This is his fifth album and it will surely add to his recognition as one of the most important contemporary Italian song writers and singers (although he was first 'discovered' in France).There's a marvelously poetic quality to the lyrics (which has helped earn him a comparison with Leonard Cohen), but you'll never pin down the music as Italian. Instead, there are stands of tango, jazz, rock, and folk that float through the compositions, ideas that seem to waft through the air rather that sit solidly, and that's part of the appeal. Nothing is musically fixed in Testa's world. The arrangements (by Peiro Ponzo) are nothing short of ingenious, brilliant little frames for Testa's words and rough, smoky voice. Their sheer sparseness heightens moods and fixes the focus very firmly on the lyrics.
Tracks:
1. Preferisco cosi 03:34
2. Il meglio di te 02:55
3. Dentro al cinema 03:45
4. Solo per dirti di no 03:53
5. Tuareg 02:45
6. Come di pioggia 03:51
7. Veduta aerea 03:41
8. Voce da combattimento 03:40
9. Nient'altro che fiori 03:35
10. Sei la conchiglia 03:03
11. Una lucciola d'agosto 03:13
12. Potrai 02:02
13. Na stella 03:54
14. Altre latitudini 02:36
15. Preferisco cosi (Strumentale) 01:18
