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I GRANDI SUCCESSI

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso

Rock Progressivo Italiano


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2 stars It's a famillar story. An acclaimed prog band from the '70s, succumbs to the pressure of the changing trends at the turn of the decade. Like many others, Banco went the way of pop in the '80s. "I Grandi Successi" is the greatest hits package from that era. It collects songs from albums released in 1980-1985. Now, I am not going to slam this album, it isn't bad. It's pop, and pretty good pop at that. "Taxi" is an especially fun track. Just don't look for Vittorio Nocenzi going into furious flights of fancy. This music doesn't require that. Francesco Di Giacomo is in fine form as always, but sounds a bit out of place on these selections. The songs are good, but they are also not anything remarkable. It is music of the time.

I have stated before that I am not a fan of compilations, but this one might be worth getting if you are curious. By a stroke of luck, I found this at my favorite used music shop (oddly enough, the same place I found "Papagayo Club - 1972"). Of course, I had to buy it. After hearing it, I know I wouldn't be interested in collecting any more albums from this period. Yet, I am glad to have these little slices of Banco history in my collection. Therefore, I can't really recommend it for any other reason than it being a collectible. If I am in the mood for this group of musicians, I have better places to go.

H.T. riekels

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3 stars Review #193

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso wasn't Prog in the eighties, get over it, they drastically changed their musical style to a completely pop, catchy, and sometimes even disco kind of music, that was a spit in the face to Prog purists but for more open-minded people who are able to enjoy other musical styles besides Prog, this could be a very nice gift. The album includes a selection of themes from the albums "Urgentissimo" (1980), "Buone notizie" (1981), "Banco" (1983), and "...E via" (1985): the most hated albums by the regular Prog fans, honestly I am not a fan of this era of Banco and I would never buy any of those records because listening on their entireness is not my cup of tea (I don't consider them horrible records as other people do) but this compilation is something that I could totally get in my collection if I ever find it in a record store at a reasonable price. Not prog at all, but Banco also did very nice pop music, and this is the proof.

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