Landscape of Life

Artist: Osanna
Label: Disk Union
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988044370623
ASIN: B00024ZBQM

Release Date: 2004-06-03

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Tracks:

Catello Dell'es
Landscape of Life
Two Boys
Fog in My Mind
Promised Land
Fiume
Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime

Customer Reviews:

Would be even better without the English vocals.......2004-06-21

Osanna, in my book, one of the all-time Italian prog greats decided to follow Palepoli with this 1974 followup, Landscape of Life. For this album decided to be a bit more straightforward, go back to an actual collection of songs (although only six) rather than side-length epics, and even going back to singing in English on some of them. It's pretty obvious that the band wanted to revisit L'Uomo (their 1971 debut). In fact, I remembered knowing someone years ago who was convinced Landscape of Life was the followup of L'Uomo, when in reality was their fourth (and final album, until their 1978 reunion effort, Suddance). Landscape shows both the great and the not so great about Osanna. The title track, for example, gets bogged down by English vocals, and does get a bit repetitive. "Two Boys" is a more straightforward rocker that obviously sounds like a missing song from L'Uomo. Despite the vocals are in English, this is actually an excellent song. "Il Castello Dell'Es" is nothing short of incredible. Here the band wisely decided to sing in Italian, and it totally harkens back to the greatness of Palepoli. Lots of great Mellotron work from Lino Vairetti, and aggressive sax from Elio D'Anna. The band should have concentrated more on music like, because this piece justifies buying this album! "Fog on My Mind" is another example that the band shouldn't have sung in English. It starts off rather softly, but it gets better as it gets more aggressive, then they go in a lengthy percussion solo. "Promised Land" is a short acoustic piece with not-so-great English vocals. From what I understand was Corrado Rustici appeared on this album (although not as a full-time member, as Osanna broke up after this album), and likely provided the vocals here. Corrado was the brother of Osanna guitarist Danilo Rustici. Corrado was also a member of Cervello, who in the previous year (1973) released the incredible prog album, Melos (which is quite similar to Osanna). The final piece "River/Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime" is another piece where the band decided to sing in Italian, and go on making another great prog piece in the process. Once again, great mystical vocals with equally mystical Mellotron, before the band goes in to a nice jam. To me, I find the album a bit uneven, but it's still worth having, after you get Palepoli and Milano Calibro 9.

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