Legendary Italian progressive rock band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (also known simple as Banco) has a new double album titled Un Idea Che Non Puoi Fermare (An idea that you cannot stop). This is a new release envisioned and directed by composer and keyboardist Vittorio Nocenzi. Un Idea Che Non Puoi Fermare is a tribute to the late Francesco Di Giacomo, the band’s vocalist who passed away a few months ago.
The videos posted by the band reveal the band’s signature progressive symphonic rock along with unexpected influences such as dub reggae, trip hop beats, spoken word and smooth jazz.
The album was produced by Giancarlo Amendola for Koning Tour and is licensed to Sony Music. “Francis did not leave an absence, but a presence very much alive and vital. In the months following his death several strange coincidences happened, so many little things that I personally have read as signs of his unmistakable presence,” said a visibly moved Vittorio Nocenzi in a press conference. “Does all of this mean anything? I do not know… What I do know is that this album is a point of arrival and a new starting point.”
Un Idea Che Non Puoi Fermare features Vittorio Nocenzi, Francesco Di Giacomo along with guitarist Rodolfo Maltese and drummer Pierluigi Calderoni.
The double set contains over fifty minutes of unreleased recordings and live versions of songs from Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.
CD 1
1 In volo (Live 2012)
2 R.i.p., Pt.1 (Live 2012)
3 R.i.p., Pt. 2 (Live 2012)
4 Canto di primavera (Live 2013)
5 Dopo niente è più lo stesso
6 E mi viene da pensare (Live 2013)
7 Cento mani e cento occhi (Live 2012)
8 Interno città
9 Bisbigli (Live 2013)
10 Nudo, Pt. 3
11 Nudo, Pt. 2 (Live 2012)
12 Sirene, Pt. 2
13 Guardami le spalle
14 A cena per esempio
15 Pioverà
16 Canto nomade per un prigioniero politico (Live 2013)
CD 2
1 L’evoluzione (Live 2013)
2 Passo dopo passo / Con i capelli sciolti al vento (Medley: Il giardino del mago)
3 Emiliano (Live 2013 Extended Version)
4 Niente (Extended Version)
5 Non mi rompete (Live 2013 Acoustic Extended Version)
6 Paolo, Pa
7 Il ragno (Live 2013)
8 Michele e il treno
9 Frevo (Live 2013)
10 Tirami una rete (Live 2013)
11 Magari che (Gargarismo)
12 750.000 anni fa… l’amore? (Live 2012)
13 Traccia 1 (Live 2013)
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