PFM - L'Isola Di Niente (1974)
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Topic: PFM - L'Isola Di Niente (1974)
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Subject: PFM - L'Isola Di Niente (1974)
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 02:14
 Hooked on this one as of late; what's your favorite track, PA? GO!!! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 02:47
My favourite PFM album  I love all of the album but my vote goes to Via Lumiere. That thing is just gorgeous and I always pondered what kind of music they could’ve made subsequently, if they’d explored that particular fusion-meets-psych-meets-RPI-type-of-thang that Via Lumiere brought to their oevre. But alas we got Chocolate Kings which isn’t a poor album by any means...it’s just not L’Isola di Niente either..and for me at least the latter is the high water-mark of PFM. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 03:02
Awesome post  !I chose the opener/title track. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Guldbamsen wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 03:09
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Is My Face On Straight always makes me laugh. I'll vote for it. Excellent album all around. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 03:14
The lyrics in that one always make me double take and forget it's PFM I'm listening to, lol. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 08:51
| I enjoy this album as a whole, so it’s hard for me to pick a favorite track. |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 10:46
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The first and last tracks are my favourite on this album - which, incidentally, is my most favourite PFM album. I tossed a coin, and went for Via. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 10:47
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Dolcissima Maria ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 11:30
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Great album! It was the English version of this one that introduced me to PFM - I later got the Italian version on CD, which I prefer. From these tracks it is Dolcissima Maria that has always been the more emblematic song and melody that travels with me all the time. While hiking in the mountains I hum this melody... When I think of PFM, this is one of the first melodies that springs to mind. Not necessarily the best album, but this one is special... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 12:32
| This one is also my favorite. I think they really showed off their chops on this one, and each track is varied so much from another. I went with La Luna Nuova, but could have chosen most of the others. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 13:16
^ "Dolcissima Maria" wins, at least at the moment. This means f**k prog noodling, give us sweet ballad.  I voted for Maria too. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 14:22
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La Luna Nuova ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 16:19
| The title track for me. It is an overall a great album, but not my favorite PFM album. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 18:34
| The first track for me. Summarizes everything great about prog. High watermark for PFM. Don't think they achieved anything higher after that. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 18:40
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Like Guldbamsen I have to say that this is my favourite album by PFM. The opener is my pick though. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 20:51
| This and Stori di un Minuto are my favourite albums by PFM. L'isola di niente has one of my very favourite closers period with "Via Lumiere" (my favourite PF track along with "Dove... quando... (parte II)". I love jazzy PFM. And what a brilliant opener. Come to think of it, this is my favourite PFM album. Hadn't listened to it all for quite some years, and it's hitting me hard again. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 21:31
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I just gave this one a spin a few times recently. I don't have favorite tracks. It's a brilliant album as a whole. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 31 2021 at 23:27
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Great to see so many replies in this thread! This album is worth all the praise, I've been listening a little under a week almost exclusively in the car. The first track clicked immediately; it's magic and has that PFM "How have I not heard this before?!" flair like all of their stuff does for me. Very Genesis-ian parts throughout; I hear minimal ELP and more Yes influence if anything here. The bass and the down beat rhythm of the title track is precision prog rock exemplified, my friends. That's the bread and butter of the prog cake I think we all yearn for when we opine for the golden days, such as when this record manifested before humanity. "As long as you're not sick or poor; or a negro or a queer" will never, never not perk my ear up LOL. It comes out of nowhere every time for me still. I probably look manic in traffic laughing at myself for missing it "coming up" each time. Those clean verses are hilarious  .Track 4, despite its popularity here, is the hardest for me to get into admittedly. Track 5 kills it, very proggy and busy and has all the ROI elements I get off on LOL. Golden era RPI to the max! Thank you for introducing me to this band and album, PA! Eternal gratitude! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 07:23
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I heard it a few times lately, since I finally bought the album. La Luna Nuova is still my favourite song on it. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 14:07
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Love the album but that English song is pretty awful. ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Tancos
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 17:18
| The first two PFM albums are long-time favorites, but this one has always leaves me a bit cool. "La Luna Nuova" reminds me most of their earlier music and is my pick. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 17:51
This was the very first non-english album I had ever heard, and I wasn't looking forward to it as a friend lent it to me. I thought I better spin it at least once but of course ended up falling for it hard. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 20:06
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Is My Face On Straight always gets me when the ending vamp starts. Take a listen again with this context: it feels like someone who has simply accepted their fate as a madman, driven there by society. The accordion only amplifies this. I'll admit the delivery with the lyrics can be cringey. Still fantastic for me.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 21:07
| Title track for me. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 01 2021 at 23:14
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Wow this is actually a decent poll for once, huh guys? Quite varied and fair, I must say! The fourth track seems to start a bit slow to me, but I'm coming around to it. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Machinemessiah
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 08:39
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'Is My Face On Straight' is by far the most appealing and interesting to me, with all those (good) rhythm changes. Maybe I specially like the way it begins, with that quiet, unusual and beautiful guitar arpeggio and voice... the atmosphere.. and a bit later when the drums enter. I've never paid much attention to the lyrics. |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 21:42
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La Luna Nuova, for sure. Although Via Lumiere is on point. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 23:15
That song is solid, it's when they started doing entire albums in English the dropped several points for me, lol. The first 3 PFM are all you need IMHO. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Theprogelitist
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 02:35
| One of my favourite RPI albums and that’s saying a bit because I love RPI to death. The first song gets me so hyped up so it’s got yo be that one. But Dolcissima Maria is so beautiful and almost makes me tear up and the other tracks are amazing prog songs, especially Via lumiere |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 03:03
| the title track is an absolute monster. Just listening at the moment on headphones! |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 03:19
The guitar riff happening once the bass kicks in, with the vocals, is at least 20 years ahead of its time. It reminds me of Cynic "Focus", which came out in 1993, lol.
------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 03:33
Now on the last track and getting serious goose bumps from Via Lumiere. Possibly the best ending ever to an album. Sublime.
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