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"EGO" - Alex Argento - Prog/fusion solo album

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Topic: "EGO" - Alex Argento - Prog/fusion solo album

Posted By: mat_hausen
Subject: "EGO" - Alex Argento - Prog/fusion solo album
Date Posted: May 23 2007 at 22:48

Hi to all,

I just recently discovered a new extremely talented musician that should be added to ProgArchives. His name is Alex Argento, he is a keyboardist/composer and he released his first solo album entitled "EGO". The cd contains ten instrumental tunes ranging from metal prog to fusion and jazz with a lot of other influences. The songs are outstandings, very well arranged and incredibly played.

Here you have all the detailed information of the album (I'm copying all the info from the original e-mail I received from Alex Argento himself):

"EGO" - first Alex Argento's solo album
Release date: May 1, 2007

Cd cover: http://a368.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/34/l_2e05bc30b45345181aba9a614cc8f857.jpg - (click here to see it)

Tracklist:

1 - Moving Around “E”
2 - Brainsick
3 - Synchronal Steps
4 - Mr. Shuffle’s Land
5 - Time Warning
6 - Metal Detector *
7 - Embrace To The World
8 - Genius **
9 - Vibrations
10 - Groovus In Fabula

All songs composed and arranged by Alex Argento except:

* “Metal Detector” written by Alex Argento and Stefano Ruscica
** “Genius” written by Alex Argento and Marco Sfogli

Main band:

http://www.myspace.com/alexargento - Alex Argento : keyboards, bass programming

http://www.marcosfogli.com - Marco Sfogli : guitars ( James Labrie - solo artist )

http://www.stefanoruscica.com - Stefano Ruscica - drums

Guest appearances by:

http://www.myspace.com/fabrizioleo - Fabrizio Leo : guitars ( Shrapnel solo artist )

http://www.myspace.com/alessandrobenvenuti - Alessandro Benvenuti : guitars ( solo artist )

Vittorio Falanga: guitars

http://www.jonreshard.com/ - Jon Reshard : bass (from Greg Howe's band)

http://www.astraprog.com/ - Andrea Casali : bass ( Astra's band )

http://www.myspace.com/eziocitelli - Ezio Citelli : "scat" vocals on "Groovus In Fabula"

You can listen some album samples at : http://www.myspace.com/alexargento - http://www.myspace.com/alexargento

(there are two prog-oriented tunes and two fusion-oriented tunes)

or check is website (it's still under construction) at:
http://www.alexargento.com - www.alexargento.com

That's all. I really think he deserves a lot of success. I bought his album yet and I can say it totally kicks ass!!! Highly recommended!!!

Thanks,

Mat.

Replies:

Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 11:28

Sounds pretty good.Two of the songs on the myspace page were pretty "fusion-y" but the other two sounded like prog metal to me.

I will add them to the Prog Metal Team's chart and see how it goes.

If you want to see our chart look at the thread of mine which is stickied in this section called "Prog Metal Suggestion? Look Here First".

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Posted By: mat_hausen
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 21:01

Hey man,

thanks a lot for the info!!

Mat