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Finnforest 
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 Posted: January 15 2013 at 12:08 |
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I can't get excited about the album either, as with other Zuffanti projects like Hostsonaten. So perfect, so textbook, so refined, great performances....and yet.....where's the remote? They never *surprise* me.
To me his work is like traveling to an amazing country (like Italy!) and then staying in the 5 star tourist hotel. It's gorgeous and perfect, and yet almost removed from the experience you'd get by venturing off on your own and staying as a guest in a village where a feisty lady runs a boarding house. She cooks the meals, her grandkids drive you crazy, but you feel as if you had an authentic vacation rather than riding the tourist busses and going back to your luxury chain hotel by the airport. I wonder if that makes any sense whatsoever
 Given that, I respect the projects very much for their quality and success. They help bring a wider group of fans to RPI with their success.
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: January 15 2013 at 13:01 |
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Very fair,my friend.The truth of this great music is elsewhere.
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Posted: January 15 2013 at 16:16 |
 A curiosity from 1980. A little too " eighties" for me  |
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Posted: January 15 2013 at 16:56 |
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Jim, I understand exactly what you're saying...Most of the Zuffanti projects are all so carefully and delicately performed, sung and arranged with not a lot in the way of real energy, spark or...life?
I have a few Hostsonaten albums and enjoy them quite a lot, yet sometimes it occurs to me (if I'm in the wrong mood for it) how bland they can be? I will get this new album, simply because there are times where I actually want to hear something grand, sophisticated and tasteful! But as you said, it's very easy to appreciate the guy for his talent and the status his name brings to the genre, but I know to look elsewhere for that punchy, lively real spirit of RPI! ****** Pierre, that Sphinx album, I looked it up, it's meant to be a metal album too? I have to say - robots AND Egyptian pyramids - now that's a winning combination I'm very curious about! 
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Posted: January 15 2013 at 17:07 |
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All right!! Jim, you reviewed the Luciano album too!!
 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=894243 I tried to do one of those `screen grab' things like you and Chris do, but I couldn't work out how to do it! But the thought was there!  Very fair review, Jim, and helped bring out the historical framing that album fits in to! |
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Posted: January 15 2013 at 22:22 |
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Oh good Michael, I was hoping it made some sense. I'm not against them really, they just never quite turn my crank.
Pierre, nice find with the Sphinx! I passed them to the Symphonic team for evaluation. |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 01:34 |
Pierre, this is a very strange album!! More avant-grade/experimental/sound collage that actual music! It also had quite a sinister edge to much of it...little bits here and there reminded me of those early Jacula/Rex albums slightly... I think if I was in a very down and depressed mood, this album would really speak to me. 
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 01:36 |
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Cool Jim !
 Second solo work of Arturo Salteri from Pierrot Lunaire (1987).Fantastic sutff (if you like piano)  . A CD is available. |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 01:43 |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 13:16 |
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I bought the Sphinx album ages ago for a few bucks , nice but a little to AOR.
There were two of my fellow German countrymen in the band, one of them the guitarist played on the German prog band Pancake's first album. The album was also released under the titel "Burning Lights" with a different cover:  |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 17:18 |
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Wow, I quite love all the keyboards on that `Sphinx' album, very much reminds me of the late 70's early 80's Eloy albums! Definate AOR vocals, a little like Alan Parsons Project, but not bad at all!
Cool find Pierre/Jim/H! |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 22:44 |
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Posted: January 16 2013 at 22:50 |
Ok although Litto sings in Spanish and he is Argentinian his parents were Itialian I think
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:35 |
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Sonia, that's cheating and you know it lol!
Just for that, you need to come back with a proper Italian prog song ASAP! That's your detention homework/punishment! |
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:56 |
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Pierre I'll be checking out that Stalteri and Giombini soon!
TheH, thanks for the info....symphonic is evaluating Sphinx as we speak.  |
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 11:48 |
Some interesting facts I forgot, the (half German half American) guitarst Metzger is much better kown as Tommy Newton guitarist of the metal band Victory and producer of both parts of Helloween's "Keeper of the seven Keys" albums (which sold over 3 Million copies)
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:09 |
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A gem in my opinion
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:17 |
Got this one as it came out first. Very good album. Good to see it was reissued now. It's a shame that Kikko Grosso disapered from the scene. Loved those Asgard albums to.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:21 |
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Seems the one and out bands are usually very interesting.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:24 |
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Great track Leary!
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