BIGLIETTO PER L'INFERNO

Although I don't think Biglietto Per L'Inferno sound very much like Jethro Tull, I can see why the comparison gets made. First off, there's the inclusion of flute, which seems to guarantee that any rock band will earn Jethro Tull comparisons! Secondly, there's the guitar playing of Marco Mainetti, which occasionally shatter a gentle moment the album has established with loud and aggressive playing that remind me a bit of Martin Barre's heavier moments. Add a dose of the Trespass-era Genesis which so many Italian prog bands were dipping into at the time - particularly The Knife in the heavier moments - and you end up with an Italian prog effort which is definitely worth a listen, and easily the better album from the band. The closing track offers a uniquely melancholy rumination which is perhaps the band;s most original and distinctive work.