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    Posted: March 08 2006 at 14:58

"Il Grande Gioco" (1974)

Line-up:

Maurizio Rota (vocals, percussion)
Adriano Martire (keyboards)
Fernando Fera (guitar)
Glauco Borelli (bass, vocals)
Marcello Vento (drums)

 

A five-piece of very good musicians from Rome, Albero Motore (or Alberomotore as it was sometimes written) were aided and produced by 60's singer-guitarist Ricky Gianco who helped them with a recording deal with the newly born Intingo label. 
Their album had just been issued by the old
Car Juke Box label and was soon re-released on the new label.

Il grande gioco seems one of those rock-inspired singer-songwriters' albums so popular in Italy during the 70's, with much more space to the voice than to lead instruments, prog influences are minimal, with honky piano and american-styled guitar licks to the fore, helped by a good voice, and the album is a nice listening though with no particular merits. 
The only relevant tracks are Israele with lyrics on the Palestinian people and the closing Provvisorietà.

After the LP, a single was released a year later, then the group disbanded. Some of the band members played in other artists' albums, with Fernando Fera being the most successful of them as a well known sessionman and film music composer.
Singer Maurizio Rota still has a good solo activity in the Rome area, and also sings in a Beatles-tribute band that includes former
Libra and Buon Vecchio Charlie keyboardist Sandro Centofanti.
Marcello Vento has played for a while with
Canzoniere del Lazio and Jenny Sorrenti's band and has had a relevant activity in the jazz field and as drum teacher.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:27
dont give up, Andrew, we got you in Italy, oliverstoned in France, Baldies in Germany and Sean in Belgium. Thats much better than a year ago!

think people look at your suggestions, but being rarities probably only the Italian prog lovers would search these out, which may take a while. You may not get a response but others have a reference now instead of the artist/album being lost to history. Someday only those commercially tauted will be re-released, but if demand requires maybe they will be brought back to life again for the world to enjoy!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2006 at 12:01
What do you think Andrew...................Prog Related?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2006 at 16:01

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

What do you think Andrew...................Prog Related?

Though choice; prog related...no... Italian symphonic prog???

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2006 at 19:14
Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

What do you think Andrew...................Prog Related?

Though choice; prog related...no... Italian symphonic prog???

 

Ok.........I'll put that for now.

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