Rocky's Filj's sole album is a superb progressive rock album, with a strong jazz leaning. Deep grooves, heavy wah wah guitar rhythms, and head bobbing melodies are just some of the characteristics of this fine work. File along with Duello Madre and La Seconda Genesi, though Rocky's Filj is a bit closer to the sound of Arti & Mestieri at times, moving it more towards progressive rock rather than purely jazz rock.
Interesting to read modern reviews scoff at the dramatic vocals, but honestly that's the style of the genre. Histrionic vocals are to be expected from the early 1970s Italian progressive rock bands. Il Balletto di Bronzo's Ys and Metamorfosi's Inferno are far crazier than anything you'll hear by Rocky's Filj.
Ownership: LP: 1973 Dischi Ricordi. Excellent gatefold with lyric inner. The LP is a recent online acquisition. This replaces the CD (2003 BMG) that made up the original entry. The back cover is my copy as we added it to Discogs.
2/23/10; 1/12/22
Annnd... finally reissued on luscious vinyl! Sony/BMG has done a marvelous job and it is utterly delicious; same gatefold cover as orig.
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