Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Hora Prima - Hora Prima (2025)

 

The second album from this band from Italy.

The band was a quintet with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, guitars, keyboards, synths and vocals.

This band album debuted in 2020 with the L'Uomo Delle Genti. I reviewed that album in March last year in # 3 of the blog and gave it a very good rating. Good symphonic 1970s RPI. 

Five years has gone and the band is back again with a forty minutes long self-titled album. That normally means the band is marking a new start of the band and a change of direction.

We are still in the RPI genre with Italian vocals and a lot of references to the classic 1970s RPI scene. The symphonic part has largely gone and it has been replaced with both a more heavy prog and vaudeville rock direction.

The music is also quirky and has some funk and jazz influences. 

The music has more a contemporary feel than before although it is rooted in the 1970s. 

The vocals are good and the band does a good job. I still prefer their debut album. Nevertheless, this is a good album and well worth checking out. 

3 points 

 

  

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