PIERROT LUNAIRE

Hmm...I don't think you can go wrong with this abum, if you are into the more pastoral side of Italian prog. Their second album, Gudrun, seems to get all the attention, but after MANY listens to both I find myself putting this one on more often. First off, they may as well have been recorded by two different bands. Whereas Gudrun is early avant garde, electronic and experimental, this one is completely dominated by the acoustic guitar. Guitarist Caporaletti has his way on this album, and he leaves afterwards, leaving the band stretching for a new direction (which they found, and successfully). Not classical guitar like PFM, but heavily strummed steel string acoustic. Very Italian folky music, and very beautiful too. Give it a try, you might like it as much as I do. An excellent addition to any collection, especially in the reissued mini-LP edition.