Marco Masini
T'innamorerai

Genesis, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple... I don't doubt it, they are great, no, indeed, amazing artists, but between me and them, there's a small fundamental problem: the language. So after hours and hours of beautiful CDs with fantastic foreign music, I thought that perhaps seeking songs whose meaning I can understand wasn't a senseless idea.

So I decided to try listening to a singer whom many, including my father, speak poorly of, Masini. What pushed me to this choice was the theme song of Shaman King because I found the singer had a really beautiful voice. Therefore, I decided to download a song by this underappreciated singer (going for De André or Baglioni, whom I already know and greatly admire, would have been too simplistic), so I looked at some of Masini's titles and almost randomly chose "T'innamorerai". I started with initial skepticism, he was too criticized to be likable to me, but strangely that song struck me; it was beautifully romantic, with a sense of poetry, and even if there wasn't extraordinary music like that of Pink Floyd or the great foreign bands, I liked it, it was what I was looking for, so I downloaded the album.

Browsing this site to see what people more knowledgeable about music than me thought, I stumbled upon the review of this album, a splendid one (kudos to the author), but it wasn't appreciated. However, the comments I read weren’t based on Masini's artistic skills but were simply positions stemming from the commerciality of the music world—he’s a loser, he disgusts me, etc. I can't impose my tastes on someone, but one can't call a poet like Masini disgusting. It's easy to carry opinions taken from the media, which undermine his image. The truth is Masini is great, and "T'innamorerai" is a fantastic album that includes songs like "vaffanculo"—a fresh breath of realism in a perfect world built by other singers who make you believe that everything is easy. "T'innamorerai"—the romantic theme so dear to Masini, who, as an outcast, can’t seem to catch a break, but his misfortune has made him much more sensitive than many users of this site because it's a splendid song! Then there's "Cantano i ragazzi", which is indeed less beautiful than the first two, and perhaps I didn’t quite understand it, but it's still a nice song that's pleasant to listen to. Here comes another song I really like, "Paura d'amare", a clear denunciation of the irresponsibility present around, unfortunately even 15 years after this song was composed, a song to which I feel very close because I now struggle to comprehend the unromantic standards of love in our times.

There's "Libertà", another part from the outcast, yet I appreciate it because, in the end, it’s what those who leave and try to hide their pain from not being able to be with the one they love, even if it's oppressive, think. Following that, there's "Dio non c'è", a beautiful song that poses one of life's greatest mysteries... It's followed by "Voglio volare", another song where Masini shows intolerance for our "perfect" world and insists on love even more! Almost as if on purpose, "Anna viviamo" follows—a poor girl who can't fulfill her dream of becoming famous! But don't worry, in reality, life is simple, these problems do not exist, only Masini thinks this world is not fair. The last song is "Un piccolo Chopin", I don't know what to say in this case; it's a beautiful song!

To sum up, I know I'll be criticized and little appreciated for what I wrote, but I ask you to criticize after careful examination of the songs in question... This is my first review; I hope I haven't strayed too far off-topic at the beginning!