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Rating: The reason that prompted me to seek out this album for a potential listen was “that name” up there, the name of someone I rank among the best drummers in the world. But I was sorely mistaken!
The disappointment I felt upon first listening was so great that it made me consider discarding it. However, I didn't give up and continued to listen. By concentrating more and analyzing the musical content of the album more deeply, I realized that it was a baroque, classical music album containing less “soft” sounds in the rhythmic part.
Indeed, “Vivaldi: the meeting” is an elaborate project directed by conductor Lorenzo Arruga, involving various musicians, including the former drummer of Slayer and Testament. Between a lyrical high note here and an organ sound there, Lombardo invents and performs solos with drums and percussion. The ease with which Dave adapts to classical music, extremely different from that played with his thrash groups, highlights his great ability as a complete musician. The rhythms created have a more decisive and dynamic depth compared to the surrounding music. Some evoke, in a much more “slow” manner, the terrible and ferocious times kept with Araya and co.
A female voice, decidedly lyrical, accompanies the orchestral instruments that perform in a refined and symphonic way some passages “from the four seasons” of Vivaldi and the operas “Ottone a villa” and “Orlando furioso”. The point now is this: the music is sublime, for true enthusiasts; the execution is perfect, with a full-fledged orchestra conductor; Lombardo's adaptability is unique; Vivaldi's works are wonderful...but this album can only appeal to fans of classical and baroque music.
Personally, I was very disappointed for the reasons I have already listed, but also surprised to see how different musicians can find common ground between two parallel worlds, but very different from each other. Now, I only listen to this album to fall asleep. Not from boredom, mind you, but for the tranquility it manages to express.
To be avoided by metalheads and those who still wake up with the double pedal of “Angel of Death.”
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