THE COLOUR OF CHANGE

Music is endless and has no boundaries, we are lucky to be living in this era where people never cease to create and share, and I really thank the musicians who always keep our spirit up, loving life and enjoying music. This time, Dario Vignale had the kindness to introduce me to his band, The Forty Days, a four-piece Italian act whose debut album was released in the late 2017 and has fresh music to share, in spite of its obvious retro influences.

It opens with "Looking for a Change", its first minute is kind of mysterious but later it truly starts with a blast of rock that takes us to a 70s musical with a 21st Century prog disguise. The song is really enjoyable; it has cool keyboard moments and those retro guitars that remind me of Uriah Heep. "Uneasy Dream" has a nice proggy-funky mixture that will make you move your head. Though it is a short piece, its instrumental rock essence is amazing. I like how the band's sound might contrast from song to song, I am saying this because after that rocky song full of energy, they continue with "The Garden" a song that might sound like a ballad, a soft and even depressing song with heartfelt vocals and later with so wonderful and also heartfelt guitar riffs. The song lasts almost 7 minutes, and in spite of its slow rhythm, it runs so fast!

"Homeless" is the longest composition here. The structure has once again a slow rhythm, but that's not a problem at all, it brings moments of tranquility and even introspection, the sound is soft and somehow slow, but it is very well composed rock. After five minutes the song makes a big change, an instrumental proggy passage appears, with a faster rhythm provided by keyboards mainly and followed by drums and strings. When it finishes, a new episode begins within the same song, a kind of peaceful but at the same time chaotic atmosphere appears ?there are some psych nuances here and there, by the way- opening the gates to the vocals and guiding the song to its final part.

"John's Pool" brings again that 70s feeling, it is impossible not to have a flashback, to be honest, but anyhow they manage to create a fresh-retro-sound, if that's possible. I love those keyboard bombastic moments it spreads, and I like a lot those contrasts within the same song, those different inner passages, exemplifying a man's soul and mind, our essence. "Restart" is one of my favorites here as well as one of the proggiest. It's a deep encounter with life, a walk with conscience and introspection. The guitar work here is outstanding in both, acoustic and electric, and the song's changes are very touching.

The last track is "Four Years in a While". It runs so naturally, it is a wonderful piece to finish the album. Its rock, psych and proggy passages, its changes, its voice, all together make it great.

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