PLAYING THE HISTORY

"Playing the History" is the name of the album and a live project credited to the trio of Marco Lo Musico, John Hackett and Carlo Matteucci. They performed a live version of this concept in 2012, and the following year they made this official album as well, supplemented with some additional compositions. Helping out with the studio version of the concept we find a couple of household names in progressive rock, Steve Hackett and David Jackson.

"Playing the History" is a production that has a select and finite audience, I presume. If you have a taste for progressive rock, and especially the classic 70's bands, that is probably a good place to start. If you have an affection for classical music as well that is most likely a warranted quality. But first and foremost this is a production that will appeal to those with a deep interest and affection for the classical church organ, and if you are intrigued by what classic progressive rock might sound like when performed by that instrument in the classical church music tradition then this disc is one that you you should take note of.