Acqua Fragile (album)
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Venue | Milan | |||
| Studio | Fonorama Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 36:53 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Numero Uno (record label) | |||
| Producer | Claudio Fabi and PFM | |||
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Acqua Fragile is the first album by the Italian progressive rock band Acqua Fragile. The album was released by Numero Uno (record label) in 1973.[1] The album is one of the few Italian progressive rock albums sung entirely in English.[2]
Dag Erik Asbjørnsen in Scented gardens of the mind compared Acqua Fragile's sound to Genesis, Yes and Crosby, Stills & Nash, combining Lanzetti's nasal voice with "majestic guitar licks" and three-part vocal harmonies.[1] Francesco Mirenzi in Rock progessivo italiano commented that the album "... is noted for the good cohesion of the compositions, close to the most peaceful moments of Gentle Giant."[3]
Augusto Croce in Italian prog said: "A good album with nice west-coast multi-vocal influences mixed with an English prog sound."[2] Jerry Lucky in The progressive rock files said: "Sounds like early Genesis. Two LPs [Acqua Fragile and Mass Media Stars] produced by PFM and it shows in their sound."[4]
Personnel
Musicians
- Bernardo Lanzetti: vocals, guitar
- Gino Campanini: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Piero Canavera: drums, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Franz Dondi: bass
- Maurizio Mori: keyboards, vocals
Others
- Gaetano Ria: engineer
- Claudio Fabi and PFM: producers
- Bernardo Lanzetti: lyrics
- Piero Canavera: music
Track listing
All tracks are written by B. Lanzetti (lyrics) and P. Canavera (music).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Morning Comes" | 7:25 |
| 2. | "Comic Strips" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Science Fiction Suite" | 5:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Song from a Picture" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Education Story" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Going Out" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Three Hands Man" | 8:06 |
