Blocco Mentale - Poa LP. A very obscure and one of the rarest albums from the Italian rock music scene of the 70s. This album takes on ecology as its theme and sings of the evil of polluting the planet. 

Blocco Mentale was a quintet, consisting of Aldo Angeletti (who wrote the music) on vocals and bass, Michele Arena on drums and vocals, Gigi "Roso" Bianchi on guitar and vocals, Filippo Lazzari on keyboards, harmonica, and vocals, Dino Finocchi on vocals, sax, and flute. Musically Blocco Mentale is characterized by a progressive style with some personal touches. The best instruments are the horns and the keyboards.

The album opens with angular staccato sax riffs and then slides into a lush melody somewhat reminiscent of PFM ( Premiata Forneria Marconi ) in their early (and best) days. There are rich vocal harmonies blended with organ and flute, and once again a Meditteranean sensibility that distinguishes much of the best Italian progressive rock. (The opening lines of that opening track, "Capita," are recapitulated in the closing lines of the sixth track, "Ritorno," but the album still has one track to go at that point, oddly enough.) Swelling Mellotrons blend into vocal harmonies and give way to a cascading piano line. The music moves around a lot in the course of the album. The fourth track, "Io E Me," is an amazing Meditteranean blues, with a wailing harmonica taking the lead.

Originally released in 1973, this is a vinyl reissue, in its gorgeous gatefold (no die-cut window cover on this version). Limited edition on YELLOW vinyl. (m-/m-)


Tracklist:

Side A:
1.Capita
2.Aria e mele 
3.Impressione
4.Io e me

Side B: 
5.La nuova forza
6.Ritorno
7.Verde