If I had to make a masochistic choice, I would say that among the "Fantastic Four" of Area (and without taking anything away from the excellent "1978" or even "TiccheTacche"), this is the one I slightly prefer less than the others; perhaps, indeed definitely, it's because I've always struggled a bit to digest "Mirage," among all their chaos-born tracks scattered across the various albums, it's the only one I can't swallow well, I need some baking soda for it. However, apart from this, it's an incredible album with tracks like "Brujo" and of course "Cometa Rossa." The masterpiece of the album is "ZYG," there's no denying it, an exhilarating piece, magnificent performance (uh, when Tavolazzi's bass kicks in. UH), among their best tracks. Now, I say this with the expertise of a great instrumental virtuoso of my doorbell and nothing more, but perhaps the proof of the rhythm section in "ZYG" is the most mind-blowing of all between the Tavolazzi-Capiozzo duo. What a thing, oh.
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