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Lelio
Padovani teaches rock/metal and fusion guitar at multiple Italian
music schools. Certain parts of his compositions are reminiscent to
Dream Theater and instrumental musicians that solo in that vain. Lelio
is much more stylized creating a sound distinct from the rest. “Unknown
Evolution” is a purely instrumental album in the progressive
metal vain along with acoustic arrangements and layered guitar work
with expertise and professional care. Every song is impressive for
different reasons. A lot of this is due to his ability of making his
guitar convey the message instead of vocals. With amazing arpeggios,
harmony and precision you can find yourself getting lost into his
music. His solos are very clean and precise; it’s what you would
expect for someone who teaches this style of music. At times he gets
artsy with his work and it’s almost to the point that he has
too much going on. It doesn’t happen often, probably just enough
to showcase his ability and not too much to confuse the listener.
The songs split the time between electric and acoustic and this also
shows the variation of what he teaches. I enjoyed the majority of
the tracks particularly “Evolution,” “Il Soffio
Dell’Angelo,” “Icelandic Skies,” “Quartet,”
and “Restless.” Rating: 79 |
