Ivan Graziani
Seni e coseni

Definitely the most enigmatic album of our hero.

In previous comments, I complained about a certain coldness, so I listened to it carefully again this past weekend, marked by two completely opposite events: the tragedy in Bangladesh that affected our peninsula deeply and a lighter episode like the Azzurri's match, spiced up by performances from Zaza and Pelle'.

The album represented a turning point in Ivan's career; having reached the peak with the previous record, "Seni e coseni" probably wasn't the album that was expected.

Instead, our artist, as any respected artist would, decided to change his production, fueled by a strong desire not to repeat himself, perhaps by releasing albums similar to previous ones.

"Viaggi e intemperie" represented the pinnacle of a period of great creativity sprinkled with significant commercial success.

"Seni e coseni" is divided into two completely opposite sides; side A presents our artist accompanied by piano and acoustic guitar, the most convincing tracks seem to be "Pasqua" and the well-known "Cleo," famous mainly because it appears in some collections. There is indeed a lack of a true hit, another reason why the album didn't do well, but as we know, a true artist doesn't want to stand still; they want to experiment.

Side B offers a mix of blues rock tracks, however, also characterized by a certain coldness in the production. Nonetheless, they are not great songs. The lyrics of "Digos Boogie" are fun, as is the reggae of "Ugo l'italiano" dedicated to bassist Hugh Bullen, and the guitar in "Tigre" is also nice. An album for completists.