls.
Now, many (including myself, in certain cases) might categorize the dance episodes from two decades ago as a mass trash phenomenon. But be careful to define this phenomenon by lumping together diverse artists and assigning merits and faults.
European rather than Italian musical period, in the vast majority of cases, Eurodance brought certain sounds derived from Acid House and Techno into the public domain, mixing and twisting the cards to create tracks that make it impossible to stay still.
Sometimes, here and there, artists would emerge whose names were imprinted in the charts and whose verses and rhythms entered the collective imagination, just think of the usual Haddaway and Corona.
With this review I want to analyze an album quite famous in the European field, namely Come Into My Life by the then twenty-year-old Milanese Gala Rizzato. The album was essentially created by the famous DJ Maurizio Molella regarding the mixes and melody and by Gala regarding the lyrics.
I don't think it's correct to attribute only one genre to the work, given the circumstances. Ultimately it's the girl who is the undisputed protagonist and the face of the entire project, bringing her songs around.
That the landscape drawn is Dance-themed is obvious, but at a certain point during the listening, here comes Freed From Desire (Slow Version) with the bass and percussion accompanying the lady that surprises you, while you were expecting just a predictable album, and then Summer Eclipse with an acoustic guitar.
Tracks like the aforementioned Freed From Desire (but the remix version) and the title track made people dance and sweat in those years and Gala's nasal and low timbre was her trademark.
In the end, she was indeed the first Italian artist to come into contact with House and its delightful company. It's a shame she wasn't able to continue experimenting and adding (or removing) something to her sound, it would have been interesting to see a career continue with different insights.
But after all, this isn't exactly Patti Smith, and although I appreciate something from the album, my tastes lie elsewhere (hence the three stars).
I believe that categorizing and turning up one’s nose is not a good thing, something good can be found even in the less appreciated genres.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 Come Into My Life (03:26)
Riding backseats on night highways
Dark spaces white lights through the window
I'm moving too fast through my life
While the moon remains constant in the sky
The night is holding its breath
Inside in silence I'm dead,
But if I make it until tomorrow
I know that my fear will be gone
And so I'm waiting for the morning to come
Come, come, come into my life
Come, come, stay with me
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
I'm breathing the silence tonight
Won't I ever arrive where I am going?
I'm saying your name inside
While the moon is following my ride
Only now, I can let this night go by
The black earth breaks the day
I don't want my heart to dry
It says come into my life
It says
Come, come, come into my life
Come, come, stay with me
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
If I say I'll forget you, I'm lying
Looking for you I'm still waiting
Whatever I do with my life
The moon remains constant in the sky
Just today I knew what was right
But on this silent day
I can hear my voice inside
It says come into my life
It says
Come, come, come into my life
Come, come, stay with me
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
Nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough
Enough to save me, oh no
05 Freed From Desire (03:34)
Nananana...
My love has got no money - he's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no power- he's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no fame - he's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no money - he's got his strong beliefs
Want more and more
People just want more and more
Freedom and love, what he's looking for
Want more and more
People just want more and more
Freedom and love, what he's looking for
Freed from desire - mind and senses purified
Freed from desire - mind and senses purified
Freed from desire - mind and senses purified
Freed from desire
Nananana...
07 Let a Boy Cry (03:25)
I pass through noise and silence, I walk alone
It's a beautiful day, it's raining and it's cold
Reflected onto the wet pavement, can you see what I see?
The trembling image of my eyes that are still free
I pass through noise and silence, I walk alone
It's a beautiful day, it's raining and it's cold
Reflected onto the wet pavement, can you see what I see?
The trembling image of my eyes that are still free
And they say silver, I choose gold
I'm not afraid to be alone
Someone will judge his gentle soul
Let a boy cry and he will know
Chorus:
And they say silver I choose gold wooooo
I've never done as I've been told woh oh oh oh oh
And they say silver I choose gold wooooo
I've never done as I've been told woh oh oh oh oh
And they say silver I choose gold wooooo
I've never done as I've been told woh oh oh oh oh
And they say silver I choose gold wooooo
I've never done as I've been told woh oh oh oh oh
You're always waiting for somebody and you don't like yourself
They made you change, do you remember when you were someone else
Soldiers and dolls won't give away my childhood dreams
I was a pirate, I conquered, and I sailed free
You're always waiting for somebody and you don't like yourself
They made you change, do you remember when you were someone else
Soldiers and dolls won't give away my childhood dreams
I was a pirate, I conquered, and I sailed free
And they say silver, I choose gold
I'm not afraid to be alone
Someone will judge her crazy soul
Let a girl fight and she will know
And they say silver, I choose gold
I'm not afraid to be alone
Someone will judge his gentle soul
Let a boy cry and he will know
(Repeat Chorus)
08 Suddenly (03:58)
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And anywhere you go
You're gonna hear a song
It says: Remember who are! Remember what you want
You used to know it as a kid
Now you sing something else
But life is too short
Better listen to yourself
Suddenly like a scream you can't hear
Suddenly that's the sound of your fear
Suddenly like a voice in the dark
Suddenly that's the beat of your heart
Suddenly like a scream you can't hear
Suddenly that's the sound of your fear
Suddenly like a voice free and strong
Suddenly that's the sound of your song
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You try it to forget but it's impossible
That song stays in your head
And it's unbearable
It says: Remember who you are! Remember what you want!
It whispers your name
Don't wait until it's gone
Suddenly like a scream you can't hear
Suddenly that's the sound of you fear
Suddenly like a voice in the dark
Suddenly that's the beat of you heart
Suddenly like a scream you can't hear
Suddenly that's the sound of you fear
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