Cover of PGR D'anime e d'animali
Enkriko

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For fans of pgr and cccp, lovers of italian alternative rock, readers interested in politically charged music and provocative lyrics.
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THE REVIEW

I'll be brief:
Initially, CCCP had a certain taste for provocation and madness that made their musical mediocrity passable and intriguing: very useful in the barbaric eighties.
Afterwards, C.S.I, a great passion for titles like American fiction, became that pretentious abortion where the funereal song of a skinny guy was so disgusting he repeated the same dirge on the same note until the listener's death...
Human messages and perhaps some quality political messages, but also pretentious and jinxing lyrics like the song of the aforementioned Biafra, with all due respect to the mentioned people.

Now these P.G.R., even the choice of name would justify a loud: "You've broken the pebbles...", but hordes of "alternative" youths with a dog always ready for a challenge, the cops on their heels and the book of poetry in their pocket, to show how cultured they are, have embraced them as excellent "poets" of the contemporary chaos.

Here the scream, certainly more articulated and imaginative than the skinny guy's dirge, becomes obligatory and among the two mandatory chords and the most pretentious lyrics possible, erupts a: "Enough." clear and concise.

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Summary by Bot

The review critiques PGR's album as an evolution from the provocative CCCP and the overly pretentious C.S.I. While acknowledging some quality political messages, it highlights repetitive and forced lyrical content. The album appeals to alternative youth with a taste for artful chaos, but ultimately the reviewer feels overwhelmed by its pretentiousness and reiteration.

Tracklist Videos

01   Alla pietra (9 luglio 2003) (06:20)

02   Casi difficili (07:29)

03   Divenire (05:02)

04   Orfani e vedove (04:51)

05   Tu e io (04:07)

06   I miei nonni (06:32)

07   Io e te (04:42)

08   Cavalli e cavalle (04:34)

09   S'ostina (05:09)

10   P.G.G.G.R. (04:52)

11   Si può (04:15)

Per Grazia Ricevuta

Per Grazia Ricevuta (PGR) is an Italian music group formed in 2001 by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti after the end of CCCP and CSI. Early PGR featured Gianni Maroccolo, Giorgio Canali, Francesco Magnelli and Ginevra Di Marco, moving from electronics and world-leaning textures to a rawer rock setup after line-up changes. Releases include the self-titled PGR (2002), the live Montesole 29 giugno 2001 (2003), D'anime e d'animali (2004), Ultime notizie di cronaca (2009), and ConFusione (2010), the latter featuring reworks by Franco Battiato.
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