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THE REVIEW
A review of this album already exists on DeBaser and it sparked a long debate, as the reviewer complained about finding recited poetry on the album rather than songs: but everyone has their own tastes and mine is not meant as a criticism of the old review but an attempt at defending and reassessing this album which, in my opinion, is truly one of the best works of native rock music.
First of all, I wanted to clarify that for me art, and therefore music, is something that transmits something emotional or otherwise: poetry recited with depth can offer more than texts sung at the top of one’s lungs.
"Massimo Volume" represented in the '90s, along with other groups such as Afterhours, C.S.I., Marlene Kuntz, the new Italian rock, strongly characterizing and influencing our local music scene. They were a novelty, an exception that was difficult to "digest": their peculiarity was a narrative, raw, direct, impactful, of episodes of life, composed and recited with passion by Emidio Clementi, already a writer. All accompanied upfront by a guitar that is enveloping, elegant, atmospheric, but also sharp, evoking memories…
In "Da Qui" (in my opinion the most beautiful and mature of the group) stories, friendships, travels, loves are told, with a language, a tone, a voice, an arrangement of words and an atmosphere that engages and chills.
Massimo Volume left a mark, and if we talk about author rock, they represent its highest expression.
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The review defends and praises Massimo Volume's album Da Qui as one of the best expressions of Italian native rock. It highlights the album’s poetic narration, emotional depth, and impactful storytelling by Emidio Clementi. The music features elegant, atmospheric, yet sharp guitar arrangements. Da Qui is recognized as the band's most mature and beautiful work, representing a high point in author rock.Tracklist Videos
Massimo volume
Massimo Volume are an Italian band formed in Bologna in 1991, known for Emidio “Mimì” Clementi’s spoken-word narratives over atmospheric, tension-driven rock. Reviews highlight their importance in Italian 1990s alternative music, a pause starting in 2002, and renewed activity from 2008 onward, with albums continuing into the 2010s.22 Reviews
Other reviews
By sylvian1982
Perhaps I was a little distracted; I begin listening from the start again: 1st track - a recited poem... 11th track - a recited poem.
I thought I had bought forty-five minutes of music... Tomorrow, I'm going to the bookstore to buy a book of poems, who knows, inside I'll find forty-five minutes of music?
By PABLO!
There are albums that stop time, that put you on standby.
The spoken word, the stories narrated by Clementi leave no doubt: he is the director, the demagogue, the eye on the world.
