BRAINSTORM OF EMPTYNESS

Moongarden is one of the second waves of progressive rock bands from Italy, formed in early '90's conducted by keybordist Cristiano Roversi, easely can afirm that Moongarden is Cristiano Roversi, he is the main composer of almost all pieces that gives Moongarden attention. Besides Moongarden he is member in another fine progressive bands also from Italy, Mangala Valis or Submarine Silence. So, waht we have here, is the second album of this neo/symphonic rock band from 1995 named Brainstorm of emptyness issued as famus already Mellow records. I was little shocked to see how low reated this album is, realy what is so bad here I can't understand or find, to me was a pleasent album all the way with monor flaws here and there. First, I think Ricardo Tonko the vocalist coming from Theatre, another great italian prog band who released one album in 1993 named No More Rhymes But Mr. Brainstorm, is the best vocalist Moongarden ever had, realy, his voice is deep, almost gothic in places, with excellent variations of his tone, realy great voice and above all fits perfectly in album's atmosphere. Second, the music from here is almost excellent, from nep prog movements to a more symphonic side Moongarden did a great job for sure, I can't complain about almost anything, almost - only maybe for Is He Mommy's Little Monster?a Rachmaninov piece coverd and re arranged by Roversi, I think totaly useless, musicaly to me, but goes pretty ok in the dark atmosphere of the album. Pieces like Sea Memories or Gun child proves that Tonko is a great vocalist, but aswell the music is quite complex and more elastic then on usual neo prog band, the arrangements has pleanty of great keybords, great guitar that goes somewhere between Hackett in places and Floyd or Iq. I realy like this album. not something of a masterpiece , but a very under rated, unfairly album from Moongarden catalogue I might say. 3.5 rounded to 4 this time. I thik one of their fines moments.