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THE REVIEW
Raise your hand if you don't remember or don't miss certain Italian music from the '80s!
And a certain and sometimes unsettling theatricality of some frontmen. Piero Pelù WAS one of those few stage animals capable of capturing the audience's attention musically assisted by worthy companions.
This first official live album of Litfiba makes it clear to those Italians who hadn't seen them live yet just what the band was made of at the time. Pelù's gypsy-like enchantment approach with a much more assertive voice was well supported by a very capable rhythm section composed of De Palma and Maroccolo with his "all-eating bass" (Renzulli's nightmare), a keyboardist who knew how to use the right sounds for the band (Aiazzi), and completed by a guitarist with instrumental skills that weren't exceptional but functional, divided between playing, organizing, managing the bureaucratic part, and devouring SIAE RIGHTS!...
Don't be surprised, folks: the only one who bureaucratically didn't understand a thing was Renzulli... but let's not digress too much! Final date of the winter tour of 17 Re (according to Pelù, a very unlucky tour) the tracklist takes 11 songs from the setlist of the time out of a total of about 90 minutes of concert, including the first two LPs plus Luna.
A cold description of the tracks will never fully convey the impact of seeing THAT BAND live from the beginnings until the Pirata tour... when a decade (for me) musically important came to a close. Great energy on stage and in the audience... later many things would have been better ending immediately and with honor...
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This review applauds Litfiba's first official live album, 12-5-87, for capturing the raw energy and captivating stage presence of frontman Piero Pelù. Emphasizing the band's strong rhythm section and effective musicianship, it highlights the historical significance of this concert from their early years. The album reflects a vital decade in Italian rock, featuring songs from their first two LPs plus Luna, delivered with great intensity and connection to the audience.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Litfiba
Litfiba is an Italian rock band formed in Florence around 1980. They were central to the Italian new wave/post-punk scene of the 1980s and are widely associated with the early trilogy of albums Desaparecido, 17 Re and Litfiba 3. The core public figures in reviews include Piero Pelù and Ghigo Renzulli.87 Reviews
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By RingoStarfish
Litfiba assertively affirm their uniqueness, sweeping away unjust prejudices.
Pelù is fragile and sincere, the true autobiographical protagonist of the pieces, he sings what he wrote, and we perceive him in his suffered authenticity.
By matteowolf
"I love Litfiba so much that I forgive them ALMOST everything (except for having composed the album Infinito! eheheh)."
"Istanbul - LEGENDARY even live - and Guerra - very intense - my two favorite songs by Pelù, Renzulli and company, are completely omitted!"
By dago
"A live album that from the very title is the proclamation of one of the greatest Italian bands of the '80s, Litfiba."
"'Vendette/Luna': an incredible blend of two different songs... a song that never ends (17 minutes!) but you wouldn’t want it to end either."
