1974 ORIG AREA CRAC DYNAMIC FLIPPED PROG
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TOP COPY!
1974 WIGGED OUT PROG-PSYCH GREATNESS
AREA
CRAC!
ITALY - CRAMPS RECORDS - 5103
ORIGINAL
Undoubtedly one of the more adventurous, AREA were also a very important band on the seventies Italian prog scene, their first three albums in particular come highly recommended and essential listening to anyone into progressive rock.
The band formed in 1972 stabilizing with a line-up of superb musicians coming from other bands featuring ex I RIBELLI vocalist Demetrio Stratos, ex I CALIFFI guitarist Paulo Tofani, bassist Patrick Djivas (later to join PFM), drummer Giulio Capiozzo, keyboardist Patrizio Fariselli and on reeds and flute Victor Busnello.
The voice of Demetrio Stratos is particularly stunning -- you have to experience to understand, but his vocal styles are often like a wonderful instrument quivering in the mix of the complex passages...
"Crac!" is Area's third album, released in 1974 and one of the strongest in their revolutionary canon of political artfulness. The previous album had received some mixed opinions after the explosive debut; Crac! is a departure in style from both of those two records-in a way, more compact and sleek if that is possible to think of with Area. In that aspect, this is the most "accessible" version of the band, and not surprisingly, they had gained their largest following with insightful lyrics set to a whirlwind of musical directions. Through 1974 and '75, Area were dedicated to a consistent live schedule which helped them become one of the most influential groups in the land, touching musicians, listeners (especially younger ones), and activists alike.
By now, the two musical "leaders" of the band were at the top of their game: Demetrio Stratos' powerful voice fully ingrained as another instrument as well as the messenger. He didn't even have to use actual words to be at the forefront ("Megalopoli"). Meanwhile, Patrizo Fariselli dialed in the tricky complex and experimental parts: complex, but as stated, compact and often frantic. The twists and turns from Patrizio's relentless bag of tricks is nothing short of amazing. The newest member, Tovalazzi (bass) who joined after the debut, does a stunning job using electric, acoustic, and double bass. His background seems better suited for those frequent capricious excursions than the man he replaced, Patrik Dijvas (also an excellent musician, and a member of PFM at this point). The lyrics make use of metaphor and analogy to avoid sounding overtly political and aim largely at the day's youth. "Gioia e rivoluzione" is the most up-front; musically optimistic, but lyrically an earnest call to arms. A "battle" of love and passion.they compare their instruments to lethal weapons (ah, that old "change the world" ideal in music; reality seems to have squelched that out these days).
Much like Arbeit Macht Frei , Crac! jumps out of the gate with the two strongest tracks. "L'elefante bianco" is very intense and a fan favorite, the addictive Arabian flavored instrumental sections scorch like the Egyptian sun and the interplay and vocals are out of this world. Quite far from some of the more jazz oriented pieces that often appear, such as the following track "La Mela di Odessa", which is similar to the title track from the debut, with another excellent soulful bass-line during the second half after a frenzied romp through free jazz territory. The first two tracks show what Area do best, while the rest of the album expands and explores, often taking very different routes, and serving testament to the eclecticism of their palette. They take Mediterranean folk bits and play them with guitar and synthesizer; they settle down and play upbeat rock, do a little RIO, space out a bit in places, and of course stretch out when they need to. This is perhaps what people often miss in labeling Area simply as "fusion-rock"; their style is a fusion of anything they felt like doing, sometimes taking them very far from rock and jazz. We've noticed a love/hate result from this; people often say that they don't normally like fusion, but that they do like Area; or vise versa. To us, this is because Area are beyond categorization, and they belong to a handful of bands that break every rule or possibility of such.
1. L'elefante bianco (4:33)
2. La mela di Odessa (6:27)
3. Megalopoli (7:53)
4. Nervi scoperti (6:35)
5. Gioia e rivoluzione (4:40)
6. Implosion (5:00)
7. Area 5 (2:09)
CONDITION: The cover is a nice clean gatefold, top M- with no problems anywhere; been in good hands over the past 37 years...no bends, no writing and no split seams
The vinyl is all glossy smooth M- and plays TOP level CLEAN...both Cramps labels are clean
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