PER UN AMICO

My first review..And it's a 5 star. The Firefox ratings warning didn't even scare me a little because I believe this album by PFM is the ultimate Italian gem. But alas! I cannot simply state my personal taste for the album! Where are the basis?

Per Un Amico synthesizes in one record all the beautiful aspects of the Italian scene, keeping away from the disasters of the genre. There is the clear, clean and logical use of moog, acoustic and electric guitars, violin and of course bass and drums. All the instruments seem to work together without showing off and thus creating beautiful songs that rely on the interplay of the instruments first and virtuosity second.

This is progressive rock written for the instruments and not the musicians. The vocals are low and quiet adding to the majestic soundscape without eating the music away.

I say this is the ultimate Italian masterpiece because comparing it with the other gems of the genre I believe this album (when carefully heard, more than 3 times as all serious music should be heard) has no dull moment no bits of wandering into pointless playing. I truly recommend this gem to any lover of progressive music and I am sure most of you, if you invest the time needed will find a truly astounding album perhaps only rivaled by Locanda's "Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più".