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Planet_Gong 
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Joined: April 23 2006 Status: Offline Points: 22 |
 Posted: April 14 2007 at 07:25 |
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BAND INFORMATION The first album is "Twice Told Tales",
an opera concept like a book; it's a true short album, i can say it's a demo. - 2006 Twice Told Tales 1 A Classic Babes Morning (1.50) Line up: Guy Fawkes= Guitar,bass,synth,pc-programmig
is a little concept album, which it is spoken about the search, searches of the life, the thoughts, the love, a man whom its day passes walking, passing from a park to a bar to a walk with its lost tohoughts. There are callbacks of King Crimson, Genesis, Syd Barrett, pieces with orchestra and atmospheres New Age, classic guitars and spacerock songs. Best Track: "Wake Up" "Trotting In The City" "Ergangene Gedanken" "The Procession" "Orange Rider" "At Run From You" "Walking By Your Side" - 2006 Ergangene Gedanken 01 - Wake Up - a) Lilith b) Get up Stunned (7.00) Line up: Guy Fawkes= Guitar,bass,synth,pc-programmig After this two lp, Guy Fawkes worked with an italian songwriter, Michele Maraglino, producing a 4 pieces lp that will be realized in this mouth. The third work, the firt album is "Colors".i've not listen to this album,'couse stao it is published from a week. |
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46828 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 08:46 |
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my ears are ringing.. but man this is some killer stuff...
 HIGHLY recommended to those who like their prog on the hard side and love to hear a bassist and drummer go NUTS... |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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micky
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Posted: April 14 2007 at 10:56 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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memowakeman
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:06 |
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Wow i knew about Mandy`s love for that album, now that you are giiving it 5 stars, i need to have a listen, great review as usual micky!
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Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friűl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:15 |
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Today I have been to Verona and I have visited: the Cathedral church, the House Of Romeo and Juliet and... FNAC!!!
And in FNAC I have acquired:      
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friűl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:20 |
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For MICKY: Eh., Eh... I haven't blundered. The Osage Tribe were really a big group!!!
For PLANET GONG: Tahnks, It will be necessary to investigate!!! |
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micky
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Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:26 |
5 for the site... RPI fans should have it IMO. personally 4 ... the first track was a bit weak.. but the rest was stellar. |
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avestin
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:31 |
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Mandy, you have spent wisely I must say, terrific purchases! On another note, (and to show I am not at all a RIO fanatic as I might be perceived) I want to mention another album I like a lot, even if it's not widely accepted as a great release. I am talking about Ezra Winston's Ancient Afternoon which was originally released in 1990 on vinyl and then reissued in 2001 (Rock Symphony) with a bonus track. Yes, the Genesis references are there, and yet this album is a pleasure for me to listen to every time. You'll see it here under Neo and it's probably because of the Genesis reference and the fact that it was released in the 90's, but symphonic prog lovers can do far worse than get this album.
Sadly I have not heard their first one and as far as i know it has not been reissued.
I am also looking for other albums by Nuova Era. I only have Il Passo Del Soldato and love it but have not had the pleasure of listening to their other material yet.
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micky
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Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:31 |
I do rate albums differently Mandy... I gave it 5 not only because it is a great album.. .but many sources point to the album as very important in the scheme of things RPI. There are albums I love even more like RRR that I gave 4 stars. It's just the way I do reviews for some reason. |
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micky
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Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:36 |
great purchases Mandy...  |
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friűl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: April 14 2007 at 13:39 |
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memowakeman
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Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:34 |
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i have just realized that the RPI appreciation thread is closed
I want to share a very nice review of an amazing album, Mr. Cortese will be happy with it.
ZAPPA, RICCARDO — Celestion Review by paolo.beenees (Paolo)
Posted Sunday, April 15, 2007, 09:06 EST |
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micky
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Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:37 |
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Mandy requested it being closed and starting a new one
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micky
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Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:41 |
great review of a great album.... that is what that album reminded me of as well. Rather Oldfield like. Have some clappies |
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avestin
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:58 |
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I'd like to mention an album I recently got to know, but am still "learning it". The band is Garybaldi and the album is Astrolabio.
Their bio here in PA:
The Gleemen quartet from Genoa is rather a typical for Italian prog groups, generally avoiding the heavily slanted symphonic influences most of their countrymen were choosing and were relying on a heavy guitar-based sound and were often hard rocking. Their first album (1970) is still regarded nowadays as a gem from collectors all over the world, although it will surprise progheads a bit with its very 60’s sound and major Hendrix influences, and absolutely stupendous artwork.
Having changed their name to a more Italian sounding name (Garybaldi being some hero of the late XIXth century in Liguria and neighbouring French Provence), they proceeded to record two further album with the same heavily slanted Hendrix influences even if the keyboards are also a good part of the sound). The first one sports an astounding and complex artwork by future Italian comix superstar Guido Crepax. Sidelong tracks are a common feature in those albums and they are self-indulgent, either. Fosastti then disbanded the group, and with drummer/singer Cassinelli went on to form La Bambibanda E Melodia that released one record late 74. Guitarist Fossati has reformed the group (although he was the only original member) during the late 80’s but the general sound was much bluesier and released one album. Somehow their short career is almost parallel to Flea/Etna group (they also changed their name while retaining the same line-up), developing the same kind of unusual (for Italy) guitarey hard prog during the same years. Here's Hugues' review of it:
GARYBALDI — AstrolabioReview by Sean Trane (Hugues Chantraine)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog-Folk Specialist
Posted Wednesday, February 08, 2006, 04:19 EST | Permanent link There's a mini-LP reissue of this.
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friűl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: April 15 2007 at 15:17 |
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Assaf, "Astrolabio" is a good album, But I prefer "Nuda" because more sincere and natural.
Memowakeman and Micky, Riccardo Zappa is one of my preferred guitaplayer. But it is so difficult to find its album in CD...  Edited by Mandrakeroot - April 15 2007 at 15:18 |
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avestin
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: April 15 2007 at 15:19 |
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I love Celestion as well. I recently replaced my mp3's with a mini-LP version of the album. Such beautiful music!
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Andrea Cortese
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 05 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4411 |
Posted: April 16 2007 at 08:33 |
I bought on CD Celestion and Chatka. Then I ordered directly from his wesite Trasparenze (1980) and Haermea (La Camera Incantata) (1982) that, until now, aren't still re-issued on CD. Zappa himself told me by e-mail that there is a project to re-publish all his albums on CD, after the recent elegant papersleeve reissue by BTF, but there are some contractual problems...let's hope his other works be soon available for the happiness of all the aficionados!
I won't surely wait longer, and I'll go on directly by his website. I'm interested.
Yes, I'm happy to read such passionate reviews, Guillermo. Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 16 2007 at 08:34 |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 16 2007 at 16:55 |
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I've recently bought the third album by Periferia del Mondo (2006).  Excellent record, btw!
Some jazzy flavour mixed with strong and wise interplay between electric guitar and woodwinds (saxes, flute and whistes). Keyboards aren't dominant but sometimes sounbd very pleasant and vintage.
The Medirraneo Suite (almost 9 mns) is great! Almost folky in the mid part (with whistles a la Gryphon!).
Generally the album sounds between Finisterre and Arti e Mestieri but less jazzy. "Alghe" is a very strange tune gives you the feeling of underwater relaxing wavering...excellent!
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friűl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: April 16 2007 at 16:57 |
OHHHHHHH!!!  |
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memowakeman wrote:
What a good surprise listening to this album! I didn't think I could like an instrumental album for mainly acoustic guitars so much, but the tunes here are so beautiful, sunny and intense that you could almost sing them. Riccardo Zappa gives birth to a timeless work, where he can display all his skills and fantasy, but in doing so he never tries to sound flamboyant, never exaggerates, making his music sound even simple and straight. "Frammenti" is a masterstroke: classical inspired arpeggios and folk tunes chase each other, ending up in a phased guitar heaven which never fails to leave me breathless. "Tre o Quattro Quarti" always reminds me of Angelo Branduardi, maybe for its particular hue lost somewhere between Reinassance and celtic folk (with a beautiful binaural echo... I don't know if Riccardo Zappa also produced this album. In this case he would be one of the finest Italian producers).The title track begins with atmospherical passages, with interesting sound effects, then evolves as a "poppy" piece, with synths reminding me of Le Orme. Maybe this was supposed to be the core of the album, and it's a good track indeed, but I feel it as the weakest one in the bunch. When you get to "Sonata Mediterranea" you really get somewhere else, a dreamy and fascinating waltz with a wonderful melancholic main melody; guitars are also used to mock mandolins, and the whole effect is the same as a quiet evening on the Mediterranean Sea, just after sunset... "Mirage" is the natural consequence to this piece, a lengthy track reminding "Tubular Bells" in its piling up tunes all deriving from the main arpeggio, the perfect way to close an excellent album. Now, I'm looking at my acoustic guitar and dreaming of playing such heavenly stuff...