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Biglietto per l'inferno

Musical Group

Italian progressive rock group formed in Lecco in 1972. Best known for the 1974 self-titled album. Claudio Canali served as lead singer and flautist and later pursued a monastic life.

Formed in Lecco in 1972. Debut album "Biglietto per l'Inferno" released in 1974. Second album "Il tempo della semina" recorded in the mid-1970s and brought to light in a 1992 Mellow Records release and later remastered; a 2004 box set (Un Biglietto Per L'Inferno - BOX -) compiled remastered albums, a live 1974 CD, a DVD and a book. Band members frequently noted in reviews include Claudio Canali (vocals, flute), Banfi (keyboards), Cossa (keyboards/piano) and Mainetti (guitar).

Biglietto per l'Inferno are a Lecco-born Italian progressive rock group best known for their 1974 self-titled album. Reviews praise the band's mix of symphonic prog, hard rock passages and outspoken lyrics. Claudio Canali is repeatedly noted as the charismatic singer, flautist and lyricist who later pursued a monastic life. Their second album, Il tempo della semina, was recorded mid-1970s and surfaced in later reissues.

For:Fans of 1970s progressive rock, collectors of Italian prog, listeners who like flute-led symphonic prog and politically charged lyrics.

 The debut you don’t expect.

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 Listen to this album, listen to it again, allow yourself to occasionally think back on it, because, no, an album like this doesn’t just go away, it digs a niche in you and stays there.

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 A perfect, unforgettable, intense, and majestic work. Highly recommended as one of the greatest Italian albums ever!

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 A total of three CDs, 1 DVD, and a book, all in a rare and prestigious package, serve to complete in a most exhaustive way the history of the group from Lecco.

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