USA... YOU KNOW?

As a European I have no reason to complain about the bands that visit our continent, from Anekdoten and Riverside to Ange and Moongarden. But I'm a bit jealous on the USA progheads that got the opportunity to visit the annual progrock festivals Progfest and Nearfest featuring every year a captivating line-up! Take, for example, this concert from the Italian progrock formation La Torre Dell'Alchimista on Nearfest 2002, what a wonderful tribute to the keyboard inspired symphonic rock from the Seventies (especially ELP). As a vintage keyboard freak this album is for me a 'progwalhalla': Hammond, Moogs, Fender Rhodes piano, great! The compositions sound fine, the vocals are OK, this is simply a must for every Seventies progrock aficionado!