Hurricane Records - I Numi - Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (LP-Papersleeve)

I Numi - Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (LP-Papersleeve) (CD)
Vinyl Magic 8016158311730

Genre: Prog-Rock
Recorded: 1971
Released: 2007

A band from Pavia formed around 1967 from the ashes of local beat groups Gli Spettri, ISolitari, Gli Imprevisti, they only released an album in 1971 for the small Polaris label (thesame as I Teoremi).Alpha Ralpha Boulevard nowadays is considered a minor Italian prog classic , is housed in avery nice cover, while music is song-based, with soft and dreamy atmospheres and goodlyrics by composer Guido Bolzoni. He had worked with some important names of theItalian pop music (like Mina).Some foreign influences are evident in the guitar playing of Mario Rognoni (nicknamedCarlos for his ability in playing in Santana style), but the band's sound has a strong, typicalItalian melodic songwriters vein. Instead of symphonic pomp, I Numi focus on straightedgedplots, based on the interplay between guitar and spinet, the excellent drumming,while lyrics mainly dealt with human condition, and an overall sad melancholy.The band had a good concert activity and even played at the Festival di Re Nudo in Zerboin 1972, one of that year's main musical events. Also they supported acts like Banco delMutuo Soccorso, Patrick Samson, Franco Battiato and The Renegades. The group splitlater the same year, when drummer Sollazzi left to join Lucio Dalla's band.Numi incarnation was reformed in 1975, this time with two keyboardists and a moresymphonic and ambitious sound. This line-up composed several concept works, the best ofthem will be seen on CD in a future AMS release.

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