Since I've re-listened to Silvestri's entire discography while waiting for the new album, why not do something like in the old days and create a ranking of the worst broken down into various listens? Just for fun and because I don't have the time to write in-depth about the new record. No more preambles, let’s start the ranking:
10th, Il latitante
Nothing has changed; it remains his weakest album for a simple reason: it's his most forgettable record. It has a few songs that work, indeed, many songs do: Mi persi is an excellent start with its jazzy vibe and "existentialist" lyrics, La paranza, in its simplicity, is interesting for its text rich in multi-layered meaning, Sulle rive dell'Arrone is Silvestri's most mature song up to that point, Gino e l'alfetta is also easy-going but by no means obvious, A me ricordi il mare is special in its own way as a summer tune. These tracks are golden grains shining at the bottom of an album that is actually a black river like tar, which is neither petronio nor sludge; it’s not precious and doesn’t stick, it’s just dirty water. There are nice and well-crafted songs like Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Prima era prima, but they lack strength; they add to the tracklist but not to the listening experience. And then there's Che bella faccia, which transcends being forgettable and becomes almost irritating with each re-listen of the album, a jab at Berlusconi (rest in peace) that lacks punch and reduces to a nursery rhyme with no head or tail. Il latitante is well-arranged like all of Silvestri's albums, but it's the one where ideas are few and most of them are not even developed to their full potential. Considering that five years have passed between this and the previous one, it leaves a bitter taste knowing that all that energy was spent on something surprisingly understated.
The meticulous score: 4 ½
The song to remember: Daniele Silvestri - Mi Persi
10th, Il latitante
Nothing has changed; it remains his weakest album for a simple reason: it's his most forgettable record. It has a few songs that work, indeed, many songs do: Mi persi is an excellent start with its jazzy vibe and "existentialist" lyrics, La paranza, in its simplicity, is interesting for its text rich in multi-layered meaning, Sulle rive dell'Arrone is Silvestri's most mature song up to that point, Gino e l'alfetta is also easy-going but by no means obvious, A me ricordi il mare is special in its own way as a summer tune. These tracks are golden grains shining at the bottom of an album that is actually a black river like tar, which is neither petronio nor sludge; it’s not precious and doesn’t stick, it’s just dirty water. There are nice and well-crafted songs like Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Prima era prima, but they lack strength; they add to the tracklist but not to the listening experience. And then there's Che bella faccia, which transcends being forgettable and becomes almost irritating with each re-listen of the album, a jab at Berlusconi (rest in peace) that lacks punch and reduces to a nursery rhyme with no head or tail. Il latitante is well-arranged like all of Silvestri's albums, but it's the one where ideas are few and most of them are not even developed to their full potential. Considering that five years have passed between this and the previous one, it leaves a bitter taste knowing that all that energy was spent on something surprisingly understated.
The meticulous score: 4 ½
The song to remember: Daniele Silvestri - Mi Persi
Martello
17 jun 23
DeRank ™: 9,00
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