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IL RIVOLUZIONARIO

Alessandro Aliscioni

 

Rock Progressivo Italiano

2.00 | 5 ratings

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apps79
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2 stars Underground Italian composer, born in 1953 in the city of Tolentino.He studied harmonica at the school of Modesto Ricchi in Rome and participated in several concerts of his school.He composed his first LP for Edizioni Paoline under the title ''Celebriamo la nostra speranza'' and later he collaborated with the Pro Civitate Christiana for his second work ''Il Rivoluzionario'', based on the writings of writer Renato Biagioli.It was a groundbreaking work, as propably for the first time in Italy a Pop/Rock Opera was written before any lyrics were captured.

Musically this is actually a Pop Opera with numerous orchestral themes, romantic Italian vocals and choirs and minor Prog elements.The principles of the album are always set on Aliscioni's soft work on piano and keyboards, combined often with violin strings and sweet vocal harmonies, typical of the Italian language.Light symphonic and Folk elements through the use of acoustic guitars and some more flashy synthesizers are also present.Imagine a poppier version of PIERPAOLO BIBBO'S ''Diapason'' album to get the full picture.The music is often good, although very accesible and with a few cheesy moments, the production though is at a below average level, not really helping Aliscioni's composing talent.String parts are very depressive, on the contrary the multi-vocal parts deliver an optimistic view and as a result the album tracks alternate constantly between different emotional moods.As expected, most of the melodic lines are pretty nice with the familiar Italian romanticism in forefront, but the album lacks any killer pieces or even more some demanding music to be fully appreciated.

Aliscioni continued a long, fruitful collaboration with Biagioli after this album and his main activities can be detected in musical works for comedies as his major pursuit over his long career.

Very obscure and rare album.Italian Orchestral Pop/Rock, somewhat covered by late-60's Italian melodic Pop influences, heading for serious listenings only to fans of the style.

apps79 | 2/5 |

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