ACQUA FRAGILE

I have always thought that any Italian progressive rock album made in the classical period (1969 - 1975 approximately) is almost a must-listen - not only because of the quality of the music, but also because of the small number of albums that were made in that period. - , regardless of whether it is not a masterpiece or "an original work", as is the case with the debut of Acqua Fragile, an album that is not afraid not to hide its influences, even knowing that it can be accused of being a " clone work" (due to its slight resemblances to Genesis and Gentle Giant), a label I disagree with.

If we review carefully we will realize that almost no work is 100% original, and what we sometimes call "original" is nothing more than a development of style, which consists of building and ordering a composition - musical in this case - from different forms. In a progressive rock album we can hear elements of Jazz, classical music or traditional rock, and yet we know that we are not dealing with an album purely of the aforementioned genres. This is what every band has done from King Crimson, Genesis to any current band; develop a style - playing and experimenting - based on the musical interests of the various members of the band.

Having said all this, and knowing that Genesis and Gentle Giant were one of the leading progressive rock bands of the 70s, it seems normal to me that Acqua Fragile wanted to follow in their footsteps and add folk and Italian music scene elements to their style. Perhaps the only thing we should do is trust the quality of what we hear regardless of whether it is "original" or not.