I wasn’t exactly overjoyed when i saw 18 tracks at just over 43 minutes,but thankfully some of them blend into one another.This is modern RPI from a talented man named Nicola Randone.He enlisted the help of ARTI & MESTIERI keyboardist Beppe Crovella who adds a variety of keyboards including mellotron into the mix. To be honest i didn’t even like this after the first listen but it has grown on me.I’m not even sure why this hasn’t clicked with me because all the elements that i like about RPI are here. There are some really excellent passages throughout this record.It’s interesting hearing the lead guitarist while Randone is playing over top with his 12 string guitar.There are some fairly heavy sections on here as well.Some guest female vocals on one track are good and there are some word samples sprinkled throughout leaving me to believe this is a concept album. I hope this will continue to grow on me but right now i can’t offer up the fourth star.
Mellotron Storm from Prog Archives
Le ultime da Nuvole di ieri Review
Gaetano Menna, SuperEva
[...] Il suo "Nuvole di ieri" è un album intensamente progressive. «Quello tradizionale e non cerebrale». Al suo fianco Beppe Crovella (Arti&Mestieri).
Juan from La caja de musica
[...] La tradicion del progresivo romantico italiano setentero vuelve en el 2003 de la mano del siciliano Nicola Randone...
Conor Fynes from Prog Archives
Hailing from Italy is another great offering from one of the world’s most prolific regional prog music scenes. As mild mannered and
Vitaly Menshikov – from Progressor
[...] Randone's "Nuvole e di Ieri" is one of the most impressive works of Italian Prog I've heard in recent few years.
Pierre Romainville, Prog Resiste 37
[...] Bref, aujourd’hui je connais Randone, j’ai mis du temps à rentrer dedans, mon jugement est passé de bizarre à adorable, et