L'Invasione Degli Omini Verdi
Mondo A Parte

LA RECENSIONE

Fourth album for the Omini Verdi, called to repeat themselves after the good success achieved by the previous work "Contro," a true album of maturity that established the Brescia quartet as one of the leading names in Italian melodic HC.

The task was not easy, both because of the previously acclaimed qualities of its predecessor and the vicissitudes that affected the band in the last three years (the departure of singer Ale, who returned to the fold in January of last year), but in light of what has been heard on this new "Mondo a parte" the goal can be considered fully achieved.

It starts well with the initial "H.C.O.," where a delicate arpeggio opens the dance before Gio's guitar starts grinding riffs reminiscent of the best of Lagwagon and No Use for a Name; it continues well with the fast and polemical "Se non ci fosse," but it is with the title track "Mondo a Parte" that the first real highlight of the album is reached, with a piece destined to make a big impact in live performances.

Speed is also what characterizes the following "Voglia di fuggire" and "Avrai," while "Un'altra stella" allows for a moment to catch your breath before starting again with "Niente di Niente," a song that reminded me of the typical guitar work of Fletcher (Pennywise).

The more canonical "Nulla è cambiato" introduces the energetic "Dimmi cosa vedi" (also listen carefully to the lyrics) where a brief solo appears, before the final pair entrusted to "Silenzio fragile" and the anthemic "Distruggere e creare," a worthy close to an album that confirms the excellent form achieved by the Omini from Montichiari, who truly have nothing to envy from the more renowned acts of Fat Wreck.

In a scene like ours, now orphaned of historic acts like Shandon and Persiana Jones (not to mention Punkreas, now reduced to a caricature of themselves) and where the leading names seem to be The New Story, Vanilla Sky, and Finley (?), luckily there are still formations like Omini Verdi, Marsh Mallows, or Sun Eats Hours (just to name a few of the most known) to keep the flag of tricolor punk/hc flying high!