01	La Prova						08:24
	02	Sarajevo						06:36
	03	Margherita a Rodi						07:04
	04	Terra di Nessuno						07:54
	05	Senza Pretese						00:55
	06	Windsor						09:40
	07	L'Attesa						03:22
	08	Il Ritorno						06:00

Calliope [Italy]
Updated 8/25/00
Discography
La Terra Dei Grandi Occhi (92)Cita di Frontiera (93)Il Madrigale del Vento (95)

Reviews
"Calliope" is the name of the mystical muse that inspired the name of the band. Their music was inspired by groups like PFM or Camel with keyboards like Hammond, Moog and Mellotron as leading intruments with an harder rhythm section. Their lyrics are about the bad conditions of our planet and the never ending dreams of positive people; for who is still dreaming. Now they're recording the new CD for the 1993, and his name probably will Citta Di Frontiera.
Yet another newcomer from Italy. Calliope combines vocals that hearken to bands like Banco and Museo Rosenbach with heavy metal styled power riffs and frantic keyboard leads. This is a strong release, but I can't list it among my favorites. While containing firey musicianship, the actual note patterns they play are very repetitive. They impress you with raw speed, but don't carry through with mature writing. Not to say their writing is bad, however. This is a good album. Solid metal-styled progressive rock, not unlike the US band Dream Theater, maybe a bit less virtuoso. They remind me most of the Japanese band Gerard in the way their instrumental passages are blistering, though not terrifically difficult to play. The music as a whole lacks the compositional skill of PFM, Yes, or even Genesis. You can think of them along the lines of an Italian version of Camel on speed. Nonetheless I give this a weak recommendation to fans of the new Italian bands and/or progressive metal freaks.
One of numerous Beppe Crovella productions, this Italian band features voice, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums. The compositions on Citta di Frontiera make use of plenty of Italian lyrics, Hammond organ, electric guitar and energetic rhythms. The sounds are rich, varied and mostly electric. This music is faithful to Italian tradition and relies on an energetic approach and an imposing sound. A disc full of excellent guitar and keyboard riffs that give a somewhat heavier tone to the usually more subtle Italian symphonic rock. -- Paul Charbonneau
The band broke up and reformed several times after Il Madrigale del Vento . They are currently reformed again with several new members and are writing in hopes of creating a new CD. -- Fred Trafton
[Do not confuse with US band of same name, with self-titled album on Thick Records label. Not prog.]

Links
http://www.comune.torino.it/rock/calliope