6th: IVAN GRAZIANI
In '83 Ivan returns to play confidently, allowing the great Giampiero Reverberi to refine the arrangements, resulting in this Ivan Graziani. First of all, the album marks the evolution of the style from the previous Seni e coseni: on one hand, unforgettable ballads emerge such as Signora bionda dei ciliegi, Navi, and 140 km/h, which acquire a pathos and vigor that slightly diminished in some ballads of the previous album; on the other hand, we have hard and refined rock in the famous Il chitarrista and in the surreal story of Torna a casa Lassie. Throughout all this, the inspiration seems to have returned to the standards of our time, touching on the discovery of sex in Signora bionda dei ciliegi, a love story in the windy Trieste in 140 km/h, winning a night with a girl in a card game in Il chitarrista (which was co-written with Alfredo Rapetti, son of the legendary Mogol), and so on. To balance things out, Palla di gomma is included, where Reverberi's touch becomes almost bothersome, and the closing track Gran Sasso, a ballad with many good ideas but that doesn't captivate. Sales won’t pick up, despite the success of Il chitarrista and participation in various festivals, and like many other albums by Ivan, it will remain in obscurity. Nevertheless, Ivan Graziani is an album that regains the punch of the previous works, amplifying the slower moments while refining the more energetic ones, managing to avoid boredom almost entirely and capturing the listener’s attention with songs that are always original and meticulously crafted.

The gem: Navi