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Randone - Hybla Act 1

Label - electROMANTIC Art 415 Ita-2005
Reviewed by: Kevin Cloe
Genre: Prog Rock
Country: Italy
Language: English
Length: 52:12
Release Date: 2005
Label:
electROMANTIC Art 415 Ita-2005
Band Members: Nicola Randone / vocal, 12 string guitar, digital piano, arturia moog, NI B4 & orchestral samples Riccardo Cascone / drums & percussions
  Marco Crispi / lead guitar Livio Rabito / bass, vocal & background vocal
  Special Gusets:
  Beppe Crovella / moog, mellotron, wurlitzer Carmelo Corrado Caruso / baritone vocal
  Lautaro Acosta / violin Bianca La Rosa / female voice
  Elena Infantino / background female voice Franco Cilia / narrow voice
     
Track Listing: 1.)- Preludio (Hybla) 14.)-Giovanni Chiaramonte
  2.)- Guardia alle mura 15.)- Giovinastro e Lucsia
  3.)- Guerra agli invasori 16.)-Simone Chiaramonte
  4.)-La resa 17.)-La solitudine di Venezia
  5.)- Le invasioni 18.)-La fine dei Chiaramonte
  6.)-La regina di Cipro 19.)-Rimpianti
  7.)- Infuria la battaglia 20.)-Bernardo Cabrera
  8.)-Enrico VI e la corona di ferro 21.)- Cospirazione contro i Giudei
  9.)-Veglia funebre per il Conte Guglielmo 22.)-La caccia
  10.)-La principessa triste 23.)-Gian Battista Odierna
  11.)-Manfredi Chiaramonte 24.)-Il terremoto
  12.)-Ballata in onore del conte 25.)-Epilogo (crevit Ragusia Hyblae ruinis)
  13.)-Un genitore afflitto
The Review

Oh yeah. This is exactly what a symphonic prog head wants. I honestly don't know why this band does not have more exposure in the prog world. This band does it all. I usually do not gush - so forgive me as I am about to. Randone is the brainchild of Nicola Randone - who handles most writing and vocals, guitar, piano. But don't think this is a one man project - it is a full band effort. This is their 4th full length - and also their best so far. I have their previous 2 albums before this - and both are definitely great and worth tracking down - but this one is the masterwork. You will find everything you want from symphonic prog here - mellotron, moog, all the vintage keyboards you can think of. Acoustic, 12 string, electric (great sound) - all the guitar sounds you want. Vocals are outstanding and in Italian. Female vocals pop up from time to time also. This entire album is actually one huge track with no breaks the entire time. All of it is incredible!

The sound is classic Italian but more melodic and sometimes harder-edged. Bombastic melodies that sometimes re-surface, wonderful (real) vintage keyboards that serve in both the back and foreground, and what writing!! Once the song starts - it never lets up. Don't expect any dissonance or ambient filler here either. Admittedly - the writing style is focused on a particular type of symphonic prog - so you will not find overly complex structures to make your head spin, but the band has not set out with that as a goal. Rather, the band dwells on bombast and melody. By the way - the recording is also phenomenal - it is mixed perfectly and sounds fantastic.

Just think - this is only part one - hopefully we will all be blessed with a similar effort for part 2! This is my favorite album from Italy since Locanda Delle Fate in 1977! (that was and still is my favorite album ever) I cannot say enough about how good this album is. Drop what you are doing and order this now.

Rating: An easy 5 stars

 

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