review by daniel

This is one of those albums that everybody but me seem to love. It sounds good in theory; rough, heavy and diverse progressive rock, with plenty of influences (hard rock, jazz, even blues), performed with the right instruments (including flute, saxes and mellotron). In practice it often sounds like a studio jam where the band tries out ideas (some good and some not so good). As if I got “the Palepoli Sessions” instead of the finished record. There are two main reasons for this. One is the extremely poor sound quality, that effectively blurs some instruments (most frequently the keyboard and bass parts). The other is the lack of flow in the music. The different pieces of music don’t fit together that well, and the result is an album that leaves a fragmentary and unfinished impression. Another complaint concerns the singer, who sounds decent in the calmer parts, but “screamy” and annoying in the heavier parts.

A decent album that has its moments. Biglietto Per l' Inferno, Museo Rosenbach and Il Giro Strano are however better bands in the same vein, if you ask me.