OSANNA & DAVID JACKSON: PROG FAMILY

Osanna is surely one of the best progressive italian bands, but not lucky like PFM or Banco. I've seen them many years ago and they were great! Now this is a Lino Vairetti formation (without Danilo Rustici - great guitar) playing the past of Osanna with a large partecipation of neapolitan friends - all great performers but there's not the original air in songs like Oro caldo or There will be time. It's a strange sensation to hear the Van Der Graaf single Theme One executed in italian style. For someone who wants to approach Osanna for the first time is better to buy Palepoli or L'uomo or the Milano calibro 9 OST; this new album is only for someone like me, who wants to shed a tear hearing this great songs or the VDGG saxman. However for progressive collectors and for fans of italian prog album, it's a well played CD! 3.5 stars maybe a good valuation.