09 Ottobre 2008
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“The Stairway” reviewed on DPRP
if are an Italian band from Milan and The Stairway is their second album. A concept album based on the dreams of a traveller through his night of sleep in a quest for happiness, The Stairway promises more than it delivers. The band centred on writers Dario Lastella (guitar) and ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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“The Stairway” reviewed on New Horizons
if are a four piece progressive rock band hailing from Italy who released their third album ‘The Stairway’ towards the end of last year (2006). Their first two albums, ‘In the Cave’ and ‘If’ are both available as free downloads from the band’s website, but having listened to these I ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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Dario with Jordi and Jan Orriols (“La Radio del Alma”)
This is the link to the show that my friend Jordi dedicated to if. http://laradiodelalma.blogspot.com/2007/04/el-mago-de-los-sueos.html
09 Ottobre 2008
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Interview on “Nucleus” (2007-01-21) by Sergio Vidal
Hi Darío, would you mind to introduce us to if , and tell about the project, history, members and where you’re from? Hi to all the friends of Nucleus. if are four Italian guys: Franco Bussoli plays bass guitar, Paolo De Santis is the vocalist, Claudio Lapenna plays piano and ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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Intervista su Primonumero a Claudio e Dario
Dischi composti su Internet. La web-musica degli ‘if’ Realizzano i loro brani attraverso Internet e hanno ‘inventato’ un nuovo sistema di produrre musica. Ora la band bassomolisana ha sfornato il primo cd distribuito dai canali ufficiali. Si chiama “The Stairway” ed è un viaggio onirico raccontato in progressive rock. Claudio ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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People’s reviews of “The Stairway”
Performance is solid, Production is solid, musicianship is good. reminds me of the 70’s jam band yea! Like the mix done well. Song does a lot in a 2:26 tune. cool. Love the guitar and keyboard work. not to take away from the other players and vocals. By bettercarma – ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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People’s reviews of “Like a bird”
Song has strong lead vocals. Good lead guitar. The melody leaves a bit to be desired. There are flashes of Queen-like vocals interspersed, which I like. I really like the vocal section at 02:30. It seems that you used “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a template….very cool. And the song has some ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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People’s review of “Missing”
First and foremost, the song’s quiet, and I doubt that happened purposefully, since the song’s so energetic. Also, I love the disco/funk techniques used. It’s almost like an ’80s dancepunk revival, only much more intricate in terms of applied sounds and tones. The funk guitar around 1:04 is especially enjoyable. ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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People’s review of “It’s just me”
Great lyrics with lots of emotion and beautiful music. By SqurlyMurly – Chesapeake City Maryland – USA The tune and the vocals start out a little tenative here. The chorus is better written than the verse. One thing I think would help you a lot is to get some flow ...
09 Ottobre 2008
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People’s reviews of “Don’t go”
The song starts right out with wall of sound guitar chords. in the style of queen. Then the drums come in. They sound good but they are low in this mix. Then the vocals come in. The singer has a tender and slightly twangy voice. An organ comes in. I ...