SIEGFRIED, IL DRAGO E ALTRE STORIE

ERRATA CORRIGE's "Siegfried, Il Drago E Altre Storie" is a brilliant work of art and has received many great reviews to which I would like to add my support. ERRATA CORRIGE are a 4-piece quartet who deliver a very symphonic classically influenced progressive rock at times reminding me of LDF and PFM. CORRIGE blend piano, synthesizer, flute and soft organ with floating guitar and bass lines surrounded by intricate percussion. "Siegfried..." never gets too loud staying in control and in fact really explores the soft side of symphonic progressive rock with the odd burst of speed. Vinyl Magic have done a great job in re-recording this lost classic and sound recording is quite good with some real tasty instrumental passages. Vocals are solid and full of multi layering and harmonies creating dream-like atmospheres. The real nice touch is the addition of Cello which provides a real foreboding sound which mixes perfectly with the gentle atmospheres ERRATA CORRIGE create. The Cello (although used sparingly) adds an unfamiliar but pleasant twist to the mid range and will please all prog heads out there. "Siegfreid..." contains some absolutely amazing acoustic guitar and sounds reproduction seems so clear which enhances the warm feeling this album emotes. Vocals are in Italian except for the final track which is sung very well in English and has little accent drag.