JET LAG

This is the 2nd album of PFM with Bernardo Lanzetti as voicalist and present Gregory Bloch and his violin. The title, probably, is a reference to the long tour in America. This album is recorded between Burbank, California ('Kendun Recorders') and 'Scorpio Sound Studio (London, U.K.), where the album was also mixed. The master was made at 'RCA Studio' (london). The production is by PFM, with the executive production by 'Franco Mamone MGT'. The final result is an album that have a record better than the albums recorded in Italy, but in the end, the sound is very mellow and dark (typical of the album recorded in Italy), though much more airy. Bernardo Lanzetti's pronunciation of English is perfect (as always) since he lived (and, if I am not mistaken, studied) in New York. Lanzetti's not wrote lyrics, that are from old members (with the English lyrics by Marva Jan Marrow, a classic English lyricist for RPI in 70's).

Musically 'Jet Lag' is not proper a Prog album because it is more close to a Rock album with Jazzy parts. Sure the songs are very technical and the arrangiaments are not invadents, so the songs are light, melodic and full of emotional feeling. In a certain sense bands as Notturna or Conqueror are approach to this version of PFM.

The songs, for this motive, are easy to describe but I prefer to speak only about some songs, which I believe are good examples of 'Jet Lag' musical concept. 'Peninsula' is a composition for solo acoustic guitar, played by Franco Mussida with an 'Ovation' guitar. This song is full of emotional feeling and the style is close to New Age. 'Breakin' In' is a pure Rock melodic song dominated by Bloch violin and Lanzetti's voice that is extreme close to Roger Chapman, given the use of faltering. 'Cerco La Lingua' (eng: 'I Seek The Language') is another song in this way but with a great athletic drums work by Franz Di Cioccio and a great Folk melody. 'Meridiani' (eng: 'Meridians') is a great Instrumental Neoclassical Prog Blues, dominated by electric guitar of Mussida that seems out of the 60's. But the best song (one of the more obscure masterpiece of PFM and RPI) is 'Traveler', a Slow Rock with great feeling, and that for me is the best song of PFM with Lanzetti.

So 'Jet Lag' is, also today, one of the best PFM's albums. Not prog as the 70's albums without Lanzetti but a clear example of great music. And, for me, not only for PFM or RPI fans.

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