SENZA SPINA

Angelo Branduardi is sure similar to Blackmore Night but it is another thing. Branmduardi, in fact, is more Rock that Folk but at the same time is more Folk. this fact is observable in this live album (with 3 new studio song) called 'Senza Spina' (eng: 'Without Plug'). This album present the concert of December 1986 in 'Olympia Theatre' in Paris, preceded by 3 new studio tracks. This album is al an umplugged live, because the 1986 tour was a pure unplugged tour.

The 3 new songs are 100% Angelo Branduardi style songs. I prefer the pure Folk Rock 'Il Denaro Dei Nani' (eng: 'Dwarfs' Momey'), a pure minstrel song in Rock field. Good is the use of orchestra.

The live recordings are good if you love Folk (but also if you love RPI these songs are good). Certainly Branduardi is Branduardi. If this fact is obvious... I think that this is a pure news because you think that because this is one of the first unplugged much of the magic is lost. but, instead, the magic is all present... And it is always great.

Certainly the French version of 'Ninna nanna' is not magical as Italian version (present only 95% of magic) it is true that 'La Canzone Di Aengus, Il Vagabondo' (eng: ''The Song Of Aengus, The Wanderer' (music by P. Donovan Leich, words by Luisa Zappa Branduardi, adaption by Willian Butler Yeats poetry) is my preferred song for the magic that emanates. Certainly this live section present a good feelings but not totally good magic. In some noments (I can not understand why... Excuse me...) the magic is not present. Sure in 'O Sole Mio' (Neapolitan Music evergreen... I have to translate the title?) the magic is too much.

Difficult to judge this album. I believe that Angelo Branduadi wanted to propose a historic album. With reason. However, while it flows smoothly and lightly, I can not love to 'Unplugged'. Yet I read in 'Senza Spina' an album incapable of disappointing.

Thanks, Angelo for this piece of poetry.

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