PFM - L'Isola Di Niente (1974) - Progressive Rock Music Forum

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

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.

I enjoy this album as a whole, so it’s hard for me to pick a favorite track.

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…
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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.

La Luna Nuova

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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

The first track for me. Summarizes everything great about prog. High watermark for PFM. Don't think they achieved anything higher after that.

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.

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 LOL

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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

Love the album but that English song is pretty awful.

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Poll Question: Favorite Track from PFM L'Isola di Niente?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
L'Isola di Niente	12	[37.50%]
Is My Face On Straight	3	[9.38%]
La Luna Nuova	6	[18.75%]
Dolcissima Maria	7	[21.88%]
Via Lumiere	4	[12.50%]
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