Come In Un'Ultima Cena＜Clear Green Vinyl/限定盤＞

P.F.M./NEW TROLLS/LE ORMEと共にItalian Rockを代表する名バンド、伊Manticoreから発表された'76年作が伊Vinyl Magicから限定カラー・ヴィニール(Clear Green)仕様180g重量盤アナログで'22年復刻再発!タイトル/ジャケットからも窺えるとおり聖書の有名な"最後の晩餐"を元にしたコンセプト作、ツインkeyによるorchestrationを多用したシンフォニックな音楽性はそのままに、地中海音楽/Folklore等の新機軸も導入。同年英Manticoreからワールド・ワイド仕様英語歌詞ver.が発表されることも含め、前作の流れを汲むソリッドな音像/arr.による引き締まった洗練さを感じさせつつ、従来のバンドの魅力も十二分に発揮された代表作の1つです!!

【限定アナログ盤/180g重量盤/Clear Green Color Vinyl】

Come in Un'Ultima Cena is the last "classic" Banco album. After an instrumental album with orchestra (Di Terra, 1978), the band would favor a more commercial approach throughout the 1980s. Also the last one to feature the classic lineup of Gianni Nocenzi, Vittorio Nocenzi, Renato d'Angelo, Rodolfo Maltese, Pierluigi Calderoni, and Francesco Di Giacomo (since the latter does not sing on Di Terra), this LP shows sings of breathlessness. Songs are shorter and less engaging than what can be found on earlier masterpieces like Darwin! and Io Sono Nato Libero. Two tracks stand out: the powerful "Il Ragno" and "Slogan," one of the most energetic songs the band had recorded at that point. Of the seven other tracks on the album, none leave a dent in the listener's memory: melodies are blurry and undefined. Nevertheless, musicianship remains strong, even though Di Giacomo tries to sound more like a rock singer and less like an Italian singer. Guitarist Maltese gets more exposure on this LP. Come in Un'Ultima Cena was simultaneously released in Italian and English versions (as As in a Last Supper), the only difference between the two being the vocal tracks. The merits of each are debatable, but boil down to whether one prefers to understand the lyrics (even if it means suffering Di Giacomo's heavy accent) or to keep the melodious quality of the Italian language. ~ Francois Couture