With a striking mix of tough blues rock and Italian sentiment, Adelmo 'Zucchero' Fornaciari managed to achieve success far beyond Italy. In Italy he is an undisputed superstar who manages to sell out the Verona arena on 15 consecutive evenings around the release of this twelfth album. With Black Cat, Zucchero wanted to go back to the sound of his breakthrough from 1989. A tour of the south of the
… US put him back on track to the music that fascinated him as a teenager: blues, soul, rock and gospel. The opening song Partigiano Reggiano immediately sets the tone with its heavy, swinging rhythm & blues. The song ('Partisan from Reggio') is Zucchero's tribute to his uncle, a resistance hero during World War II. Another striking song is the ballad Streets Of Surrender on which plays guitar and for which the lyrics. On the trusted strong Black Cat, Italy's best-known rocker is back in optima forma. (PdK)more
