The Watch - Vacuum (Italian Prog)

From Prog Archives: 4.26 rating (out of 5!) from 25 reviewers.

"I've granted my precious 5 stars to nine albums so far and was starting to doubt of ever finding that elusive number 10. Well, there must be a prog god somewhere for I've found it right here.

"Although I didn't have access to either the album booklet, the credits nor the lyrics, I’ve had the privilege of hearing the music of "Vacuum" over the last week or so and I can assure you of one thing: it is a work of stellar magnitude. It is altogether exhilirating, disturbing, entrancing, profoundly moving and symphonic to the core.

"First, let's get some things straight: vocalist Simone Rossetti (who is responsible for most of the work such as concept, music, lyrics, arrangements) does sound like young Peter Gabriel incarnate; Sergio Taglioni's keyboard solos do feel like they came straight out of Tony Bank's head; and some of Ettore Salati's lead guitar passages do sound like Steve Hackett is plucking away. But don't go thinking that The WATCH are yet another god-forsaken "G" clone. Rossetti is an extremely talented composer who uses the early GENESIS atmosphere as a filter to express his own art. The musical themes and phrases on this album are so rich and varied, only in jazz (and from a handful of prog acts) have I heard such an array of strange musical phrases so harmoniously brought together."


The Watch - Vacuum (2004 - 256kbps)

Tracks:

1. Hills (1:26)
2. Damage Mode (7:17)
3. Wonderland (7:05)
4. Shining Bald Heads (5:55)
5. Out Of The Land (6:05)
6. Goddess (5:48)
7. Deeper Still (3:24)
8. The Vacuum (10:59)

Line-up

- Simone Rossetti / vocals, flute
- Ettore Salati / guitars
- Marco Schembri / bass
- Gabriele Manzini / keyboards
- Roberto Leoni / drums