In a strange way and in a different tendency to the progressive rock bands, most italian fusion was very formulaic. Yet, some bands already mentioned (I'll add debut Dedalus, Living Life, Madrugada and some of Area's fusion era) were rather an exception to the rule. Of the bands sticking to the formula, some efforts were downright successful but the majority of their albums didn't escape the "strictly for fanboys & completists" label, as I'm looking at them from a distance.
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