What a pity!!
The first thing I feel when listening to Luchino's new CD is pure regret. As a die-hard fan of the six-string virtuoso (even if he's not that virtuous), the album doesn't seem 100% Turilloide: slow and melancholic rhythms, no "Zecchino d'oro" refrain, present but not over-pumped choruses, guitar not highlighted. I discard it and see something is wrong... not even the cover is very Turilloide... no dragons, no "mighty warrior," no swords, no "dark tower of ayss," nothing of the sort (though it’s still flashy). It is important to make some essential premises anyway:
- First and foremost, Lucone not only played and composed all the guitar parts, but also played every piano line, an instrument he started studying several years ago but had only recently resumed. The problem is that, focusing too much on the keyboards, Dr. Turilli gave much less importance to the guitar, resulting in monotonous riffs always played around pauses, and solos can be counted on one hand. Old Luca also composed every instrumental score, work which in Rhapsody was mostly handled by Manuel Staropoli, the keyboardist's brother. Even this little job succeeded well, although not excellently. Mostly the orchestral parts, despite being fundamental and always appropriate, end up being redundant and verbose.
- Secondly, it is to be noted the (almost omniscient) presence of the talented singer Bridget Fogle. Although very prepared and touching, each composition of the Illirut (Turilli backwards) was designed for the old friend Olaf, who had already sung in previous masterpieces. During recording, Olaf himself couldn't sing the higher melodies, until he fell ill with psychosomatic (studio anxiety) and Luchino, desperate, as he had deadlines to meet, hired the nonetheless valid female singer. However, his absence is immediately felt, and even though Bridget's admirable voice fits perfectly in some tracks (the first "Mother Nature" above all), the atmospheres result totally different, more played on melancholy and drama. Surely, a more sunny and powerful setup like Olaf's, who on this CD reaches the peak of his career's emotional charge, would have made the atmosphere a bit (much) more epic and brilliant. Excellent tracks like "The Miracle Of Life" or "Angels Of The Winter Dawn" (where Olaf indeed sings) are the clear proof. On the lyrics level, the concept, set in the present (and completion of the trilogy started in 1997 with "King Of The Nordic Twilght" and continued in 2002 with "Prophet Of The Last Eclipse") exalts nature and earth, threatened by human greed and arrogance.
The CD, however, flows quickly and without too many claims, alternating excellent tracks like "Cosmic Revelation" (classic Turilli title) and others much more boring "Mystic And Divine" (another big Turilli title). - And finally, we reach the title track, which as tradition is always excellent, full of pathos and meticulously curated choruses, proving Turo as an objectively creative and sometimes brilliant artist. Certainly a well-crafted CD, even elegant in some findings, but which deviates, for me too much, from the more grandiose, fast, and technical atmosphere of previous works. A CD that many will like, finding in the new Turillino a more mature and versatile artist than the old one, but which will be less appreciated by the die-hard fans (like myself) who will see instead an artist who hasn't managed to express himself at 100%. A respectable 4 for one's favorite artist can still be given, in the assurance that the next album will truly be ultra flashy. Then there would be the edition with fantastic excerpts (truly magnificent) from "Luca Turilli's Dreamquest – Lost Horizons," released these days, but that's another story, for another night, for another era...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Secrets of Forgotten Ages (03:32)
PLENI SUNT COELI
COELI ET TERRA GLORIA TUA
ERGO VIVIDA VIS
ANIMI PERVICIT
EXTRA FLAMMANTIA MOENIA MUNDI
ATQUE IMMENSUM
IMMENSUM OMNE
PERAGRAVIT MENTE ANIMOQUE
02 Mother Nature (04:39)
Illusion, Division
Transcendence of angels eon
Poetic, Romantic
Cosmic at the means
Etherial, Material
Eternal but still so mortal
Akana, Sorana
Mother of all dreams
Emotion, Devotion
Grand mirror of souls horizons
Lost frequence reflected
On the velvet sea
Wide open dream
Intensive, impressive
Lost freckle of chaos and order
Refraction of wonders
Of a time it soars
Ambition, Devotion
Grand mirror of souls emotion
Lost frequence reflected
On the velvet sea
Wide open dream
Mother of Golden sunshine,
Mountains and oceans
Free are the splendours of your conscience
And reveal your mystic spirit to your son
My queen of northern sunlight
Paint skies with rays of light
Lie in the infinity of cosmos
And embrace my lost eternal soul
Mother of Golden sunshine,
Mountains and oceans
Free are the splendours of your conscience
And reveal your mystic spirit to your son
Mother of Golden sunshine,
Mountains and oceans
Free are the splendours of your conscience
And reveal your mystic spirit to your son
My queen of northern sunlight
Paint skies with rays of light
Lie in the infinity of cosmos
And embrace my lost eternal soul
Mother of all
03 Angels of the Winter Dawn (04:16)
Feeling so lost
Trapped in a hybrid clones' world
Echoes and ghosts wandering sad and lonely
Dead or Alive?
Catching the wind of sorrow
Dust in the eyes
Victim of neural blindness
Inner fight
Heaven and hell
The biblic choice for mankind
Sinners and pain
Destined to be condemned
No way and no shame
To underline the misrule
Bitter awake
The clear embrace of dark fate
Where and why?
IN YOUR SILENCE
I COULD FIND THE HIDDEN WORDS
ALL THE SECRETS LOST IN HEAVEN
AND MY ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
IN YOUR WONDER
I COULD HEAR THE INNER CALL
IN A CRYSTAL TEAR OF WATER
WELCOME ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
Red bleeding rose
Message of shining presence
Trace in the snow
Of sudden revelation
Material lie
Merciful words of order
I freed my ears
For a new astral conscience
White star shine
IN YOUR SILENCE
I COULD FIND THE HIDDEN WORDS
ALL THE SECRETS LOST IN HEAVEN
AND MY ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
IN YOUR WONDER
I COULD HEAR THE INNER CALL
IN A CRYSTAL TEAR OF WATER
WELCOME ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
Where and why?
White star shine
IN YOUR SILENCE
I COULD FIND THE HIDDEN WORDS
ALL THE SECRETS LOST IN HEAVEN
AND MY ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
IN YOUR WONDER
I COULD HEAR THE INNER CALL
IN A CRYSTAL TEAR OF WATER
WELCOME ANGELS OF THE WINTER DAWN
04 Altitudes (04:37)
Fogs of silent
Deadly ghostland
Darken pathways
To the sea of sorrow
Tearing willows
Hide the entrance
Gothic portal
To the ancient lost world
Ancient lost world
Crystal rain fail shy on me
Wash and clean my bleeding hands
There's no rose without a thorn
Far above the open plain
ENDLISS IS MY WILL OF HEAVEN
ENDLESS IS MY FLIGHT
INNER FLIGHT THROUGH THE BREATH
OF LONELY SILVER CLOUDS
NEW PERSPECTIVE NEW EYES
ALTITUDES
Gentle breeze of distant winds
Light my mind refresh my soul
View of nymphs and golden lakes
All my thoughts can slowly fade
ENDLESS IS MY WILL OF HEAVEN
ENDLESS IS MY FLIGHT
INNER FLIGHT THROUGH THE BREATH
OF LONELY SILVER CLOUDS
NEW PERSPECTIVE NEW EYES
ALTITUDES
05 The Miracle of Life (04:24)
Infinite visions of water and lands
Learn to discover the queen's holy reign
Source of majestic and colourful days
Mountains, rivers and lakes
With the shadows of winter revealing
All the mist of the white sleeping woods
While the wolf is in love with the moonlight
I can't find the words for you
THERE'S NO WORD THAT CAN DESCRIBE
THE GREAT MIRACLE OF LIFE
MY BELOVED WILD JUMPING DOLPHINS
AND THE WHALES' IMMORTAL CHANT
AT THE LIMITS OF THE SKY
SHINES THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
ALL THE SPLENDOUR OF OUR MOTHER
THANKS TO HER I AM ALIVE
IT'S THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
Canyons of wild rock and white icy plains
Art and emotion that run in my veins
I feel true passion inspired by your might
And your breathtaking wonders
With the magic of summer revealing
All the treasures kept by the blue sea
And the lonely sound of the ocean
Tide's and moon's poetic link
THERE'S NO WORD THAT CAN DESCRIBE
THE GREAT MIRACLE OF LIFE
MY BELOVED WILD JUMPING DOLPHINS
AND THE WHALES' IMMORTAL CHANT
AT THE LIMITS OF THE SKY
SHINES THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
ALL THE SPLENDOUR OF OUR MOTHER
THANKS TO HER I AM ALIVE
IT'S THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
06 Silver Moon (05:37)
Source of cosmic link gently lead
My romantic dream
Seasons of white snowy true words
Inspiration's soul
Who speaks for all
Awakes new hope
My heart eyes are trapped by that game
Magic crystal rain
Melancholic wonder she lies
In her starless night
Queen of silent realms of shade
I WRITE FOR YOU
MY MYSTICAL MOON
IN THIS LONG SNOWY COLD WINTER'S NIGHT
AND WHILE YOU SHINE
MAGIC RIDES
WHILE PAGES FILL LINES ON THEIR OWN
I WRITE FOR YOU
MY MYSTICAL MOON
IN THIS LONG SNOWY COLD WINTER'S NIGHT
AND WHILE YOU SHINE
MAGIC RIDES
WHILE PAGES FILL LINES ON THEIR OWN
ANGELS ARE NOT SO FAR FROM ME NOW
OH, SILVER MOON
Feelings flow between icy wind
To eternity
Melancholic wonder she lies
In her starless night
Queen of silent realms of shade
I WRITE FOR YOU
MY MYSTICAL MOON
IN THIS LONG SNOWY COLD WINTER'S NIGHT
AND WHILE YOU SHINE
MAGIC RIDES
WHILE PAGES FILL LINES ON THEIR OWN
I WRITE FOR YOU
MY MYSTICAL MOON
IN THIS LONG SNOWY COLD WINTER'S NIGHT
AND WHILE YOU SHINE
MAGIC RIDES
WHILE PAGES FILL LINES ON THEIR OWN
GREAT SILVER MOONLIGHT
COSMIC DIVINE RHYME
VEIL WITH YOUR MYST MY ABSTRACTION
UNTIL PRINCESS DAWN'S NEW AWAKE
ANGELS ARE NOT SO FAR FROM ME NOW
OH, SILVER MOON
07 Cosmic Revelation (04:48)
Hyperspace to Neptune
Quantum's based multi-cores
Pax atomic starship cryogenic source
Living new transistors
Alpha et Omega so called
New day for new frontiers
Super Nova's leading force
Welcome through BH 1
Now enjoy the views of Nos
Substrate of dimension
Here beyond the hole
Fatal nuclear collapse
Between heart and brain of men
Still we need to take time
To discover ourselves
Hear god's primordial call
Crossing the gates of soul
Experiment with real ascension
FIRE BEYOND THE STARS
POWER OF FROZEN SUN
FACE NOW THE COSMIC REVELATION
ENERGY UNREVEALED
SOURCE OF IMMORTAL WILL
FOR THE NEW COSMIC REVELATION
There's no real answer
Hidden between alien worlds
Inside our spirit
Lies the secret source
Fatal nuclear collapse
Between heart and brain of men
Still we need to take time
To discover ourselves
Hear god's primordial call
Crossing the gates of soul
Experiment with real ascension
FIRE BEYOND THE STARS
POWER OF FROZEN SUN
FACE NOW THE COSMIC REVELATION
ENERGY UNREVEALED
SOURCE OF IMMORTAL WILL
FOR THE NEW COSMIC REVELATION
08 Pyramids and Stargates (06:07)
Secrets along the Nile
Kept in the pharaoh's eye
Giza's great trinity
Orion on earth revealed
Ruins and manuscripts
Rewrite old theories
Saurid's 4th dynasty
Numbers, new science, myth?
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
SACRED PHI AND CODE DIVINE
MYSTICAL RELATION
ONE POINT SIX EIGHT
ASTRAL TRANSLATION
OF ANCIENT MIGHT
COSMIC PROPORTION
AND GREAT CREATION BETWEEN
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
Temples for ancient gods
Solstice and equinox
Aliens' galactic dream?
Hi-tech old colonies?
Desert's immortal wind
Where lies the cosmic link?
Somewhere beyond the sun
Wisdom of dying stars
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
SACRED PHI AND CODE
DIVINE MYSTICAL RELATION
ONE POINT SIX EIGHT
ASTRAL TRANSLATION
OF ANCIENT MIGHT
COSMIC PROPORTION
AND GREAT CREATION BETWEEN
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
Ruins and manuscripts
Rewrite old theories
Saurid's 4th dynasty
Numbers, new science, myth?
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
SACRED PHI AND CODE DIVINE
MYSTICAL RELATION
ONE POINT SIX EIGHT
ASTRAL TRANSLATION
OF ANCIENT MIGHT
COSMIC PROPORTION
AND GREAT CREATION BETWEEN
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
PYRAMIDS AND STARGATES
09 Mystic and Divine (04:21)
One new grey day
How to find her
In this cloudy
Empty sorrow?
Stolen future
Wasted years?
In the silence
Notes like tears
THE SEVEN NOTES - A TRAGIC CHORD
2 BARS OF SUDDEN MELANCHOLIC FALL
A POEM WRITTEN IN MINOR BETWEEN DARK AND LIGHT
SO MYSTIC AND DIVINE
SHE RAN AWAY, SHE WON'T BE BACK
BUT STILL HER LOVE CAN SURVIVE THROUGH MY HAND
IN THESE NOTES OF REAL PASSION STILL SAD BUT ALIVE
SO MYSTIC AND DIVINE
Tragic vision
Killed emotion
Sad remembrance
Of a lost world
Holy music
Please allow me
Just to feel her
In your heartbeat
THE SEVEN NOTES - A TRAGIC CHORD
2 BARS OF SUDDEN MELANCHOLIC FALL
A POEM WRITTEN IN MINOR BETWEEN DARK AND LIGHT
SO MYSTIC AND DIVINE
SHE RAN AWAY, SHE WON'T BE BACK
BUT STILL HER LOVE CAN SURVIVE THROUGH MY HAND
IN THESE NOTES OF REAL PASSION STILL SAD BUT ALIVE
SO MYSTIC AND DIVINE
10 The Infinite Wonders of Creation (08:39)
ANIMA COSMICA
ALPHA
ANIMA SACRA
ET ARCANA
ALPHA
ANIMA COSMICA
Nowhere to hide under the full moon
No way to lie or to remain blind
I am your seed of true creation
Your chosen son pure intersection
To understand is just the first step
On the great way to astral heaven
I heard my breath, I heard my heartbeat
I am your smile, your love and hate
TE, DEA, TE - TE FUGIUNT VENTI
TE NUBILA - NUBILA CAELI
ADVENTUMQUE - ADVENTUM TUUM
TIBI NITET - LUMINEM CAELUM
PER TE QUONIAM
(ALMA)
GENUS OMNE
(VENUS)
CONCIPITUR
(VOLUPTAS HOMINUM)
PER TE QUONIAM
(ALMA)
GENUS OMNE
(VENUS)
CONCIPITUR
(VOLUPTAS DIVORUM)
All moves around my stressed emotion
This lonely fight needs my devotion
You gave me eyes that can see over
Beyond the black of trapping knowledge
I feel around their magic presence
Your holy sons, beloved angels
My love for them so strong and endless
Lives in my art, self conscience madness
TE, DEA, TE - TE FUGIUNTVENTI
TE NUBILA - NUBILA CAELI
ADVENTUMQUE - ADVENTUM TUUM
TIBI NITET - LUMINEM CAELUM
PER TE QUONIAM
(ALMA)
GENUS OMNE
(VENUS)
CONCIPITUR
(VOLUPTAS HOMINUM)
PER TE QUONIAM
(ALMA)
GENUS OMNE
(VENUS)
CONCIPITUR
(VOLUPTAS DIVORUM)
PER MARI AC MONTIS FLUVIOSQUE RAPACIS
FRONDIFERASQUE DOMOS AVIUM CAMPOS VIRENTIS
OMNIBUS INCUTIENS BLANDUM PER PECTORA AMOREM
EFFICIS UT CUPIDE ET GENERATIM SAECLA PROPAGENT
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