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Nostalgia biography
Hailing from Sanremo, Italy, NOSTALGIA was created in 1992 by guitarist Massimo Mazzeo, a Canterbury style enthusiast, and his friend guitarist/keyboard player Andrea Romano, a passionate CAMEL fan who also was very much into VAN HALEN, AL DI MEOLA and SANTANA. It is their common love for CAMEL that brought them together in 1982 to form a duo called ODEON. With the addition of various members, they evolved into NOSTALGIA and performed live, doing a mixture of cover songs and original material. The band has since released three albums of their own in addition to appearing on 3 tribute albums: GENESIS tribute "The River of Constant Change"; VDGG tribute "Eyewitness"; and CAMEL tribute "Harbour of Joy". The name NOSTALGIA was chosen by guitarist Mazzeo, partly in homage to a DAVID SYLVIAN song from his "Brilliant Trees" album.

Considering their CAMEL influences, their style is highly melodic and focuses more on the overall sound than individual prowess. The album features lots of acoustic guitar that gives their music folkish overtones (as in English folk), some nice keyboard flights and English vocals. Their strong point is their knack for writing smooth, simple, memorable melodies; their weakest point is perhaps the absence of a real drummer although to be fair, their use of digital drums is most discrete. "Never Too Late" is a nice debut album but their second, "Is Your Spirit Free?", is even better, with its prominent acoustic guitar, nostalgic piano and smooth female vocals that will likely remind you of early 70's English bands (the STRAWBS first come to mind). As for the equally charming "Welcome to Edo's Land", their third release, it ends with a couple of nice old CAMEL covers.

Recommended to fans of NOTTURNO CONCERTANTE, FANCYFLUID and CAMEL to a certain extent, but will appeal to all fans of smooth, melodic neo-prog in general.


NEVER TOO LATE 1993

1. Never too late (2:23) 
2. Maybe we could try (6:48) 
3. For not to die twice (4:38) 
4. Marina (4:52) 
5. Matt in the park (4:34) 
6. The false heroes (4:56) 
7. In the eyes of the great horn owl (1:48) 
8. Darkness (4:18) 
9. I wanna be protected (4:11) 
10. Troubled waters (6:19) 
11. Killing the trees (4:38)


IS YOUR SPIRIT FREE? 1994


1. My spirit is free (16:43) 
2. Fragments (5:02) 
3. Nothing we can't say, nothing we can't do (8:47) 
4. Silver coin (T.Hiscock)(2:58) 
5. I'll never stop thinking (5:35) 
6. Shiver (2:13) 
7. Above the clouds (3:28) 
8. Only between people (5:01) 
9. Nebulous bright (1:29) 
10. Goodbaby, goodbye (N. Beersford) (2:11)


WELCOME TO EDO'S LAND 1997

1. Welcome (7:15) 
2. I'm a dreamer (7:52) 
3. Double (2:50) 
4. The remains of the night (4:33) 
5. Mare d'inverno (4:48) 
6. The fault is mine (5:57) 
7. Beyond the fog (2:25) 
8. The good guys (5:50) 
9. Never alone (6:45) 
10. The new day (3:38) 
11. Drafted (4:32) 
12. Camelogue (3:42)


Nostalgia / The best and more... *2016*


After three albums released by Mellow Records,
this is the best collection of songs composed by
Nostalgia with 17 unreleased tracks, including
demos, alternative and acoustic versions.
Released June 19, 2016



01. Welcome (CD1) [00:04:46]
02. I'll never stop thinking (CD1) [00:05:35]
03. I'm a dreamer (CD1) [00:07:52]
04. Maybe we could try (CD1) [00:06:48]
05. The fault is mine (CD1) [00:05:57]
06. The remains of the night (CD1) [00:04:34]
07. Nothing we can't say, nothing we can't do (CD1) [00:08:47]
08. Darkness (CD1) [00:04:19]
09. Never alone (CD1) [00:06:45]
10. In the eyes of the great horn owl (CD1) [00:01:48]
11. Matt in the park (CD1) [00:04:34]
12. Troubled waters (CD1) [00:06:19]
13. My spirit is free [alternative version] (CD2) [00:16:47]
14. Killing the trees [alternative version] (CD2) [00:05:02]
15. Double [instrumental version] (CD2) [00:02:46]
16. Double [alternative version feat Daniela Blundo] (CD2) [00:02:53]
17. Never alone [demo acoustic version] (CD2) [00:04:36]
18. I'm a dreamer [demo intro & final] (CD2) [00:03:07]
19. My spirit is free [demo part 5] (CD2) [00:01:06]
20. My spirit is free [demo final section] (CD2) [00:01:04]
21. Nothing we can't say, nothing we can't do [demo acoustic version feat Stephania Bejma] (CD2) [00:03:02]
22. Above the clouds [demo acoustic version] (CD2) [00:03:03]
23. Beyond the fog [demo] (CD2) [00:02:00]
24. I wanna be protected [demo feat Eleanor Pancham] (CD2) [00:02:31]
25. Matt in the park [demo] (CD2) [00:02:29]
26. Nebulous bright [demo] (CD2) [00:01:29]
27. The faulse heroes [demo] (CD2) [00:04:06]
28. Welcome [demo acoustic version] (CD2) [00:02:17]
29. Only between people [alternative version] (CD2) [00:04:59]