Luca Carboni Album Review

The opener, "Ci vorrebbe un amico," is arguably his masterpiece. It’s a song about the crushing weight of loneliness and the desperate need for connection. It stripped away the "cool" facade of the 80s and showed a man vulnerable, sitting on a sofa, staring at a wall.

★★★★☆ (4.5/5) Genre: Italian singer-songwriter / Pop rock / New wave luca carboni album

The title means "Bands break up," and this feels like a man shrugging at the absurdity of the music industry. It is a rock-oriented album, aggressive in some parts, yet tender in others. It produced the hit "Che cosa siamo," a duet with Lucio Dalla (his fellow Bolognese mentor). The opener, "Ci vorrebbe un amico," is arguably