Angelo Branduardi: Cogli la prima mela (1979)

"Cogli la prima mela" isn't Branduardi's best album, but is surely one of the most famous and I've been surprised to discover it's impossible to find on the blogosphere.
So here it is. The style is the one Branduardi's reknown for: medioeval dances, rhymes and ballads arranged in a refinate, pop fashion. The voice is emphatic and the music is meant to create a very evocative atmosphere, but it doesn't have the kitschy flavour of most of the forthcoming new age, gothic or neofolk stuff. Two songs are among the finest in his production: "Cogli la prima mela" and "Il signore di Baux", which are both of French provenance.
The album came out in 1979 and its sound partly reflects the pursy trend in non-punk pop music of that years.


Tracklist:

1. Cogli la prima mela
2. Sei tu il cielo
3. La strega
4. Donna ti voglio cantare
5. La raccolta
6. Colori
7. Il signore di Baux
8. Il gufo e il pavone
9. Ninna nanna

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