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...SIŁA I PIĘKNO MUZYKI TKWIĄ W JEJ RÓŻNORODNOŚCI..
..::OPIS::..
Genialny album - bez wątpienia jeden z pięciu najlepszych powstałych w kraju spaghetti westernów, a zawierający tylko dwie 20-minutowe kompozycje - pełne smakowitych, głównie gitarowych partii instrumentalnych.
Połączenie estetyki Pink Floyd z 1969 roku, z nieco rozmarzonym Hendrixem!
Garybaldi's last album ever is made up of only two long epic tracks: "Madre di cose perdute" and "Sette?", but that's enough to give us an absolute pearl of the genre.
What is absolutely evident for all to see is Bambi Fossati's Hendrix-influenced guitar playing and song writing style, infact the opening track seems to own a lot to "1983...(a merman I should turn to be)" from "Electric Ladyland". Not to mention how the second track recalls very closely "Voodoo Child" , not only in the musical structure, but also in the informal context in which the song was recorded: in other words a very long jam session, however brilliant.
This record differs very much from Garybaldi's previous release "Nuda", a work with much more keyboards and much closer to a "symphonic" prog sound; "Astrolabio" is totally different: the guitar reigns on everything, and the sound of the band is much closer to psychedelic /space rock kind of thing.
From a chronological point of view Fossati's guitar playing is incredible, considered the Italian guitarists scene of the time.
The record in the end risults very homogeneous and very enjoyable to the listener, and it is different from anything else in Rock Progressivo Italiano: a truly unique sound and style, powerful, evocative and visionary; impossible to ignore.
A truly gem, a must have.
Malve87
The second album under the Garybaldi name (but the third overall from the group) is maybe their best, but be prepared for a very short track list as only two of them lasting each their own vinyl side. With this album, they only confirm the direction they had taken with the sidelong suite from their debut album. Rumours has it that keyboardist Lio Marchi played on this as a session man - he does not get any writing credits, although he is very present.
Mother Of Lost Causes starts off as a very spacey-sounding exploration, but soon develops superbly what they had promised with the Moretto Da Brescia pinnacle of Nuda. Simply superb double-tracked guitar wailing somehow reminding more of Robin Trower (another Hendrix-ey connection) and very abruptly ended by an almost sonar- echoed repeating key that is reminiscent of a great Argent track. Astounding stuff, you proheads!!! In Italy only Flea (with their Topi O Uomini album) approaches such a complete feast of guitars at the time.
The second track is recorded live and is kick-arse rock'n roll (sometimes sounding a bit like Hendrix's Voodoo Chile played by Trower) and some wild KB-guitars (Purple-like) call and response. This track is not quite as proggy as the previous one, but shows another facet (improvising) of the group. Pity these guys stopped so soon, even if Fossatti will make further records.
Easily their better album, this lengthy solo feast is never over-indulgent or gratuitous heroics and in its genre is a textbook example of its own.
Sean Trane
..::TRACK-LIST::..
1. Madre Di Cose Perdute 20:30
2. Sette? 21:23
..::OBSADA::..
Guitar, Guitar [Leslie], Vocals, Effects [Chitarra Cosmica] - 'Bambi' P.N. Fossati
Drums, Vocals, Effects - Maurizio Cassinelli
Bass, Vocals - Sandro Serra
Keyboards - Lio Marchi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FGxsCy8L7Y
SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!
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