Stato Di Necessità [Import]

1. Bambina Impertinente

2. Stato Di Necessità

3. Parole Di Burro

4. Novembre '99 (L'Isola del Tesoro)

5. In Bianco E Nero

6. Ultimo Bacio

7. Il Sultano (Della Kianca)

8. Amado Señor

9. Epilogo

10. Orfeo

11. Equilibrio Precario

12. Non Volermi Male

Tracks:

Bambina Impertinente
Stato Di Necessit
Parole Di Burro
Novembre '99 (L'Isola del Tesoro)
In Bianco E Nero
Ultimo Bacio
Sultano (Della Kianca)
Amado Se
Epilogo
Orfeo
Equilibrio Precario
Non Volermi Male

Customer Reviews:

is Carmen Consoli the best Italian musical artist of the new generation????.......2005-07-02

it feels good to say that laura pausini and giorgia and irene grandi are doing good things in terms of the new generation of italian pop by WOMEN...but let's face it: a cursory listening of one or two carmen consoli CDs quickly leads one to the conclusion that she is the ONLY contemporary female italian vocalist who is truly INVESTED in her ART....there is no comparison....she is the leading female italian pop singer (describing her as the Italian PJ Harvey sells Carmen short)...IF NOT ...she is The Best...I want to give Nek and Mango and Tiziano a chance...but....I don't know..Carmen's music is a lot more varied ...it's more interesting than those guys'....she may very well be the best period! Bar none!

In a state of needing to listen to this album.......2001-09-23

Although I mostly listen to indie rock from the US, this album is one of my favs for the year. Excellent song writing, great lyrics (even though I'm not always sure of my translation abilities), and she really puts a lot of feeling into her singing. Some of the songs are surprising (such as "Orfeo" and "Parole di Burro") in that they start out VERY mellow but then Carmen really let's loose and the passion in her singing just brings the song away from any kind of mellowness and into an unexpected intensity (don't miss the rougher, less produced version of "Orfeo" 20 some minutes into track 12). The other thing I like about this album is the range of song writing. "Bambina impertnente" has a very punky beginning with PJ Harvey-like distorted vocals. Compare this with "l'ultimo bacio" which is a sad and pretty song with a string orchestra that my parents could appreciate. A great album.

In a state of needing to listen to this album.......2001-09-23

Greater woman songwriter in the world.......2001-04-12

Carmen Consoli is the greater surprise of the 90s: she plays the guitar in a sensual and wild way. If you like the great rock and the great ballads, this CD is for you!

Good but not her best one.......2001-01-24

Carmen Consoli wrote some of the best acoustic songs for guitar of the last decade, then she moved a step ahead towards electronic punk influences ("Mediamente Isterica", Averagely Hysterical, 1998) and again, she was so good in doing it.

This year 2000 release consecrated her as one of Italians favourite artist, and "Stato di Necessità" (Condition of Need) had topped the chart, even though it's one of her poorest release. She composed 11 tracks out of 12, but this time she's just talented and not a outstanding. She stepped back into easy listening pop music, discovering some roots of the most traditional Italian melodies, especially in that nostalgic song that she performed at the Sanremo Festival, "In bianco e nero" (In black and white - Track #5).

Some songs such as "Parole di burro" (Words of butter) will be crucial tracks in Carmen's career (that is: we will find them on her greatest hits album), but the rest of the album is not something to remember. Just quite material. On the other hand, we still have the acoustic Carmen that we love so much in "L'ultimo bacio" (The last kiss), an almost-coming-out song, with that ambiguous line "Thousands of violins played by the wind / the last kiss my sweet girl / in the light memory of a silver rain / the merciless feeling of a no-coming-back".

A good CD, but not her best one.

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