Prozac +
Miodio

Before starting the DeReview, I would like to thank the users who have commented (for better or worse) on my first two DeReviews. It is very pleasing for me to know that there are people who read what I feel simply by listening to music CDs. For me, music is everything. I try to convey through words the emotions and feelings that music transmits to me. I hope to always do my best. Miodio - Prozac + To my great astonishment, I see that no user (or DeReviewer) has ever written a DeReview on the band from Pordenone, famous mainly for the single "Acido Acida" from 1998. A real pity for a band that in the second half of the nineties was like a true blessing sent from heaven for Italian music. Even though today the new generations barely know this group, the three members (somewhat forgotten) have continued to produce studio albums, keeping intact their power and style that characterized them in previous records. The themes addressed in the songs of "Miodio" (to be interpreted as one sees fit - or I hate myself - or Oh my god...), follow the same line as the previous records, that is, youth problems. They have tried to touch the issue in this album, in my opinion, of the suffering that comes from within, caused by difficult situations, which unfortunately are very frequent in families The album starts with two songs, "Criminale" and "Agente Speciale", which talk about stealing, having what you don’t have, not being happy with your situation. Both songs where music and words blend into a perfect, simple matrix that does not necessarily have to be complicated. Perhaps this has always been the strength of Prozac +. Being able to talk about serious and delicate topics, with a type of music, namely very local punk, very simple indeed, made of a few chords and songs that are by no means long and exhausting, which go straight to the point. The album continues with "Forse Domani", a track where this sense of melancholy, almost "emptiness", is felt even more: here I interpret these songs as the desire to change, to escape and start over, as in the song "Il Mondo Di Piera", where the three members tell the story of a girl in whom many other peers can identify. Continuing the previous discussion of inner pain, the three Prozac dedicate two songs, "Hey Dottore" and "Sto Male", that sound like a real cry for help and despair, almost of a person who wants to end it all, the lack of will to continue living, and who instead is waiting for a hand that can give relief before (as the song "Hey Dottore" cites) disappearing and not returning anymore. Time passes, and we reach "Toccati", a true repetitive song, where the guitar and drums bind perfectly, leaving the chorus stuck in your head, almost in a hypnotic way. It is followed by "Un Minuto Per Sempre", another song that demonstrates the band's ability to communicate emotions. The album ends with a cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", a true gem for the ears. The point is: the songs of Prozac + should not be listened to superficially. They are "double-edged" songs. In the sense that, on one hand, the music can be very intense as in "Sto Male". But on the other hand, they deal with very important and difficult-to-understand topics. In fact, this is the most beautiful thing about Prozac. Understanding what they want to convey to you with their songs. Not just getting carried away by their rhythms.  In my opinion, this album deserves a great four stars, as it has nothing to envy compared to past works. And even the latest album "Gioia Nera" is proof that time passes, but the three guys remain fantastic and do not lose the skill of the early days.