Jovanotti
Lorenzo 1999 - Capo Horn

THE REVIEW

After three years of silence in the recording studio at the turn of the millennium, the Italian proto-"rapper" returns with a work different from the previous ones, inspired by greater family tranquility, following the birth of his daughter Teresa, to whom the opening track "Per Te" is dedicated, a sweet lullaby with strings to move the listener. It is indeed the ethereal notes produced by violins, violas, and cellos that serve as the leitmotif of the album, while the brass instruments that played a leading role in the previous album, "L'Albero," almost completely disappear.

After the opening of the aforementioned "Per Te," follow "Il Resto Va Da Sé," a monologue with lyrics that border on the banal accompanied by a jazzy background, "Dolce Far Niente," a pale exaltation of outdoor laziness, and "La Vita Nell'Era Spaziale," which also features a sample of "Extraterrestre" by Eugenio Finardi, serving to describe the characteristics of a future where conformity will prevail. To slightly uplift the album's level comes the fifth track, the love declaration in full Jovanotti style, "Stella Cometa," characterized by one of the best lyrics ever written by the minstrel of Cortona. The following two songs "Un Giorno Di Sole" and "Un Raggio Di Sole" constitute the last two pleasant moments of the album, before a second side of inferior quality, with the enjoyable exception of "Dal Basso" in a duet with Michael Franti of Spearhead, a sort of anthem about revolutions that start precisely "from below."

The conclusion is entrusted to the tender dedication of "Buon Anno," with Lorenzo bidding farewell to the listener with words of good omen. With the friendly participation of VIOLATOR 88