I love this website so much, especially when you win stuff, like this album. <\/p>\n
I woke up today, and was suprised to see a big package in the post. I noticed it was a book? What the hell, I knew I won an album from a band called Randone, but I didnt know it was a book.<\/p>\n
Yes this album does come with a book…in Italian.<\/p>\n
Now, I did like the idea of a book accompanying an album (The Tangents Not As Good As The Book was quite funny.) But because it was Italian, a language that I do not know, I was sad because it looked to be quite good, and I couldn’t be arsed to learn Italian just to read this book ( I do know enough French & Spanish t guess some of it).<\/p>\n
Now, onto the album.<\/p>\n
It was suprisingly great. It really was a super dooper album from a really unheard of guy in my opinion. (Maybe he is quite big in Italy)<\/p>\n
This album has a very neo prog vibe to it, like Marillion & IQ, but at times, splots of Genesis can be heard.<\/p>\n
Nicola’s voice is pretty interesting and the Italian language realy does flow well with singing, as you would notice with Italian arias.<\/p>\n
This was also sent to me by Nicola Randone himself, which is quite cool, but I feel sorry I didn’t pay for it, oh well, his loss, my gain hahahaha.<\/p>\n
1. S.I.B. (Prolouge) – Amazing build up in atmosphere. Fantastic instrumental work. 9\/10<\/p>\n
2. Primo Dell’Anno – Very Marillion. Great use of mellortrons. The vocal harmonies are very beautifull. Love the circus song at the end. 9\/10<\/p>\n
3.Differenze – Just an amazing piece of melodic prog. The synths in this song rule. Great vocals from Nicola. Was nice to hear a Martin Luther King speech at the end. 9\/10<\/p>\n
4. Promesse – Whispering in Italian always sounds quite sinister and almost archaic to me. Amazing use of keyboards and weird use of sound effects. 8\/10<\/p>\n
5. La Cella Degli Amori Estinti – Very nice & timid. Lovely acoustic solos. 8\/10<\/p>\n
6. Spreanze – The instrumenal section sounds like Tetris haha. Quite eccentric but still great. 8\/10<\/p>\n
7. Emanuela – Wow, what a vocal performance. Just overall an amazing piece of music. Quite beautiful as well. Again, some amazing spanish acoustic work. 9\/10<\/p>\n
8. Linea Di Confine – Suprisingly very catchy. Just amazing in every possible way. The vocals really show some amazing emotion. The video for this song is also pretty cool. 10\/10<\/p>\n
9. Devresti Non Scordare – A beautiful cheesy ballad. Great chorus. 9\/10<\/p>\n
10. Buona Notte – Reminds me of an Eels song. Love the toy piano in this song. The ending is weird. 8\/10<\/p>\n
11. Preghiera Di Un Re – Incredibly beautifull intro. The piano work in this song is amazing. I love the electronica like backbeat of the song. Again the mellotron is used wonderfully. 9\/10<\/p>\n
12. Ritorno -Very Genesis. Great changes in mood throughout. 8\/10<\/p>\n
13. 22 Aprile – Quite laidback and soothing. Great organ work. 8\/10<\/p>\n
14. La Caduta Della Mia Stella – Beautiful atmospheric guitar and mellotron work. Suprisingly eerie at times. Mostly another laid back, almost ballad like song. 8\/10<\/p>\n
15. Amori – Again it reminds me of the Eels, although everybody does. It’s a wee bit too similar to the last song. The instrumental section is very weird and has a very Genesis meets latin vibe to them. 7\/10<\/p>\n
16. Epilogo – A nice way to end the album.Very beautifull ending. 8\/10<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION: I’m now able to look without fear into the world of Italian prog. Thank you Randone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I love this website so much, especially when you win stuff, like this album. I woke up today, and was suprised to see a big package in the post. I noticed it was a book? What the hell, I knew I won an album from a band called Randone, but I didnt know it was…<\/p>\n