Friday, January 14, 2022

Unreal City - Frammenti Notturni. 2017 Italy


Unreal City's 3rd album certainly pushes all the right buttons for the Italian prog rock style. Many shifts in tone and pace, impassioned vocals in the local language, and complex compositions. All that said,  Frammenti Notturni seems a bit flat, and the instrumentals can be stilted. Not sure where to point the blame, as there's no real obvious flaws. Repeated listens in various settings haven't really swayed me one way or another, and yesterday's attempts resulted in a -1 rating. Hanging onto it for now, as there might be that a-ha moment to come (nope).


Ownership: CD: 2017 AMS. Purchased from online retailer not long after release. Wonderful gatefold papersleeve with booklet containing photos and lyrics. 

1/14/22 (new entry); 7/4/22 (remove from collection)


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