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TOPI O UOMINI

Flea

 

Rock Progressivo Italiano

3.41 | 67 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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3 stars Heavy prog with bilingual vocals. That's the bill presented here with "Topi O Uomini". This is very typical for the early seventies, but not from an Italian band.

The long and epic title track features long solos which were more popular during live sets that while played in the studio (but there are some exceptions like this one). Unlike some fellow reviewer, I don't like the vocal parts available: more of a long shouting effect than pleasant. But the musical style doesn't leave much space for sweetness and delicacy in the vocal department.

Guitar work is excellent though and brings this long song to good levels indeed . If you like the work from Bambi Fossati with "Gleemen" and "Garybaldi"; there are lots of chances that you will like this album as well. Still, this drum solo is not at all useful. The closing and bluesy section is not the best either.

The next song is heavy, loose, incoherent and without structure ("Amazzone A Piedi"). The disjointed character of "Flea" 's music is totally present in the good psychedelic "Sono Un Pesce". Some sort of early Floyd psychedelia ("ASOS") full of phantasmagoria and craziness. Be ready for quite a "trip".

The basic and wild heavy rock is back for the closing track of this album: "L'Angelo Timido" can be described as a short counterpart of the title track, just that solo are shorter.

I'm not very found of this album. Three stars. But be aware that this album has nothing to share with Italian music.

ZowieZiggy | 3/5 |

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