Lucciole
per sempre, along with
The Missing Fireflies
from 2012, is a good complement to
the band’s 1977 masterpiece Forse
le lucciole non si amano più
and could
be considered a
celebration of their career. In
fact, this CD
plus DVD features two brand new tracks recorded in studio by the last
line up, five
tracks taken from a 1977 live show recorded
in the studios of the
Italian National TV and four tracks taken from a
1974 concert (the
DVD includes only the videos shot for the two unreleased pieces and
the complete video
from the TV show).
The album was released on the independent label AMS Records in
three different versions: the first option is the standard edition,
consisting of a tri-panel gate-fold support containing a CD, a DVD
and a 64-page booklet full of vintage pictures and excerpts from
Luciano Boero’s book Prati di lucciole per sempre (with an
English translation); the second option is a super-limited deluxe
edition that, in a vinyl-size box, contains the standard CD plus DVD
and booklet set, a white-coloured gatefold cover LP, a certificate of
authenticity and an exclusive signed copy of the original promotional
1977 poster with the photograph here used on the cover and originally
appeared in the 1977 LP sleeve; the third option consists in a simple
gate-fold cover LP edition, on black 180gr. vinyl.
The
album opens with the new compositions. The first one, “Mediterraneo”,
is a beautiful track with some ethnic flavours inspired by the
Mediterranean sea and by the efforts that men have to endure to
overcome the raging force of the waves when the weather is bad and by
the peace that its beauty could give when the weather is calm. The
second one, “Intro - Lettera di un viaggiatore” (Letter from a
traveller) is another excellent track, this time inspired by the
character of Cristoforo Colombo. Here the band imagined a love letter
sent by the famous explorer to the Queen of Spain...
Then
it’s the turn of the historic pieces taken from the 1977 TV
broadcast. The sound quality is good enough and we have the chance to
watch and listen to the heartfelt live versions of “Forse le
lucciole non si amano più”, “Profumo di colla bianca”, “Sogno
di Estunno”, “Non chiudere a chiave le stelle” and “La
giostra” (the last one not included in the 1977 album and
officially released only in 2012 on the album The Missing
Fireflies).
The
last four tracks were poorly recorded in 1974 and, in my opinion, can
be appreciated only for their historical relevance. The first one,
“Ti penserò con tenerezza” is a cover of Gentle Giant’s “Think
Of Me With Kindness” but with Italian lyrics. Then other three
covers follow, “Nothing At All” (Gentle Giant), “Appena un po’”
(PFM) and “Bambina sbagliata” (Formula Tre).
On
the whole, a perfect item for Italianprog collectors with a wonderful
packaging and a lot of great music.
You can listen to the complete album HERE
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