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THE REVIEW
This Stadium 45 rpm is quite strange. Side A features a musical theme well known to all Italian sports fans, as it was the theme song of a RAI broadcast, Domenica Sprint. Listening to it again after so many years inevitably brings back memories of the early eighties and the carousel of images that each of us associates with that period in our own way.
From a strictly musical point of view, we are faced with a funk track, introduced by stadium clapping and accompanied by a burst of sounds, with a faint disco flavor holding it all together. It is surprising that the author and arranger is Oscar Prudente, whom we remember just a few years earlier as a collaborator with Ivano Fossati (Poco prima dell'aurora - 1973) and a creator of a singer-songwriter/folk style.
Even more surprising is side B, not for the quality of the track itself—a ballad that almost sounds like it's played in an oratory—but for the theme. Who else is the protagonist of Ballata per Gigi if not Mr. Luigi Riva, known as Rombodituono, the greatest goalscorer of the Italian National team and a living deity (God bless him!) in Cagliari?
Yes, the seventies in Italy also produced oddities like this. It would be a shame to throw everything away and let it rot!
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The review takes a close look at Oscar Prudente's 'Stadium,' a 45 rpm featuring a well-known Italian sports broadcast theme and a surprising football-related ballad. It highlights the musical blend of funk and disco and reflects on nostalgic memories tied to the early eighties in Italy. Side B honors football legend Luigi Riva, adding unique cultural value. The reviewer appreciates the oddities of 70s Italian music and urges preservation of such works.Tracklist
Oscar Prudente
Italian musician, composer and arranger noted for collaborations with Ivano Fossati and for the 'Stadium' theme used on the RAI broadcast Domenica Sprint.02 Reviews
