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    Posted: August 27 2005 at 08:11
Just starting to get into Italian prog -- anyone have any recommendations of where to start? 
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Try these, in no particular order.

Le Orme - "Felona e Sorona", "Il Fiume", "Elementi"
Premiata Forneria Marconi (a.k.a. PFM) - "Storia Di Un Minuto", "Per Un Amico", "L'Isola Di Niente", "Chocolate Kings", "Ulisse".
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (a.k.a. Banco) - "Banco", "Darwin" (both in the original and remixed versions of 1991), "Come In Un'Ultima Cena", "Il 13"

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Points: 5964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 27 2005 at 09:58
This one's been covered 100 times before - I suggest you search for some previous similar threads, STS.
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Devil Doll
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

This one's been covered 100 times before - I suggest you search for some previous similar threads, STS.

I think it's not the kind of answer the guy was expecting to have...

 

here are some good italian prog recommendations :

celeste -s/t (also called 'principe di un giorno', acoustic album with a 'cozy' mood)

deus ex machina - 'de republica' (only if you like fusion)

fabrizio de andré - 'la buona novella' (it features members of a band that will later be named PFM)

banco - 'io sono nato libero'

PFM - 'per un amico' (their absolute masterpiece)

carnascialia - s/t (nice folk-prog album but the vocals are sometimes disturbing)

 

 

 
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Osana -Palepoli- (a fascinating band in the genre of King Crimson & VDGG + an addition of folk arrengements

if you really want to get in touch with a-typical and most original Italian prog sound I advise you to listen to Picchio dal Pozzo and their melodic jazzy "psych" fusion.

Museo Rosenbach -zarathustra- (finest and effective prog rock compositions with italian lyrics)

 

 
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Goblin? funk/soundtrack prog, really atmospheric?
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Area - Arbeit Macht Frei
Biglietto per l'Inferno: S.T.
Garybaldi: Nuda
Museo Rosenbach: Zarathustra
Pholas Dactylus: Concerto delle Menti
New Trolls: Concerto Grosso n.1
Alphataurus: S.T.
Le Orme: Felona e Sorona
Saint Just: La Casa del Lago
Il Rovescio della Medaglia: La Bibbia
The Trip: Atlantide
Pierrot Lunaire: S.T.
Locanda delle Fate: Forse le lucciole non si amano più

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Arti e Mestieri: Tilt or Giro di Valzer per Domani. By far one of the best Italian fusion bands 
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Originally posted by Fantômas Fantômas wrote:

Devil Doll


Italian-based, but DD are in no way Italian Prog.

Though DD are certainly better than anything usually associated with Italian Prog :P

i've heard good things about Banco and Balletio though.
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JACULA "Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus"
OPUS AVANTRA "Donella Del Monaco" (aka "Introspezione")
PIERROT LUNAIRE "Gudrun"

If you like very experimental, inventive neoclassical progressive with
powerful female vocals, you will love these albums.
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Thanks for all the recommendations everyone!   I will be sure to check these out. 
BTW, sorry if this has been covered before, I am new to this site.  Next time I will check more carefully before posting a new thread.
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I personally went to the Italian Prog index on this site and checked out MP3s by all the bands who had an album in the top 25.  It included all of the bands mentioned above and gave a great insight into what to expect from them and the sub-genre as a whole.  My personal faves are:

PFM - per un amico
Museo Rosenbach - zarathustra
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - darwin
Le Orme - felona e serona
Celeste - principe di un giorno
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what would you like to know?

italprog, like everything else, has lots of flavors...

the best recommendation i can give you is augusto's - www.italianprog.com  - he lived it, and he's a very friendly indiuvidual to answer thoughts you may have - check out his top '20'

i have a little over 600 ital prog releases - if i can help you out, let me know...

dave

 
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 Deus ex machina - Equilibrismo da insofferenza

Il Balleto di bvronzo - Ys

New Trolls - Concerto grosso 1 e 2

try this...

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This past thread had quite a few extensive lists on it: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8667&a mp;KW=Italian+prog+reccomendations
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Originally posted by italprogfan italprogfan wrote:

i have a little over 600 ital prog releases - if i can help you out, let me know...

dave

Wow ... feeling kinda jealous now  
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www.gnosis2000.net is a great library for much more than 600...



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       Museo Rosenbach: Zarahustra 1973

       J.E.T: Fede, Speranza, Carita 1973

       De De Lind: Io non so da dove vengo e non so dove mai andro, uomo e´il nome che che mi ha

                          n dato 1973

      Premiata Forneria Marconi: Per un amigo 1972

      Premiata Forneria Marconi: Storia di un minuto 1972

          ... are just fantastic albums! get these first, then listen more but don´t be suprised  if

           you  can´t find any as marvellous as these!         hente                             

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Hmm ...

Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys
Biglietto per L'inferno - s/t
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico
Il Rovescio della Medaglia - Contaminazione
Celeste - principe di un giorno
arti & mestieri - tilt
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