The Italian Prog Appreciation den

^ Then your OK 

Most of the above, plus BdB's Ys, QVL's Il Tempo della Gioia, Museo's Zarathustra, Le Orme's Felona, etc etc etc

hellogoodbye wrote:  ADHARMA : MANO AI PULSANTI  (By far, with Architrave indipendente, my favourite album of Modern RPI)

Oh, Pierre, I quite enjoy that Architrave Indipendente album! I think it's only available on vinyl, correct?

For those not aware of it, here's the album:

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=25821


It's got a frequently very tasteful acoustic sound with quite youthful vocals! That's what I remember, I probably haven't listened to it for a year now!

I'm going to go and dig it out right now and give it a few spins later on!

hellogoodbye wrote: Aussie, you can find it in CD at Greg Shop :   http://synphonic.8m.com/country/italy.htm

Oh, I've got the vinyl, so I wouldn't buy it again on CD!

But I think when it was first released, it was a definate statement by the band only releasing it on LP! I wonder if that sort of limited it's exposure, and why it's so unrecognised - only a handful of reviews for it too. Maybe I should write a positive review of it myself!

I hope we get a second album from them sometime!

AEP, no better place to sample a great modern RPI album than right here:

Gran Turismo Veloce


Pretty sure Pierre, Jim and Todd were all very impressed with this one too! I'd love to know what you think of it!

AEP, the Gran Tuirsmo Veloce is a very nice album. It could have been great without (yes once again) that damned metal guitar. Unfortunately  many of the modern RPI's guitarists ( not Adharma, Akt and Architrave Ind) have more listened to Kiss, Rush and Metallica than Robert Fripp, Steve Howe, Adrian Belew and Arto Lindsay. After all, in 1979, the Talking Heads had used the talent of some of these guys. Perhaps the modern RPI should appeal to the new wave of electronic musicians to really claim its name of modern RPI ? Just a suggestion.

To some of our newer guys getting into the classics....don't miss these albums that sometimes get overlooked...

Jim's hump-day threesome! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkNk5qThoBQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrRHD6bfwA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eap_Ysk0Ymo

Finnforest wrote: To some of our newer guys getting into the classics....don't miss these albums that sometimes get overlooked...Jim's hump-day threesome!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkNk5qThoBQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrRHD6bfwAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eap_Ysk0Ymo

Jim!

The `Festa Mobile' album is a bit of a minor favourite of mine! Just haven't listened to it in a couple of years! Going to dig it out now!! I bought a vinyl reissue a few years back, what a great album!

I haven't listented to the Metamorphosi one too much yet....I'll get back to you on that one.

I haven't heard that last one - IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI - so I'll give a bigger search on Youtbue for some clips!

Thanks for the suggestions!

update - I HAVE heard that `Il Paese...' album (I recognised the album cover when I looked it up), and for some strange reason I passed on the recent vinyl reissue...

I remember it sounding very classical sounding, lots of long floating sections, almost ambient? Perhaps I should give it a few more listens...

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - November 15 2012 at 00:46

I'm sure you're gonna like that Paese album Michael. Very good album, very classical inspired.

I personally had a hard time getting into it but I did eventually. And yes it is a little ambienty at times.


Edited by sagichim - November 15 2012 at 01:10