Mimmo Loscasciulli
Sognadoro

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Sognadoro, one of the key albums from the golden era of Mimmo Locasciulli.
Ten tracks make for an enjoyable album with some standout moments.
It opens with "Pixie Dixie Fixi," a charming almost nursery rhyme, followed by the deeper "Piove e non piove" and the existential "La vita in tasca." "Canzone di sera," reminiscent of the "canzoni di notte" by Guccini, is one of the most famous in his repertoire. Closing the first side of the vinyl, purchased by the writer at a bargain price, is the instrumental "Son tornati i capelloni."
We flip the 33, arriving at the title track, which is also one of the best on the album.
The subsequent "Bon voyage" and "La sentinella" pair well and keep up the pace, while "Dolce vita," my second favorite on the album after "Piove e non piove," and "Dicembre" stylishly close an album that, however, finds Mimmo too constrained in the cage of his mentor De Gregori, here in the role of producer and player of both guitar and harmonica. Locasciulli’s voice resembles Francesco’s too much, resulting in a sterile clone, yet lacking the same impact and public fame as his counterpart.
Worth listening to a couple of times to get a sense of it, but I believe Mimmo did his best work "around sixty."