'Fleurs 2' is open by 'Tutto L'Universo Obbedisce All'Amore' (feat. Carmen Consoli), the only true POP song in this album. Later Battiato rearrange the songs of other composers (except 'L'addio' which closes the album and it is a Battiato/ Valli/ Di Martino composition) upset in his style. 'It's Five o'Clock' (by Aphrodite's Child) have the orchestra instead of Moog... And with the recitative style of Battiato it sounds so different from the original version... Moreover, he also manages to overturn Otis Redding in 'Sitting On The Dock f The Bay' that becomes almost a Rap Song! Then the whole poem by Battiato is expressed in two songs by Roberto Camisasca ('Il Carmelo Di Echt', almost POP but very dramatic and in 'La Musica Muore', intricate example of battiato thinking) is a different matter that should be addressed, perhaps in another location. In general I read in 'Fleurs 2' not just another an album of cover or tributes but an album of songs that Franco Battiato would have liked to write and this is very positive.

The problem, however, is another problem. 'Fleurs 2' is a beautiful album. But unless you are fans of Battiato (which I am not) or to consider Battiato an artist (which I believe to be true) 'Fleurs 2' is one of the many anonymous album in stores. Which can also be an honor if your name is Franco Battiato.