Cervello

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Cervello
Origin Naples, Italy
Genres Progressive rock
Years active1972–1974
2017–present
Members Corrado Rustici
Giulio D'Ambrosio
Antonio Spagnolo
Roberto Porta
Past members Gianluigi Di Franco
Remigio Esposito
Virginio Simonelli
Sasà Priore
Davide De Vito

Cervello ("Brain") is a band from Italy.

History

Cervello was formed by musicians from Naples. Corrado Rustici, then 17 years old, was the younger brother of Danilo Rustici, who was the guitarist of another popular rock band from Naples of these years, the Osanna.

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In 1973 the band released their sole album Melos , a brilliant Italian symphonic progressive rock production. The band show good mastery of their instruments, dazzling in sometimes over-complicated passages. Flutes and saxophones are often used to replace the keyboards and mellotron of many progressive works from this era.

In spite of critical praise the band broke up in 1974. Corrado Rustici, after a brief stint with the Osanna, and a lengthy tenure with Nova, started a successful career as a solo musician and producer. Gianluigi Di Franco collaborated with percussionist Tony Esposito in the early 1980s. He later dedicated himself to musicotherapy researches. [1]

In 2017, three of the original members, Antonio Spagnolo, Giulio D’Ambrosio and Corrado Rustici performed a concert in Tokyo with new band members Virginio Simonelli (lead vocals), Sasà Priore (keyboards) and Davide De Vito (drums). This was released as a live CD and DVD Cervello - Live in Tokyo 2017. [2]

In 2025, Corrado Rustici, Giulio D’Ambrosio, Antonio Spagnolo, and Roberto Porta released Chaire together with a live concert from 1973. The vocals on Chaire by Gianluigi Di Franco (who died in 2005) were restored from the original recordings. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Cesare Rizzi, Fulvio Beretta Enciclopedia del Rock Italiano 8879660225- Page 244 "Gianluigi Di Franco, da parte sua (Capri 1953) si occupa di musicoterapia in un ospedale psichiatrico prima di tornare in scena negli '80 come cantante di Kalimba de luna e As Tu As (Tony Esposito) e Radio Africa (Tullio De Piscopo).... DISCOGRAFIA Cervello (1) MELOS (Ricordi 1973, Contempo 1991 CD) Corrado Rustici (2) NOVA / BLINK (Ariston 1976, ..."
  2. ↑ "Cervello - Live in Tokyo 2017". www.corradorustici.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Vigezzi, Jacopo (28 October 2025). "Legendary Italian Prog band Cervello returns after 50 years with "Chaire"". Progressive Rock Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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