''Epica Etica Etnica Pathos'' (
Epic
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,
Ethics
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,
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,
Pathos
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) is the last studio album released by the
Italian
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punk rock
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band
CCCP Fedeli alla linea
CCCP - Fedeli alla linea (; also spelled without the hyphen) is an Italian punk band formed in 1982 in Berlin by vocalist Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and guitarist . The band's style is self-defined by the members themselves as "Musica Melodica ...
in 1990.
It sounds completely different from their previous works, and could be considered as the “real” first album by
C.S.I.
The short, fast, hard music, with stripped-down instrumentation and
punk rock
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melodies were substituted by a more melancholic and declamatory vein.
The album sessions made use of original, and unique techniques for recording instruments and sound effects in rock music. It was directly played, and recorded in a
farmhouse
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in the
Emilia Romagna
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countryside. The use of those techniques, the surrounding ambient, the use of the natural
echo
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made out a really soft sound instead of the clean and sometimes empty uniformity of a usual studio recording.
CCCP reached their zenith with this album, with songs like the complex suites "MACISTE contro TUTTI", or "Aghia Sophia", "Depressione Caspica" and "Annarella".
On 2004, "Amandoti" was covered by
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini (; born 14 June 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984), "I maschi" (1987), "Meravigliosa creatura" (1995), "Sei nell'anima" (2006) and "Bello e impossibile ...
. "Annarella" was covered by
La Crus in their album ''Crocevia''.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Ferretti/Zamboni/Magnelli/Maroccolo,
except where indicated.
# "Aghia Sophia"
- 9:28
# "Paxo de Jerusalem"
- 4:32
# "Sofia"
- 1:09
# "Narko'$?"
(includes "Baby Blue")
- 9:53
# "Campestre"
- 3:48
# "Depressione Caspica"
- 5:13
# "In occasione della festa" (Traditional)
- 1:04
# "«Amandoti» (sedicente cover)" (
Ferretti/Zamboni)
- 2:51
# "L'andazzo generale"
- 4:21
# "Al Ayam"
- 3:55
# "Appunti di un viaggiatore nelle terre del socialismo reale"
- 5:00 (
the real track duration is 0:05)
# "Mozzill'o Re"
- 4:22
# "Campestre II"
- 0:42
# "Maciste contro tutti"
- 11:26
# "Annarella"
- 4:24
Personnel
*
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti (born 9 September 1953) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and author. He is considered to be one of the founders of Italian punk rock music.
Biography
Lindo Ferretti was born in Cerreto Alpi (''frazione'' of Co ...
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vocals
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* Massimo Zamboni -
Guitar
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* Gianni Maroccolo -
Bass
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* Francesco Magnelli -
keyboards
* Giorgio Canali -
Guitar
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* Ringo De Palma -
drums
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*
Danilo Fatur
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- “Artista del popolo”,
[People's Artist] vocals
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*
Annarella Giudici - “Benemerita
soubrette
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”,
[Well-deserved soubrette] vocals
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See also
*
CCCP discography
*
Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti (C.S.I.)
*
Per Grazia Ricevuta (PGR)
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Punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
References and footnotes
External links
Lyrics
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1990 albums
CCCP Fedeli alla linea albums
Virgin Records albums
1990s Italian-language albums