5th place: Samuele Bersani
There are cases in the music world where a debuting singer can achieve a shocking level of artistic growth within just a few years: for instance, Dalla, after a few years of struggle and two not particularly remarkable albums, managed to birth Storie di casa mia; Battisti went from Una giornata uggiosa and E già to the masterpiece Don Giovanni in just 6 years; Battiato produced L'era del cinghiale bianco in less than a year after L'Egitto prima delle sabbie, and so forth. The same happened with Samuele: after the very honest Freak, three years passed before a new album, and what an album it is! Finally, Samuele breaks free from the established norms and expresses himself in a creative and volcanic way. Just listen to the story of a homosexual love in Braccio di ferro, the adventure in a museum in Crazy boy, the friendship that will never fade in Coccodrilli, the search for a girl in Tonight, the desperate loneliness of Coppa Uefa, and L'istinto... it almost feels like we're not even talking about the same singer from a few years prior. Naturally, the album isn’t perfect; there are some less impactful moments and others that are quite lackluster (La risposta, with lyrics written by Dalla that seem almost like a way to repay the lyrics of Canzone), but nonetheless, the album remains largely unscathed. It is Samuele’s first masterstroke, but like Nuvola numero 9, it lacks a standout track that makes you think, “this is the masterpiece of the album”… right? You all know which track I'm talking about: the most famous one by Bersani, the one that forever solidified his place in the Olympus of singer-songwriters, the jewel of this third album, none other than... Giudizi universali. It's pointless to explain this song in words; it’s simply an absolute milestone that definitely gives an extra edge to the entire album. Without that track, this self-titled album would be decidedly less memorable and elegant.
Meticulous rating: 8½
I think it’s unnecessary to mention which is the gem.
Samuele Bersani - Giudizi universali (Official Video)
There are cases in the music world where a debuting singer can achieve a shocking level of artistic growth within just a few years: for instance, Dalla, after a few years of struggle and two not particularly remarkable albums, managed to birth Storie di casa mia; Battisti went from Una giornata uggiosa and E già to the masterpiece Don Giovanni in just 6 years; Battiato produced L'era del cinghiale bianco in less than a year after L'Egitto prima delle sabbie, and so forth. The same happened with Samuele: after the very honest Freak, three years passed before a new album, and what an album it is! Finally, Samuele breaks free from the established norms and expresses himself in a creative and volcanic way. Just listen to the story of a homosexual love in Braccio di ferro, the adventure in a museum in Crazy boy, the friendship that will never fade in Coccodrilli, the search for a girl in Tonight, the desperate loneliness of Coppa Uefa, and L'istinto... it almost feels like we're not even talking about the same singer from a few years prior. Naturally, the album isn’t perfect; there are some less impactful moments and others that are quite lackluster (La risposta, with lyrics written by Dalla that seem almost like a way to repay the lyrics of Canzone), but nonetheless, the album remains largely unscathed. It is Samuele’s first masterstroke, but like Nuvola numero 9, it lacks a standout track that makes you think, “this is the masterpiece of the album”… right? You all know which track I'm talking about: the most famous one by Bersani, the one that forever solidified his place in the Olympus of singer-songwriters, the jewel of this third album, none other than... Giudizi universali. It's pointless to explain this song in words; it’s simply an absolute milestone that definitely gives an extra edge to the entire album. Without that track, this self-titled album would be decidedly less memorable and elegant.
Meticulous rating: 8½
I think it’s unnecessary to mention which is the gem.
Samuele Bersani - Giudizi universali (Official Video)
Martello
9 jul 21
DeRank ™: 26,31
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