ODD TIMES (WITH MARCO MINNEMANN & ALEXANDRA ZERNER)

ODD TIMES is the new album of Mr Alberto Rigoni from Italy,one of the most talented bass players of his generation,a body of work which delivers year after year excellent albums of instrumental prog fusion!This ODD TIMES album is kind of accomplishment,both in terms of composition and technical skills!Definitely,it's the most mature and elaborated album to date,truly excellent and very inspired!I can say in the same time,it's the most prog metal album of all his solo releases and,as usual,has an excellent sound,a majestic production and a gorgeous digipack presentation!The sensational German wonder drummer Marco Minnemann is invited once again to join the party and proves why he is considered one of the best drummers of our days!The true revelation on the album is Alexandra Zerner,a sensational musical discovery,a great musician in charge here with the keys and guitar parts,very tasty and catchy!The structure of the album is very well balanced, we have here plenty of technical displays and magical moments and the tracks are flowing in a very enjoyable manner,offering to those who love instrumental prog fusion some fantastic moments!To be fully understood and appreciated,the album deserves many auditions,but each time there are great musical discoveries guaranteed,to the enchantment of all good music lovers!The artwork is spectacular too,so the whole package is a major accomplishment for it's author!Great album and all our respect for a great musician ,ODD TIMES is an almost a perfect album!4.5 stars well deserved for me!