Banco - Io Sono Nato Libero
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Artist: BancoEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-07-17
Music Label: Sony/Bmg Italy
Soundtracks:
- Canto Nomade Per un Prigioniero Politico
- Non Mi Rompete
- La Citta' Sottile
- Dopo... Niente E' Piu' lo Stesso
- Traccia II
Free Music Notes for Io Sono Nato Libero
Free Music Review: Well-deserved Italian prog classic
Hit: 5 Stars
For many people, this 1973 release Io Sono Nato Libero represents Banco at their finest. The synths are more prominent than ever before and one of the Nocenzi brothers had acquired an Eminent 310 which is used throughout the album. Francesco Di Giacomo is one of those singers you like or you don't. Sure I had to get used to it when I first familiarized myself with the band (which was Come In Un'Ultima Cena), but by the time I acquired this album, I had no problem with him. I first acquired the BMG/Ricordi CD reissue. The music is great, but the packaging leaves a lot to be desired. Why only the lyrics to the first two cuts? Luckily I acquired the original LP, which comes in a gimmick-shaped cover and stapled-on booklet (same shape as the cover) with lyrics to all the songs and all the photos. The LP came with the custom Banco del Mutuo Soccorso label, and if you look carefully on the trail-off it says "13-11-1973", which I assume was released November 13, 1973. Of course this album had been reissued on vinyl many times before CD, unfortunately without that great gimmick shaped cover. This was also a transistional period as original guitarist Marcello Todaro was replaced midway in recording this album with Rodolfo Maltese. The album has a more experimental feel at times, and you know that right away listening to the opening cut, "Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico". Here you get treated with lots of piano, synths, some twisted and experimental passages, and of course Di Giacomo's voice. "Non Mi Rompete" is by far the most conventional piece on the album, a pop-oriented piece that was apparently a hit in Italy. It sounds to me like a breather piece, but then they go back to what's more typical of the album with "La Citta Sottile". Really dramatic passages, with the Eminent and Di Giacomo's singing, and some really twisted synth passages. "Dopo... Niente e Piu Lo Stesso" is one of those prog pieces that go through so many different changes through the course. "Traccia II" is an electronic piece that doesn't sound much like the original "Traccia". Not knowing Italian, my impression is the album seems to have political themes.
By the way, if you enjoy Banco, let me suggest you Metamorfosi's Inferno (1973). That group too featured a vocalist that's not unlike Francesco Di Giacomo, and they too features tons of great keyboards (although they didn't have a guitarist).
This album is regarded as one of the finest in Italian prog, right up there with the likes of PFM's Per Un Amico or Le Orme's Felona e Sorona, and for good reason. It's totally essential.
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