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Metamorfosi - Inferno

Metamorfosi - Inferno
Released: 1973 / 1989
Label: Vedette / VM 2000
Cat. No.: VPA 8162 / CD 002
Total Time: 40:32

Reviewed by: Eric Porter, November 2003
Metamorfosi emphasizes the heavy use of keyboards, specifically organ and moog, to make their musical statement. Comparisons to ELP are understandable as the same approach is taken, total keyboard domination in the music. Strong dramatic vocals sung in Italian also put a stamp on the music. Inferno is made up of a number of short tracks (some clocking in at just over a minute) that connect the longer pieces together. The dry and dead sounding drums was a recording technique that must have been popular back then (as it is found on many recordings of that era) but I am not sure why.

The most impressive track is the opening “Introduzione” with some great church organ sounds, moog, and the bar room piano style that Emerson often used. Every so often you can hear some guitar, but its presence is rarely noticed. Some cheesy keyboard and sound effects may have you cracking up at times, but the keyboard playing is top notch. The softer section of “Caronte” about 3:25 in, with the organ, piano and flute, is one of my favorites on the record, and a nice break to the more frantic pace of the first few tracks, but it also contains the Star Trek phaser sound around 5:34 in, and again, it is hard not to laugh when hearing this. There is a horrible keyboard sound that is used in “Violenti” which thankfully is only in certain sections.

I cannot say that I was ever blown away by anything I have heard on this disc. You will find some excellent keyboard work throughout Inferno, but at times this is very dated sounding.

More about Inferno:

Track Listing: Introduzione (7:50) / Porta Dell’inferno (1:21) / Caronte (1:19) / Spacciatore Di Droga (6:22) / Lussuriosi (3:15) / Avari (1:33) / Violenti (3:45) / Malebolge (1:32) / Sfruttatori (5:42) / Razzisti (3:26) / Lucifero (2:32) / Conclusione (1:37)

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Musicians:
Jimmy Spitaleri – Vocals, Flute
Enrico Olivieri – keyboards
Roberto Turbitosi – Guitar, bass
Gianluca Herygers – drums

Contact:

Website: www.mclink.it/personal/MD6130/e-index.htm
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Discography

E Fu Il Sesto Giorno (1972)
Inferno (1973)
Paradiso (2002)

	Metamorfosi - Inferno
	Released: 1973 / 1989 Label: Vedette / VM 2000 Cat. No.: VPA 8162 / CD 002 Total Time: 40:32
	Reviewed by: Eric Porter, November 2003 Metamorfosi emphasizes the heavy use of keyboards, specifically organ and moog, to make their musical statement. Comparisons to ELP are understandable as the same approach is taken, total keyboard domination in the music. Strong dramatic vocals sung in Italian also put a stamp on the music. Inferno is made up of a number of short tracks (some clocking in at just over a minute) that connect the longer pieces together. The dry and dead sounding drums was a recording technique that must have been popular back then (as it is found on many recordings of that era) but I am not sure why. The most impressive track is the opening “Introduzione” with some great church organ sounds, moog, and the bar room piano style that Emerson often used. Every so often you can hear some guitar, but its presence is rarely noticed. Some cheesy keyboard and sound effects may have you cracking up at times, but the keyboard playing is top notch. The softer section of “Caronte” about 3:25 in, with the organ, piano and flute, is one of my favorites on the record, and a nice break to the more frantic pace of the first few tracks, but it also contains the Star Trek phaser sound around 5:34 in, and again, it is hard not to laugh when hearing this. There is a horrible keyboard sound that is used in “Violenti” which thankfully is only in certain sections. I cannot say that I was ever blown away by anything I have heard on this disc. You will find some excellent keyboard work throughout Inferno, but at times this is very dated sounding. More about Inferno: Track Listing: Introduzione (7:50) / Porta Dell’inferno (1:21) / Caronte (1:19) / Spacciatore Di Droga (6:22) / Lussuriosi (3:15) / Avari (1:33) / Violenti (3:45) / Malebolge (1:32) / Sfruttatori (5:42) / Razzisti (3:26) / Lucifero (2:32) / Conclusione (1:37) Song readout does not match with titles on the back of the CD package Musicians: Jimmy Spitaleri – Vocals, Flute Enrico Olivieri – keyboards Roberto Turbitosi – Guitar, bass Gianluca Herygers – drums Contact: Website: www.mclink.it/personal/MD6130/e-index.htm Note: will open new browser window Discography E Fu Il Sesto Giorno (1972) Inferno (1973) Paradiso (2002)