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SPIRITO BONOCanzoniere Del LazioProg Folk3.63 | 18 ratings |
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Sean Trane
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Rounded up to the 4th starThis third album is where CDL comes of age, where they really start they "rock" career (lack of better words, since not much is actually rock or really electric, but the attitude is certainly prog) and maybe folkie Peter (Jorma's bro) Kaukonen's production of the album has something to do with it, but something has changed. Behind the bronze age artwork, CDL (now a sextet) this album present two epic-sized tracks and two "shorter" tracks that explores many facets pre-classical folk music (reminiscent of Third Ear Band and Gryphon), sometimes mixing it with some minimalism (think of Terry Riley), at others the same kind of madness that inhabits groups like Samla MM or Alamaailman Vasarat, but without the humour. Starting out on the almost 17-mins Bailo In Re, Spiriti Bono is aptly titled, as it gives us plenty of folk adventures including wind instrument drones, violins and unfortunately for me, accordion (yuck!!). The track long meanders in different types of folk pieces found in Italy and Europe, from tarantella to sort of jigs, from Sard polyphonic vocals to semi-medieval music. The shorter Ballu is definitely more Mauresque or Turkish sounding and is reminiscent of Riley's music on Dervishes, mixed with a tad Andalucian folk. The flipside's Morte Del Pulcinella is a slow starter with a plazintive tone, so well given by the clarinet over a violin and a bowed bass, but slowly the Polichinelle's (that's a clown) spirit is revived through weird festive noises. The almost 16-mins closing title track (subtitled Coccodè) is another long adventure into the already-above-mentioned realm, this time the accordion and violin being a tad more present (and sounding like Dave Arbus) and in a way Third ear Band is just around the bend. The track does liger on a bit long, especially given the percussion solo just before the end While this album is a stunning progressive folk album, I suggest that most progheads continue with their crowning achievement Miradas that will be released the following year on the Crac label from Area. In the meantime SB is much worth a listen!!!
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