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THE REVIEW
Matia Bazar, after successes and victories at Sanremo, characterized by Italian-style pop, sometimes even of quality ("Per un'ora d'amore"), in 1983 presented themselves at Sanremo with "Vacanze Romane", a song with an "ancient" feel, very atmospheric, akin to the sounds of Cocteau Twins, built on a bed of electronic sounds and sung by one of the most gifted Italian voices ever (Antonella Ruggiero): they won the critics' award.
Already in 1982, with the album "Berlino, Parigi, Londra", changes towards a more refined and electronic pop were visible, but it is in "Tango" (1983) that a decisive change in sound occurs, also following lineup changes.
Thus we find synth and obsessive rhythms, without losing sight of the search for melody, while Ruggiero's voice reaches very high notes.
Notably distinguishable, besides "Vacanze Romane" (which I don't know why but seems a bit copied, but maybe it's just my impression), are "Elettrochoc" and "Il video sono io".
This electropop phase continues with the subsequent albums "Aristocratica" and "Melancholia".
After the acceptable '70s, it is in the '80s that Matia Bazar give their best, until Ruggiero leaves the group in '89.
Afterwards, the rest of Matia Bazar's career is completely and duly negligible.
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Matia Bazar's 1983 album Tango marks a pivotal shift to refined electropop with synth-driven rhythms and distinctive melodies. Highlighted by Antonella Ruggiero's exceptional vocals, the album features notable tracks like Vacanze Romane, Elettrochoc, and Il video sono io. This phase represents the band's peak creative period in the 1980s before Ruggiero's departure in 1989.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Matia Bazar
Matia Bazar are an Italian pop/synth-pop group formed in Genoa in 1975. Fronted in their classic era by Antonella Ruggiero, they moved from 1970s Italian pop to an electronic and new-wave sound in the early 1980s. They won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1978 and the Critics’ Award in 1983 with Vacanze romane; Ti sento (1985) became a major European hit.04 Reviews
