MUSIC FOR EMPTY PLACES

Italian band GIANT THE VINE has a history that goes back to 2014, although it would take the band a few years to stabilize and establish a firm line-up. In 2019 they signed to Italian label Lizard Records, who released their debut album "Music for Empty Places".

"Music for Empty Places" is a well made album of it's kind, but to my ears a few of the songs lacks that little extra to manage to become more than just ear candy: Pleasant and pleasing in an almost unobtrusive manner. Other creations makes a stronger impression however. An album for fans of instrumental progressive rock of the kind that is fairly easy to listen to, and that may have a fairly broad potential audience also outside of the boundaries of the progressive rock universe.

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Posted Sunday, December 22, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2299213)

Warning instrumental album! It's best to warn our readers in some cases, we'll see the major influences a little later, but here it's more like real old-fashioned progressive without any text, and that could put some people off. With GIANT THE VINE, we therefore have a sextet with four soloists, ... (read more)

Report this review (#2926436) | Posted by KansasForEver | Monday, May 22, 2023 | Review Permanlink

Info from the band. "The band is founded in 2014 on the initiative of Fabio Vrenna who thanks to a site of announcements for musicians meets guitarist Fulvio Solari and drummer Daniele Riotti. From the beginning, the intention is to record the songs, written mostly by Fabio Vrenna. And so, in ... (read more)

Report this review (#2232207) | Posted by TenYearsAfter | Friday, June 21, 2019 | Review Permanlink

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