Dopoguerra

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Dopoguerra
Klimt 1918 - Dopoguerra (2005).jpg
Studio album by
Released2005
RecordedAugust/September 2004
February 2005 (bonus disc)
Genre Alternative rock
Length41:58 (regular edition)
83:04 (Luxus edition digipak)
Label Prophecy Productions
Producer Giuseppe Orlando
Klimt 1918
Fabio Colucci (bonus disc)
Klimt 1918 chronology
Undressed Momento
(2003)
Dopoguerra
(2005)
Just in Case We'll Never Meet Again (Soundtrack for the Cassette Generation)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dopoguerra (Post-war) is the second full-length album by Italian alternative rock band Klimt 1918. It was released in 2005 on the German label, Prophecy Productions, which gave the band exposure outside their home country.

Contents

Compared to the band's previous effort, Undressed Momento , Dopoguerra features a much lighter sound, losing a great amount of gothic metal influences to venture into a more post-rock and new wave influenced style.

Track listing

  1. "_" – 1:17
  2. "They Were Wed By the Sea" – 4:36
  3. "Snow Of '85" – 4:38
  4. "Rachel" – 4:57
  5. "Nightdriver" – 5:55
  6. "Because of You, Tonight" – 3:57
  7. "Dopoguerra (Postwar)" – 3:29
  8. "La Tregua (The Truce)" – 3:39
  9. "Lomo" – 3:49
  10. "Sleepwalk in Rome" – 5:30

Luxus Edition Digipak

The limited edition comes in a digipak with an additional bonus disc, featuring two unreleased tracks ("Never Ever" and "Cry A Little") and several new versions of album tracks with different titles:

  1. "They Were Wed By The Sea (rarefied)" – 8:17
  2. "Never Ever" – 4:30
  3. "Yanqui Girl In Rafah" – 5:17
  4. "Cry A Little" – 4:56
  5. "Driving At The End Of The Night" – 4:04
  6. "Sleepwalk In Rome (Chaos/Order remix)" – 14:01

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review Dopoguerra: Luxus Edition - KLIMT 1918". Allmusic . Retrieved 4 March 2012.[ permanent dead link ]