Wow. A new found appreciation for Lanzetti after watching that video.Originally Posted by mozo-pg
Wow. A new found appreciation for Lanzetti after watching that video.
This one from Acqua Fragile second album
His vocal interpretation on “Impressioni di Settembre” is fantastic!
Yeah, he sounds completely fantastic in that video.
Totally agree.
I really like both Chocolate and Jet (Passpartu not too much), but I can give or take Lanzetti's various performances there (and I find his inputs with Acqua equally quite uneven). Still, there's little doubt that Jeff's main point bears complete merit - Lanzetti was an actual vocalist, in that this was the man's sole instrumental function, all formal, technical and timbral challenges included. And he served that function well enough, although the outcome may be an acquired taste.
I can still remember reading an interview somewhere with Mauro Pagani in which he stated that his voice basically wasn't fit at all for anything but very gentle canciones, and that he originally only agreed to give limited vocal contributions to the studio recordings on the condition that he wouldn't have to repeat them in concert. He also said something to the effect that the poor vocals were a reason why he remained highly uncomfortable about pre-Lanzetti era live recordings. If you listen to his first solo album but especially his wonderful classic Creuza de Mä (with legendary singer-songwriter/auteur Fabrizio de André), there's a tastefully perfectionist approach to clear-cut voicings, vocal media and lyrics which makes it somewhat apparent how traumatic that aspect might have been in PFM before Lanzetti.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
I find this live concert very helpful to get who sang what between Mussida, Premoli and Pagani
Wow. I don't think Gabriel could come close to that at this time.
Thanks for that! A nice little treasure. Lanzetti may be an acquired taste but I love the passion he brings and he is always spot on with intonation with great projection. I would be more critical if I could sing 1/64th as well as the man.
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