Released in 1992, Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno, the debut album from 883, took Italy by surprise first by becoming a smash hit, thanks to its title track novelty single, and even more unexpectedly, by turning out to encapsulate a seminal moment in contemporary Italian pop music. Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto's derivative, paper-thin, yet catchy Euro-techno concoctions weren't much to write home about, but their lyrics were a different story. Written in a colloquial language and mixing silly teenage antics with unsuspectingly keen observations about boys growing up in provincial Italy in the 1980s, 883's tales of suburbia struck a nerve with an entire generation. Never mind that their debut album finds them at their most adolescent (upon release, the record was universally denigrated by critics, who saw the band as a commercial gimmick designed by producer Claudio Cecchetto), and that only subsequent releases revealed the true depth of Pezzali's talents. In fact, arguably the only glimmer of future achievements was the pitch-perfect narrative of "Con un Deca," about two friends trying to make something out of a night in a sleepy small town with only 10.000 lire in their pockets. The rest of this short album of only eight songs comprised a humorous rant about parents sick and tired of their sons' irresponsible behavior, and a series of tirades against snobby young people who worry only about appearances and money. And of course, the improbable summer hit "Hanno Ucciso L'uomo Ragno," a fantasy tale about the murder of Spiderman that bears no thematic relation to the rest of the album, other than the duo's infatuation with American pop culture.

1		Non Me la Menare
2		S'inkazza
3		6/1/Sfigato
4		Te la Tiri
5		Hanno Ucciso l'Uomo Ragno
6		Con un Deca
7		Jolly Blue
8		Lasciati Toccare
9		Non Me la Menare [Gospel]

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