A BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Violet came to life in Nola, a small town near Naples, in 1998 on the initiative of some friends in love with the music of Pink Floyd. After a first work self-released in 2000, "Procrastination", the band members parted ways and took different career paths. It wasn't until 2020 that the band reunited for a new album. It's entitled "A Big Elephant In The Room" and was self-released in 2022 with a line up featuring Fabio Corsale (vocals, guitars, bass), Mario Cocchiara (keyboards) and Giulio Cozzuto (vocals, guitars) plus the guests Lucio Fontana (drums) and Tania Maria Cristall Patruno (backing vocals). The artwork by Giulio Cozzuto and Alex Stubbe Teglbj'rg tries to give you an idea of the musical and lyrical content...

The influence of Pink Floyd is apparent from the very first notes of the short opener 'Burlesque', an atmospheric piece where you can even hear the voice of Vera Lynn in the background and that introduces the subject matter by evoking hordes of mutants disguised as human beings that are walking in the streets of our cities... Then the rhythm rises and comes the disquieting 'In The Garden Of Elah' that conjures up distant memories, regrets, virtual reality and troubling dreams. You run like hell in a garden full of strange and bizarre things, one of your arms is rather weird and you have a metal hand that works for you...

The short, reflective interlude 'Moments' and the following 'Sunrise' depict the reasons behind the need to take out from the drawer your forgotten dreams. Poems and songs waiting for a new chance are like blossoms waiting to bloom... Next comes 'Children' that depicts the relationship between parents and children as time passes by, the need to follow your dreams and to paint life in bright colours blotting out the darkness of a weary world... Then 'Hush' ends the first part of the album with the image of a reassuring mother lending her hand to a child...

The melancholic ballad 'On The Brighton Pier' opens the second part with a comfortable numb feeling and a sense of confusion and loss that leads to the surreal, tense atmosphere of 'Darling, Where Did You Put My Sunglasses For Nuclear Sunsets?'... Then 'Witches In Heaven' blows away the shadows inviting to leave behind the valley of tears where you were stuck and mark a new start for a brighter future... 'Only A Bridge Of Pain' ends the album bringing a lighter mood, hopes and words blooming in a puff of sand...

On the whole, a nice work the deserves a try.