Mango
Adesso

LA RECENSIONE

Indeed, he appeared as a summer type, Pino Mango. Notice the melodies he brought out; that warm and Mediterranean soul nestled under a new wave that had nothing to envy from the English masters.

But it wasn't a label to attach, rather a clear and distinct emotion that his sounds outlined. That beat and that bass accompany you on a delicate path like a memory that hurts.

Bella D'estate has the air of an inevitable September to reckon with. It's hard to fail with lyrics written by Lucio Dalla, especially when he asks to contribute after being struck by the arrangement heard in the studio. The lead single was so successful in the European market that Adesso was also released in Spanish. A refrain that certainly would lend itself to a French interpretation, I'm sure of it.

Attimi is a funky number that breaks the litany, but the tracks that best represent the valid and darker character of the album are without a doubt Raggio Di Sole, Inseguendo Il Vento, and Dove Andrò; a personal opinion is owed to the latter, which not only serves as a worthy closing but shines truly as a hidden gem; it could easily have replaced the elaborate orchestration of Dal Cuore In Poi for participation in Sanremo '87.

In fact, the album was recorded after Pino's participation in the music festival. Between the writings of Alberto Salerno and Mango's stylistic choices, the album debuts seeming perhaps more thought-out than the original intentions.

Mango's semi-falsetto is the most famous and evocative of the peninsula; an epic yet delicate style with which to dominate a sonic landscape that at times seems ancient. In the case of Adesso, one is met with a maritime and melancholic blue cover advisedly to indulge in.