ARGENTO

Mario Barbaja

Rock Progressivo Italiano

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More than a Folk than a Progressive album, Mario Barbaja's "Argento... Quando il Nostro Amore Diventa Libert�" it'sm a very romantic and quiet piece of 12 acoustic songs in which we can find some medieval inffluences, ballads and even Oriental sounds not just because the use of sitar but with the mixture of soft melodies into every song of the album.

Maybe "Argento..." doesn't had the musical weight of "Megh", the second and last album made by Barbaja, but it has some beautiful moments based on simple folk melodies leaded by acoustic guitar with a few sections in which we can also find flutes and othe strings instruments.

Some of the highlights are the opener Argento, La Canzone di Francesca (a beautiful and quiet ballad), Il Vento dell'Estate (maybe the best song of the album 'cos the lyrics and a soft and hypnotizing guitar melody), Il Mondo di Giulietta (a classic 70 RPI ballad!) and Nirvana, another soft but emotive acoustic song with some little prog moments...

Maybe not for every RPI fan, but without hesitation, a fine italian artist which has two of the most unknown Italian music gems of the 70...

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