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Italy's Klimt 1918 are one of those bands
whose name I've remembered seeing floating around, perhaps partially
because it's such an odd band name. I briefly checked out a track from
their latest album "Dopoguerra" and wasn't drawn in enough to investigate
any further. Last week, an acquaintance of mine brought them up in an
e-mail conversation and recommend I look into their first album, entitled
"Undressed Momento". Not the best album title I've ever heard, but I
decided to check it out soon after anyways. What I heard was enormously
more interesting than what I heard on their latest effort. In the past
week I've found myself playing the album several times a day.
An apt comparison of the material found on "Undressed Momento" is with The
Police, U2 and various other 80s pop music of the same ilk. One of the
main melodic themes in the title-track is almost directly taken from "Don't
stand so close to me" (by The Police). The band themselves mention these
influences when describing their music. Overall, the album is a
combination of many elements I love from 80's pop/rock music with a more
modern metal sound and influence.
While "Undressed Momento" has many great songs, "Pale Song" starts the
album off to a great and encapsulates many of the elements mentioned above
which continue for the rest of the album. The vocals in the very beginning
of the song reminds me of a vocal pattern and style similar The Smiths. If
I'm in the mood for songs with a heavy 80's pop/rock influence with strong
hooks and a subtle dark edge, this album does a pretty good job of
delivering. Last but not least, it was recorded and produced by Novembre's
Giuseppe Orlando and Massimiliano Pagliuso.
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