Rimane sempre una colonia l’Italia per quanto riguarda il rock n’ roll anche se è una di quelle colonie che godono di uno statuto speciale con tanto di parziale indipendenza e completa autonomia. Negli anni sono cresciute centinaia di band che pur riferendosi in maniera inequivocabile al rock americano, copiando stili, imitando atteggiamenti e usando la stessa lingua, hanno sviluppato una propria autonomia ricreando lo stesso feeling con un inconfondibile spirito italico mettendoci innocenza, liveliness and enthusiasm. Qualities that have partially make up for a technique not always excellent and an understandable lack of malice in shaping a language is not natural for us Latinos. Beyond the difficulties they have created a italian wave that has been appreciated abroad, especially in the "mother country" America. Examples abound and there, just read the names that fill the For You tribute to the songs of the Boss to have an 'idea of \u200b\u200bthe phenomenon, some of these names came in clubs and radio in America and not just when you think that here the radio (99% real crap) do not offer a bit of local promotion and making music are as grayling.
It 's a pleasure then to find a band Oltrepò Pavese, a time zone only famous for wines with bubbles and now the scene of a very lively scene in the field of rock and blues, invited in that sacred temple of rock n' roll that is Memphis and host of the International Blues Challenge. It means that the passion, dedication, sacrifice and perseverance were finally rewarded and an American dream has finally come true.
The authors of this miracle called Mandolin 'Brothers although to be honest there is only one of mandolin (Mark ruins) and the sound is what you would expect from a combo who browsed blues and country, with large openings to the old classic rock n 'roll, that thing that everyone calls U.S. and a number of names that are a kind of pass to the promised land or Dylan, the Little Feat, Steve Earle and Van Morrison . E 'roots-rock and American roots doilies but this is not the limit yet belong to a colony, although a special statute. Are not of the first coat Mandolin 'Brothers because it circulates from behind a lot and have a good discography in which the mature stand Still Got Dreams of 2008 album that has catapulted them specialized in the news and perky 30 Lives! con cui hanno festeggiato i 30 anni della loro militanza.
A Memphis hanno suonato al BB.King’s Blues Club di Beale Street e ad Austin hanno registrato questo nuovo mini CD intitolato Moon Road .
Sei brani registrati con la supervisione del produttore Merel Bregante e con la partecipazione di invitati quali il violinista Cody Brown, il bassista Lynn Daniel, il chitarrista Kenny Grimes, lo stesso Bregante e la brava Cindy Cashdollar, lap-steel guitar e dobro con Dylan, Dave Alvin e Ryan Adams.
Al CD hanno allegato un DVD che racconta il loro viaggio nel Mississippi , sulle highway 61 e 49, luoghi sacri della musica di cui loro sono figli. Il tutto viene raccolto in uno splendido digipack arricchito a photographic work and nothing short of superb graphics, a testimony of love for this world of blues and rock n 'roll lived up to the smallest detail. If the visual part is able to catapult itself to those lands and in that atmosphere, the music is no exception. Recorded in a technically flawless audio performance from a highly professional product, the music of Moon Road is eloquent summary of the moods and passions of Mandolin 'Bros.anche compared to previous work here if there is a prevalence of acoustic sounds and country. We pass by the sparkling vivacity of Hold Me, a track that with its interweaving guitar (Paolo Canevari, Mark Ruins Cindy Cashdollar) is not out of place in the repertoire of the Flying Burrito Brothers to the most intimate 49 Years where the singer and fiddler Jimmy Ragazzon Cody Brown recreate a pastoral landscape of Appalachia, from the suggestions of borderline Moon Road enriched by accordionist Richard Maccabruni all'arruffato Old Rock & Roll from juke joint, then finished with the braids mandolin / acoustic guitar and slide Dr.Dreams , successful marriage between folk and country-blues and the deep and sincere anti-militarism of the fruit of Another Kind Jimmy Ragazzon lucid writing, the author grew up on bread and Dylan.
Six songs and a DVD with the title of Moon Road , nuvole, strade, polvere ed un sacco di passione da parte di una delle formazioni più vispe della italian way to the american music.
Mauro Zambellini Gennaio 2011
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