DEDICATO A FRAZZ

This album is one of the finest italian prog experience you can have, really... The only album released by Semiramis features very emotional vocal parts, great keyboards work, not to mention ocasionally Crimson- influenced guitar riffs ready to blow you away, for instance on "Uno zoo di vetro" and "Luna Park". "Dedicato a Frazz" is a concept album about the life of a clown, working in a circus, and about his struggle to survive in a suble society. The points of strenght of this work are the beautifully arranged pieces of music contained in it: the beautiful opening "La bottega del rigattiere", the Genesis influenced "Uno zoo di vetro" and "Dietro una porta di carta", in addition the constant mood and atmospheres alternations reminds Van Der Graaf Generator's "Pawn Hearts" album so strongly . Thanks to the talent of Semiramis, the entire album is a very evocative work, just like in the tradition of great progressive music. Definitely a brilliant work, to me it's very close to be a masterpiece, since in a way it defines the peculiar way of making music as far as it concerns Italian progressive. Extremely recommended. 4.5 Stars, since this rating is not available I really cannot consider the 4 stars option, it would be really unfair for such a great work.