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Rating: After two beautiful albums, A Berlino... va bene and Scortati, and two consecutive Sanremo appearances with Radioclima and Cose veloci, it was time for change for Renato Abate, known as Garbo. Change of record label, from Emi to Polygram, and of style, from new wave tout court to new romantic.
The 1986 album is called Il fiume, and both the title track and the song Per te were released from it. With the title track, Garbo participated in Festivalbar, and the performance is easily visible on YouTube, the rightful holder of collective memory via the ether.
Il fiume also opens the album, and what can I say, a beautiful track, with Generazione and Radioclima on the throne of his compositions.
Next comes Strade su strade, a bit sophisticated, but pleasant.
Per te is more incisive and lively, not surprisingly it was also released as a single.
La stoffa giusta didn't fully convince me, perhaps because it drags on too long, reaching six minutes and forty seconds.
Luci sull'asfalto, on the other hand, is decidedly more beautiful, with a convincing refrain.
Take your beat has all the flavor of the eighties, from the drums to the guitars.
MCMLIXI, or 1969, makes Garbo this time the "Elton John of the Brianza" complete with a Rocket Man citation, for a track evidently dedicated to the lunar landing of July 20th.
Closing everything is And the show goes on, which also drags on, but it's not bad.
With Il fiume Garbo also moves towards the sphere of feelings, and this introspection will pervade the following Manifesti, which will be the last LP published with a major label.
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