VERITÀ NASCOSTE

Whenever I go record collecting, I usually go for album I've heard before. It's usually the safer option for me, however, on occasion I get a record that I never even once heard before, making me experience something totally new. And at a record store the other day, I decided to indulge a bit, try something entirely new, fresh, and something I have never heard before, and I wanted to get more into Italian Prog, so I figured this album would be the perfect fit for me. I did not know what to expect, but I had a feeling I'd like it, and I did.

Let's start with what I like about this album. I really dig how tight the sound is. It's super crisp and nice. The songs aren't too long but not too short, and they take their time to truly make for great music. The album also flows pretty well, it sort of makes every song feel like they are in one giant suite of music. The vocals are also pretty good too, and with the combination of the instrumentation, especially the drums. The drums are snappy and gets a great beat down for all the songs. I do not feel like my time is being wasted with how tightly knit these tunes are, and they truly show their worth with their playing style. They definitely have an established sound going on and I am all for it. It makes me kinda want to listen to more of their albums. It wastes zero time establishing itself and cementing itself a great Prog record.

But, it has it's fair share of issues. For one, the songs while good, do not feel like they progress or improve on themselves, in fact they kinda sound the same. While that isn't the worst thing, but it doesn't do the album justice. Plus, when the songs get weird, they are more annoying then interesting, heck sometimes they feel like spoofs of the Prog rock genre as a whole, and not that good Thick As A Brick kind, instead just dumb teasing that just make for kind of a poor time.

So this album is pretty good. I am glad I picked it up at the record shop. It is fairly good, but definitely requires improvement in a good chunk of areas. I definitely liked this release though, and definitely would recommend for a good listen for anyone new or old to progressive rock.