Innamorato dell'hard rock venato di blues degli Anni 70, il chitarrista Matteo "Matt" Filippini ha dato vita all'ambizioso Moonstone Project, e nell'aprile del 2006 ha pubblicato il disco d'esordio, "Time To Take a Stand". Il disco vanta collaborazioni a dir poco prestigiose: la lista dei cantanti che hanno prestato la propria celebrata ugola va da Glenn Hughes (Trapeze; Deep Purple) a Graham Bonnet (Rainbow; MSG; Alcatrazz; Impellitteri), da Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt; Quiet Riot) a Steve Walsh (Kansas), da Kelly Kealing ad Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult), senza dimenticare il grande James Christian (House of Lords); come se non bastasse, in diverse tracce troviamo Ian Paice (Deep Purple) e Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge; King Kobra; Blue Murder) on drums and Tony Franklin (Firm, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) on bass. A real Dream Team settantiana array of hard rock, no doubt about it. However, be making a great injustice if I did not mention the other musicians, less noble, but no less brilliant, completing this precious mosaic Sarzi Henry & Alex Mori, Maurizio Corriga, Nik Mazzucconi, Chris Catena, Gianluca Tagliavini, Alex Del Vecchio, Daniel Flores and Johan Niemann. Someone will ask: how did an unknown musician with the internationally well known artists get to collaborate on his project? He explains the Filipinos, "Paice was the key! It was very easier to involve all the others, obviously if you get a big name to take part in your project (and in my case, you're nobody), there is always a bit 'mistrust. If you show up saying that Ian Paice of Deep Purple playing on your album, you can more easily overcome many barriers! And so it goes off the guest list grew parallel to the credibility of Moonstone Project. Let me be clear, not enough to pay for certain musicians. Some have said no, and I respect them because they have always done with elegance. "
Patience, Matt: those who refused them even end up on the second disc!
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