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Topic: Your Top 10 Italian Prog tracks

Posted By: jude111
Subject: Your Top 10 Italian Prog tracks
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 19:36

What are your Top 10 favorite Italian prog tracks?

Replies:

Posted By: Usandthem
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 02:35

10. Alphataurus- Peccto d'orgoglio
9. Museo Rosenbach- Zarathustra
8. Maxophone- Antiche Conclusioni Negre
7. Area- Arbeit Macht Frei
6. Areknames- The very last Number
5. New Trolls- Concerto Grosso/Adagio
4. Goblin- Goblin
3. Le Orme- Sospesi Nell' Incredebile
2. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso- Il Giardino Del Mago
1. PFM. Appena En Po

This is my top 10 RPI songs!!

Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 02:54

Oh, man, Jude, got me in a spot here!

Hard enough for me to choose my ten favourite ALBUMS, let alone tracks.

I'll have to give it some thought and report back lol!

Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 03:01

I started to explore the realms of RPI quite recently, but it will be long before I'll finish it; there is quite a lot to find here.

Some great tracks (no ranking yet):

The King of Memories - Il trono dei Ricordi

La Chamadere (Peccato d'Orgoglio) - Alphataurus

Progressiva Mente - Alphataurus

L'Occhio del Ciclone - Mario Cottarelli

L'Enorme Abisso - La Maschera di Cera (can be listened on progstreaming now)

I heard Quella Vecchia Locanda's albim Il Tempo della Gioia for the first time recently, this has quite a lot of great stuff. And I don't mention some Italian eclectic prog bands in this list (Akt, Profusion) - I limit myself to bands in the RPI genre here.

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 12:16

1. PFM - L'Isola Di Niente

2. PFM - Is My Face On Straight

3. PFM - Via Lumiere

4. Maxophone - Antiche Conclusione Negre

5. Le Orme - Maggio

6. Celeste - Principe Di Giorno

7. Locanda Delle Fate - Vendesi Saggezza

8. Il Paese Dei Balocchi - Evasione

9. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico

10. PFM - Paper Charms

Yeah, lots of PFM, I know... That's because they're so good Clap

Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 12:36

My brain starts to liquify at the very thought of trying to answer this. Sorry. LOL

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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 02:26

Finnforest wrote:

My brain starts to liquify at the very thought of trying to answer this. Sorry. LOL

But you're an RPI specialist Shocked

That's what Deep Space does with you, then Wink

Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 07:52

Including non-RPI and in no specific order...

Goblin - Goblin

Area - Luglio Agosto Settembre (Nero)

Pichio dal Pozzo - Seppia

Pierrot Lunaire - Giovane Madre

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - L'Evoluzione

Franco Battiato - Una Cellula

Il Balletto di Bronzo - Introduzione

Il Paese dei Balocchi - Evasione

Alphatarus - La Mente Vola

Yugen - Cloudscape

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Magma America Great Make Again

Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 08:16

Moogtron III wrote:

Finnforest wrote:

My brain starts to liquify at the very thought of trying to answer this. Sorry. LOL

But you're an RPI specialist Shocked

That's what Deep Space does with you, then Wink

Too many beloveds to rank them anymore........would be like trying to rank one's kids in order of favorite

I love them all. That's my list. Smile

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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"

Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 10:48

My head thinks in albums not songs, making this almost impossible without going through almost every album first.

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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 16:21

In no order, because that would really make my head hurt.

Banco del Mutuo Succorso- L'Eoluzione
Banco del Mutuo Succorso- Canto Nomade Per un Prigioniero Politico
Goblin- Snip-Snap
Il Balletto di Bronzo- Introduzione
Le Orme- Sopesi Nell 'Incredible
Museo Rosenbach- Zarathustra
Osanna- Oro Caldo
PFM- L'Isola di Niente
Quella Vecchia Locanda- Un Giorno, Un Amico
Quella Vecchia Locanda- Prologo

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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 16:39

Finnforest wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Finnforest wrote:

My brain starts to liquify at the very thought of trying to answer this. Sorry. LOL

But you're an RPI specialist Shocked

That's what Deep Space does with you, then Wink

Too many beloveds to rank them anymore........would be like trying to rank one's kids in order of favorite

I love them all. That's my list. Smile

I understand.

Neglecting just one track breaks your heart. Broken Heart

I rest my case Smile

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 16:40

zravkapt wrote:

Including non-RPI and in no specific order...

Il Paese dei Balocchi - Evasione

Hey, you discovered Evasione too.

It's good, isn't it? Simple but compelling.

Like flying over a wide open landscape.

Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 18:50

^The whole album is great but it's a stand-out song. For anyone unfamiliar with it...

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Magma America Great Make Again

Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 18:56

A Top 100 won't be enough. Sorry Confused

Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 22:15

I can't remember the names. They're all in Italian!

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Frank Swarbrick
Belief is not Truth.

Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 23:47

Appena Un Po (River of Life) - PFM
750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore? - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Quarto Tempo - Campo di Marte
E' Festa (Celebration) - PFM
Felona - Le Orme
Dolce Maria - PFM
Profumo Di Colla Bianca - Locanda Delle Fate
Realta - Quella Vecchia Locanda
Via Della Croce (Incluso Scintille Di Pena) - PFM (Original version was released by Fabrizio di Andre)
Il Giardino Del Mago - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

Could change in five minutes.

Iván

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 26 2013 at 11:29

zravkapt wrote:

^The whole album is great but it's a stand-out song.

Agreed 100% !

Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: January 26 2013 at 12:02

I can't do this.

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 26 2013 at 13:56

sagichim wrote:

I can't do this.

You haven't tried.

Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: January 29 2013 at 16:36

So judging from this, the key Italian prog tracks are these below. Anyone care to add more? :-)

1971 New Trolls: Tempo: Adagio (CONCERTO GROSSO PER I NEW TROLLS)

1972 Il Balletto di Bronzo: Introduzione (YS)
1972 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Il Giardino Del Mago (BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO), L'Evoluzion, 750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore? (DARWIN!)
1972 Franco Battiato: Una Cellula (FETUS)
1972 Osanna: Oro Caldo (PALEPOLI)
1972 Il Paese dei Balocchi: Evasione (IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI)
1972 PFM: Appena En Po (PER UN AMICO), E' Festa (STORIA DI UN MINUTO)
1972 Quella Vecchia Locanda: Prologo, Realta (QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA)

1973 Alphataurus: La Chamadere (Peccato d'Orgoglio), La Mente Vola (ALPHATAURUS)
1973 Area: Arbeit Macht Frei; Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (Nero) (ARBEIT MACHT FREI)
1973 Banco del Mutuo Succorso: Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico (IO SONO NATO LIBERO)
1973 Campo di Marte: Quarto Tempo (CAMPO DI MARTE)
1973 Museo Rosenbach: Zarathustra (ZARATHUSTRA)
1973 Le Orme: Sospesi nell'incredibile, Felona (FELONA E SORONA)

1974 Le Orme: Maggio (CONTRAPPUNTI)
1974 PFM: L'Isola di Niente, Is My Face On Straight, Via Lumiere, Dolcissima Maria (L'ISOLA DI NIENTE)
1974 Quella Vecchia Locanda- Un Giorno, Un Amico (IL TEMPO DELLA GIOIA)

1975 Maxophone: Antiche Conclusioni Negre (MAXOPHONE)
1975 PFM: Paper Charms (CHOCOLATE KINGS)

1976 Celeste: Principe Di Giorno (PRINCIPE DI UN GIORNO)
1976 Goblin: Goblin, Snip Snap (ROLLER)
1976 Picchio dal Pozzo: Seppia (PICCHIO DAL POZZO)
1976 Pierrot Lunaire: Giovane Madre (GUDRUN)

1977 Locanda Delle Fate: Profumo Di Colla Bianca, Vendesi saggezza (FORSE LE LUCCIOLE NON SI AMANO PIÙ)

1994 Il Trono dei Ricordi: The King of Memories (IL TRONO DEI RICORDI)

2010 Areknames: The Very Last Number (IN CASE OF LOSS)
2010 PFM: Via Della Croce (Incluso Scintille Di Pena) [A.D. 2010 - LA BUONA NOVELLA (OPERA APOCRIFA DA LA BUONA NOVELLA DI FABRIZIO DE ANDRÈ)]
2010 Yugen: Cloudscape (IRIDULE)

2011 Mario Cottarelli: L'Occhio del Ciclone (UNA STRANA COMMEDIA)

2012 Alphataurus: Progressiva Mente (ATTOSECONDO)

2013 L'Enorme Abisso: La Maschera di Cera (LE PORTE DEL DOMANI)

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 30 2013 at 02:29

Hey, that's nice, seeing all these tracks on one list.

Good work, jude111!

I already tried out some stuff that I hadn't heard yet and so I came amongst other tracks to Mente Vola by Alphataurus, which is quite nice indeed.

Posted By: Federico Renzulli
Date Posted: February 18 2013 at 12:47

Parlare dei 10 brani più belli, non ha senso, parlare dei 10 album più belli si, un album è prog. nel suo insieme, molti album hanno un brano bellissimo poi il resto .........