PAOLO CONTE 1. Sparring Partner CGD, 1984 |
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"...Having, therefore, arrived at something
of an identifiable instrumental configuration, the next two records, Appunti
Di Viaggio of 1982 and Paolo Conte of 1984, seem to use that
formula as the basis for a certain amount of experimentation, most notably
through the use of a variety of soft electronic sounds. Occasionally these
even replace the piano to find themselves quite liberally combined with
the more usual acoustic guitar and the saxophones. The lyrics show the
same wide mixture of themes, but also can be seen to represent the emergence
of a new tendency: a certain lack of definition in terms of content, a
hazy impressionistic quality sometimes the result of a surreal style of
imagery. Songs such as L'Avance or Nord are obvious examples..."
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