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Todd 
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RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472 |
 Posted: June 27 2009 at 21:54 |
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And welcome to the wonderful world of RPI! Your wallet will be lighter, but your soul will be uplifted! There are hundreds and hundreds of albums and bands out there just waiting to be discovered. And the great thing is even the bands from the bottom tier are often really good!
By the way, I don't know how deeply you've investigated RPI yet, but I wish I'd heard of Greg Walker (synphonic.8m.com) and Augusto Croce (www.italianprog.com) earlier on in my collecting. It would have made things so much easier!
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Todd
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RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 15:22 |
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Your list of other one-offs are all Italian (most of the names look it)? Don't know if they'd fit as I'm sticking early to mid 70's here. And I realize about your final point. Balletto especially. But it's pretty arguably a new band: out went Marco Cecioni and in came Gianni Leone, add a change of bassist, and you have the uncompromising experts of the famous album Ys. I will admit that I did think of leaving them out of the poll, not just for the reason that there was this earlier record (though a psychedelic record) but because for so many of us the inclusion of the album is inevitable, leaving one with fewer remaining choices. But they're in, they belong by my criteria. [/QUOTE] Yeah, you're right. Ys is definitely like a whole new band.
The other one-offs I listed are all RPI from the 70's. Testa is from 1977 and Bibbo from 1979, but the others from 1976 or earlier. I did leave of Sensitiva Immagine by mistake--fantastic album from 1976 (thanks Lucas!).
One other honorable mention for posthumous publication is Crystals, recorded in 1974, released 1992.
Nice poll!
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Mellotron Storm
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Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 13935 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 11:56 |
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That's a great second list of one-offs Todd Your first choice Campo Di Marte would also be mine depending on the day. |
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Captain Capricorn
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Joined: February 21 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1085 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 09:48 |
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Semiramis ...that bassist is just plain siiiick
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memowakeman
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Posted: June 27 2009 at 09:46 |
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Beautiful list of albums, but if YS is in any poll, that will have my vote. |
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Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
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Cesar Inca
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Posted: June 27 2009 at 08:18 |
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I went for "Maxophone": it is the most refined and varied of all the albums listed here.
A wonderful list overall, by the way!
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lucas
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Posted: June 27 2009 at 05:09 |
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Locanda reunited in 1999 for a new album and Celeste were preparing a new album prior to their demise but the material was released only in 1991. But we can indeed count both bands as one shot bands.
For me it's a tie betweeen Locanda and Maxophone.
Fans of locanda should also check out another italian band playing in a similar vein : sensitiva immagine
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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American Khatru
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Joined: March 28 2009 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 732 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 05:08 |
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Your list of other one-offs are all Italian (most of the names look it)? Don't know if they'd fit as I'm sticking early to mid 70's here. And I realize about your final point. Balletto especially. But it's pretty arguably a new band: out went Marco Cecioni and in came Gianni Leone, add a change of bassist, and you have the uncompromising experts of the famous album Ys. I will admit that I did think of leaving them out of the poll, not just for the reason that there was this earlier record (though a psychedelic record) but because for so many of us the inclusion of the album is inevitable, leaving one with fewer remaining choices. But they're in, they belong by my criteria. |
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 Why must my spell-checker continually underline the word "prog"? |
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Takeshi Kovacs
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Joined: September 27 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2454 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 04:35 |
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Some cracking albums there. The only one I don't have is Enzo Capuano.
I like them all, but if pushed, would have to say: 1 Museo Rosenbach 2 Locanda Delle Fate 3 Il Balletto Di Bronzo closely followed by the likes of Campo di Marte, Semiramis, Celeste.... Sometimes it can vary depending on what type of mood you're in I guess, but I always seem to have time for Zarathustra, and I think the opening to the album is great, particularly the raw emotion and 'roughness' of the vocalist. |
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Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
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ghost_of_morphy
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Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 03:42 |
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The two of these that I keep listening to are the releases by Reale Accademia and Alusa Fallax. The Reale Accademia release is the better of the two. Locanda Delle Fate is a recent acquisition that is also quite promising, but I haven't heard it enough yet to give a decided judgement.
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Todd
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RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472 |
Posted: June 27 2009 at 01:45 |
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1 . Campo di Marte
2. Semiramis
3. Balletto
4. Museo Rosenbach
5. RRR
6. Celeste
7. Alusa Fallax
8. Capuano
9. Maxophone
10. Locanda
11. RADM
Ask me later and it will be different. I love them all! Here's a list of other one-offs that are among my favorites, more or less in order:
Rocky's Filj
Cervello
Stefano Testa
Apoteosi
Pholas Dactylus
L'Uovo di Colombo
Pierpaolo Bibbo
Blocco Mentale
Ricordi D'Infanzia
Rustichelli e Bordini
De De Lind
Festa Mobile
Il Paese Dei Balocchi
J.E.T.
Panna Fredda
Odissea
Osage Tribe
Planetarium
Triade
I Califfi
dozens more . . .
Honorary mention goes to no-off bands Officina Meccanica and Il Giro Strano, whose songs were only compiled and released posthumously.
Don't forget that Balletto produced other albums (though much less significant), and Celeste and RADM sort of did too.
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micky
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 15:47 |
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got to give some love to RRR. Probably my favorite true .. 'one and done' album. Un Palco di Marionette is still... years after hearing it... my favorite prog mini-epic. Fabulous song.. fabulous album. Highly rated by every one of the Italian prog collabs.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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micky
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 15:41 |
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that sucks man. Trust me... just order it.  Make it your next RPI exploration haha. If you don't speak Italian .... you'll love it. |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
Posted: June 26 2009 at 15:38 |
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Locanda Delle Fate's album. A wonderful one!
Outside the list: I also like Il Paese Dei Balocchi's eponymous album a lot.
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Nipsey88
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Joined: May 27 2005 Location: Kadath Status: Offline Points: 706 |
Posted: June 26 2009 at 15:25 |
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Unfortunately my exposure to the one-offs of this genre is rather limited (I only own 4 of these) so I went with:
1 - Locanda Della Fate: Sure its a little cheesy and maudlin at times, I still find it very beautiful, and the first track "A volte un istante di quiete" is one of my favorite instumental songs of any genre. 2 - Maxophone: Recently got this and have only been through it a few times, but really gonna be a favorite on first blush. 3 - Museo Rosenbach: Just an all around great record, but again, a newer acquisition and only have a handful of listens under my belt. Also have Y's, but I haven't really been able to get it yet...I'm hoping futher listens will open me up more to it. And apparently, I have more money I gotta spend...  |
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Pekka
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 12:58 |
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I've heard about half of them, and Forse le Lucciole non si Amano Pių is my favourite. Very beautiful. All of them are very enjoyable anyway.
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Luca Pacchiarini
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 12:52 |
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Semiramis is perhaps the most surprising album Italy has produced. AMAZING if you consider that the influences are few, entirely original... and the average age of the band was 17!!!
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American Khatru
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Joined: March 28 2009 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 732 |
Posted: June 26 2009 at 11:17 |
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Micky, I think there's something wrong here. I appreciate your posting a YouTube link for the opening of this record and I'm dying to hear it (as may be other members). I tried to watch it at home on my MacBook but it wouldn't start. I thought maybe it was my internet connection to blame, so I'm trying it now at work where they have stupid fast and reliable connections. Still no dice; that wheel just spins and spins, for like ten minutes now.
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Why must my spell-checker continually underline the word "prog"? |
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American Khatru
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 10:53 |
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Never heard of them until now. Taking a look at the page here in PA, it looks like the kind of thing I'd like; and they're a legitimate one-off. So there's another I'll have to buy somehow. I absolutely love it when I find out that there's more music to hear from this scene!!
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 26 2009 at 10:35 |
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That's my second choice Thomas. |
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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