AREA — 1978 Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno, Gli Arrabbiati Restano! (review)

AREA — 1978 Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno, Gli Arrabbiati Restano! album cover Album · 1978 · Jazz Related Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
Warthur
Another intriguing experiment from the Italian masters of avant-fusion, 1978 Gli Dei... sees the band drift towards the more comedic end of the avant-garde, spewing forth outrageously cartoonish vocals over a musical backing which seems a little weaker than their usual to me - a bit too repetitive, a bit too low key, without the fast playing and technical skill evident on their earliest albums. Like the Mothers of Invention (who must surely have been an influence on them), they even dip their toes into doo-wop parodies here and there; unlike the Mothers, they don't produce any particularly interesting results. An album for the more committed Area fan, this one.
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