The debut album of Nicola Randone is a good collection of songs with a slightly \u201cprogressive touch\u201d that every now and again reminds me of the early works of Alberto Fortis (not exactly progressive works indeed, but featuring PFM and Mauro Pagani in the line up)\u2026 But it would be unfair try to classify this sensitive musician as an \u201cimitator\u201d of someone\u2019s else work: in this album you can find suggestive and beautiful melodies well underlined by the music while the lyrics are personal and \u201cdrenched with poetry\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n
The opener \u201cVisioni\u201d (Visions) is a bittersweet ballad where lyrics draw the imagine of an old house in ruin\u2026 Melodic vocals soar upon piano chords, intertwined with more experimental sounds\u2026 \u201cThere was a house on the hill, an old ruined house \/ Covered with the roots of great pines darkening the sun and the light\u2026\u201d\u2026 Just a metaphor to describe the time passing by in a world where too often we are not aware of how fast the hours run out\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIl pentimento di Dio\u2026 Dopo la fine del mondo\u201d (The repentance of God\u2026 After the end of the World) features a reggae rhythm blended with church choirs and theatrical vocals\u2026 The lyrics are ironic and enraged (their mood make think to a short story of the Italian writer Dino Buzzati called \u201cThe End Of The World\u201d, though the content is not the same)\u2026 \u201cHow much insecurity is hidden behind the ancient mystery of faith \/ That makes our fears sweeter since several centuries…\u201d: an original way to make you wonder about God and Faith and one of my favourite tracks in this album\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cTutte le mie stelle\u201d (All my stars) is a dreamy and acoustic ballad with beautiful melodic vocals\u2026 \u201cI will pick up all my stars and I will sing the most beautiful of my poems \/ To the music alone I will dedicate my fantasies… \/ If only the dawn would not arrive \/ Remembering to me how incomplete is the memory \/ And swallowing up my last and sweeter word\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cL’infinito\u201d (The Infinite) is more troubled, with a dramatic mood and lyrics about the need to look for God and \u201cInfinite\u201d\u2026 \u201cAnd dreaming of her, living for her, only with her \/ Is not enough, not enough anymore \/ Because I’m just a man \/ Therefore I go on searching for the infinity \/ Wishing the infinity in every occasion \/ And that’s why I, now, die\u2026\u201d\u2026 Good the electric guitar solo\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cUn Cieco\u201d (A blind man) begins softly with just vocals and acoustic guitar, but then the rhythm goes up, while melodic vocals warn you about the \u201cdangers\u201d of appearances\u2026 \u201cI would like you to understand \/ How useless are the properties \/ In a world of shadows and sounds \/ Our ethical values are our real suits \/ Along with the colours of feelings that dance within us \/ With memory’s infinite greatness\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLa Giostra\u201d (The round-about) is theatrical and dramatic, with a \u201cklezmer\u201d finale\u2026 Lyrics are about a man who finds an old round-about in the garbage\u2026 Then, four ghosts come out of the fog and begin to ride the horses of the round-about: they’re four spirits of inmates dead in Auschwitz during World War II\u2026 A good track and an original way to remember the horror of holocaust\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cStrananoia\u201d (Strangeboredom), according to the notes in the booklet is dedicated to \u201cLove\u201d: love for a woman, love for life\u2026 The rhythm is almost joyful and contrasts curiously with the bittersweet flavour of the lyrics\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cAmore Bianco\u201d (White Love) is a beautiful and original song about a fading love, where \u201cAcid dreams tint the sweet and folly truths of life \/ A life passing away like sand between the fingers…\u201d<\/p>\n
In the long and complex final title track \u201cMorte Di Un Amore\u201d (A Love\u2019s Death) Randone\u2019s love for progressive music is more evident (Le Orme and BMS)\u2026 After the melodic and soft beginning there are more aggressive parts featuring a good electric guitar and even operatic-like vocals\u2026 After 6:10 there\u2019s a vocal passage that reminds me of Biglietto per l\u2019Inferno\u2019s \u201cConfessione\u201d, but it\u2019s just a short break before the long instrumental tail featuring experimental sounds and noises\u2026 \u201cEvery brick counts in your wall of silence \/ Because time snatches every passion \/ Bury your sad heart without hesitation \/ And tomorrow will be a better day\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
In the whole \u201cMorte di un amore\u201d is definitely a good album, although not an essential one in a prog collection\u2026<\/p>\n
P.S.: You can find the complete lyrics of the album and their English translation (that is not included in the booklet) on the following site: mortediunamore.randone.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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