Search - Eros Ramazzotti :: 9 (Italian)

Eros finally gets my attention.

E R Vela | Auckland, New Zealand | 02/19/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have 4 Ero albums.
I don't listen to them.
I never really like them at all, even though I have tried and tried to get into his music.
A friend of mine, back from Europe, brought me this album and upon glancing at it, I said to myself "Holy crap, not this guy"
Smiling sweetly, I thanked him and asked him "where's the rest of my presents ya cheap bugger".
After a while I did get to listen to it and now its constantly on my cd player. Its so good. Its so good. (worth repeating!!)Maybe its the production, but his voice, unique that it is, is very clear and strong. The musicians are superb, true craftsmen/women. And together they have made a superb album. I've listen to it over and over and over. Now I'm brave enough to go back and revisit his other albums I have. But not yet, I'm not through with this one. Strongly recommended!!"

Nothing short of brilliant (as usual...)

E R Vela | 07/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"for people new to Eros, maybe you should try one of his compilations first like "Eros in concert", "Eros" or "Eros live". they will give you a better idea of what this guy is all about. this new cd ("nove") is his darkest work so far and even thought he always sings from the heart and not from the i-guess-this-is-what's-selling-so-i'll-go-with-this (Jewel style), his style is much more romantic usually than what you'll find here.having said that, if you're not going to buy a sissy greatest hits cd, if you want to go all the way, then i'll tell you that Eros discography has been through stages like his live and ours. first, ("agitated hearts", "new heroes" and "music is" belong to this category-i know, translations [stink]). then the with "all stories", "where there's music" and "freestyle". and then, well, then there's "nine"i listened to this cd and thought: what hapened to him? not that it is bad, it's that it is SAD! so i checked for info on the net and sure enough... in the time between his previous work (the beautiful "stilelibero") and "nove" the guy lost his mom, had a divorce and barely sees his daughter anymore. no wonder...i'd describe "nove" with 2 words: tough love. yes, there's the hymn of all of the overworked and stressed out: "un attimo di pace", one of the best in the cd. you put this on your car cd changer and you are off to another world. there's also the requisite sad song for his "i only see her on sunday" daughter: "canzone per lei" and the symbolic "l'uomo che guardava le nuvole". but love is tough, man... you too will remember the one that got away with "ti vorrei rivivere"; the relationship that didn't work out with "solo ieri" and "falsa partenza"; you can't promise somebody forever with "un'ancora nel vento" and "non ti prometo niente" and sometimes, you love this person but really, you have a lot of things to do ("un'emozione per sempre").to put it simply, buy it, live it, love it and remember the pain

and, oh yeah, the translations in the spanish language album are pretty decent but nothing, NOTHING compares to the originals. suffice to say that it was because of Eros that i took on italian a few years ago (because of "in certi momenti" to be precise). use this as an excuse to learn the language of romance!"

European Love Songs with a Beat

J. Fuchs | Los Angeles, CA United States | 08/15/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the first Ramazzotti CD I've purchased, and it's wonderful. The music is lush and the songs are of heartbreak and longing, which you can pick up even if you don't speak Italian. Ramazzotti's voice reminds me a bit of Jose Feliciano, only he has more power and better range. The songs are what Enrique Iglesias would sound like if he could really write and sing. The music makes you want to wander the streets of some European city or island late at night and ponder the meaning of love, although you could also dance to alot of them. This CD is also great for parties, where you want your guests to groove to the music but not be overwhelmed by it. My only complaint is that the album is a bit one-sided in favor of ballads and it would be nice to have Ramazzotti mix it up a little. But if you are into very European yet modern sounding love songs, you will fall in love with this album."