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nikmoody - arrivederci

[TRACK: REAL SOPRANO 0:10]

"WHO IS IT"

"YOU'RE NOW TALKIN TO A REAL SOPRANO"

BUT THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE YOUR AVERAGE OPERA HOUSE. THE STAGE IS SET AND SPOTLIGHT ILLUMINATES A FINE DINING SET UP. THE ENSEMBLE WAFTS SYRUPY STRINGS OVER PANCAKE BASSLINES WHILE THE CYMBALS KEEP IT WET BUT NOT SOGGY.

[2:00]

THE MAESTRO ORATES:

"LONG SIGHS FROM MY FATHER ON A LONG DRIVE 

THAT'S HOW I LEARN TO TAKE A BREATHER WHEN APPLAUSE DIES

HALF OF HIM SO ITALIAN HE DON'T CRY

I DONT GOTTA BE A TITAN TO REMEMBER THAT'S MY STRONG SIDE"

TRULY A FANTASIA FIT FOR A FEAST WITH THE FAMILY, WHERE BUSINESS AND PLEASURE MARINADE LIKE SPEZZATINO.

 [TRACK: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 0:12]

THE BASSLINE PLUNKS DOWN FIRMLY PLANTED INTO THE ROOT IN SUPPORT-

"I'M BOUT TO TO TELL MY JOB THAT IT'S MY LAST DAY 

CUT THE OVERHEAD LIKE I WAS RIDIN A PAC PLANE 

 AND PUT A PLATINUM RECORD INSIDE OF A BLACK FRAME 

TIL I KEEP IT ALL IN THE FAMILY IS A CATCHPHRASE"

THE ENSEMBLE SMOOTHES OUT THE GROOVE LIKE A WAITER TAKING THE NEXT COURSE AWAY. GUITAR MELODIES TWIRL LIKE SPAGHETTI AROUND A FORK, AND VOCALS POUR OVER LIKE FRESH SUGO. HEY MA, COME SIT.

 [2:25 ENTER DRU KELLY]

"I SNIFF A LITTLE COKE START TO ACT LIKE CHRIS FARLEY

I CALL A SPADE A SPADE NO DAVID

YOUR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS SO BASIC

BUT I CAN SYMPATHIZE WIT A DAWG

IM A MAKE A MILLION MOVES LIKE CLAYMATION"

THE VERSE HITS LIKE DRUNK UNCLE VINNY AND HIS EX-WIFE. DRU STOMPS HIS MUDDY SHOES ON THE CARPET SWIGGIN' SOME VINO BEFORE NONNA SHOOS HIM OFF THE STAGE.

[TRACK: A BELL JAR 0:13]

THE PERCUSSION RAPS LIKE A HALF-INTERESTED WOODPECKER. VOCALS DRIP THROUGH THE SPEAKERS LIKE SUN SQUEEZING THROUGH THE BLINDS WHILE KEYS TICKLE IN AND OUT - THOUGHTS TOO FLEETING TO BOTHER APPREHENDING.

[1:43]

"SO YOU PICK UP THE PIECES

TRYNA CAPTURE THE PIECE THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU LIFT UP YOUR NIECE... 

CONFIDE IN A PRIEST COME FLY OUT TO GREECE AND BUY HER A RING"

[3:30 ENTER SAM VEE]

A REAL SOPRANO FLOATING OVER ALL THE HECTIC DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION TYING A SONIC SILKEN BOW AROUND THE WHOLE PROJECT. HOME IS WHERE THE FAMILY EATS, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT IT'S ALWAYS LOVE.

"THIS AIN'T FOR YOU, THIS IS FOR ME"

THE FINAL WORDS OF A BARRED OUT AND INTROSPECTIVE PACKAGE.

GO GET A PLATE - LISTEN TO ARRIVEDERCI BY NIKMOODY

OVERALL RATING:

A FULL SPREAD WITH PLENTY TO BRING HOME IN A TUPPERWARE. TASTES EVEN BETTER THE SECOND TIME IN.