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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

New Band Addition: Zaum

Good stuff for the saucy crowd.


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Brilliant review Jim!
Sounds like another one to add to my list. As I see it/read it, the album genuinely feels like it was made for a guy like meLOL
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I proposed to a friend to listen to this classic today.. He hated it.  I had never been convinced by this disc, but this rejection gave me the urge to focus on it all this afternoom. I do not regret it. Finally I understood. It's really an important work, crazy and brilliant.
 
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

"L'isola Di Niente" is completly different from "Per un amico" but fantastic. L'uomo di Pezza is a masterpiece, Felona e Sorona and Contrappunti too.
 
My thoughts exactly, L'isola Di Niente surprised me as it was like a more agressive band with some Crimson tendancies, but liked them both equally.
 
Since I like fusion of sorts, I plan to try Area next and from Jim's excellent review of Zaum, do I dare jump that far ahead....
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^ Just be sure to check the samples on the bandpage before you jump in. It's good, but not classic like Area. If you're going to try Area, I would recommend either Arbeit Macht Frei or Crac to begin with. Enjoy!
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Here's an album I didn't realize existed until recently. I just added it to the database. Il Rovescio della Medaglia is a band that went through some major stylistic changes over the course of a few years. Their first two albums are good hard rock style prog. Their third, Contaminazione, is their masterpiece and is one of the best of the symphonic RPI albums. This live show was recorded about 2-3 years after the departure of vocalist and flautist Pino Ballarini. The album is an instrumental space jam, very keyboard based, and apparently largely improvised. It was only released on LP years later, but now it's all on YouTube. Enjoy!
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Nice Todd. Reminds me the IL SISTEMA's album.
Today I've listenned to the false 70's RPI album by BALLLETTIROSADIMACCHIA. It was strange but fun.
 
 
 
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

I proposed to a friend to listen to this classic today.. He hated it.  I had never been convinced by this disc, but this rejection gave me the urge to focus on it all this afternoom. I do not regret it. Finally I understood. It's really an important work, crazy and brilliant.
 



Amazing album - probably my all time favourite prog album Smile Big fan of Lino too.

Just stumbled across this:

http://vimeo.com/49984841

New Osanna album? Rosso Rock I had no idea - released in Sept this year, unless it's a single only? Apologies if folks already knew of it. (still theatrical guys!)





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^ ah, it's a live album re-recording Milano Calibro 9 with 3 studio tracks as bonus:

11. River (by L. Vairetti - D. Stone)  (rerecording from Landscape of Life)
12. 'O Culore' e Napule (by Lino Vairetti) (previously unreleased)
13. Red Rock (by L. Vairetti - P. Hammill - S. Lombard) (previously unreleased)

Looking forward to checking it out

Lino Vairetti - lead vocals and electro-acoustic "Greg Bennet" guitar
Gennaro Barba - drums "Ufip cymbals"
Pasquale Capobianco - electric lead guitar
D'Anna - electric bass
Rosario Priore - piano, organ and keyboards
Irvin Vairetti - vocals, mellotron and synth

Special guests:
Tokyo Vielle Ensemble Orchestra in "Milan Caliber 9" live in Japan
Gianluca Falasca Strings Ensemble in "River - 'O Culore' e Napule - Red Rock"
Stephen Longobardi keyboards and vocals in "Red Rock"
Roberto Petrella acoustic guitar in "River"
Gianni Blond vocals in "Red Rock"


Mostly got my info from here:

http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.maracash.com/&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMaracash%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=gKpvUJb3O-WciAfAg4HQAw&ved=0CCkQ7gEwAA


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WHAT'S THAT ? Wacko Bags to carry music  !?
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Bags to carry SPAM in more likely, my friend!

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Now I know how to cal the Ballettirosadimacchia's album. It's spam RPI Smile
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BLUE PHANTOM : DISTORSIONS. Instrumental Psych Prog from 1971.
I like this song :
 
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

^ Just be sure to check the samples on the bandpage before you jump in. It's good, but not classic like Area. If you're going to try Area, I would recommend either Arbeit Macht Frei or Crac to begin with. Enjoy!
I decided on Crac.  Excellent!  Such a way to use the vocal as an instrument and when he does that strange yodelling sound, it just makes you smile.  Great muscians too.
 
Jazz Rock/Fusion would seem to be the best catagory if one were to place this album outside of the RPI genre, but that would not do it justice since it covers a lot of territory (avant, psychedelic, & prog).
 
Thanks for the suggestion!  Not sure who I will try next...
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

BLUE PHANTOM : DISTORSIONS. Instrumental Psych Prog from 1971.
I like this song :
 
 
Very Nice Indeed...listened to 3 or 4 more songs by them at that link.
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I didn't know that band a week ago. There's always something to discover in the past or in the present of Italy. 
Maybe you don't know yet ROCKY'S FILJ, the Todd avatar. As for Area, jazz is the master here, but it's not the only one. A gem. Heart
 
 
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

BLUE PHANTOM : DISTORSIONS. Instrumental Psych Prog from 1971.
I like this song :
 
 
 
 


Pierre you are really an asset to this thread! Must check this one out more thoroughly.
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Yeah that Blue Phantom album is really groovy! Sounds like it was recorded in San Francisco in 1970
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The Rosso Rock album by Osanna is nice but I like Palepoli much more than Milano Calibro 9.
By the way is ther a good sounding CD of Palepoli, mine sound really dull and distorted?
 
The "new" songs are a little too sweet for me, but at least there is new stuff from this band.
 
Looking forward to the new Alphataurus album, which should arrive tomorrow.
 
Is this the original cover of the Blue Phantom album? I seem to remember a different one.
One of these really amazing albums from the libary music genre, which is overlooked all the time.
 
ROCKY'S FILJ is a killer album, and without keyboards(!) so it's somwhat unique in RPI
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