SPETTACOLO ANNULLATO

The twenty-two minutes long opening epic "La Recita del Silenzio" holds all the bits and bites that you can expect of such a track: crafted vocal harmonies and most of all lots of keyboards. There is an undeniable ELP influence while the most bombastic sequences are played, but I would say that they are quite well merged in the whole.

This lengthy piece is mostly a peaceful track which is very enjoyable throughout. But it lacks of grandeur to make it memorable.

I prefer "Pannolino" and especially the drumming work which is excellent: Orio Cenacchi playing off- beat all the time is the highlight but the fine and jazzy guitar from Roberto Magni is not shy either. I would have expected more from the instrumental title track but "Spettacolo Annulato" is just a repetitive and childish track which holds no emotion; melody is also weak.

In this respect, I could not be more charmed than with "Il Canto Notturno Della Stella" which brings us into the finest Italian prog territories: this means passionate vocals, fine instrumentation and some good musical contrasts (soft versus more powerful). It is my favourite song from the album.

The upbeat closing track is also another fine part from this album. It holds heavier passages and sounds almost neo-prog (especially during the synths section). This track is very well distributed between melodic (guitar) and bombastic music.

Seven out of ten for this good album.

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