Teramo, Abruzzo Italy
Joined : May 25, 2006
It's not a bad album, but rather disjointed. I see that some reviewers didn't like it at all, although I think some of the dislike may be based on a misunderstanding. I see a review that says "this is not opera". In Italian "opera" simply means "work", not the English/French usage which means "upmarket musical." In this context "Opera 1" simply means "my first work", so don't expect Wagnerian shouting and crashing.
I like "Forest's creature", I don't like the pitch bending on several of the tracks it just reminds me of a damaged record player. But there are some interesting ideas struggling to get out.
I'm not a fan of the faery tale in this sort of context, it's all a little twee. But despite this, the album has good moments and it's worth listening to at least once. Probably not a keeper though, I can see that if you invited some friends in and played this they would nod at you politely while edging towards the nearest exit.