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Wow., July 12, 2001
This review is from: Necessita (Audio CD)
As difficult as it is to find this band's music, it's worth twice the effort. The backing synth based rythyms provide a range of sounds, from a dreamy, ethereal quality on the haunting Certamente, to a big full alternative sound with rock sensibilities, as on Bargial(My idea of a perfect pop song),theres a great, best of the 80's,90's Synth pop feel(Depeche mode, New Order, etc)to this music, and to complement perfectly, the vocals are sweetly smooth, reminiscent in some ways of Suzanne Vega. I don't speak Italian, but I almost felt as if I could understand what the songs were about. Just fabulous. I tend to agree with one of the previous reviews, if this band was singing in English, they would be one of the biggest.
By the way if you can find their first album theres some nice things there too, (listen to Gli Angeli).
V.
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Deserve to be known by a global audience, November 24, 2004
I bought this CD as "if you bought x you will like..." and took a chance. I am a 50 year old artist and I play music to my college drawing students and every year I add new CDs to my "playlist". I just put the stuff on (most of it I know they haven't heard before..) and just wait. Sooner or later they start to ask, what is that?? This is their favorite CD this year and mine too. It has a bit of a dark quality and at first I was offput by the slightly "tinny" sound of the first tracks...but the more I listen the more I like it. It is melodic and epic. This is a great group and and great CD. One of my other current favorites is Stan Ridgeways "Snakebite" which I first heard on an SAS playlist on a flight to Denmark. They love that one too! It's sophisicated stuff and works it's way into your brain. You don't need to speak Italian or even be an italophile.... Take a chance on this great fresh music, you won't regret it.
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Featured on "THE SOPRANOS", May 22, 2004
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A great CD and the first song on the CD was featured on the hit HBO series "THE SOPRANOS". The song "CERTAMENTE", was also featured on 'PEPPERS AND EGGS' the compilation 2 CD set featuring music from the "THE SOPRANOS". This version of "Necessita" also has a bonus video track, the video is a very professionally produced music video of track six "Non Mi Basta". The music on this CD really captures that special mood you get when you watch "The Sopranos". HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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