Saturday, May 31, 2008

How Long Does A Charley Horse Last

For brevity called Artist

Poor policy, little love, so much life and art center. Strange but true. We are far from the most recent G De Regoria always close to politics and always elegant and perfect in sound and lyrics. This is far from a perfect album.
Born during its theatrical tour the record reflects both the context in which it was born. Musically, the pieces seem almost improvised, without a thread, messy yet beautiful.
Bizarre round but the sounds in the lyrics. The singer says that he feels the same now that they are more pieces to be played in small clubs in stadiums or arenas. Spare musicalmenti living, sparkling and at the same time light. Outstanding work if you think that the entire project was completed in a month and while the " Prince" was around the theaters in Italy with his band.
As for poetry texts once again copyright, true poetry. But the tone is different. Less controversial than usual, less specifically political themes near De Gregori is a poetry that is more rational, because it is poetry. As always deep and sharp to the right point. Almost
returns De Gregori sealed, to Rimmel to speak.
But there is one thing in common with all previous work: the courage.
The courage to call upon God to " Every day of rain Dio manda in terra ", una canzone che parla di vita vera dove si nota l'immancabile stile dylaniano in cui l'armanica decora straordinariamente l'intero pezzo.
Il coraggio di dichiarare che il '68 è un fallimento nelle sue radici fino a rinnegarlo. "Ci sono posti dove sono stato, posti dove non tornare.....certe stanche stanze...dove discutono di architettura e democrazia.....Dove il Piave Mormorava...E la sinistra era paralizzata e la destra lavorava". Queste strofe sono di " Celebrazione " una vera e propria perla di saggezza, di poesia e di musica leggera. Un testo che in quanto a coraggio ricorda senz'altro il suo " Cuoco di Salo " in cui il cantautore senza mezzi termini ricordava che anche i morti della Republic of Salò, are remembered and respected. "The wrong people die ....... olds eaten in the spring."

But it is a De Gregori always very careful to describe the beautiful as social Broken windows or the equally beautiful " human flesh for breakfast " "there's a light in the sky Gurd you're right where there was once a world but now no longer exists, but there really is over and somehow, it is almost nothing left except the echo of a radiation.
In the text written by his brother Luigi Grechi , " L'angelo di Lyon ," fa capolino anche l'amore mentre il De Gregori classico c'è nei pezzi " L'imperfetto " e " L'infinito ".

Questo è un disco che lui definisce una sorta di autobiografia fantastica. Strano sentire un De Gregori ironico sulla sua persona fino a paragonarsi ad "un ubriaco sulle scale che quando cade sa cadere o non si fa vedere". Strano sentirlo ricordare che è lui l'autore che dava la buonanotte ai fiori e calcolava i cani. Strano il titolo " Per brevità chiamato artista ", come recitava il suo primo contratto discografico.
Ma nell volontà dell'autore c'è in realtà il desiderio di mettere al centro art. The art as true art. De Gregori in this work that screams songwriters are artists, to save the national heritage and should be treated as such and not as mere pieces of waste selvage on the market. De Gregori

short time and does not disappoint even his poetry shines even stronger on this record. Even this work is successful because it was already at first listen it clearly shows the entire contents sound, practical and poetic.
The sign that this is an album successful is the lack of consideration that are having the first radio single "For brevity called Artist", as stated by the singer in Rome. But in radio today are to govern the idiocies and poetry is taken into account.
would be too much to ask on the radio today to convey a little more musical culture, which would probably be poorly understood even by very young people increasingly shackled by appearances and less attentive to the great authors that "For the sake of brevity are called artists."

Top cover of the disc De Gregori "Artist For brevity called"
In the video, the wonderful "Celebration" and "Pieces" eponymous CD (2005)

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Eczema Itching At Night

Federalism in Italy, why not? Germany and Austria to follow examples

In short stays during the year that I do in Germany and Austria I found myself in front of in situations that border on perfection, in which the citizens of these were distinguished by the rules to the letter touching sometimes the exaggeration.
I think a careful look is given to the form of federal state that, after the Nazi dictatorship , these people have found a remedy to the old centralized state.
A true federalism, which in my view could work well in our country that has often fought the centrality of the state only with slogans and proclamations, but in reality still maintains generating cronyism and corruption.

I Lander Germans have their own autonomy and enhance its full local traditions. They daily living in a fair and positive competition resulting in a federal system that fully respects national unity.
A bit like individual streams that make their own path but eventually flow into the sea every unit. All self-employed but when he plays the German national anthem all attention, North and South Lander

I have a real local parliaments, a chairman of the board and real ministers.
Nationally, the states are represented in the Bundesrat , a House of German Parliament consists of 69 members directly elected by the people. They are the representatives of the Lander.
The Constitution regional and regional laws can not be absolutely contrary to the Constitution center.
The central state remains firmly Foreign Affairs, part of the tax law, currency and monetary sector, air traffic, customs and the military.
While the regions have full autonomy to universities, culture and schools, police, municipal law, the tax law, almost all internal administration.

The German constitution gives wide-ranging in all traditions and all regions.
also expressly provides that the rich regions should help those poorest.
This is based on the periodic systems of redistribution of resources and control procedures "serious" to regions that have received aid.
fact, the end of the German Constitution is to make a consistent living conditions of individual territories.
Even from the standpoint of tax in Germany is full autonomy as the most taxes end up in the coffers of the Lander. Each region pays taxes for himself and especially keep yourself up everything that belongs to it.

In Italy we discuss so much about federalism and last election, which saw a great success of the Lega Nord brought the issue to the fore.
What is urgent is to say that a system similar to Germany could also be applied in our country.
It 'just that each region has more autonomy.
analyzing the situation well, with the birth of the regions, our country had already embarked on the federal road but too soon the local governments were such only on paper.
I believe that a federal system in Italy is mainly not to disperse RESPONSIBILITY and that, as often happens, not comprende bene se siano di Comuni, Province, Regione o Stato.
Un primo passo deve essere l'abolizione delle province a favore di comuni più forti e regioni più autonome.

Federalismo non significa secessione , come troppo spesso i mezzi di comunicazione vogliono fare apparire chissà per quale motivo. Federalismo significa che ogni regione abbia le proprie responsabilità politiche e fiscali nella salvaguardia dell'unità nazionale.

Non condivido la paura di alcuni che pensano alla catastrofe meridionale nel caso di federalismo.
Sono convinto anzi che ciò potrebbe rappresentare una grossa oppurtinità per the extraordinary land of South Italy.
Because of greater autonomy it would only benefit the North? I do not see a single reason to justify such a thesis.

conclude with an episode that made me think so.
Some time ago at the referendum on devolution, I witnessed a rather curious fact.
In Calabria, politicians from all sides, which until recently were first challenged in every way just to take power, suddenly found themselves with a common view of support: the anti-federalism.
I wonder why corrupt politicians and collusion, some of which are now in prison, supported the common slogan dell'antifederalismo?
Certainly not to defend the ideal of national unity.