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Tarantula was a progressive rock band founded in Valencia, Spain in 1973. They disbanded in 1978. Tarantula was one of the many prog bands that emerged in the second half of the seventies, spearheaded by known Spanish formations like Triana, Blogue and Granada. They started as a quintet, led by keyboard player Vicente Guillot. The melodic, very pleasant sound on their eponymous debut album from 1976 is not like the flamenco inspired groups as Triana, Cai or Mezquita, but more close to the Seventies Italian Symphonic Prog (with dramatic vocals by Rafael Cabrera, evoking Banco and Le Orme, along ...read more
Tarantula was a progressive rock band founded in Valencia, Spain in 1973. They disbanded in 1978. Tarantula was one of the many prog bands that emerged in the second half of the seventies, spearheaded by known Spanish formations like Triana, Blogue and Granada. They started as a quintet, led by keyboard player Vicente Guillot. The melodic, very pleasant sound on their eponymous debut album from 1976 is not like the flamenco inspired groups as Triana, Cai or Mezquita, but more close to the Seventies Italian Symphonic Prog (with dramatic vocals by Rafael Cabrera, evoking Banco and Le Orme, along with the lush vintage keyboards with wonderful drops of the unsurpassed Mellotron) and German symphonic prog like Jane and Ramses (with harder-edged guitar and powerful organ runs). In 1978, Tarantula released their second album, entitled Tarantula II. The line-up had completely changed, with Vicente Guillot left as the only remaining original member. The music was also a different story: a harder-edged sound with a more direct approach, bringing early Uriah Heep to mind.
If you want to check out Tarantula, their first album is recommended, because it's in the symphonic prog tradition, but with a more Italian prog touch. The strong points are the expressive vocals (with a theatrical undertone) and the varied vintage keyboards. Courtesy of progarchives.com « hide |
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