''Canto Secondo'' is an
experimental music
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album by the band
Il Sogno del Marinaio
Il Sogno del Marinaio (Italian for ''The Sailor's Dream'') is an experimental music trio founded in 2009. The band consists of Mike Watt on vocals and bass guitar, Stefano Pilla on guitar and vocals, and Paolo Mongardi on drums. The band has releas ...
. It is the band's second album.
The album has been described as "
Captain Beefheart
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meets
The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
meets freeform jazz" and an "effortless balance between Watt’s formidable past and his still potent future."
The album was recorded over eight days.
Track listing
Track list and songwriting credits
# "Animal from Tango" (Andrea Belfi)
# "Alain" (Andrea Belfi)
# "Nanos' Waltz" (Mike Watt)
# "Skinny Cat" (Stefano Pilia)
# "Mountain Top" (Stefano Pilia)
# "Il Sogno del Fienile" (Mike Watt)
# "Auslander" (Andrea Belfi)
# "Stucazz?!!" (Mike Watt)
# "Sailor Blues" (Stefano Pilia)
# "Us in Their Land" (Pilia / Watt)
References
External links
Canto Secondoat
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter.
Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ...
's Hoot Page
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Mike Watt albums
2014 albums