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THE REVIEW
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Course: 21 years ago
Objective: Review "Desaparecido"
I've arrived. I'm in 1985. After the initial confusion, I notice with disappointment that in the middle of the streets, girls are loudly screaming at their idols, Duran Duran. The radio only broadcasts pop music. Oh my god, where have I ended up?
I decide to head back home when in a remote shop I find an album with an unadorned cover featuring a wall and some blue writing: 'Desaparecido'. I immediately start listening, aware that my goal is to review this CD 21 years later on debaser.
A guitar and a rapid and compelling drum gradually make way for the harsh and relentless lyrics of Piero Pelù, then finally collide with Pelù himself in three vigorous choruses. This track is called heroes in the wind. The album continues with the prey: a very rocky guitar and a keyboard that complements a very tough and edgy track which, however, is simultaneously catchy. Third track: lulu and marlene. A very dark keyboard, a gloomy and darting text filled with negativity, a heavy bass, and a melancholic guitar for a masterpiece track that will be reintroduced to us ten years later in a less effective piano version.
Istanbul is the track that, while listening to the entire 'desaparecido', leaves me the most stunned. A delightful keyboard, voices echoing phrases with a Middle Eastern taste, and then the lyrics of Pelù which seem to want to delve into extreme depth. The keyboard dominates in tziganata, a short but very effective track that echoes in the ears like an open-eyed dreamlike journey. The sound of a music box anticipates a dominating bass and a bittersweet and very deep melody, this is rain of light. A Spanish-sounding guitar (allow the neologism), a very decisive and compelling track with a consistently strong bass, this is how the title track desaparecido presents itself.
The concluding track arrives with the battle horse of Litfiba from those years war: a track that strongly smells of new wave, with a relentless and overwhelming keyboard like the bass as usual excellent. Indeed, in the nine tracks of 'desaparecido', the heavy bass of Maroccolo, the wise guitar of Renzulli, the cheeky and essential keyboards of Aiazzi, and the cannon-like voice of Pelù have created something unique and unrepeatable.
CURRENT DATE: July 1, 2006 The review is finished
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This review revisits Litfiba's 1985 album Desaparecido after 21 years, highlighting its powerful rock sound, memorable lyrics, and unique instrumentation. The reviewer praises key tracks like 'Heroes in the Wind' and 'Istanbul' for their depth and energy. The synergy of band members' talents is emphasized as creating an unforgettable album. Overall, it is celebrated as a classic with lasting impact in Italian rock history.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 frantz
"Desaparecido is the essential starting point for what would become the new Italian rock."
"Songs have become real anthems for their many fans, still performed today."
By Aerith
From the very first track, you understand you’re dealing with a masterpiece: Eroi nel Vento is a true statement of intent.
You’re left there still, reflecting on the journey around the world in eight tracks that is this album... and wondering what could have happened afterward.
By ms
"Litfiba managed to carve an enormous piece of music as feeling and as importance in the Italian rock scene."
"Desaparecido paved the way for a new course and new mindset approach in our peninsula."
By Ferito
"A blend of skillful musical savoir-faire offers our grateful ears eight songs of fine quality."
"An album that must (MUST!) be remembered as one of the very first steps for a certain way of seeing music in Italy."
By Treasure
"Desaparecido is an album that speaks in very current terms (of war, hatred, and injustices perpetrated for reasons of state), yet it does so in such a poetic and almost theatrical manner."
"Listening to Desaparecido is like alternating readings of Iliad and Odyssey. The emotion is the same: a sense of archaic, epic, intense, now dramatic, now softened in the sweetness of the atmospheres."
