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"Dopoguerra" marks the debut
release on Prophecy Productions after leaving their former label My
Kingdom Music on which they released "Undressed Momento" in 2003. Their
debut started with some samplings ending with a progressive number with
keyboards. On "Dopoguerra" the intro is also a sampling but the closing
tracks are far from being progressive and I even feel like they are
fillers and not adding anything to the album. This leaves us with the best
part including song # 2 "They were wed by the sea" to 8 "La Tregua". One
of the first things I noticed when listening to "Dopoguerra" was a
similitude to U2 in the lead guitar playing and a bit in the vocals too.
The promo sheet mentions other bands like The Cure, The Police etc…The
guitar work on this album is what I enjoyed the most and I particularly
appreciate the clean sound and also when a bit of echo is being used. On
each song you also have a great sounding bass and drum, melodic lines,
catchiness, sad or melancholic moments and heavy riffing. I can hear some
keyboards in the background as well even if it's not listed on my
information.
The bulk of this release is pleasant to hear but I can't really point
out any compositions as having anything outstanding and the last two
tracks are a bit boring. It seems like the guys used basically the same
formula in their songwriting which gives a certain feel of redundancy to
the album.
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