Week of January 7, 2007
Personnel:
Michele Conta - piano, electric piano, polymoog, cembalo, clavinet,
synthesizer
Alberto Caviglio - guitars, vocals
Luciano Boero - bass
Ezio Vevey - guitars, vocals, flute
Leonardo Sasso - vocals
Oscar Mazzoglio - hammond organ, electric piano, moog, synthesizers
Giorgio Gardino - drums
Album:
Forse Le Lucciole Mon Si Amano Piu, 1977 Polydor 2448 055
CD: Mellow/Polydor (519 389-2), 1992; PolyGram Italia/Polydor 523 688-2, 1994
This bulky group made one of the finest Italian albums of the late seventies in
the classic symphonic rock style. They might have been influenced by Genesis
and Gentle Giant, but as usual for Italian groups, their approach
revealed a large degree of independence from the English progressive rock scene.
Locanda Delle Fate's sound was dominated by multiple keyboards. The
rhythmic interplay between piano and drums is sometimes interesting.
Unfortunately this was a time of decline for progressive rock and, apart from
this album, the group only released a couple of singles.
Taken from Scented Gardens of the Mind - A guide to the Golden Era of Progressive Rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European Countries, by Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-12-2