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Calliope

Rock Progressivo Italiano

3.60 | 22 ratings

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This is the fourth album from this Italian band. A band who tries to emulate the best music from the Italian Progressive Rock scene.

Calliope does symphonic prog. They are also reputed to be pretty similar to Le Orme and PFM. Their sound is too neo-prog to be compared to those two Italian giants, in my view. I would compare them to the likes of The Nightwatch/The Watch, Pendragon, Arena and Marillion (the Fish era). In other words; they can be put in the Genesis/Yes symphonic prog mould. Calliope has included moog on a couple of tracks. But this is not a retro band by any means. The sound is excellent, btw. The same can be said about the vocals and their musical skills.

My main gripe is the lack of any really good songs here. This album is a pleasure to listen to, so don't get me wrong. But Calliope does not come across with their own identity and their songs are a bit bland. Despite of that, this is a good symphonic prog album with a neo- prog soundscape. I cannot fault it, but I cannot fully endorse it either. Hence....

3 stars

toroddfuglesteg | 3/5 | 2009-11-21

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