NUOVE LETTERE

Hard to believe it's been over 8 years since the last written review for this album. This is where it all began for Italy's own MARY NEWSLETTER. I really like this band and especially their first and third studio albums. I would rate this second best of the bunch. It's a little Bluesy, a little Psychedelic and mostly Progressive Rock.

"Introduzione" is somewhat spacey early. Strummed acoustic guitar as it builds with flute and drums joining in. It kicks in at 3 1/2 minutes with some excellent bass. "Le Mie Mani" sounds great early on with the bass as flute, drums and a full sound follow. The guitar before 1 minute starts to solo. Nice. Piano is prominant when the guitar stops. Vocals before 3 minutes. Piano and bass are prominant again when the vocals stop. The vocals continue to come and go. "La Danza" opens with flute then it kicks in with bass, drums and guitar standing out. Bluesy guitar before 1 1/2 minutes. Vocals 2 minutes in. "Mary" opens with guitar, bass and piano as drums join in as well. Love the sound of the guitar. Almost spoken vocals follow then it calms down. Love how this sounds 3 minutes in just before the vocals arrive. English vocals for a change on this one. This song continues to twist and turn throughout. Great track.

"Thanks Daddy !!" kicks in with a full sound almost right away. It settles some when the vocals arrive. Chunky bass here. It picks back up around 2 minutes with some excellent guitar. Great sound here to the end. "Thoughts" is the closer and at 13 minutes the longest song on here. It's mellow to start with flute and gentle guitar. Atmosphere too. The organ floats in bringing to mind FLOYD. It kicks in at 1 1/2 minutes. Vocals before 3 minutes. Guitar solo 4 minutes in with chunky bass and more. A calm before 7 minutes as sounds come and go. Very psychedelic here. It starts to build after 9 minutes as the drums pound. A calm 10 minutes in then it kicks back in. Vocals follow.

I'm a big fan of this band and they certainly started their careers off on the right foot with this excellent debut.