Mediamente isterica

Mediamente isterica
Studio album by
Carmen Consoli
Released27 October 1998
GenreRock[1]
Length46:08
Label
ProducerFrancesco Virlinzi
Carmen Consoli chronology
Confusa e felice
(1997) 		Mediamente isterica
(1998) 		Stato di necessità
(2000)

Mediamente isterica (lit. 'Moderately hysterical') is the third studio album of Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 1998. The album was named after a verse of the lead single, "Besame Giuda".[2] The cover, featuring Consoli as a siren, was ideated by Alberto Bettinetti.[1]

The album was recorded between May and August 1998 at the Cantinone Studio in Catania.[1] A concept album, it features a series of female portraits, one for each song, and has deception as the main theme.[1] The leading single "Besame Giuda" was released two weeks before the album, while the other singles were "Puramente casuale", the anti-war song "Eco di sirene" (whose music video was directed by Stefano Mordini), and "Autunno dolciastro" (only released as a promotional single).[1] The song "Sentivo l'odore" was chosen as theme song of the Sky Cinema miniseries Donne assassine.[1] The song "Ennesima eclisse" is inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and features some backmasking, while "Contessa miseria" got its inspiration by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.[1] It is considered the most 'rock' album by Consoli, with grudge and classic rock influences.[1] It sold over 80,000 copies[1] and was certificated gold.[3]

In September 2008, it was released a Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition consisting of two CDs, one containing the original album, and a second one with the same songs re-recorded by Consoli as well as outtakes and rarities.[1][4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bésame Giuda"Carmen Consoli3:45
2."Bésame Mucho"Consuelo Velázquez0:33
3."Puramente casuale"Consoli3:35
4."Sentivo l'odore"Consoli4:40
5."Autunno dolciastro"Consoli5:33
6."Ennesima eclisse"Consoli4:03
7."In funzione di nessuna logica"Consoli3:07
8."Geisha"Consoli2:39
9."Eco di sirene"Consoli4:43
10."Quattordici luglio"Consoli5:04
11."Anello mancante"Consoli3:48
12."Contessa miseria"Consoli3:39
13."L'ultima preghiera"
  • Consoli
  • Massimo Roccaforte
4:17
14."L'uomo meschino" (only included in the 2008 version)Consoli4:06

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [5] 4
Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition
Chart (2008) Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [6] 22

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Raugei, Elena (21 January 2010). "L'eco tagliente di sirene". Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa. Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Venegoni, Marinella (27 October 1998). "Consoli: io, mediamente isterica". La Stampa. p. 28. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Spadaccino, Maria Rosaria (7 March 1999). "Carmen, la voce d' oro". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (29 April 2009). "Rock l' usato sicuro". Corriere della Sera. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 30.10.1998 al 05.11.1998)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 31.10.2008 al 06.11.2008)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

Mediamente isterica at Discogs (list of releases)

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