Search - Le Orme :: Felona E Sorona

Prog Masterpiece

William Scalzo | Niagara Falls, NY | 09/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you don't speak Italian don't let that put you off, this is one hell of a great classic-era Prog masterpiece. The whole 33 minutes flow by like a symphony. Le Orme does here what they do best...write inspired melodies and dress them up in interesting arrangements, rather than going for the virtuoso technicality of other Proggers.



This one holds up extremely well to repeated listening and the keyboards are fantastic, so are the vocals and drums. But oh those Keys!!!



Highly recommended for fans of Prog's classic era."

Holds up surprisingly well

W. Schmidt | Beaverton, Oregon USA | 07/19/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Just received the CD - I'm now listening to this album for the first time in . . . . oh . . . probably fifteen years and it's still amazingly enjoyable. Actually, my original vinyl LP was the english language variant with lyrics by Peter Hammill (is that version available anywhere?). And while I was a huge Hammill and VDGG fan I found the lyrics very clumsy and a detriment to the music. Hearing the original version now (even though I don't speak Italian)I realize what a good prog album this was. Moody and melodic, it reminds me more of the "Nursery Chryme / Foxtrot" era Genesis if I had to compare to any other prog cornerstone. Well worth picking up."

Italian 'art/concept' prog-rock

diversity | New Joisey | 02/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just one the finest art-progrock to come out of Italy. Cover is good.Music here is the best Le Orme has done in this vein of prog-rock.An English lyric version exist (sung by Peter Hammill), but it is as a lp format and out-of-print. There also exists an website that has the lyrics also in English. Definitely enjoyable italian art-progrock."