Title: The River
Product review: Le Orme has been around (with a couple of periods of inactivity) since the mid 60s with a fairly stable lineup and have always been an eclectic bunch. Some would call this "symphonic prog" or something like that, which is fine. It's certainly mighty pretty. The only complaint I have is the terrible drum sound. IL FIUME was released in 1996 but the drums have that 80s "gated" timbre so prevalent in certain quarters, as if they were recorded in an echo chamber. This can detract (and distract) at crucial times. Other than that, it's quite a melodic treat with some very nice piano (both acoustic and synthetic) passages and some sitar to spice things up a bit along with some good guitar sampling. And Tony Paglapietra's voice is as perfect as ever. "Il Fiume" translates as "the river" ("River Of Life" anyone?), and the mood is suitably aquatic and flowing. Oh, and it's only 36 minutes long. Talk about economy.
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