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Rovescio della Medaglia La BibbiaRovescio della Medaglia (Italy)La Bibbia (1971)Genres: heavy progressive, hard rock, proto prog

review by thomas

A concept album based on the Bible (the creation myth through to the flood myth). This is heavy progressive stuff, real heavy, like Black Sabbath crossed with Bodkin minus the keyboards. The first problem with this record is the total length; just over thirty minutes. The second problem is the totally unnecessary intro and epilogue making the actual length even lesser, now around twenty-five minutes. This is a shame and a disgrace, even more so since the album is rather good, though it’s somewhat repetitious in its themes. The album features a strong singer and a strong ensemble of guitar, bass and drums. The long “Il Guiudizio” also offers some more gentle moments besides the usual tight and heavy playing.

Anybody into heavy and noisy progressive rock should try this one.