2. Everywhere Protect
After 6 long years of waiting, Vinicio released another great masterpiece. Everywhere Protect is an extraordinary album, a mix of genres and influences that make it enchanting (yet flawed) and at the same time dark. It all begins with a spiritual and driving piece like Non trattare, which probably contains one of Vinicio's most beautiful phrases (a donkey's jaw will defend your heart). Thus opens the first and most experimental part, where Brucia Troia swerves and shouts over almost hard-rock guitars, and Dalla parte di Spessotto cheers with that chorus featuring that band coming in. There’s so much to explore: from the Russia of Moska valza to Ancient Rome's Colosseo, with plenty of stops to admire L'uomo vivo and la Medusa cha cha cha. The second part consists entirely of ballads, where the melancholic Nutless, the heartbreaking Pena de l'alma, the mystical Lanterne rosse, the still heartbreaking Santissima dei naufragati, and the concluding and phenomenal title track stand out. In short, this album has a lot, indeed too much, going on, and the risk of Vinicio faltering at some points is high. Yet, nothing like that happens. On the contrary, Vinicio feels at ease even in musical territories never explored before (Moska valza, Brucia Troia), which is a tremendous merit because it’s what makes Everywhere Protect a unique album: experimenting with a clear purpose.
P.S.: Since it's hard to choose just one of these pieces to let you listen to, I decided this time not to pick the best song but a piece to be reevaluated, beautiful and unknown.
Meticulous rating: 10
The gem to rediscover: Lanterne rosse
After 6 long years of waiting, Vinicio released another great masterpiece. Everywhere Protect is an extraordinary album, a mix of genres and influences that make it enchanting (yet flawed) and at the same time dark. It all begins with a spiritual and driving piece like Non trattare, which probably contains one of Vinicio's most beautiful phrases (a donkey's jaw will defend your heart). Thus opens the first and most experimental part, where Brucia Troia swerves and shouts over almost hard-rock guitars, and Dalla parte di Spessotto cheers with that chorus featuring that band coming in. There’s so much to explore: from the Russia of Moska valza to Ancient Rome's Colosseo, with plenty of stops to admire L'uomo vivo and la Medusa cha cha cha. The second part consists entirely of ballads, where the melancholic Nutless, the heartbreaking Pena de l'alma, the mystical Lanterne rosse, the still heartbreaking Santissima dei naufragati, and the concluding and phenomenal title track stand out. In short, this album has a lot, indeed too much, going on, and the risk of Vinicio faltering at some points is high. Yet, nothing like that happens. On the contrary, Vinicio feels at ease even in musical territories never explored before (Moska valza, Brucia Troia), which is a tremendous merit because it’s what makes Everywhere Protect a unique album: experimenting with a clear purpose.
P.S.: Since it's hard to choose just one of these pieces to let you listen to, I decided this time not to pick the best song but a piece to be reevaluated, beautiful and unknown.
Meticulous rating: 10
The gem to rediscover: Lanterne rosse
Martello
13 dec 20
DeRank ™: 23,70
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