Best non-english language prog ??

Its apparent from looking at where everyone is from and from reading posts that english language prog albums are obviously universally popular

i was wondering what the best prog album is which is in a language other than english - any ideas ??

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Premiata Forneria Marconi-Per Un Amico

Kaipa-Inget Nytt Under Solen

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Its hard to say... one should be at least bilingual to know how to answer. Somethings might sound ok to a foreigner's ear, but pehaps a little knowledge of the language would show some sintaxis imperfections, or bad lyrics (for example, my father used to love the first albums by The Beattles, until he came across some translations. After that, he has tried to focus on the music, but the memory of those translations...). The same way with a book. Some literary resources can't be meassured or appreciated without some additional information.

You Know I've kinna considered Rammstien as prog band so.....

eugene wrote: Many albums from too many French and Italian symphonic prog bands to name them all here And of course After Crying.  I wonder if Magma would exactly fit into description of non-english language ???

The question involved a non-English speaking band, and Magma's lyrics are all in Kobaian. Yes, it's a made up language, but it still isn't english.

It really depends on what kind of English-language prog you prefer.

German is good for some, Italian for others (and that itself is generalizing, because each of those nations produces diverse prog).

But, in general:

Like "symphonic," prettier, more classical "traditional/old-school" prog? I do, BTW. (Genesis, early Crimson, ELP, etc.) Try Italy, and bands like PFM, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Locanda Della Fate, etc.

I love PFM!

Like spacey, weirder psychedelic prog, like early Floyd, etc? (I don't, really.) Try some German stuff like early Amon Duul, Can, early Tangerine Dream, etc. (Others here know much more about this stuff than I -- Baldfriede and Philippe come to mind immediately.)

Of course, other nations like France produce good prog too, but I'm less familiar with their stuff.

Magma are French, but they are just too weird for my tastes, but some here swear by them.

There's good Scandinavian, southern and east-European prog too, of course, but I'd start with the Italians and the Germans.

Read some reviews, listen to some stuff -- jump in, but I say (based on my own experience, and that of others here) start with 70s Italian prog.

Have fun exploring!

PSICOTROPIA FROM SPAIN!!!!!!

Ive always considered PFM the peak of that Italian progressive
movement, and especially the album "L'Isola di Niente", it's just
about pefect, and not as derivative sounding or "prog" cliché as
some others by them. Although "Is My Face on Straight" is in
English, a hilarious satire on the upper class, the rest is sung
gorgeously in Italian. They redid the whole album later in
English as "The World became the World", with new lyrics by
Pete Sinfield, but these songs in the original Italian are
priceless. Perhaps the most beautiful progressive ballad of that
entire era is "Dolcissima Maria" (later redone as "Just Look
Away").

TRIANA!!!
Triana (El Patio)

its just amazing!

I'd say Italy's PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi) and France's Malicorne (prog. folk)