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rosenbach 
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Joined: January 16 2009 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 311 |
 Posted: January 19 2009 at 04:44 |
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Hi DamoXt942, i think you can get some good stuff there easily (and cheaper) than some of us; here´s a link to hmv in Japan where you can find minilp sleeves of italian prog classics (Il Rovescio della Medaglia, Il Volo, Museo Roenbach, Cervello, Quella Vechia Locanda, Reale Accademia di Musica, etc) now reedited and almost 800 yens cheaper than the last time they appeared.
http://www.hmv.co.jp/fl/4/5/2/page/3/ Edited by rosenbach - January 19 2009 at 04:54 |
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DamoXt7942
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Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 09:20 |
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Thanks Mandy, you're really a great Italian progressive rock specialist!
Soon I've been a btf newsletter member.
Paper sleeve CDs (in Japanese, Kami-Jake) are exactly precious for us progressive rock fans.
However, in Japan we can get only comparatively famous albums...not famous but great albums we can't get easily. |
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 09:30 |
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Red Moon Records is a good record shop for collectors. Of course in the catalog has everything that was in the shop. But you can order at will because he orders the CDs/ LPs/ DVDs in various place (also South Korea!), if available at catalogue.
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DamoXt7942
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Posted: January 19 2009 at 09:34 |
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Wow, I'm gonna be busier...
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 10:11 |
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This is my last review that I post in this place for IP study:
BATTIATO, FRANCO — D.O.C.
Review by Mandrakeroot (Andrea Salvador) — First review of this album —
Inn truth it is diffucult the construction of a good 'The Best Of Battiato (Avant Garde POP)' but in this case this construction is O.k.. I am not a true Franco Battiato's fans (like Micky) but for me Franco Battiato is one of the pure genious of Italian music and in this sense this compilation is great. All 15 songs are good; some are more POP, some are pseudo Prog and some are really Prog POP song with Avant Garde treatment. But in every case Battiato's Avant Garde POP provoke in me strange vibrations. In fact this type of music for me it is true Prog! Clear for you this music is only POP... But this is the reason because Franco Battiato is a pure genious! and proper because Franco Battiato is a pure genious, Battiato's music is great! Simple for this axiom I love Franco Battiato's music. In the case of this volume of 'D.O.C.' series all the songs are evergreen of Battiato's and Italian music because all Battiato's songs are evergreen! other words are appreciated but not fundamentals. Speaking of music Battiato's songs are a great cradle of oddities: synths for... Drums or guitars or for pure wants to use... Vocals with one time signature... Melodies with another time signature... Rhythmic session with... Another time signature... But all created for the perfect creation a pure madness melodies... Melodic melodies... Sweet melodies... Sure armonic mental armonies. Because yes... franco Battiato song concept is not easy! And the lyrics... Yes, and the lyrics? Difficult to decipher them... Even studying, they are not easy. We must know the Battiato thought to be able to decipher these lyrics... If you are genious...! Since Franco Battiato is a simple, sincere and honest person (from what I understand studied), I remain very impressed by the messages that Battiato's songs contain and I see the complexity of battiato's songs the redemption of modern Italian music to the masterpieces of the Italian music of the past centuries. Logical that this is another point of force about my Battiato's musical love. If you want to start the study of Franco Battiato, genius artist, I recommended this compilation for EMI's Avant Garde POP period and for the 70's 'Gli Anni Settanta' --------------------------For the same reason i post in this place also this review:
BATTIATO, FRANCO - Gli Anni Settanta
 My review is produced using this release: BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 74321602622
Rating:7,5/10 A double CD compilation of 70's Battiato production? Well... Is good. But the listening... Is impossible!!! Because is true in the 70's Battiato passed from Experimental music to Krautrock to Fluxus music... And in Fluxus period Battiato is a simply composer. But this compilation is much complete. "Gli Anni Settanta" isn't a simply compilation. Because "Gli Anni Settanta" is the discovery of the insanity applied to the music. That, then, is music? Well... In more composition is only a strange picture of Informal Art or Fluxus. Battiato doesn't respect the logics of the market, Stockausen is the teacher... But also the "Illogical logic" succeeds to kidnap its mind. Not for case in some compositions are fundamental the not musical elements (see the old radio records in "Ethika Fon Ethika") that they give back impossible the listening of these compositions. Impossible music for impossible minds. But, if you loved the challenges thic compilation is for you!!! |
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moshkito
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Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17373 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 14:12 |
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Hi,
You know what's funny?
Italian "prog" ... is less inspired by "prog" music ... than it is by Classical Music ... which is a far better expose and field for experimentation and use of electric instruments than most other folks would give it credit for ...
- PFM;
- New Trolls;
- Banco Mutuo Soccorso;
- Area;
- Franco Battiato;
- Goblin
I can add
- Reale Academie the Musica (spelling)
- Uno (had a Hipgnosis cover too!)
- Aqua Fragile
and many others .... the spelling of which might be embarassing ....
Other than Franco Battiato who was really showing his more experimental side on his albums, I would say that there is very little "prog" ... here ... in fact, I like to state unequivocally that many of our so-called "prog" folks had a lot of classical music training ... and their main desire, in my opinion, is to make their mark and be felt as a presence and an "age" for music historians to add to their books ... and I think that is a valid attempt, and there are some lovely names and works that belong ... and some over rated (and over played) examples that don't!
The most special of all these for me, is BANCO ... it was a real shame that they were on Manticore ... who may have had a hand in helping them in America ... but the group had to spend the money instead on making sure their age'ing heroes could show a flash on the stage ... !!! To me ... more than anything else ... this only shows that it was not about the "music" ... it was about the something else ... and there are times when you have to explode on the stage to get someone's attention ... I understand that ... but when you have it ... all I can ask is ... what are you trying to prove? That you can flip pianos and organs better than anyone?
BANCO, by very far, was much more musically strong and had a most amazing series of albums ... the main issue that it had against it, was trying to sell it to an English speaking market ... fer crying out loud ... are you saying that a band that sings in Venusian Fosphate dialec isn't good, and can't be prog? Bollocks!
And the meaning of the word and term needs to be re-evaluated!
PFM is also very nice, and worth it in my book for the most part. I was really sad when they took on Aqua Fragile's singer who was very strong there, and dumped their great melodies and anti-melodies for something else ... and killed another good band in the process. Somehow after that PFM just did not have the far out stuff they did in "Storia" or even "World Became the World" (both Italian and English versions are excellent although some of the translations are really bad ... I mean AWFUL.
I still have not replaced most of these LP's .... |
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rosenbach
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Joined: January 16 2009 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 311 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:56 |
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That's what i meant by classics (or famous albums as you say), unfortunately there are lots of great albums that have never been released on cd. Of course I'm not an italian prog specialist, but i enjoy what i've heard. Edited by rosenbach - January 19 2009 at 15:58 |
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inrainbows
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Joined: February 20 2008 Location: on a rainbow Status: Offline Points: 489 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 16:45 |
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I'm not Italian, but I'm in the same mood with you about Italian music and of course I totally agree with your issues. 
I would say "Fetus", "Pollution" and "Sulle corde di Aries", as a start , and Battiatos' highest moments.(IMO)  |
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NotAProghead
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Errors & Omissions Team Joined: October 22 2005 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 7842 |
Posted: January 19 2009 at 17:34 |
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Andrea, being a little familiar with Battiato's works, I understand what you are talking about, I see your passion and emotions.
But it seems to me it's not so easy for newcomers to get from your reviews the idea what the music of Franco Battiato is. Please keep this in mind in future. I believe you, being native Italian speaker, can tell us more and explain some things most of us can't understand because of language barrier. Good luck! P.S. Battiato is one of the greatest Italian artists, but I must confess Fabrizio De Andre' means much more to me, though it's a matter of taste and another story
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Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 05:22 |
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As you have written deserves a careful study. But I will say only that it is better that you leave the audience of Prog because you did not understand what it is!
Even so, I say to you without the bitterness... It is clear... As you have written... It is not only true for the Italian Prog... But for all the forms of prog music. Do you believe that Symphony X have not plundered the classical music? They, without that looting would not be even a Power Metal band... And I am sincere. As you wrote... As you will be studied to understand even simple Folk Rock! |
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 05:27 |
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All true. But it is better to start with a compilation like 'Gli Anno 70' to understand Franco Battiato in the 70's, in my opinion. A direct approach with his 70's albums can be traumatic for many minds. By Franco Battiato is better to go step by step. Then everyone is free to take a personal approach with Franco battiato. But for me what I have described is the best approach. |
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Alberto Muñoz
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Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 10:19 |
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I'm curious about you say Andrea, please tell me ¿In albums how do you do to rate at first for a neophyte to introduce to the superb world of Franco Battiato?
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Raff
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 10:28 |
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Personally, I would recommend his live album Giubbe Rosse (1989), which includes both his 'pop-prog' hits and a few of his Seventies classics, like "Sequenze e Frequenze" . Micky reviewed it, as did Andrea P., capturing the essence of the album.
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 10:30 |
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Yes, this is another good album for a easy Battiato's approach. I think that this album be one of the best Italian all time best live albums!!!
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micky
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 16:56 |
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aaahh... why do we have two threads on pretty much the same topic.. in the same area.
admins... can we close this. |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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The Pessimist
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Joined: June 13 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3834 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 17:17 |
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That's it, you've convinced me! I'm now going to give in to temptation and buy some PFM. Good decision do you all think? Stupid question really
 It better be good  |
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg |
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NotAProghead
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Errors & Omissions Team Joined: October 22 2005 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 7842 |
Posted: January 20 2009 at 17:19 |
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Micky, I already asked this question to Andrea.
His answer was: "All Prog From italy' thread was created in order to promote all the RPI and IP. This thread was created because I wanted to explain certain things about my meter trial in reviews in the past been criticized for the very high valuations". As I understand, Adnrea wants a more personal thread. Why not? I think it's not necessary to close this thread, but Andrea should think how to make it different (I see now he posts the same reviews in both threads).
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Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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micky
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 17:34 |
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if it's different... I'm all for it. I don't think we need two Italian threads in the 'genre appreciation' area. The existing one has long been the place where people have come to discuss and promote. To split is to dilute it for the part time visitors. Like me... I just saw the damn thing. I'm not around much as I used to be. |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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NotAProghead
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 17:43 |
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Andrea, what you think about mine and Micky's posts?
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Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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Alberto Muñoz
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 17:48 |
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For me it's the same if we have one or multiple threads about Italian Prog, as long we still talk about this wonderful music!!!
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Mandrakeroot wrote:
O.k., this is is only a good compilation about EMI's Avant Garde POP Battiato's songs. But veru good. Because part of a series of CD named 'D.O.C. (Dischi di Origine Controllata)' (In English: 'D.C.O. (Disc with Controlled Origin)') this isn't a true 'The Best Of...' but the quality is the same quality!