One could not talk about the Italian progressive rock scene without mentioning the influence of the New Trolls.
Just before splitting up and disbanding into two different bands (IBIS and New Trolls Atomic) the soon to be gone band released their final and best album IMHO called "UT". This delicate album of sophistication and beauty has stood the test of time and remains one of my Italian prog favs!
Canadian fans will be surprised perhaps to know that the song "I cavalieri del lago dell'Ontario" (The Ontario Lake's Riders) was the work of New Troll Franck Laugelli who was from Toronto! The song actually foreshadows the demise of the Canadian great lake...omg.....
The New Trolls were Nico Di Palo (guitar, lead vocals), Gianni Belleno (drums), Frank Laugelli (keys and bass), Maurizio Salvi (keys) and Vittorio De Scalzi (guitars).
Musically "UT" is a mix of rock, prog and folk genres with parallels to countrymen PFM and RDM with dribs of Deep Purple and drabs of Genesis.
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