Il Rovescio della Medaglia - La Bibbia. 1971 Italy

This is one of the more misunderstood of the Italian progressive rock albums. Most known for Contaminazione, this has about as much relevance to that album as Tangerine Dream’s Electronic Meditation has to Phaedra.  A concept album around that always popular topic of the Bible, this mixes studio electronics and an experimental edge with primal blues hard rock. It’s not that it’s simple music - just unrelenting. A trio with more hard guitar than you’ll find on almost any Italian album. I had forgotten there was flute interspersed in a couple of places. 'Sodoma E Gomorra' is almost like a big band swing jazz track as done by a hard rock trio. Too funny given the topic.

Personal collection
CD: 2005 BMG (Japan)
LP: 1989 RCA

The CD above comes in a mini-LP. Both the CD and LP reissues have the cool insert.

Last listen: June 2005