Italiano Moderno

Italiano Moderno
Italiano Moderno
Studio album by Warm Guns
Released	1981
Genre	Rock, new wave, power pop
Length	35:34
Label	Vertigo Records
Producer	Rod Huison; Nils Henriksen
Warm Guns chronology

Italiano Moderno is the second studio album by Danish rock band Warm Guns, released in 1981. It was re-released in 1982 with a new track list, replacing four album tracks with the EP 4 Heartbreakers Only.^[1]

Track listing

Side 1

"Arrivederci" (Muhl) – 2:50
"Wonderkids" (Muhl/Muhl-Hauschildt) – 3:33
"Big Sleep" (Muhl) – 2:23
"Golden Dreams" (Muhl-Hybel/Muhl) – 3:45
"Nightcrawlers" (Muhl/Hauschildt) – 2:48
"Public Enemies" (Muhl) – 2:59

Side 2

"The Night Belongs to You" (Muhl) – 2:42
"Hard Luck" (Muhl) – 3:13
"Magic Motions" (Muhl) – 2:47
"Break or Bend" (Muhl) – 2:13
"Luckie Walkie" (Muhl) – 3:39
"No Alibi" (Muhl) – 2:39

Recording

Produced by Rod Huison. Basic tracks recorded at Werner Studios, Copenhagen. Additional tracks and mix done at Eden Studios, London.

"Arrivederci" and "Luckie Walkie" produced by Nils Henriksen and recorded at Werner Studios, Copenhagen.

Personnel

Lars Muhl: vocals & keyboards
Lars Hybel: guitars & bass
Frank Lorentzen: guitars & keyboards
Jens G. Nielsen: drums

Additional musicians

Georg Olesen: bass ("Big Sleep", "Golden Dreams", "Nightcrawlers", "Magic Motions")
Jacob Perbøll: bass ("Arrivederci", "Luckie Walkie")

Track listing (1982 version)

Side 1

"Can't Give or Take Anymore" (Muhl) – 3:28
"Wild Life" (Muhl) – 2:20
"Luckie Walkie" (Muhl) – 3:39
"Arrivederci" (Muhl) – 2:50
"The Young Go First" (Muhl) – 4:23
"Heart of Stone" (Jagger/Richard) – 2:50

Side 2

"Wonderkids" (Muhl/Muhl-Hauschildt) – 3:33
"Magic Motions" (Muhl) – 2:47
"Hard Luck" (Muhl) – 3:13
"Golden Dreams" (Muhl-Hybel/Muhl) – 3:45
"Nightcrawlers" (Muhl/Hauschildt) – 2:48
"Break or Bend" (Muhl) – 2:13

Side 1 tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6 from 4 Heartbreakers Only (1982)
Side 1 tracks 3 & 4 + side 2 tracks 1 – 6 from Italiano Moderno (original 1981 version)
Side 1 track 5 originally from Instant Schlager (1980)

References

^ Warm Guns I slutningen at 70erne og i begyndelsen af 80erne fandt der en mindre revolution sted i Aarhus. En række bands fra byen dukkede op på den danske scene og kom til at dominere den mange år fremover. Mange var gode, men nogle var helt enestående efter dansk standard, og et af dem var Warm Guns. Anført af eneren Lars Muhl blev bandet eksponent for en New Wave-bølge og udgav i en kort og hektisk periode tre studiealbums, inden det gik i opløsning. Numre som »The Young Go First« og »Bedtime Story« holder den dag i dag.

External links

Discogs.com

[1] Warm Guns I slutningen at 70erne og i begyndelsen af 80erne fandt der en mindre revolution sted i Aarhus. En række bands fra byen dukkede op på den danske scene og kom til at dominere den mange år fremover. Mange var gode, men nogle var helt enestående efter dansk standard, og et af dem var Warm Guns. Anført af eneren Lars Muhl blev bandet eksponent for en New Wave-bølge og udgav i en kort og hektisk periode tre studiealbums, inden det gik i opløsning. Numre som »The Young Go First« og »Bedtime Story« holder den dag i dag.

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