PER UN AMICO

Forget the rubbish cover (and it IS a stinker) - here's a question. Is there another prog act who had such a dazzling start to their career? Storia and Amico are no-brainer five-star classics, bona fide musts, and given that Isola di Niente, plus the anglophonic revampings Photos of Ghosts and World Became The World are also at the excellent end of indispensable, I'd argue that NO prog act of any durability produced so much brilliance in their formative years. This one is another personal take on KC/Genesis/Yes mores with melodic Italian pop sensibility and ridiculously throwaway virtuosity usually summed up best - as in Il Banchetto - in tiny cameos rather than florid solos. Aural nectar.