Stormy Six
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Topic: Stormy Six
Posted By: proger
Subject: Stormy Six
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 04:58
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Can someOne give info about this RIO band? ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
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Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 05:06
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I first heard of them through a Recommended Records sampler in the early 80s, which had a gorgeous song on it called "Reparto Novita". A few years ago, I finally found a CD of the SS album with this song, "Al Volo". Somehow, the mix on the song was much better on the RR sampler, the guitars were blistering, and the album production is somehow too compressed, the guitars mixed very low. But the materiel is great, it's closer to traditional progressive than a lot of Rio, which tends more toward modern chamber music, this is really a great rock ensemble. It has similiarities to Italian Symphonoic Prog, but is more sober and direct than PFM or Banco, and not as jazzy as Arti e Mistieri. Great vocals & arrangements, & perhaps more influence of Italian folk, although very electric. And that's still one of my favorite songs ever. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 08:26
| Actually Stormy Six were among the founders of the RIO movement, together with Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Samla Mammas Manna and Etrou Fou Leloublan. Most of the Italian prog bands of the '70s had a strong, left-wing bias (as it was the case with Area), but they probably were the most explicitly militant of all. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 09:24
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Don't forget that they used to play quite straightforward pop music in the era before l'Apprendista, reportedly sharing the stage with some big rock names. If you're scared off by RIO because you associate it with the menacing minor-key Univers Zero style then try l'Apprendista because it's less heavy, quite fun-loving and based firmly in songs rather than "compositions." 
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Posted By: proger
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 09:59
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RENTO RIVOLDA- from stormy six, is gonna be in israel,and he goona do an "noba electric consert" in Tel-Aviv, now I hope the style woun't will be classic... Its will be in the 29 to this month. ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |