Rino Gaetano
Resta vile maschio, dove vai?

THE REVIEW

"There would be a train at three..." The hand of Mogol is felt in the track bearing the same name from the fifth and penultimate episode of the discography of the great Rino Gaetano. The conversational response harks back to Battisti's "Ancora tu", just as the melody recalls the romantic Battisti. But the Calabrian singer-songwriter is something else, with sarcasm and a deep message always present: in this case, it speaks of the relationship between sexes and homosexuality. "Nel letto di Lucia" is an allegory of the political and religious cauldron, and Rino thought he was the only one for Lucia... female choirs on the chorus; "Grazie a Dio, grazie a te" is excellently introduced, and the bass is delightful, as are the brass, a short piece more musically valuable. The fourth track "Io scriverò", is perhaps the best on the album, and was recently sung by Roberto Vecchioni in the collection "I colori del buio". The piano introduces, then: "Io scriverò se vuoi perché cerco un mondo diverso con stelle al neon e un poco d'universo..." successful, listen to believe. The Spanish-tinged "Ahi Maria" is also a delight, reminiscent of the Gipsy Kings. "Ma se c'è Dio" is an apparently carefree reggae, but with a contemplative text: "The game is always my life, which will then end, but if there is God...", this track is more to be appreciated musically, like the third one. Major chords for "Anche questo è Sud", a gesture of love by the singer-songwriter for his land based on bucolic and sea images. The almost three minutes of "Su e giù", which starts off along the same lines as "Ahi Maria", and in the chorus praises love: "Su e giù, sei sempre sù". Again here, distinctive brass.
In this album, Rino abandoned the political invective that would return with force in "E io ci sto", the sixth cornerstone of his production.