APOTEOSI

Although the band was unknown their performance and sound are very professional.

Inspiration could be drawn from other Italian Rock Progressive acts such as Le Orme but also Genesis. Music is very lyrical, has contrasts and is epic. Every player shines through.

The first song is an aperitif keyboard tour de la force and shows compositional qualities, too. The song ends with organ chords.

The second epic suite lasts 14 minutes and shows one of the main motives already in the beginning. Gentle female voice in Italian enters. The second part introduces guitar and provides an excellent classical moment with just guitar and flute. The most exciting moment is the keyboard, bass and drums dominated busy part after in the second half. It is preceded by solo piano that presents the initial idea. Drums and bass guitar join soon. Rocking drums with keyboards and guitar with the Moog and guitar taking turns. This is an excellent part of the album only to be ended by Moog chords ad emotional female vocal.

The third track is no less good setting festive atmosphere with Mellotron and elegant piano notes before complex drums with bass join. Further great artrock moments with Moog solos and rhythm changes appear. The male vocal shows its potential in the high notes and is quite powerful. The choral vocal harmonies section is beautiful and make me thing of church also thanks for organ in the background. Its calm atmopshere is interrputed slightly inappropriately by return to the dynamic kayboard exhibition. Bass guitar is showed in full parade by soloing together with guitar.

"Dimensione da sogno" is a pastoral piece with plenty of awesome moments and reaches its climex towards the end when the vocals gets more intensive and guitar pulls of a nice solo.

The last track "Apoteosi" is fully instrumental. It is less heterogonous than other tracks and keeps oscillating around a bass guitar idea. Guitar and keyboard change slightly. It is more an atmosheric track aimed at soloing and not so strong compositionally.

This output by Apoteosi remains one of my favourite records from Italy because it is a well balanced masterpiece.

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