LA STAGIONE PER MORIRE

With the guests that Mauro has helping him on this album I was expecting a lot more.Gianni Stinga and Gianni Leone from IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO among others help out this singer who doesn't play an instrument on here. I mention this because it's hard to imagine him singing these songs in concert wthout sitting on a chair and playing acoustic guitar or something. Just because they are slow moving and melancholic tracks. By the way acoustic guitar and vocals dominate the sound. In fact i'm sure many who are into Prog-Folk would like this album.The vocals are theatrical and emotional yet he doesn't really let loose.The music is melancholic for the most part, although considering the title of the album means "A Season To Die" it's not too surprising. We get mellotron on four tracks.

The first to feature mellotron is the third track "Vent'anni Di Galera" which is the best song up to this point in my opinion. I like the organ work in that one too. "Vendero" is more upbeat at times with strummed guitar although it certainly has a sadness about it.

The title track is next and the vocals are barely sung at first as the organ floats in the background. Some mellotron after a minute too.Vocals cry out before 2 minutes then get fragile as it gets quiet.

"E Dire Che A Morire" opens with mellotron-flutes as reserved vocals and acoustic guitar join in. Another melancholic and reserved tune. The final track "Suicido" has mellotron and these lazy vocals early on. It does pick up some as the acoustic guitar comes in and then it turns dirge-like again later.

This 1972 release just isn't really the style of music that i'm into although I really believe fans of Folk music would like this.