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Studio Album, released in 1972, Italy.

Rock Progressivo Italiano.

Debuut album van deze Italiaanse Prog formatie.

I wouldn"t call this a masterpiece, but it is one of the best early Italian prog albums I"ve heard (and I"ve heard A LOT). I"ve seen mixed reviews of this (though not on this site, where the reviews here are mostly positive), but I think it can not be denied that this is a great album for 1972. When you also consider this was the bands debut, it is even more impressive. Quite ambitious for a first album I would say. This has everything I like in classic Italian prog: operatic, emotional vocals, great keyboards, mellotron, ambitious concept and arrangements, and a good deal of variety within each song. The album works as one nearly continuous piece of music. I tend to prefer their next album to this one, but this was certainly a great achievement for a first album. 

Voor de Pastaprog  liefhebber.



Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Introduzione (2:16)
2. Il Giornio Degli Azzimi (1:26)
3. Ultima Cena (1:48)
4. Getzemani (4:14)
5. Il Processo (1:29)
6. I Testimoni(1° parte) (6:02)
7. I Testimoni(2° parte) (2:12)
8. Il Pianto (1:48)
9. Giuda (0:43)
10. Il Re Dei Giudei (1:40)
11. Il Calvario (7:04)
12. Il Dono Della Vita (3:43)
13. Mese Di Maggio (Bonus Track) (4:24)

Total Time: 38:49


Line-up / Musicians

- Marcello Giancarlo Dellacasa / acoustic classic & electric guitars, violin, bass, vocals
- Oliviero Lacagnina / piano, organ, Mellotron, clavicemballo, celeste, Moog, strings, vocals
- Alfio Vitanza / drums, bongas, tympani, bells, whip, flute, vocals