Hi guys, and welcome back to my channel! If you’re new here, my names Rachel and I’m a huge Eurovision fan! In todays video, I reacted to for the first time to San Marino’s entry for the upcoming song contest. This year, after a national final, they have decided to select Achille Lauro with his entry ‘Stripper’, in an attempt to better their last result and try and get a three time qualification streak.

‘Stripper’ is very much inspired by the glam rock greats; kiss, blondie and possibly a bit of Bowie in there. It has a fantastic swung 12-8 beat which gives it that nostalgic and reminiscent feel of a 70s banger. The guitars are crunchy and have a great timbre which compliments Achille’s raw vocals. We also get some decorative chords and rhythms which show that the song isn’t too much of a ‘pastiche’ but rather something more creative and original. Achille has such an awesome image, and tbh is quite attractive (although that shouldn’t matter)….

Overall, the song has some rather promising elements which really make me feel confident about San Marino’s chances this year at qualification. We really haven’t had as many rock songs as anticipated, which means Achille will most likely stand out amongst his competitors. There are some criticisms and concerns I have though at this stage. The mixing levels at Una Voce Per San Marino weren’t great - Achille’s vocal wasn’t worked into the other parts of the track too well, coming across as too overwhelming at times, and the drums and bass were too quite which means we didn’t get the full punchiness that we deserved. There were also some vocal errors at times which stood out and can’t quite be excused as ‘rock singing’. I think these are minor criticisms and actually the song is overall very promising and another step in the right direction for this microstate at Eurovision.

Initial Score: 7/10

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