Gianni Maroccolo & Claudio Rocchi - Vdb23

Between March 4 and 5, I was among the "guests" of a two-day celebration with Gianni Maroccolo in Florence, where he bid farewell to his bass "Attilio" (which will now be kept in a display case at Contempo Records) and simultaneously presented the live album "Nulla è andato perso," a live version of "VDB23/Nulla è andato perso" from 2013 with Claudio Rocchi. Now, he is accompanied live by Andrea Chimenti (former MODA), Beppe Brotto, Simone Filippi (former Üstmamò), and Antonio Aiazzi (Litfiba, Beau Geste). Together, they offer a journey through his entire musical history, starting from his beginnings through CCCP/CSI, covers of Capossela, Talk Talk, Tuxedomoon, Residents, Philip Glass, Battiato, Faust'O, etc., right up to his solo works like "ACAU" and, indeed, "VDB23."
I take the liberty of republishing the review I wrote some time ago here on the site, which, at the time, interested few (the good number of views, I believe, depends solely on the...