5. Story of a Clerk
The political album par excellence, a small gem about '68 and the human revolution. The record can be defined as one of the most courageous and outspoken by Faber, laying bare his anarchic side through the story of a clerk who, finding himself in a crowd of rebellious youths, decides to carry out his small revolution in order to literally blow it up in Parliament. He is convinced by a series of dreams, where at first he finds himself at a masked ball populated by well-known characters whom he blows up with a bomb. Subsequently, he finds himself in court, where he is declared not only innocent but also a bearer of power, taking the place left by his father who died during the masked ball. But soon the dream turns into a nightmare and the clerk, addressing the judge who has judged him, tells him that as soon as he wakes up he will meet him again in real life. Then he sets about building a bomb to throw at Parliament, but his plan miserably fails and ends up destroying a newsstand. And after a touching prayer to his wife not to sell their love to journalists, the clerk ends up in prison. There, he comes to a conclusion: revolutions cannot be carried out in solitude but need many people to work together for a common purpose. A brilliant, fierce, and inspired 39-minute thread, surrounded by musical bases that are singer-songwriter-like but very mysterious and elegant, adding a touch of pathos to the entire work. Certainly one of Faber's best works, which attempts to break away significantly from his recent past.
Meticulous rating: 10
The gem among gems: Verranno a chiederti del nostro amore