*. Piazza delle Erbe .*

Album: Saltaranocchio (1977)
Genre: Prog Folk (Prog Rock/Medieval)  /  Italy

A group formed in Cremona around 1973, and playing at III Festival d'Avanguardia in Naples in 1974, Piazza delle Erbe only arrived at their record release in 1977 with Saltaranocchio, a concept album born as a soundtrack for a theatre play by the group Teatro Zero from Crema. The album is based on an E.A.Poe novel, and is a rather fragmented work with long vocal parts (eight of the ten band members were singers) and musically inspired by folk and medieval tunes. An unconvincing album, this has been their only record release. Violinist/keyboardist Lucio Fabbri released a solo album on Cramps in 1978, Amarena, and has had a long career as composer and conductor as well as member of PFM. (www.italianprog.com)

Songs / Tracks Listing
01.Un tempo lontano
02.Saltaranocchio fammi divertire!
03.La fiaba
04.Una festa ci sarà
05.Scimmioni incatenati!?!
06.Fiabe
07.Presagi
08.La festa
09.Manca poco alla mezzanotte
10.L'arte del buffone
11.La vendetta

Line-up / Musicians
Giorgio Bettinelli / vocals
Roberto De Giuseppe / vocals
Lisi Gallini / vocals
Andrea Bellani / guitar, vocals
Michele Diliberto / flute, sax, vocals
Lucio Fabbri / violin, keyboards, vocals
Flavio Arpini / keyboards, cello, vocals
Bruno Mori / bass, mandolin, vocals
Stefano Erfini / percussion, guitar
Mario Petrò / drums, percussion

RATING:  7.75 / 10

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