Rock John
Cuore Diviso (Fra Napule E New York)

THE REVIEW

TRACK LIST:

1)CUORE DIVISO
2)IO IN VIETNAM C'ERO (VIETNAM AMARO VIETNAM)
3)UNA NOTTE IN CELLA
4)RADICI
5)DESTRA E SINISTRA SIETE UGUALI! (NEL PEGGIO)
6)CALCIO MALATO!
7)ADDIO MEZZE STAGIONI...
8)CUORE DIVISO REPRISE
9)AMERICA MI HAI DELUSO! (TROPPE GUERRE E POCA LIBERTA')

On a warm summer evening, two years ago, I happened to hear Rock John.

He was dressed like a hippie and even had mismatched socks. He was playing at a dinner -like a small-scale Festa dell'Unità- and showcased his entire repertoire. I must say that the band did not sound that bad (there was also a good bassist), but when he started to sing with his shrill and whiny voice, no one could stand it anymore.

In the end, he also sold some CDs with a plate of spaghetti on the cover (I think, a friend of mine bought the CD and I can't remember for sure) and inside the CD had his name and the title of the album WRITTEN WITH A MARKER!
It was a big surprise to see that on this site there's already a review of this bizarre and kitsch artist, very Italian but with 'the American myth' consuming him! Listening to his songs inevitably reminds me of Alberto Sordi in "Un Americano A Roma", except that that was a film, this is a bitter reality.

The songs overall might not even be that unpleasant, but he always pretends to be profound, about everything! The titles are quite hypocritical and speak for themselves. Thanks to "Lollo" for contributing to this review, Peppino for finding the original cover on the net, and "Santuzzo" for lending us the album!