Tommaso Paradiso, Sensazione Stupenda: the album review

Superb sensation it’s a classic album by Thomas Paradise. It’s true, it’s strange to use the word “classic” for an artist who has released just two albums as a solo artist. Yet, the feeling when listening to the second work of the Roman singer-songwriter is precisely this: it is exactly the album we expected from him, without any surprises. This will certainly be a good thing for the fans fond of Tommy’s poetry who have been crazy about him for years and who will also crowd the arenas throughout Italy on the next tour. But it leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth of those who, following and appreciating the path of Tommaso Paradiso since the times of Thejournalistshe was expecting some news, an evolution. Superb sensation repeats on a path already traced, made of nostalgia, the Eighties, summer, quotationism and post-adolescent melancholy. All the artist’s “classic” themes, by sure success. The songs are catchy and drinkable. They will certainly be well received by the radio, as has already happened with the singles that preceded the album. But the extra sparkle is missing. And maybe a pinch of torment.

The album (Island/Universal) is made up of 13 songs and opens with two of the four singles extracted. First the title track, a ballad with a very clear Paradiso origin that brings to mind Losing My Religion of the REM, in pop sauce. Then Overwhelming Ice Blue. In the second track the level is raised emotionality And romance. Paradiso comes to terms with the past, recognizes where music has taken him to this day, and what power it has: «When this world is collapsing on you, fly away with our music». In Street the guest is the Vasco Rossi Of There are those who say no. The revisited Blasco is hidden between the ringing synths and the love for the Eighties, never hidden by the Roman singer-songwriter, since the days of Overs of Thegiornalisti. Just as Paradiso’s passion for fellow citizens has never been hidden Antonello Vendittiremembered in the intro and outro of Trieste. The song nostalgically draws images that seem to jump out of scenes from old films, evocative but a little glossy. Interesting Andrea’s Song. Here the beloved decade of birth of Tommy (born in 1983) is once again the protagonist, with a captivating rhythmic tone and a simple but tasty lead guitar.

Indian love it is the only song on the album not written entirely by Paradiso. Participating in one of the most successful pieces on the album are i Baustelle. The contribution of the pen of Francesco Bianconi it is distinctly perceived, as are the melodic implications typical of the Tuscan band. Forever Guys, instead, is a compendium of everything that is the poetics of the Roman artist, but in the most obvious way of the term. The tongue still clicks on the tooth of a late adolescent feeling that creates a nostalgia already felt, which is hard to empathize with. The air of the end of summer recalls a youth that no longer exists, but you cannot smell that bitterness typical of the passage of time.

Tommaso Paradiso: because his favorite season is summer

Cancer and Leo season it is the umpteenth stage of a light and summer trip that began with The end of Summer

The album, however, ends in crescendo. Son of the Sea is probably the most poetic piece and tormented of the album. The closing, with the arrangement that explodes in a moment of emotion, accompanies us with pleasure at the end of the album. The electric guitars scream, while the drums ride towards the end. It could be an excellent piece for the live set list. Before the end there is still time, however, for one last track. Or better, The Last Waltz. Like in a movie, this instrumental piece closes the work: the credits roll slowly before our eyes, as if we were sitting in the comfortable seats of a cinema, at the end of a first viewing. Now this is an unexpected surprise.

Playlists

Motta – To never think about it again

Appino – CARNIVAL

The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid