Quella Vecchia Locanda (prog rock / Italy)

Quella Vecchia Locanda ("That old inn") or QVL were an Italian band from Monteverde, classified as Italian progressive rock, symphonic rock or chamber music. The band released two studio albums, in 1972 and 1974.
Both their studio albums have received favourable reviews.

Years active: 1970-1974

QVL plays a complex music with a lot of instrumental combinations, beautiful melodies and a very high sophistication, reminiscent of the style of King Crimson.

The band's singer (and flautist) was Giorgio Giorgi. According to an interview with Don V. Lax, the violin player on the first album, "I would find some Bach or Brahms or Corelli and weave it into the music so we were making a classical-rock fusion." As for live performances, "playing at Villa Pamphili for 150,000 people was the most memorable, but we also played for other huge outdoor concerts, on television, and at clubs in Rome and on the coast."

Don Lax went on to play violin for artists such as Camper van Beethoven and briefly collaborating with Tim Tompkins of The Moody Blues.


Members: 

Giorgio Giorgi
Raimondo Maria Cocco
Massimo Roselli
Romualdo Coletta

Patrick Traina
Donald Lax
Massimo Giorgi

Claudio Filice



Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda: http://youtu.be/eNc7u38vk5Y

Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il tempo della gioia: http://youtu.be/hYvLxWLoRwU

Discography:

Albums:

Quella vecchia locanda (1972)
Il tempo della gioia (1974)


Live album:

Live (1993, recorded 1971?)


Singles:

"Villa Doria Pamphili" (1974)

"Io ti amo" (1993)