I’m still trying to figure out what it is about Italian progressive rock that attracts me the way it does. Listening to Domenicano Bianco, the sixth full length from Il Segno del Comando (The Sign of Command) I’m still trying to figure it out. There’s certainly the accentuation of keyboards and synths, a little more pomp and circumstance in the songwriting, but those things can be found anywhere. Maybe with not understanding the language I’m left to really focus on the timbre of the vocals, the melodies they weave instead of getting bogged down with silly concepts and high fantasy – I’ve always been more of a music guy than a lyrics guy – and the dark, quasi-gothic underpinnings Il Segno del Comando bring to their songs resonate with me. I don’t know if it’s the best modern italian prog I’ve heard (we’ll definitely dig into more) but it’s solid.

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