Murple-Io Sono Murple (1975)

Another of the many Italian bands of the 1970s was Murple, a Roman group that barely managed to release a single album in mid-1975. Founded in 1971, their lineup consisted of Giuseppe Santamaria on vocals and guitar, Pier Carlo Zanco on lead vocals and keyboards, Mario Garbarino on bass, and Duilio Sorrenti on drums. Their only official recording is "Io Sono Murple", an interesting transalpine offering of classic Italian progressive rock, featuring impressive displays of organ and guitar work with compositions that alternate between melodic and pastoral moments and the power and aggression of rock. It is composed of a series of short pieces that link together, creating a kind of unified work with sounds that oscillate between jazz, classical music, avant-garde, and rock.