Ska-P
¡¡Que corra la voz!!

THE REVIEW

CD symbol of this band that has become a reference point in the European alternative scene. Starting from the cover, where the historical Gàto Lopez tears the front of a newspaper titled "Che corra la voce" and the text that repeats "tutto è menzogna, obiettività, senza indipendenza" under the headline "Quarto Potere" (the press). But beyond the drawings of Monigòte, the group's cartoonist, Ska-P releases this album which is undoubtedly the best of their entire career.

Everything opens with the energizing "Estampida" (Retreat), which was then the theme for the program "Le Iene" (coincidentally a program on Berlusconi's networks, strange for some counter-power anarchists... ). It is followed by "Consumo Gusto" with its folk rhythms. "Welcome to Hell" (Benvenuto all'Inferno) is one of the most beautiful tracks ever produced by the band, exploiting the theme of the death penalty accompanied by a greatly impactful ska-rock. "Casposos" is the longest track on the whole album, also with a folk background. "Nino Soldado" (Soldier Child) is an excellent rock-ska piece that highlights another aspect of the band: repetitive lyrics so they stick well in people's heads, who sing along at their concerts at the top of their lungs even without understanding a word they say. It continues with what I believe is the best piece of this work: "Intifada". A wonderful crossover of punk and ska with stadium-like choruses (the live versions literally turn venues upside down). "McDollar" condemns the actions of the McDonald's corporation, using it as an opportunity to lash out against all corporations (strange, because Ska-P has been under contract with the major BMG Music Spain since 1996). This is followed by "Solamente por Pensar", a track written in memory of Carlo Giuliani, the young man who was killed during the clashes in Genoa (yet Ska-P did not go to protest against the G-8 in Genoa, I remember Manu Chao, 99 Posse, Aretuska, Meganoidi... but not a trace of Ska-P...). "Insensibilidad" is a very populist song against those who abandon animals (as was already "Verguenza" (Shame) in Planeta Eskoria), but musically it lacks value. "Esquirol", entirely sung by the second voice Pipi, denounces those who passively serve power; esquirol literally means doormat. "El Olvidado" makes explicit the condition of the "forgotten" at the corners of the streets. It all closes with "Mis Colegas", the only non-ska track on the album, which was inexplicably used to launch this latest work (the video was even aired on the much-hated MTV!).

The career of these angry-but-determined-to-have-fun Spanish Madrid natives will conclude with the Greatest "Incontrolable", which will contain no fewer than 7 songs from "Que corra la voz". Despite the fact that their sincerity regarding the themes addressed in their lyrics is questionable and their consistency quite lacking, I strongly recommend the album to anyone wishing to listen to something out of the ordinary or full of energy nonetheless. I assure you: there's plenty of it here!