Showing posts with label Quarteto 1111. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quarteto 1111. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Quarteto 1111 ~ Portugal


Onde, Quando, Como, PorquĂȘ Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (1975)

This opus from the Portuguese group Quarteto 1111 would have fit perfectly in the middle of the 1973 Italian progressive rock movement. Mellotron galore with dramatic vocals that would make a band like Celeste, Premiata Forneria Marconi, or Quella Vecchia Locanda proud. In fact, this album has more mellotron than any other album I can think of (really)! And the melodies are sublime, a rare certain sound that is hard to write about, but no one creates music like this anymore, that's for sure. Wonderful synthesizer and electric guitar soloing as well. Unfortunately a very short album that doesn't quite hit the 30 minute mark. I love stuff like this.

Ownership: 2009 Guerssen (LP). Flapback cover. Insert with history in English.

1/12/07 (review); 2008; 3/7/10; 1/8/14 (update / new entry)

Catharsis ~ France

Et S'aimer et Mourir (1976) Catharsis' 6th, and last, album (not counting one reunion) shows the band more in jazz fusion territory....