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Where is he? I would like to know with all my heart. Not a message, not a word, not a stir, nothing. Where could he have gone?
Perhaps he has climbed the hill of cherry trees to glide over forests of outstretched arms, son of the immensity we can almost touch.
Perhaps he has fallen, searching in the earth for a reason to propel him upwards, even through simple and trivial things.
Surely, they must have tempted him with enticing promises to come down to the city for some fun. But he told them no, he stayed attached to the earth to be able to reach the sky.
...or maybe not? Someone claims to have seen him on a billboard, holding a transparent toothpaste, while his voice shouted that gasoline almost purifies the air.
He must have taken hold of his spinning head, the world on which he had put his feet became a blurred painting that revealed its true face in a woman who reduced him to a wretch, transforming a world that he had heard was created in a week, into a hell tinged with pink.
The truth? He lives watching us. He feeds on roots and sleeps in the bushes under the trees. And we, down in the lion's pit, see the decoys fall as his white wings surpass the dark.
But the truth for many is never the answer, and without an answer remains the deafening roar of five words: where is our dear angel?
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The review of Lucio Battisti's 'Il nostro caro angelo' reflects on the mysterious absence of a central figure, employing poetic imagery of nature, city temptations, and existential search. The reviewer contemplates an elusive angelic presence caught between earth and sky, blurred reality, and darker transformation. While rating the album moderately, the review highlights the emotive and enigmatic qualities that provoke deep thought rather than straightforward answers.Tracklist Videos
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (1943–1998) was an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, celebrated for his collaborations first with lyricist Mogol and later with Pasquale Panella. His career spans 1960s pop classics to later experimental, electronic 'white' albums.100 Reviews
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By the clash
Il Nostro Caro Angelo, an absolute masterpiece in Battisti’s career with a hermetic and obscure text.
A sophisticated, revolutionary, and misunderstood album by the critics of the time.
By Viva Lì
"Il nostro caro angelo is an innovative album, full of brilliant musical ideas, unfortunately, however, full of experimental extremisms, sometimes weak and inconclusive."
"The music becomes more intense, undeniably harmonious, yet lacks the solidity and elegance that had made 'Umanamente uomo: il sogno' a masterpiece."
By max10
There are albums that stay with you forever, there are songs that imprint themselves in the collective imagination and others that are special only for you.
'Il nostro caro angelo' is the peak of the album, a song of immense beauty, a circular melody with a 'difficult' text composed of surreal images.
By JpLoyRow
I called myself a fool because underestimating something like this is foolish.
Battisti has always thought that music came before words, and here he fully demonstrates it, blending the two with astounding skill considering he was only 30 years old.
