Collage is an album by the Italian progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band Le Orme

Le Orme

Le Orme is an Italian progressive rock band formed in 1966 in Marghera, a frazione of Venice. The band was one of the major groups of the Italian progressive rock scene in the 1970s...

. It was released in 1971. It is the first progressive-like album by the band, who had previously recorded only the beat-oriented Ad Gloriam of 1968.

Songs

The album begins with the instrumental "Collage", then continues with the sad song "Era inverno" ("It Was Winter"), a conversation between a man and a harlot. The third song, "Cemento armato" ("Reinforced Concrete"), is introduced by piano and describes the situation in the cities. "Sguardo verso il cielo" ("Glance Toward the Sky") was released as a single in 1971. "Evasione totale" is very near to experimental rock

Experimental rock

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, as "Immagini" is near to psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock

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. "Morte di un fiore" ("Death of a Flower") concludes the album.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Collage" - 4:49
2. "Era inverno" - 5:05
3. "Cemento armato" - 7:13

Side 2

4. "Sguardo verso il cielo" - 4:19
5. "Evasione totale" - 7:01
6. "Immagini" - 3:03
7. "Morte di un fiore" - 3:05

Personnel

• Toni Pagliuca – keyboards
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• Aldo Tagliapietra – voice
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  , bass
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  , guitar
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• Michi Dei Rossi – drums
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  , percussion
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External links

• Creative Commons review