FEDE, SPERANZA, CARITÀ

J.E.T. is a band from Genova who released this somewhat obscure heavy prog album in 1972. Others have mentioned the connection to the other harder edged Italian bands and I certainly understand. "Fede" reminds me quite a lot of Deep Purple with the heavy organs, raging guitars, and the high pitched Gillan-esque yelping. They will also appeal to New Trolls fans without doubt and though just my opinion, I think this is better material than most Trolls stuff.

The material is quite strong and successfully combines heavy rock, great melodies, and some of the Italian prog feel without sounding like the PFM style Italian. The guitarist is quite nimble and I really like the strong bass presence. The deeper we get into the album, the more varied and interesting the song's arrangements get. While the album may start off with a blast recalling raucous Purple, we are treated to more than Smoke on the Water type jams. There are some quite lovely softer moments too although they are definitely in the minority. This album rocks hard! The rhythm section is pretty solid and some of the backing vocal arrangements arrive nicely at just the right moments. While some of the high-pitched vocals occasionally grate on me, for the most part this is an interesting and enjoyable slice of heavy prog. They do a nice job of alternating piano, organ, and mellotron over various distorted guitar sections, and even drop a bit of cello in one track.

I have read that the lyrics are Christian in nature and while I really abhor proselytizing in music, I somehow doubt it's the less-than-subtle evangelizing you can run into nowadays. The 2005 Japan mini is an outstanding replication of the original album design although no bonus tracks. Recommended for fans of Italian prog, 70s hard rock, dramatic "Child in Time" style Purple.

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