BLOCCO MENTALE 'Ποα' LP (Italy, Vinyl Magic, Catalogue #VM LP 32) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2011 Vinyl Magic LP edition of RARE album entitled Ποα (in English: Poa) from 1973 by Italian progressive rock band Blocco Mentale (originally released in 1973 in Italy on the Titania label.) Top-shelf Italian prog!
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Limited edition reissue, 180gr.colored vinyl (this copy is white).
Laminated gatefold sleeve with a small rectangular hole on front.
Originally released in 1973 Titania BM 2301
A very obscure and one of the rarest albums from Italian rock music scene of the 70's. This album takes on ecology as its theme and sings of the evil of polluting the planet. Terrific basic progressive music housed in a creative gimmick sleeve with window to flower. Blocco Mentale were a quintet, consisting of Aldo Angeletti (who wrote the music) on vocals and bass, Michele Arena on drums and vocals, Gigi "Roso" Bianchi on guitar and vocals, Filippo Lazzari on keyboards, harmonica and vocals, and Dino Finocchi on vocals, sax and flute. Musically Blocco Mentale is characterised by a progressive style with some personal touches. The best intruments are the horns and the keyboards. The album opens with angular staccato sax riffs and then slides into a lush melody somewhat reminiscent of PFM ( Premiata Forneria Marconi ) in their early (and best) days. There are rich vocal harmonies blended with organ and flute, and once again a Meditteranean sensibility which distinguishes much of the best Italian progressive rock. (The opening lines of that opening track, "Capita," are recapitulated in the closing lines of the sixth track, "Ritorno," but the album still has one track to go at that point, oddly enough.) Swelling Mellotrons blend into vocal harmonies, and give way to a cascading piano line. The music moves around a lot in the course of the album. The fourth track, "Io E Me," is an amazing Meditteranean blues, with a wailing harmonica taking the lead. First time ever reissue.
'Their sole album is one of the really outstanding pearls of Italian rock. Being more introspective and relaxed in style than most, this very poetic and fragile album has sadly been overlooked by some collectors. The delightful melodies are performed by a very distinctive vocalist with a slightly nasal, high-pitched voice, comparable to Par Moran of the British group Spring or Colin Goldring of Gnidrolog. Intstrumental reference points could include Procol Harum, Raw Material and Van Der Graff Generator. In places, three-part vocal harmonies add hippie vibes resembling some of the US West Coast bands. The tracks from the interconnected 7-part suite with varied instrumental backing (piano, organ, flute, mellotron, guitar, sax, moog in this order). "La Nuova Forza" is the best example, blending complex prog, folk, jazz and harmony pop in a classic 8-minute track. By the way, 'Poa' is the greek word for the fertile element: earth.' - Dag Erik Asbjornsen/Scented Gardens Of The Mind
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
| A1 | Capita | |
| A2 | Aria E Mele | |
| A3 | Impressione | |
| A4 | Io E Me | |
| B1 | La Nuova Forza | |
| B2 | Ritorno | |
| B3 | Verde |
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