The first and second album from this band from Italy.
The band was a duo with a lineup of drums, bass, keyboards and vocals.
Some guests added guitars, piano and vocals.
This one and a half album, a double CD contains both the albums Lucillo & Giada & Topic Würlenio. Both of them were released the same year, 2019.
The band has just released a new album. This under the name Baro Prog. I will still use the old name when I review that album next month as I want to keep their albums under one name.
I reviewed their third album Utopie (2021) for # 2 back in May 2021 and I was not impressed by that album. I gave it a decent rating, two points. Hence, I was a bit unsure about reviewing their two remaining albums.
Their music is RPI rooted in the 1970s. It is melodic with a lot of early 1970s Italian pop influences. There is also a lot of folk rock and rock influences incorporated in their symphonic prog-influenced RPI.
The music is both lush and pastoral most of the time. There are also some instrumental fusion pieces here.
The vocals are mostly in Italian and they are good. Very good. The standards falls a bit on the two English language songs. RPI in English does not sound as good as RPI in Italian.
The songs on Topic Wurlenio is not as good as the songs on Lucillo & Giada. But there is not a big difference and the two albums merged into one unity is still a coherent unity.
The result is indeed a good album, bordering to being a very good album.
This album is a bit of a largely undiscovered RPI gem and it is a recommended purchase.
3 points
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