1st place: The special horoscope
..but what are we talking about? Three years after the previous album, Samuele returns with what is one of the Italian masterpieces of the third millennium. If the self-titled album demonstrated a stunning growth in songwriting, with The special horoscope the peak is reached, blending dreamlike imagery with personal stories. The consumer-driven urban life of Morelli Mirko, the misunderstandings about a namesake at the intercom of his own apartment building in Don’t take away my name, and the inevitable drift in The fossil represent the more sarcastic side of the author, which had already emerged in Freak but is now decidedly more mature and focused. However, The special horoscope offers more than just this: it is an album strongly connected to the author's experiences. The title track, for instance, recounts a pulmonary embolism that actually happened to Samuele. Or Isola and Slavia, tales of solitude between two lovers that demonstrate a unique sensitivity, or even Lunedì in which one no longer finds meaning in life but seeks to avoid suicide and find a way to feel better. And then, there are three classic tracks that have become timeless for different reasons: Il pescatore di asterischi, an innocent portrait of a love that stays grounded, Senza titoli which has probably benefited the most from the film Chiedimi se sono felice by Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo (it's interesting how this album is viscerally connected to cinema despite not being the author's intention when he conceived it), and especially Replay, need I say more, just as Giudizi universali is an absolute masterpiece. Guys... The special horoscope is something unique: excellently arranged, lyrically we’re amidst Samuele’s climaxes, and we have a beautiful handful of classics, what more could you want? Oh, right, one last gem: Chiedimi se sono felice, released in the second edition of The special horoscope, is a small maxim of tender and gallant daily life. Like the last missing piece that was felt necessary. The final gear that makes this entire clock called The special horoscope sparkle.
Picky vote: 9/10
The gem: Replay
..but what are we talking about? Three years after the previous album, Samuele returns with what is one of the Italian masterpieces of the third millennium. If the self-titled album demonstrated a stunning growth in songwriting, with The special horoscope the peak is reached, blending dreamlike imagery with personal stories. The consumer-driven urban life of Morelli Mirko, the misunderstandings about a namesake at the intercom of his own apartment building in Don’t take away my name, and the inevitable drift in The fossil represent the more sarcastic side of the author, which had already emerged in Freak but is now decidedly more mature and focused. However, The special horoscope offers more than just this: it is an album strongly connected to the author's experiences. The title track, for instance, recounts a pulmonary embolism that actually happened to Samuele. Or Isola and Slavia, tales of solitude between two lovers that demonstrate a unique sensitivity, or even Lunedì in which one no longer finds meaning in life but seeks to avoid suicide and find a way to feel better. And then, there are three classic tracks that have become timeless for different reasons: Il pescatore di asterischi, an innocent portrait of a love that stays grounded, Senza titoli which has probably benefited the most from the film Chiedimi se sono felice by Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo (it's interesting how this album is viscerally connected to cinema despite not being the author's intention when he conceived it), and especially Replay, need I say more, just as Giudizi universali is an absolute masterpiece. Guys... The special horoscope is something unique: excellently arranged, lyrically we’re amidst Samuele’s climaxes, and we have a beautiful handful of classics, what more could you want? Oh, right, one last gem: Chiedimi se sono felice, released in the second edition of The special horoscope, is a small maxim of tender and gallant daily life. Like the last missing piece that was felt necessary. The final gear that makes this entire clock called The special horoscope sparkle.
Picky vote: 9/10
The gem: Replay
Martello
13 jul 21
DeRank ™: 22,30
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