This melodic pop band was formed in Cremona around 1967, and had a rather anonymous career with the early production, their only interesting album being the nice Pensando from 1972.Their first album Cercando la vita contains the typical Italian melodic pop of that era, with the voice in evidence and the organ as the main instrument, a short (around 30 minutes long) LP that includes eight tracks all around three minutes with the sole exception of the long title track; the album was re-released a year later as Hydra with just an extra track.Pensando is a surprisingly good album, mainly organ-driven and with some fuzz guitar. Vocal parts are good despite some melodic influences and not great lyrics typical of the Italian post-beat groups. There are very nice tracks on it like Un pugno di mosche, also on single, Maria and Amo mia madre, but the 10 tracks, all in the 3-4 minute range could have better instrumental developments.The band disbanded around 1975 and their last production was again in a commercial direction, their last single Piccolo amore was presented at that year's Disco per l'Estate contest.
Line-up / Musicians
Silverio "Silver" Scivoli/keyboards,vocals
Luciano Spotti/guitar
Roberto Caroli/drums
Gigi Puzzo/bass
Giuliano Quarantotto/bass,vocals
Discography(Album)
Pensando 1972
1.Ingresso
2.Ma Per Colpa Di Chi?
3.Unpugno Di Mosche
4.Amo Mia Madre
5.Maria
6.Sogni E Delusioni
7.Fortuna E Ragione
8.Nella Tua Mente
9.Qualcosa Per Sognare
10.Sortita
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I Flashmen - Pensando 1972
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