ONE OF THE BEST HEAVY PROGRESSIVE ALBUM EVER, FURIOUS VOCALS,
SERRING FLUTES, HEAVY FUZZ LEADS, HOUSED IN MYTHICAL ROMAN FANTASY
COVER.
FRANCO MARIA GIANNINI
Affresco
CD - MMP 182
IT SEEMS THAT THIS LEGENDARY ALBUM FROM 1973 IS KNOWN BY JAPANESE
FANS ONLY. AND THIS REISSUE ON CD IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ALL TO
DISCOVER A PROGRESSIVE GEM, WITH THE HOLY MELLOTRON AND BEAUTIFUL
FLUTE PASSAGES.
EDITH
Dreams
CD - MMP 183
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BANDS THAT OFFERS A MELODIC, PLEASANT MUSIC
WITH THE REFINEMENT OF ITS THEMES MIXING NEW AGE, FUSION AND ROCK
ELEMENTS AND A WONDERFUL VOICE IN A VERY PROGRESSIVE VEIN. A DDD
RECORDING!
LETHE
Nymphae
CD - MMP 184
A CLASSIC NEW PROGRESSIVE BAND, THEIR MUSIC, EVOLVED BETWEEN JETHRO
TULL AND ELP, IS BUILT ON SOME PRECIOUS FLUTE PASSAGES.
VERY LONG AND REFINED TRACKS, WITH MELODIC SOPHISTICATION AND
GREAT INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH.
IT
Order through Chaos
CD - MMP 185
AN AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE BAND I FELT IN LOVE WITH IMMEDIATELY AFTER
HEARING THE FIRST SONG OF THEIR DEMO. INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTAL
ABILITY. COMPLEX MELODIES BUT ALSO PLEASANT INSTRUMENTAL PARTS.
A CLASSIC OF THE FUTURE?
I COCAI
Piccolo grande vecchio fiume
CD - MMP 186
PLEASANT MELODIC PROGRESSIVE MUSIC. VERY NICE VOCAL MELODIES,
CLOSE TO PFM SOMETIMES. ONE OF THE RAREST ITALIAN RECORDS, THIS
IS A WELCOME REISSUE FOR ALL THOSE WHO LOVE SOPHISTICATED PROGRESSIVE
MUSIC.
STATALE 17/EMPHASIS
Statale 17/Emphasis
CD - MMP 187
THIS A REISSUE OF A MEGA RARITY (A M COPY CHANGES HANDS FOR $
2000!). TWO BANDS, ONE ON EACH SIDE. STATALE 17 IS AN INSTRUMENTAL
BUNCH WHO REMINDS ME OF BANDS SUCH AS SAMADHI, PLANETARIUM, ETC.;
EMPHASIS PLAYS IN A PURE CLASSIC GENESIS STYLE (TRESPASS PERIOD).
IT'S ONE OF THE FEW RECORDS THAT DESERVE THE CRAZY PRICES ASKED
BY DEALERS! FROM 1978.
LA SECONDA GENESI
Tutto deve finire
CD - MMP 188
FROM A MEGA RARITY TO A SUPER INCREDIBLE MONSTER. THE RAREST ITALIAN
RECORD AND MAYBE ALSO ONE OF THE BEST. ISSUED IN 50 COPIES IN
1972, ALL WITH DIFFERENT COVERS! MUSICALLY IT OFFERS AN INVENTIVE
MUSIC, WITH FABULOUS DIALOGUES GUITAR/FLUTE. NEED TO SAY MORE???
EXPLOIT
Crisi
CD - MMP 189
ONE OF THE EARLIEST PROGRESSIVE BANDS FROM ITALY (THE ORIGINAL
RECORD IS FROM 1972). THE BAND PLAYS TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSIC
IN THE SAME RECORD, THE FIRST PART IS A 20' SUITE CLOSE TO THE
BEST TRIP, IN THE SECOND WE FIND VERY MELODIC SONGS, IN A TYPICAL
ITALIAN STYLE. ANOTHER MEGA RARITY.
FLEA ON THE HONEY
Flea on the honey
CD - MMP 190
ONE OF THE FIRST ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE BANDS (THEIR RECORD IS FROM
71) CLOSE TO THE ENGLISH BANDS OF THE PERIOD. THEIR MUSIC IS A
MIX BETWEEN POP AND PROGRESSIVE WITH NICE MELODIES, STRONG VOCALS
AND PRETTY GUITAR. SOLOS.
