The songwriting of "L'albero" isn't elaborate, classy or witty. The structures are simple, the chords are suitable for beach strumming and the vocal lines are gawky and tone-deaf.
But a few things must be recognized. The easy-going singing, halfway between pop and hip-hop; the words, plain, frugal and optimistically third-worldist; the warm timbres of the music: everything contributes to make the album wonderfully cosy, optimistic and unpretentious.
And the arrangements, they're almost a miracle. Acoustic funky, jazzy intermissions, African music elements (choirs, rhythms and that ungraspable sense of levity) give rise to a "wooden", airy sound which is able to explore impervious hexatonic territories without losing a bit of groove.
Lorenzo Cherubini A.K.A. Jovanotti was the first to bring hip-hop to the mainstream in Italy, in the late 80s. "L'albero" is his ninth album, and one of the most succesul of his career.
Tracklist:
- Intro
- Bella
- La linea d'ombra
- Questa è la mia casa
- Umano
- Il muratore
- Canzone piccola
- Il re
- Per la vita che verrà
- L'albero
- Occhio non vede cuore non duole
- Ueikap
- Luna di città d'agosto
- Il fiore del 2000
- Big bang (parte 1 - parole)
- Big bang (parte 2 - pensieri)
- La ritmica
- Il tamburo
- La pace
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