Voluntears
The Voluntears Are Alright

LA RECENSIONE

This is the first and only album of this little-known band from Arezzo. The group was born in 2005 from a project by Federico Boncompagni (bass) and Francesco Andreini (guitar) and was realized with the addition of another guitarist, Mattia Sarno, and the phenomenal drummer Paolo Nocentini.

The band members, who are only 15 years old, started by playing at student parties and in various parks. After months of concerts, they recorded this first cover album, characterized by the freshness of the sounds and the diversity between the various voices (Boncompagni's powerful, Sarno's aggressive, and Andreini's warm).

The record opens with a beautiful cover of “Can't Explain” by The Who, where the obsessive falsetto of Boncompagni and Sarno trails the melody sung by Andreini. Following is the great “Day Tripper” by the Beatles, performed to perfection. Exceptional are “Sympathy For The Devil” by the Stones and “Boom Boom,” a classic of Rock'n'Roll. Noteworthy are “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” and “White Light White Heat.” In this album, all the artists flaunt their technique with great solos: Sarno and Andreini have the chance to “show off” in almost every track, while Boncompagni, with his beautiful Rickenbacker bass, can have fun only on “My Generation” by The Who; no less impressive is the drum solo on “Moby Dick,” performed with great class by Nocentini.

The only flaw of the album is its length, as there are only thirty minutes of rock. Having heard them live once at the “Roman amphitheater” of Arezzo, I can tell you that they have some mind-blowing original tracks in their repertoire. I sincerely hope they release these songs quickly….

And if they don't achieve immediate success, time will take care of it.