Oval Dreams

Twenty-Four Hours, Twenty Four Hours | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 2003)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Musea
• ASIN: B0000DBJZL
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,440 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Songs From The Northern Wind…

2. Oval Dreams

3. The Road Of Madness

4. The Poor

5. Son Of War

6. When Your Next Of Kin Is Fun

7. Mother Nature's Son

8. Darkness - 11/11

9. Twenty-Four-Pink-Hot-Tentacles

10. The Bastards

Editorial Reviews

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS is a modern Italian band led by keyboardist-singer Paolo LIPPE. The quartet performs a kind of music that can be defined as quite close, in spirit more than in form, to British PORCUPINE TREE. Following in this its main inspiration, its album recorded in 1999 and called "Oval Dreams" elegantly and convincingly blends airy guitars with linear rhythm lines and energetic themes. PINK FLOYD and OZRIC TENTACLES can all be mentioned here. You are not convinced ? You should also know that one of the tracks is called "Twenty-Four-Pink-Hot-Tentacles" ! We can also hear on this album two covers that show two other major influences: VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR's "Darkness - 11/11" and THE BEATLES' "Mother Nature's Son". The album finishes stylishly with "The Bastards", an almost 20-minute suite ! Not to be missed

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars retro Italia meets Porcupine Tree!, May 29, 2004

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Steve Oldham "proglodyte" (La Verne, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oval Dreams (Audio CD)

I ordered this little gem with a batch of other Musea offerings and found this one growing on me from the first listen. The first thing I noticed was the old-style lyrics, very simple and subdued/in the back of the mix so to speak. I can forgive the slightly amateurish production and musicianship in spots because it shows much promise. The keys are nice and the songs are different enough from each other not to become tedious. They cover a Darkness from VDGG and Mother Nature's Son/ Beatles and move effortlessly from folky-tinged dittys to more progressive cuts. I'd have to say that I agree with the initial review, that they are similar to Porcupine Tree in their retro-style, but the vocals still stand out as the highlight to me-very innocent and unpretentious. A refreshing twist in the melange of neo-syth combos churning out "progressive epics" with hollow lyrics and poor vocal skills. Give it a listn and play it often, I think it'll grow on you too. Bella!