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Band: Delirium
CD Title: “Live”
Band Website: www.idelirium.it
Label: Black Widow Records
Label Website: www.blackwidow.it
Release Date: 2008
If you’ve been listening to progressive rock music for any length of time, you’ll no doubt know about the major impact the prog of the early seventies had on Italy. Italy was perhaps the first country to fully appreciate the genre and where it could go. The list of bands from that era is long and illustrious and one of the bands that stands out for many is Delirium. So it was with great pleasure that Black Widow Records sent me a copy of the band’s new Live CD recorded at the end of 2006. Two thoughts came to mind as I listened to the disc the first time through, 1 – it’s great that this band is still together and performing, and, 2 – Man do these guys sound good!
Delirium originally came together in late 1969 at the start of the classic Italian progressive era. They released three recordings, the third of which is their most highly regarded and certainly has pride-of-place in my collection, before splitting up in 1975. It wasn’t until 2003 that the band reformed working with a couple founding members plus a couple new players. Rehearsals and tours got them in shape and voila we have the live recording here. There are 13 tracks performed; 3 from the first album (Dolce Acqua 1971) and 4 from their second (Lo scemo e il villaggio 1972). The CD is completed with a couple of single releases from the early seventies, two covers and one amazing new track entitled “Notte a Bagdad” (3:21).
What’s clear is that the years haven’t dimmed the fire in these guys! The music is classic Italian progressive rock with large doses of jazzy influences and a bit of softer pop-styled classical there as well. The performance is spot-on, tight and full of complex musicianship. The one thing that always impresses me about Italian prog is how much they pack into small packages. Here most of Delirium’s compositions tend to be in the five-minute range and yet they seem so much longer simply because so much seems to be happening. With a mix of instrumentals and vocals there is a natural division, the instrumentals tend to be more complex, while the vocals tend to take on a more melodic pop feel such as the 1972 single “E’ l’ora” (5:39). The song has a wonderful melody that is set within a driving rock oriented foundation with analog sounding synths laid over-top. Where the vocals are heard they’re usually supported with some beautiful multipart harmonies. Many of their compositions, even this single release, are arranged with parts that ebb and flow, building in tension and allowing for release. There are also, as you would expect, some softer acoustic guitar and flute pieces such as “Speranza” (5:41) once again incorporating some beautiful harmonies and a theme that builds and get grander as the song progresses. One of the more entrancing tracks is “Gioia, Disordine, Risentimento” (6:17) from their second album which is a slow moving piece that alternates between being majestic in scope and hypnotically placid. Delirium have at times been compared to Jethro Tull, primarily because of the flute playing style, so it’s not surprising in a live setting they perform a Tull Medley (7:20), and again because of the live nature the disc ends with a rousing rendition of the classic Joe Cocker song “With a Little Help from my Friends” (8:18).
I’m usually not a fan of live discs, but I have to make an exception for Delirium Live for a few reasons, primarily because they’re performing music from discs I don’t have, so for me this sounds very fresh. The other thing that I enjoyed is that while the musical performances are recorded extremely well, there is a real live feel here, we hear the band talking to the audience, and we hear the deeply appreciative crowd expressing the pleasure after certain musical moments, so you get to share in their excitement. It’s great to see Delirium back in such fine form, fans of the band or Italian progressive rock in general will certainly want to add this disc to their collection. Great news is they’re working on a new CD, Delirium 4…I can hardly wait.
Jerry Lucky
"My Progressive Rock World"
is on view at: www.JerryLucky.Com
..Ho respirato il vento di Liguria, nei passati due giorni di vacanza. Strano vento, quello della sera, lungo il mare. Caldo e calmo a tratti, poi deciso e freddo, come vorrei essere io nell'affrontare la vita, i problemi dei giorni e le ansie notturne. Non ha nome, quel vento, o meglio, ognuno di noi mortali può chiamarlo come vuole, e cantarlo, e suonarlo con i suoi strumenti, e richiamarne i toni, le armonie, il sospiro...Ho respirato il vento di Liguria, ed ho guardato stelle lucenti nelle notti senza luna, ad ognuna ho dato un nome e un volto, e non mi sono bastate...
Claudio Calzoni
1972...questi giorni....
avevo una finestra che guardava le alpi, ed erano i giorni in cui, sui primi monti vicini alla città, monti antichi, forse vulcani spenti, qualcuno aveva avvistato gli UFO...stavo affacciato, al freddo, per ore nella sera, a cercar luci volanti. Alla radio , gracchiante, un inno religioso dipanava facili note ed un suono graffiante...o-osanna... e ripetevo il canto...
la notte poi, la sera per i grandi, davanti alla tv per il rito sanremese, mi piaceva la musica e stavo ad ascoltare...chi sono questi...disse mio padre, e la nonna - guarda come sono vestiti -...il lampo, la folgorazione, la vita...
grazie a voi, Peppino ed Ettore e grazie a Ivano, Marcello e Mimmo se li sentite ancora, grazie allo sconosciuto biondo con la chitarra, alle ragazze in bikini e a quell'inno immortale specchio di tutta una generazione...il contributo di quei quattro minuti di musica è stato indelebile, e quel palco non potrà cessare di ripeterne l'eco...
grazie --
claudio ( e tanti come me )
Sophya Baccini Ospite alla Stazione Birra.
Delirium - Stazione Birra [ 15/02/2008 ]
Pino Di Santo e Martin Grice - Stazione Birra [15/02/2008]
Martin Grice e Fabio Chighini - Stazione Birra [15/02/2008]
La nuca di Ettore al Politeama [ Foto artistica by Pino Black Widow ]
Roberto al Politeama Genovese .
Si ringrazia per le foto del sottostante slide Mauro Zorzenoni e il comune di Trieste.
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Formed at the end of the seventies under the name of "Sagittari" (Pino Di
Santo, Ettore Vigo, Mimmo Di Martino, Marcello Reale) later jioned by Ivano
Fossati in 1970. In 1971 the band presents their first album "dolce acqua"
which offers an atmosphere based on a soft acoustic sound mixed with soft
rock and a touch of jazz, enriched by Fossati's flute creating a sort of
latin version of the more famous Jethro Tull. The popularity of the band took
a giant step in 1972 by appearing at the Sanremo song festival with the song
"Jesahel" soon becoming a number 1 seller with over a million copies
sold. Despite Fossati leaving the band (for military service) and
being replaced by english flute and sax player Martin Grice, Delirium
record their second album "Lo Scemo e il Villaggio" reaching a new level
of full artistic maturity with a splendid album of progessive rock
jazz. In 1974 it's the turn of delirium 3 "Viaggio negli Arcipelaghi
del Tempo" the most progressive of their works, enriched by a full
string section and for the first time Di Martino uses the electric guitar.
This album is generally considered amongst the top works in italian prog.
In 1975 the group disbands. After years of silence and thanks to drummer
Di Santo's insistence in 2003 the band reforms with Vigo, Grice and two new
members Fabio Chighini bass and guitarist-vocalist Roberto Solinas. Delirium
are back in splendid form with their first ever live . "Vibrazioni
Notturne" recorded at the end of summer 2006 in which they present a mixture
of old classics revitalised, new material and a couple of perfect
covers for a live show, Jethro Tull and a splendid version of "With a
Little Help from my Friends". Also in preparation is a new album "Delirium
4" containing new material which hopefully will be ready by mid 2007, both
these albums are presented by the independant label "Black Widow".
Discografia
LP
1971
Dolce acqua
Preludio (Paura) / Movimento I (Egoismo) / Movimento II (Dubbio) / To Satchmo, Bird and other unforgettable friend (Dolore) / Sequenza I e II (Ipocrisia - Verità) / Johnny Sayre (Il perdono) / Favola o storia del lago di Kriss (Libertà) / Dolce acqua (Speranza) / Jesahel
1972
Lo scemo e il villaggio
Villaggio / Tremori antichi / Gioia, disordine, risentimento / La mia pazzia / Sogno / Dimensione uomo / Culto disarmonico / Pensiero per un abbandono
1974
Viaggio negli arcipelaghi del tempo
Il dono / Viaggio negli arcipelaghi del tempo / Fuga n.1 / Dio del silenzio / La battaglia degli eterni piani / Un uomo / Viaggio n.2 / Ancora un'alba
SINGOLI
1971 -
Canto di Osanna / Deliriana
1972 -
Jesahel / King's road
1972 -
Haum! / Dubbio
1972 -
Dolce acqua / Favola o storia del lago di Kriss
1972 - Treno / È l'ora
" Attraversando il lago,l'antico Dio del Silenzio, sentì vibrare le dolci acque e, tra i verdi piani e la collina, ascoltò il canto disarmonico...fu allora che decise e scelse la strada più difficile...la strada dei Re. Indossando la tunica dorata il Vescovo dei Pazzi traversò il villaggio, e tutti lo seguirono, come topi alla cena di gala...dormi regina, all'angolo della quinta strada c'è ancora qualcuno che segue i sogni disperati... "
Salve ragazzi! ...e allora...quando verrete a suonare a Napoli??? Vi aspetto! Nel frattempo vi auguro una splendida serata...naturalmente musicale e piacevole!!! A presto Daniela
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