Povia
Imperfetto

A "New Dis(Ord)er World" volume 2 is less successful than the colossal work, 19 tracks, from almost five years ago. "Imperfetto" alludes to the quality of the recording, all done in the basement and entirely self-played. In the times of Covid, Giuseppe Povia, instead of just watching, gets to work and brings out an album between love and society, on the same lines as the previous one. It starts with "Torneremo Italia," one of the most beautiful, where the "Italy of the 80s and 90s" is remembered, already mentioned in "Voglio respirare." Naturally, there is also an allusion to the Lira. "Non so cos'è l'amore" and "Brutto sogno" are the only two sentimental tracks on the album and are comparable to "Meravigliosa follia." But most of the album is socio-political, to the point that it should have been called "Polisociale." Among the songs about current political and economic issues, which form a homogeneous corpus, certainly "Tutto cambierà," in which the European Stability Mechanism is mentioned, "Fanculo il debito" (obviously comparable to "Debito pubblico"), "2011," the year of Mario Monti's "coup d'état," "Dito medio" and the hit "Immigrazìa." Among the life-themed songs, "Cameriere" stands out (another hit and a successful metaphor between song and the job Povia did when he was younger), while in the religious domain there are "Come Dio" and the concluding "Natale per l'eternità." Finally, noteworthy is the modern reinterpretation of "Bella ciao," titled "Italia ciao." I purchased it, in electronic format, in a package that includes: the 12 tracks in high quality, in mp3 format, in a base musical format, a biography and contacts, a booklet of photos from the 48-year-old Milanese's basement-studio, one even with his collaborator Muacia, the lyrics of the songs on 12 different graphics and an "imperfetto" interview, in which the author tells the genesis of the project. I also received a personalized thank-you video where he personally thanks for purchasing the album. This album, like its predecessor, has also been described as "sovereign," meaning it touches on uncomfortable themes and not aligned with the prevailing "politically correct," as well as not aligned with the dominant thinking. In this regard, the cover is eloquent, with Giuseppe having "critical thinker" written on the back of his jacket. Overall, I give the album 3 stars, while I had given "NCM" even 5 stars! This is precisely the "imperfect" version of an album, the 2016 one, on the verge of perfection, in my opinion, among the best albums of the decade. My top three are "Torneremo Italia," "Immigrazìa," and "Cameriere."