TUNNEL

A different album from a common band. Half of the tracks are prog or at least prog-related, the other half is pop, pop, pop. anyway, considering the release date one will not find any smell of some obnoxious moods of late 70s or early 80s, except some incipient new wave tunes. ABISSI INFINIT's "Tunnel" is simply a set of neat and agreeable songs, nothing exceptional but able to amuse the hearer - if one is not searching for intriguing emotions and surprising happenings.

Influences from many other bands are noticeable and sometimes we may solve the puzzle by checking all references thrown here and there. 'Come bambini di sera', the opening track, seems a rag sheet made from pieces borrowed from several other older Italian bands. 'Il segreto' could have been recorded by New Trolls and only a few people might ever perceive. 'Spirale' is a clear paean to Yes, very catchy. 'Tunnel' and 'Abissi infiniti' complete the prog part of the album, being the second a reminder of Novalis. The other songs are perhaps good to dance or to sing along if one knows the lyrics.

Vocals are fair, instrumentation too, cover art is impressive. All in all, a plain album considering the prog half and a poor one if looking only the pop half (from a progressive point of view). In the average, a 2-star album and so if you are not a fan or a collector, I recommend looking for another album and leave to purchase this one in a third or fourth batch of choices.