Movida
Contro Ogni Tempo

Sometimes you wonder what went wrong, how it's possible that an album like "Contro Ogni Tempo" didn't receive widespread acclaim from the public, and especially how a band of absolute value like Movida, probably only marked by the bad luck of not being born in America, does not enjoy all the success it deserves.

"Contro Ogni Tempo", released in 1997, is a fantastic album, within which the musical backgrounds and influences of the band's members blend. Edgy and aggressive music meets reflective lyrics in an absolutely successful combination of rock and poetry.

Twelve entirely believable songs through which Movida not only show themselves as enthusiasts of the grunge movement but also propose modern and intelligent revisions of heavy metal and fleeting pop insights à la Police. It quickly transitions from the "tributes to grunge" of the title track and "Anni Luce", to the more melodic "Immaginare" and "Puro Incanto", moving through the sweetness of "Selene" and the fury of "Svegliami."

An album characterized by a very particular sound, enhanced by the excellent production of Max Lepore, which arises from the perfect synergy between guitarists Gianluca Battaglion and Giovanni Frigo, from a very respectable rhythm section composed of bassist Ivan Lodini and Mario Riso (undoubtedly the best Italian rock drummer, this album is the absolute confirmation) and the wonderful voice of Alessandro Ranzani, which echoes the unmistakable timbre of Chris Cornell.

The only flaw of this album, of which there is also an English version intended for the foreign market, seems to lie in the fact that it has been out of print for quite some time now... the usual paradoxes of the Italian music industry...