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Biglietto Per L’Inferno is a popular and pivotal Italian
progrock formation but they only made one eponymous studio-album
in 1974. However, in 1992 an Italian label released the
CD Il Tempo Della Semina featuring early material and in
2005 the CD Live In 1974. Recently Biglietto Per L’Inferno
returned to the progrock scene, like so many other known
bands (from Banco and PFM to Il Balletto Di Bronzo and Latte
E Miele). This has resulted in the release of a new CD that
contains renditions of songs from their 70’s work.
The band has chosen to use the name Bigletto Per L’Inferno.folk,
it quickly becomes very obviously why because of the wide
range of folky instruments. But Biglietto Per L’Inferno
doesn’t forget her rock roots, pretty frequently the folky
has been blended with like in the opener Il Tempo Della
Semina (in which a lush instrumentation, from bagpipe and
electric guitar to piano and flute) and Il Nevare (beautiful
accordeon) and the titletrack (with Nina Hagen-like vocals),
both delivering propulsive guitar riffs. In the compelling
Una Strana Regina we can enjoy a Floydian guitar solo with
howling runs between folk with flute, ciolin and accordion,
in the vein of Mike Oldfield. And the short Ansia contains
heavy guitar play in a fluent rhythm while Confessione sounds
like a mix of folk and rock with raw guitar. This CD concludes
in a cheerful, pure folky climate with room for mandolin,
accordeon, flute and bagpipe. The strong vocals are in Italian,
in my opinion this always adds a special flavour to the
music.
And now we are looking forward to Biglietto Per L’Inferno
with a new CD featuring new material, I consider Tra L’Assurdo
E La Ragione as a strong bridge to that! Rating: 3 of 5
Stars!
Erik
Neuteboom
Progwalhalla.nl
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