Stagioni
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Stagioni is the nineteenth album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini
. The title means seasons, and three of the songs of the album are named after a season. It was released in 2000 by EMI
, and was at the top of the Italian album chart for one week.
. It consists of nine songs, three of which were named after a season: "Autunno" (autumn), "Primavera '59" (spring '59) and Inverno '60 (winter '60). "Ho ancora la forza" was written and sang together with Luciano Ligabue
, another singer-songwriter from Emilia-Romagna
; it received the 2000 Targa Tenco best song award. The title track was about the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a figure Guccini sang about also in his next album, Ritratti
. Guccini said the first attempt at writing it was in 1968, but he stopped at half a verse; he was encouraged in finishing the song by the good reception those few lines received at one of his concerts. "Addio" was a bitter song, attacking the "horizon full of dwarfs and dancers"; it was seen by some as akin to "L'avvelenata", one of his most famous songs. In "Don Chisciotte" Guccini was the voice of Don Quixote, in a duet with Juan Carlos Biondini as Sancho Panza
. The song "E un giorno..." was dedicated to his daughter, the second one after "Culodritto" (from his 1987 album Signora Bovary
).
, said it was "Guccini DOC
, with the final and melancholic tones of a testament", while an article on La Repubblica
said "Guccini doesn't surrender, he still has the strength of becoming indignant". The website Ondarock.com gave Stagioni a 5.5 mark, saying there was more care in the formal feature but less spontaneity than in Guccini's former albums. The website rockol.it slated the album, saying it was "obvious, embarrassing, pathetic, redundant".
The album was a commercial success, reaching the top spot in the Italian album chart in its release week, and remaining in the chart for 13 weeks.
Francesco Guccini
Francesco Guccini is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important Cantautori. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and noir novels, and a comics...
. The title means seasons, and three of the songs of the album are named after a season. It was released in 2000 by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, and was at the top of the Italian album chart for one week.
Overview
Stagioni ("seasons") was released on February 4, 2000, four years after Guccini's last studio album, D'amore di morte e di altre sciocchezzeD'amore di morte e di altre sciocchezze
D'amore di morte e di altre sciocchezze is a 1996 studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini.-Track listing:# "Lettera"# "Vorrei"# "Quattro stracci"# "Stelle"# "Canzone delle colombe e del fiore"# "Il caduto"# "Cirano"# "Il matto"...
. It consists of nine songs, three of which were named after a season: "Autunno" (autumn), "Primavera '59" (spring '59) and Inverno '60 (winter '60). "Ho ancora la forza" was written and sang together with Luciano Ligabue
Luciano Ligabue
Luciano Ligabue , more commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian rock singer-songwriter, film director and writer.-Biography:...
, another singer-songwriter from Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
; it received the 2000 Targa Tenco best song award. The title track was about the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a figure Guccini sang about also in his next album, Ritratti
Ritratti
-Personnel:*Vince Tempera - piano, keyboards*Antonio Marangolo - saxophone, percussion*Roberto Manuzzi - saxophone, keyboards*Ares Tavolazzi - bass guitar, double bass*Juan Carlos Biondini - guitar, backing vocals, bouzouki*Ellade Bandini - drums...
. Guccini said the first attempt at writing it was in 1968, but he stopped at half a verse; he was encouraged in finishing the song by the good reception those few lines received at one of his concerts. "Addio" was a bitter song, attacking the "horizon full of dwarfs and dancers"; it was seen by some as akin to "L'avvelenata", one of his most famous songs. In "Don Chisciotte" Guccini was the voice of Don Quixote, in a duet with Juan Carlos Biondini as Sancho Panza
Sancho Panza
Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote, and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs,...
. The song "E un giorno..." was dedicated to his daughter, the second one after "Culodritto" (from his 1987 album Signora Bovary
Signora Bovary
Signora Bovary is an album of Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini. It was released in 1987 by EMI.- The album:"Signora Bovary" is a poetic variation of Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary. "Culodritto" is dedicated to Guccini's daughter, Teresa, who was 9 at the time...
).
Reception
Stagioni received mixed reviews by critics. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz, in his review on the Corriere della SeraCorriere della Sera
The Corriere della Sera is an Italian daily newspaper, published in Milan.It is among the oldest and most reputable Italian newspapers. Its main rivals are Rome's La Repubblica and Turin's La Stampa.- History :...
, said it was "Guccini DOC
DOC
- Media :* Doc , a 2001-2004 PAX series* Doc , a 1975-1976 CBS sitcom* "D.O.C." , a television episode* Doc Films, a University of Chicago film society* Doc , a 1971 Western film...
, with the final and melancholic tones of a testament", while an article on La Repubblica
La Repubblica
la Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
said "Guccini doesn't surrender, he still has the strength of becoming indignant". The website Ondarock.com gave Stagioni a 5.5 mark, saying there was more care in the formal feature but less spontaneity than in Guccini's former albums. The website rockol.it slated the album, saying it was "obvious, embarrassing, pathetic, redundant".
The album was a commercial success, reaching the top spot in the Italian album chart in its release week, and remaining in the chart for 13 weeks.
Track listing
- "Addio (intro)" - 0:53
- "Stagioni" - 6:08
- "Autunno" - 4:55
- "E un giorno..." - 5:25
- "Ho ancora la forza" - 3:24
- "Inverno '60" - 5:17
- "Don Chisciotte" - 6:00
- "Primavera '59" - 5:59
- "Addio" - 4:10
Personnel
- Vince Tempera - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboards - Antonio Marangolo - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, percussion - Roberto Manuzzi - accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, saxophone, keyboards - Ares TavolazziAres TavolazziAres Tavolazzi is an Italian bass player and jazz musician born in Ferrara.-Biography:He studied cello and double bass in the Music School of Ferrara and began his career as bassist playing for Carmen Villani in a beat group, with his future collaborator, drummer Ellade Bandini...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Ellade Bandini - drums
- Juan Carlos Biondini - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals (in "Don Chisciotte") - Jimmy Villotti - guitar (in "Inverno '60")
- Henghel Gualdi - clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
(in "Inverno '60)