Classic Italo. For almost two minutes it is a ballad, and then the Linn drum kicks in and some of the most beautiful synth programming - I love this production. The vocal is by Tom Hooker, but the face of the Den Harrow project was Stefano Zandri, posing for pictures and lip-syncing to the pre-recorded vocals. Poor, deluded Stefano has recently started a public smear campaign against Tom Hooker, claiming it really was Zandri singing live all those years - oh dear...
You may as well ignore the "buy on i-Tunes" button that YouTube adds automatically, because sadly, all you'll find there are horrible remixes and re-recordings - another classic that fell victim to conflicting contracts and copyright issues. So if you want to get this version, look for a good Best Of - compilation with the original mixes.
What other drum machines were used back in the 80s Italo songs?
GanEdenAustralia 9 months ago
@GanEdenAustralia
The Oberheim DMX was used a lot, In Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris for example, and many Gazebo tracks. Also Simmons drums were very popular (Spagna, Modern Talking, The Twins, and many others). Bu The Linn sounds remain my favourite :)
mattpopfavourites 9 months ago