Locanda Delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si
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Free Music Review: Locanda delle Fate
Hit: 5 Stars
For those who are wary of Italian prog, this is the album to own. Absolute superb muscianship and perhaps the most beautiful song in the world-'Non Chiudere A Chiave Le Stelle' is on this one. A++++++Free Music Review: Superb Italian Progressive!
Hit: 5 Stars
Consistently intricate and beautiful, one of the top ten progressive albums ever! Not wildly adventurous or experimental, but tight, complex, and moving. This one is a must!Free Music Review: Excellent Italian prog rock
Hit: 4 Stars
I remembered when I first got this CD I thought this was one of the more overrated Italian prog albums, but then it really grew on me. I am still hesistant to give it the full five stars, as I still don't claim it to be the greatest of Italian prog albums, but it's still a wonderful addition to your collection. Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più was originally released in 1977. I collect LPs whenever I can and trust me, I never seen an LP of this turn up, so I'm glad to have the CD. If you're as familiar with prog as I am, you'll notice this album doesn't offere many new surprises that you hadn't heard already. The music is mainly a cross between Genesis and Banco (vocalist Leonardo Sasso sounds a lot like Leonardo di Giacomo) with "Non Chiudere a Chiave la Stelle" which sounds like a dead ringer for PFM. The band is a seven piece, which includes two keyboardists (one piano, the other synthesizers), two guitarists (one of them also played flute), a vocalist, a bassist, and a drummer. There's not much in the way of solos on this album, each members gets a chance to play their instruments and be heard. The CD reissue also includes a bonus track from 1978 called "New York" (originally released as a single), which I think is total garbage, sounds like commercial pop mush that has little of what I like of Forse. I'm glad they didn't try to follow up Forse with an album that might contains songs like "New York". The music on Forse tends to the mellower side of Italian prog (like PFM, for example) so don't expect harsh and aggressive passages you would expect from Osanna's Palepoli, Museo Rosenbach's Zarathustra, Biglietto Per L'Inferno's self-entited release, or Jumbo's Vietato ai Minori di 18 Anni.Free Music Review: A little less than excellent.... but highly recommendable.
Hit: 4 Stars
Well, perhaps I should have to grant it a plain full five stars.But... there's always some little nuances that keeps one from giving the highest rating.
In this particular case is the vocalist. In my opinion Leonardo Sasso exceeds in the use of harsh tones and appears a little bit strong over a well balanced music ensemble. I don't want to mean that he is a bad singer. Not at all... but perhaps his voice or his vocal techniques aren't the best for the kind of music they compose. Pay good attention to the last (bonus) track called New York: backing vocals and choirs give it the soft quiet mood that some other songs lack.
Nevertheless this album is an excellent work, a music masterpiece that by any means runs second to PFM, Banco, or any other italian prog rock talent. In fact, during instrumental passages, anyone can believe it is one of those great bands. Try it, you'll not be dissappointed at all.
Free Music Review: Decent late period prog rock from Italy
Hit: 4 Stars
This great recording from 1977 boasts athletic ensemble work, superb arrangements, wonderful analog synthesizers, and good musicianship. However, unlike PFM and Le Orme, where emotion abounds, I found this disc to be somewhat cold and mechanical. The lead vocalist has a raspy, gravelly, baritone and does little to soften the overall feel. In spite of this, there are fleeting moments of genuine warmth when the backing vocalist sings. He has a higher pitched and warmer voice, much better suited to their music. Given the high quality of the music however, any shortcomings in the vocal department are more than compensated for. Recommended.