MAD CRAYON
MAD CRAYON is a band that once drew comparisons to the Golden Age of Italian progressive rock a generation earlier (BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, etc.). Their 1994 effort, "Ultimo Miraggio," featured complex writing with bright vocals around frequent breaks and clever solos. They were admittedly quite influenced by Genesis at the time. In 1999, the band released "Diamanti" which built upon the success of their debut.
In 2009 the band released their most formidable album, the modern and eclectic "Preda." It's a big departure from their early Genesis-inspired days and will please fans of aggressive, jamming prog rock. It has a Porcupine Tree/Ozric Tentacles styled sound with a side of fusion and a touch of RPI warmth.
MAD CRAYON have been around since 1986 but sound reborn with "Preda." They have plans to continue playing live and recording new material that looks forward.
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In 2020 they release DROPS, a surprising powerful and eclectic record.
UltimoMiraggio
Mad Crayon - 1994
1. Lost in Years 07:03
2. Dance of Puppets 05:45
3. Fiore di Luna 03:27
4. Running Child 06:59
5. Rapids to the Distant Sea 07:27
6. I Giardini di Zoe 06:35
7. Ultimomiraggio 09:12
8. Persa nel Tempo 07:20
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- Daniele Agostinelli / keyboards
- Luca Cleri / guitar
- Alessandro Di Benedetti / piano, synthesizers
- Stefano Fabiani / drums
- Daniele Vitalone / bass
Diamanti
Mad Crayon - 1999
1. La Ballata dell'Uomo Nudo 04:49
2. Deserti 06:38
3. Glorioso Destino 05:52
4. Pioggia di Fiori 05:53
5. Diamanti 04:37
6. Allegra Brigata 11:37
7. Principe delle Maree 07:53
8. Alchimia di una Leggenda 02:27
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Alessandro Di Benedetti: keyboards, piano, programming, vocals
Daniele Agostinelli: keyboards, vocals
Federico Tetti: electric guitars, sax
Daniele Vitalone: bass, electric guitar
Luca Cleri: acoustic & classical guitars, electric guitar on track 1
with:
Stefano Crudele: drums
Simone Durante: hammond organ
Monica Ward: voice on track 8
Eleonora Ricci: addictional vocals on tracks 2,7,8
Preda
Mad Crayon - 2009
1. Re Schiavo 06:20
2. Preda part I 06:49
3. Preda part II 06:07
4. Gabriel 07:09
5. Xoan 08:30
6. Isola di Sara intro 05:04
7. Isola di Sara 08:19
8. Sovrano dell'Illusione part I 06:26
9. Sovrano dell'Illusione part II 10:45
10. Re Schiavo Reprise 04:51
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Line-up / Musicians
-Daniele Vitalone / Vocals, Guitar, Bass
-Alessandro Di Benedetti / Vocals, Keyboard
-Daniele Agostinelli / Keyboard
-Federico Tetti / Vocals, Guitar
Drops
Mad Crayon - 2020
1. A Sort of Incoming 03:54
2. Bloody Days 06:01
3. Where You Cannot Lie 09:16
4. The Ape 09:50
5. Evening Comes 04:37
6. Disturbed Love 02:52
7. Down the Trench 09:00
8. Mad Crayon Run 06:03
9. The Glitter of Your Life 06:09
10. Way Out 01:46
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Alessandro Di Benedetti - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Daniele Agostinelli - Keyboards and Vocals
Federico Tetti - Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals
Daniele Vitalone - Bass, Guitars and Keyboards
With:
Nicolas Bonneyrat - Drums
Max Saidi - Drums
Giovanni Maucieri - Drums
Chris Brush - Drums
Nicole Carino - Backing Vocals
Zarathustra's Revenge
A tribute to Italian progressive rock of the seventies
1997
Kalevala
A Finnish Progressive Rock Epic
2003
MAD CRAYON - Il Suono dei Ricordi 06:19
The Colossus of Rhodes
2005
MAD CRAYON - Come Vento Tornerò 25:05
Dante's Purgatorio
The Divine Commedy - Part II
MAD CRAYON - Is It This The Price For The Redemption? 06:14
The Abadir
Daniele Vitalone - 2021
1. Welcome Back My Friend 03:14
2. The Abadir (empowered by Mad Crayon) 07:58
3. Alexithymia 05:37
4. The Afro 07:36
5. Don Antonio 04:35
6. It's a New Kind of Prog 07:55
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Daniele Vitalone: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums and Percussion Programming, Voice
With the participation of:
Mad Crayon
