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Giro D'Italia

THE REVIEW

You can't pretend to be a rockstar if you never dare to experiment with something different; the Who did it with "Tommy," the Clash did it with "London Calling," and even Nirvana with "Unplugged In New York," REM with "Up," and the Oasis tried with "Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants"...
And when you become a caricature of yourself, you have two things left to do: keep singing the saaaaaame things in the saaaaaame way (like Vasco Rossi) or dive into something creative.

"Giro D' Italia" is rock music that leaves stadiums and sits down, it's the picture of an artist hoping to make the audience understand that he doesn't seek "meaning" in rock; he wants to give it meaning. He does this by reinterpreting some of his most beautiful tracks, arranging them in a completely different way with a bit of electronics, some phenomenal violin pieces by Mauro Pagani, some acoustic moments, while trying not to fall into the banal.
The setlist lacks some classics, but there are other gems that have always remained in the shadows. For example, there's the story of "Walter Il Mago," an oddball magician who has "a rigged top hat and a rabbit almost as old as the trick he performs"; and from the latest album "Fuori Come Va?" comes the fantastic "Tutte Le Strade Portano A Te," which with the initial two psychedelic minutes and the violin finale leaves one utterly speechless... The best moment comes quickly by the third track: a spine-chilling acoustic version of "Il Giorno Di Dolore Che Uno Ha"; but there are unforgettable moments here; one of many is "Tu Che Conosci Il Cielo," written by Liga for his late father; or the fantastic reinterpretations of "Una Vita Da Mediano" and "Vivo Morto O X". Then there's "Angelo Della Nebbia," one of the most beautiful by the Emilia rocker and proof he knows how to wield the pen. In the classics category, there are "Piccola Stella Senza Cielo," "Ho Messo Via" and "Sarà Un Bel Souvenir," and it goes without saying that all three are as stunning as the originals. In closing, an acoustic reinterpretation of the rocking "Tra Palco E Realtà."

Anyway, this "Giro D' Italia" is absolutely fantastic! Only true rockers can afford these experiments. And please, tell Blasco to 'rewind' his music because we've had enough!!! "And..." enough!