Posto Blocco 19 – Motivi Di Sempre (2014, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1 A Un Passo Dal Cielo (Suite 1) 4:06
2 E La Musica Va 5:12
3 All'alba Del Giorno Dopo 6:48
4 Scandendo Il Tempo 7:01
5 A Un Passo Dal Cielo (Suite 2) 4:48
Bonus Track
6 L'Ultima Acqua (Master 2014) 7:20

Musicians:
Bass – Massimo Casaro
Drums – Vittorio Savi
Guitar, Vocals – Raimondo Fantuzzi
Keyboards – Giancarlo Di Bella (5)
Keyboards, Graphics – Graziano De Palma
Percussion – Stefano Savi
Vocals – Bernardo Lanzetti (5), Francesca Campagna

Italian band POSTO BLOCCO 19 (Check-Point 19) began in the province of Parma in 1972 under the name Collettivo Musicale Collecchiese on the initiative of guitarist Raimondo Fantuzzi and a group of friends with a mutual love of the music of PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI, DEEP PURPLE and the SANTANA band. During that decade there was some concert activity for the most part in Emilia, and they also participated in the Pescara Rock Festival in 1979. Active until 1983, the group, due to the music fashions of the time, never had the chance to release an album (although a sole single `E La Musica Va' was issued in 1981) and eventually split.

After a long hiatus the band returned in 2005 but it wasn't until 2014 that they could release a first full length album on the independent label Lizard Records. Entitled `Motivi di Sempre', it collects the band's most significant pieces re-arranged as well as new tracks recorded with a renewed line-up featuring Francesca Campagna (vocals), Massimo Casaro (bass), Stefano Savi (percussion) and Graziano De Palma (keyboards) alongside founding members Raimondo Fantuzzi (guitar, vocals) and Vittorio Salvi (drums). Short but sweet, the results are five tracks (and a bonus recording) full of the magic of the classic Italian symphonic prog-rock sound, close to the textures of PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI and the dynamic keyboard progressions of BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, with sweet melodies and pastoral moments. It also includes a guest appearance by singer Bernardo Lanzetti (P.F.M) on a bonus track. (progarchives)