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Topic: ALBERO MOTORE

Posted By: ANDREW
Subject: ALBERO MOTORE
Date 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 http://www.italianprog.com/l_intingo.htm#INTINGO - Intingo label.
Their album had just been issued by the old http://www.italianprog.com/l_carjb.htm - 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 http://www.italianprog.com/a_libra.htm - Libra and http://www.italianprog.com/a_bvcharlie.htm - Buon Vecchio Charlie keyboardist Sandro Centofanti.
Marcello Vento has played for a while with http://www.italianprog.com/a_cdl.htm - Canzoniere del Lazio and http://www.italianprog.com/a_sorrenti_j.htm - Jenny Sorrenti 's band and has had a relevant activity in the jazz field and as drum teacher.

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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 08:28

Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 08:03

Posted By: DallasBryan
Date 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!

Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 12:01

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

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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 16:01

Snow Dog wrote:

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

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

Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 19:14

ANDREW wrote:

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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