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Light pop music from one of Italy's finest Prog bands.

Prog Fan | Houston, TX | 08/29/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this Banco title because: 1) they are one of my favorite Italian Progressive bands, with an output that includes some of the finest music from this (or any other) genre; 2) it's reasonably priced; 3) I'm a completist and didn't recognize any of the song titles from all my other Banco CDs.



As one might expect from the cover design and title, this is basically Banco lite - well-crafted pop titles that don't approach the complexity of their full-blown prog material. Nevertheless, it is a pleasant listen, and the production values are very good.



As a side note, it was quite strange to hear electronic drums in use (on some songs) here - I can't recall any other Banco material using them. I suppose they adapted to the "demands" of the music at hand...



While I wouldn't rate this album as below average by any stretch, neither would I recommend it over the many other, more musically significant Banco titles. If you don't yet have their first six albums - especially "Darwin" or "Io Sono Nato Libero" - by all means, go for those first."