Some fans have idolized this EP as the greatest success the last 10 years, others have called disappointing, others insignificant. One thing is certain: for my humble opinion if this product had to be the celebration of a path within the result is at least XFactor REDUCTIVE . I followed the first episode and enjoyed Mark and I can safely say that his talent goes far beyond these seven songs. The choice of tracklist by grancapi Sony is sensible and understandable: Italian five tracks that follow a particular melodic line and only two in Anglophone , a small reminder that Mark is too. Too bad that the choices throughout are clearly INSUFFICIENT to bring together seven tracks in the path of one of the most chameleon-like artists ever seen, at least on Italian stages.
When Marco asked what the genre that most represents the remains in silence on her MySpace under "Label " says " indie", but between artists that have changed my life we find the name of Baptists and Jeff Buckley , yet his voice is rock, grating, but also melodic and smooth, perfect for the many virtuoso who has generously used. E 'is precisely this ambiguity speech, characterizing the personality, his real strength, but even the moon has a dark side and hidden. The fear is that this kid is still too confused ideas prevail not know for what it is and therefore can be exploited and reduced to a mere surrogate , yet another pop star for girls who could do much more, but lies blessed among its platinum and among his email full of hearts. This EP contains
talented high density, along with so many expectations . And 'certainly a very good start, but that brings with it fears and hopes. Will it all end in a bubble or is the pink scarf from anonymous Marco will hand their identity and in the future, with the full name of Marco MENGONI , will give us an album with all the trimmings, the evidence that things can change?
I do not know. And even he knows. For now let's enjoy this brilliant success and sighs hopeful "we'll find out just living .." .
Where we fly The first new track of Mark. So we said, so much has been idolized and so is this damn song that can say anything will have heard something. For my part I consider Where we fly a cute and catchy song that has worthily done his job, or to launch Marco on the record market and allow it to go on the radio rather than proving a success.
expectations on this piece in my opinion were too high. We expected something amazing, definitely a path that could crown XFactor explosive inside, it was expected something more rocking, dark and sick, in the wake of With you I'm fine or Love Absurd, but we did not have. Patience. How BEGINNING certainly can not complain, since even the fiercest critics are humming the chorus in the car or in the middle of a school book and the other (me included). Cocciante has certainly started with Margaret and Celentano not we remember the early songs for the likes of Emotion has no voice.
Despite everything I can to promote this piece, we have heard much worse.
rating LIVE - 7 / rating EP - 7
Man in the Mirror: why choose just Man in the Mirror, when Marco made cream of British cover, performed even better than this? Simple. Perhaps Sony thought it certainly could not miss the song of the first episode, the beginning of the beginning and for this much loved by the fans and at the same Mark, but there may be an explanation much more barren given the short time with which it was made that the EP, why waste additional recording something new when you could recycle the piece of the compilation of XFactor? But these leaders of the Sony wizards. The arraggiamento it has no change and maintain its flat-linearity, with choirs from parishes that make us think back nostalgically to the majesty of the original. Negligible.
LIVE rating - 7.5 / EP rating - 6.5
Psycho Killer : together with Yashal , won podium as the best cover of the EP, both as regards' arrangement than performance. From previous Man in the Mirror , recorded at the beginning, Psycho Killer is much more dynamic, credible and clear signal that our dear Mark is getting to grips with the recording studios. Really a great performance for one of the most successful tracks of the entire program. Too bad that in the middle of the tracklist Where the Fly Talking Heads got to do like cabbage, but just to hear this try not to make us wonder if ♥ Very nice idea of the final laugh, among ' Another is also in Live, while more questionable is the police siren , inserted some random and not exactly the best quality you would expect for a sound effect in short is more credible than the Micromachines. But I'm too stubborn and the end is a real pleasure to listen version complete the psychotic side of our Mengoni.
LIVE rating - 9 / EP rating - 8.5
With you I'm fine : XFactor to cover this was my absolute favorite, not only with regard to Mark, but considering the whole three editions. The reason is very personal, so I'm not around to show off (not even interesting to anyone) and then my joy at seeing him among the etched tracks on the EP was great. Emotionally, I knew that the registered version would not have made the tumult of Live, but I never expected such a triviality. Unfortunately, my expectations were very high and were partly disappointed, partly because of the arrangement, although the vocal mastery of Mark, as usual, impeccable. A real shame. Ah, another thing: I hate the voice of Mark "multiplied" nell'inciso, an effect that was not present in neither the original nor Live, so useless.
rating LIVE - 10 / EP rating - 7
Love This Town: I love the voice of Mark in this cover. Having no room for excessive virtuosity, vocal acrobatics in the vacuum of staff, Mark maintains a register medium / low voice that is taking its color completely new and unreleased tracks than any other. I also love the intense and naive interpretation, which differs from that of Noemi which is much more cynical and painful. I have yet to understand how this guy has done already to the second episode to create a customized version of a song so recent and very successful, very much linked to personality and the voice of an extraordinary singer as Naomi. The only thing that makes me turn up their nose into the incision is that Mark starts singing immediately, without a minimum of " intro", which initially confusing. Overall a good performance.
LIVE rating - 8 / EP rating - 7.5
Yashal : the biggest surprise of the whole EP. Finally, with the tranquility and perfection of the recording studio, we are able to hear the perfect version of this song with the clever arrangement of Morgan. In fact, everyone will remember that the voice of Mark had a little wobble in the Live, causing no end of discussions and accusations. I would say that this song deserves only the purchase, because it is really something very sublime. There is little to say, arrangement and interpretation are perfect and convey the intensity of Live, adding the technical sophistication that was missing.
LIVE rating - 8.5 / EP rating - 9.5
farther away from you: those aching notes of this new song relegated to the rear of the album, not quite as brilliant closure. Trivial. Not bad, but trivial. You get the distinct feeling of listening to the piece dropped, but not that nice that quid extra that makes it really nice, something sketchy, the number seven here. Frankly, I expected much more from Piero Calabrese author and producer of artists Giorgia like and Alex Baroni . Lyrics and melody quite obvious and dull, so much so that even if this song is sung by Marco I can not pay attention, when I listen to another and I do not think you even want to get me in the head at least the chorus.
Fortunately, Marco can afford to support a piece like that.
rating LIVE -? / EP rating - 5.5 overall grade
( arithmetic mean) - 7.4
GRAPHICS Notes: Mark has a wonderful face and then the cover of his album is not any can never be "bad ", but the pink scarf troubles me deeply. And especially do not understand the meaning, as all those pictures of flowers and children's kites. According to my father have been included to emphasize the nature and genuine artist, but I'm just in bad taste! XD I do not understand why even in the booklet's text Where we fly could occur when fortified with ellipsis, typically used by elementary school children in the love letters and bimbeminkia trying to give more emphasis to their writings.
Just to finish this monstrous tirade by fussy that I am, I would like someone found a plausible explanation as to why this guy is constantly being presented with only first name instead of his full name Marco Mengoni. Di Marco, there are millions, but Mengoni .. oh no, there's only one.
