Formed in Rome in 1972. They chose this strange name because of a place where they had rehearsed, a former inn. In the same year, Quella Vecchia Locanda debuted live at the Villa Pamphili pop festival to a very good public acclaim, and published their first record: it remains one of the best albums ever to come out in Italy from any group. Though their style has some influences from abroad (particularly Jethro Tull), their playing still contains a lot of new ideas. Their efforts to combine classical and rock music are very well conceived, above all in the piano/violin duets with a Vivaldi-like approach. The album is totally without faults; it's very easily listenable and - like their live work - highlights the violins. In spite of the fine success, with favorable responses from critics and public, they switched recording labels. Several members left: violinist Claudio Filice and bass player Massimo Giorgi (ex-Ritratto Di Dorian Gray) took the places of Lax and Coletta. With this new line-up the group released its second album, titled, Il Tempo Della Gioia. After this, the group disbanded. The design and graphics of both albums are very fine with beautiful fold-out covers.
(Taken from The Return of Italian Pop by Paolo Barotto)
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