ALPHATAURUS

Alphataurus, as a band, caught my interest instantly. I'm used to listening to foreign music, or music in other languages, so this was no large feat for me. The first song I ever heard on this album was 'La Mente Vola', and I fell in love. I found some other songs from Alphataurus to enjoy, but never found the time to listen to this album. It is that time. The record starts off with 'Le Charmadere(Peccato D'orgoglio)', which translates to 'The Charmadere(Sin of Pride)'. This is the longest song on the album, running at over twelve minutes. This track features Robert Plant-esque vocals and a nice classic rock feel to it. 'Dopo l'Uragano', the second track, translates to 'After The Hurricane'. This song, I find, is pretty annoying. Even when the acoustic guitar is soft in the background, the vocalist decides to shout at the top of his lungs. In terms of music, though, this is a great track. The shortest track on the album, 'Croma', translates to (what did you expect?) 'Chroma'. This song repeats a nice build-up to the music. It is also instrumental. Quite beautiful. Now we reach the great stuff on this album. 'La Mente Vola' translates to 'The Mind Flies', a stellar title for this masterpiece. This song is so freaking amazing, if I write all I want to write about this song l, this review would be ten-thousand words long, so I won't. I like to keep it brief anyway. This song is one of my favorite songs ever. Not for Italian bands, not for progressive rock, but of all time. The track begins with a keyboard intro only comparable to Pink Floyd's 'On The Run', then moves into a soft(ish) rock tune with the best vocals on this album. I would honestly sit down and analyze this entire song from start to finish, but I'm lazy. Close to the end, the xylophone enters the scene in a short but amazing solo. At the very end there is a return to the keyboard intro, although this time an endtro. This track reminds me slightly of ELP. The next one, 'Ombra Muta', does too. 'Ombra Muta' translates to 'Silent Shadow'. Funky and psychedelic in nature, this track does not disappoint, although it doesn't really stand out that much either. If this album ended with 'Croma' or 'La Mente Vola' it would be much better, but this record is still great. Prog on.

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