Uomo di pezza

Uomo di pezza is an album by the Italian progressive rock band Le Orme.[1] It was released in 1972 and was one of their best selling works, which won an Italian award disco d'oro.[2]

Uomo di pezza
Studio album by Le Orme
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	31:47
Language	Italian
Label	Philips
Producer	Gian Piero Reverberi
Le Orme chronology
Collage (1971) Uomo di pezza (1972) Felona e Sorona (1973)

Compared to the previous album, it shows many more classical elements: the opening of the album, for example, is a chaconne of Johann Sebastian Bach, played on piano by Gian Piero Reverberi. Furthermore, Tony Pagliuca plays a synthesizer for the first time.[3]

The title Uomo di pezza means "rag doll man". The doll character comes from the lyrics of the song "Gioco di bimba". The lyrics of Uomo di pezza describe a helpless masculine attitude, juxtaposed to an unknown, inscrutable feminine universe.

Track listing

• All music and lyrics by Aldo Tagliapietra and Antonio Pagliuca.

Side 1

1. "'Una dolcezza nuova" - 5:31
2. "Gioco di bimba" - 2:56
3. "La porta chiusa" - 7:32

Side 2

4. "Breve immagine" - 2:45
5. "Figure di cartone" - 3:51
6. "Aspettando l’alba" - 4:45
7. "Alienazione" - 4:44

Personnel

• Tony Pagliuca – keyboards
• Aldo Tagliapietra – voice, bass, guitars
• Michi Dei Rossi – drums, percussion

Guest

• Gian Piero Reverberi – piano on track 1

References

1. "Le Orme, Le Orme del rock Italiano Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine." Liverock Italiano. Retrieved on 1 March 2009.
2. Le Orme, official site
3. Tony Pagluica's workshop, PDF