The quintet of Varese De De Lind (the name of a Playmate named "Miss Playboy " nel 1967 - foto in basso a Dx ) fu uno dei tanti che arrivò al Progressive negli anni '70 passando per il Tardo Beat . Le sue origini sono radicate negli anni '60 quando il gruppo firmò ben tre 45 giri: il primo datato 1969 con formazione a sei per l'oscura discografica Windsor e gli altri due nel biennio '71-'72, con la definitiva formazione a cinque per l'etichetta Mercury , alla quale rimasero fedeli per tutto il loro percorso professionale.
Nel gruppo, il più noto era probabilmente il batterista Ricky Rebajoli già con i Nuovi Angeli e i New Dada .
La svolta style is in 1972 when the band veers decidedly hard to sound more and begins to appear a bit 'anywhere in the various national Festival including the' Euro Davoli of Livorno and Travagliato Festival in 1972.
After releasing their first album, are also participating in Davoli Pop of Reggio Emilia and the legendary Be-In of Naples in 1973 where they are defined as "original and accurate " by journalist Hello 2001 Fiorella Dear , but "less good all other " by Mr Dario Salvatori : a critical dichotomy that never abandonment De De Lind the way to their end.
Not for nothing, when they released their first ELLEPI entitled " or I do not know where I'm from and I do not know where ever I go. Man is the name I have given " (a title from the Guinness Book of Records ), opinions are sharply divided into three factions are completely different. The first and most depressing, was certainly the indifference of the whole counterculture movement that, despite the good of the band presenteeism not worth any attention to their work. A middle way
, but not too good-natured, was represented instead of the moderate appreciation of Enzo Caffarelli that still called them on the pages of Hello 2001 " nothing new under the sun .
" topics of personal introspection that inevitably end up being the most trivial ", " sketchy and many ideas to be developed ", and "an album titled mileage [...] with some shaky beam, for perhaps building a future filled with good results "were the most significant observations.
The third and final position, the positive probably existed at the time but never manifests itself . Only thirty years later came out advice such as: " product quality excellent, one of the best period " (Alessandro Gaboli and GiovanniOttone - At Editions), and "Well played and well sung [. .] much poetry in the lyrics "( Giordano Casiraghi - Editori Riuniti ).
Unfortunately, the harsh truth was that of De De Lind did not care to anyone and the group broke up quickly amid general indifference. The only singer Vito Paradiso attempted a solo career, but after two hapless albums in 1978 and 1980 and a stint as a lyricist Dik Dik, who also had to resize his dreams of glory.
Personally, I can not even I fail to raise several concerns on this disc.
Without in any way trying to take over his essentially tonal, the executive power of the musicians and professionalism of the production , " I do not know where I come from ... " is an album by exposure fragmented and not easily summarized as follows: a sequence of styles that ranges from 'hard rock more repetitive and predictable ("Back in time ", "Desire to live "), regardless of contamination electroacoustic ( Lost "), of which unfortunately no one ever took effect. In other words, a job seemingly stable and organic, but despite the good intentions, fragile and discounted since its foundation.
I do not know what the production really has followed the group. Probably with greater stylistic homogeneity and a little 'more attention conflict, the De De Lind could give much more. The
stroria But, of course, does not look at anybody.