The band was formed when the founding members of
Osanna, Elio D'Anna (saxophone and flute) and Danilo Rustici (guitar), were joined by Danilos’ 17-year-old brother,
Corrado Rustici (guitar and vocals) from
Cervello. They were joined by Luciano Milanese (bass) and Dede Lo Previte (drums) from Circus 2000. Their first album,
Blink, was released in 1976 and has a strong English progressive rock influence. It became the only recording by the band to be released in Italy. Following the departure and return to Italy of three band members, D'Anna and Corrado formed a new line-up with
New Trolls Atomic System keyboardist Renato Rosset. Having started with a strong progressive influence, the band now moved towards a jazz-fusion sound. The second album,
Vimana, was recorded with a number of distinguished guest musicians, including
Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer
Narada Michael Walden,
Genesis/
Brand X drummer
Phil Collins and Brand X bass player
Percy Jones. The band completed their line-up with two new members: Barry Johnson on bass and vocals, and former
Atomic Rooster and Ibis drummer
Ric Parnell. They went on to record
Wings of Love in 1977. The band moved to the USA for their final album,
Sun City, which was released in 1978. Following this recording, D'Anna returned to Italy, where he became a producer. Rustici also went on to a successful career as a musician and producer, collaborating with many famous artists such as
Zucchero and
Whitney Houston. Johnson went on to join
Lenny White's group Twennynine, while Parnell featured in the 1984 film
This is Spinal Tap. ==Discography==