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THE REVIEW

Experimentation in the musical field is like a form of extremism; it can lead to great acclaim or define you as "technical, but self-serving." Undoubtedly, not everyone enjoys listening attentively to every single note or passage, but if you are not among the majority, if you do not know them yet, it is your duty to discover Area; that is:

The first thing that strikes most listeners is Stratos' voice, capable of various modulations, with very abstract lyrics on the theme of "non-violent freedom" (it's 1975, see B.R.)

To the more attentive ear, the group's true strength is revealed, capable of jazz-fusion characteristic offbeats à la Cobham, Krupa, Pastorius, etc., etc., but without an absolute protagonist like the aforementioned names who does whatever they want, and the herd follows; certainly, there's the piece where the piano dominates and the one where the double bass prevails, but the album as a whole does not hide any of the elements.

In my personal opinion, this is not their most successful work, but it is undoubtedly the most suitable for those approaching their sound for the first time, which despite 30 years since their first release, will not sound incredibly innovative to you, but CERTAINLY not "already heard."
For download, I recommend: - to jazz-fusion lovers "Nervi scoperti" and "Megalopoli"; - to those who can't do without a great singer "Gioia e rivoluzione," "L'elefante Bianco," and "La mela di odessa," for zealous experimentalists "Area 5." It's certainly a great album to listen to in solitude, to grasp every break, overlap, passage.

To conclude, I assure you that: either you won't like them, or you'll stay online for 2 days to get the complete discography, including the 2 vocal samples albums by Stratos (28 years before Mike Patton with "Adult Theme For Voice").