A ROSE

An amazing technical piece of recording, this album definitely fits within the crossover prog genre. Stefano is an excellent arranger of instruments and certainly knows his way around the mixing board. There are many sweeping stanzas with an assortment of instruments from flute to cello. Quite pleasing to the ear, with mood development being it's best attribute. The notable track is "On Line, Now," with its funky bass riff / melody. It stand apart as something trying to move past the easy listening nature of the album. Excellent vocals by Giacomo and Andrea, give a nice offset to each other.Play this album when you have friends over and the music isn't the prime focus of the moment. I give it 3.7 stars, so I guess I'll round up to 4. For my money, listen to Stefano's talents with his lineup in Fjieri's "Endless", coincidently produced the same year as this album