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    Posted: August 26 2009 at 12:57
If you click the link below it will take you to the Background magazine website where there is an excellent article  titled Forty Years Of Italian Progrock 1969 - 2009. It's written by Erik Neuteboom, someone who will be well known to many of you here and he writes about what he considers to be the most important and his favourite bands/albums of the genre.
 
It makes facinating reading and a great place to discover Italian prog alongside the excellent resources here.
 
The first 2 chapters have been published and more to follow soon.
 
Great work Erik ClapClapClap
 
 
P.S. click the link for Specials on the website to find the article.
 
UPDATE - The link above is temporarily broken. This one can be used until it is repaired......
 


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Hello Paul.
 
I read your e-mail in which you pointed at this post on the Prog Archives Forum, thanks for supporting my Italian Progrock Special Thumbs Up !
 
This week chapter 1 (introduction), 2 (Classic Era), 8 (My Top 20) and 9 (Epilogue) are published, the rest will follow soon. Good luck with your Italian progrock quest and .... have a good read Memowakeman Wink ...
 
 
                        ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)


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No problem Erik, glad to add my support to such an excellent article.
 
I'm surprised there hasn't been more interest in it so far. There's such a lot of reading though it will take people a while to digest it all.
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                       Well Paul, I am sure your post has pleased many progheads who
                      are interested in Italian progrock, thanks again for your support Thumbs Up
 

This week Background Magazine has published the chapters 1 (introduction), 2 (Classic era), 8 (my top 20) and 9 (epilogue), the forthcoming weeks you can enjoy the chapters:

 

3)    The Years Between 1980 And 2002

4) Interesting New Bands And New Releases Between 2003 and 2009

5) Reunions Of Legendary And Popular Bands In The Last Decade

6) Compilations And  Special Projects

7) DVD’s

 

I am very glad with the collaboration of new bands Pandora, Ubi Maior, Il Bacio Delle Medusa, Malibran, Coral Caves and Obscura with contributions that range from personal comments to sending band and live pictures, this gives my article an extra dimension, multo grazie Clap

 
     Also interesting is the presence of many (new) Italian bands on several compilations:
 

COLOSSUS PROJECT – The Empire & The Rebellion – Various Artists (2008)

- Colossus Project is an Italian musical project featuring four members and a wide range of guest musicians, including ‘big names’ Keiko Kumagai (Ars Nova) and Fred Schendel (Glass Hammer) and fellow Italians Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden, Submarine Silence and recently The Watch) and Joe La Viola (Malaavia).
 

DANTE’S INFERNO – The Divine Comedy – Part 1 (2008)

- Here’s another stunning progrock project by Finnish progrock magazine Colossus and French progrock label Musea entitled Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy – Part 1:
Nuova Era, Count, Wicked Minds, Garamond, Contrappunto Project, CAP, Armalite, Corte Aulica.
 

GIALLO! – One Suite For The Murderer – Various Artists (2009) :

Alfio Costa, Dark Session, Leviathan, Floating State.

 

TUONEN TYTAR 2 – A Tribute To Finnish Progressive Rock Of The 70’s – Various Artists (2008):

Christiano Riversi (Moongarden/Submarine Silence)

Il Fauno Di Marmo
 
                                                                Ciao!
 
 
   ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
 
 


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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

 
                      

DANTE’S INFERNO – The Divine Comedy – Part 1 (2008)
- Here’s another stunning progrock project by Finnish progrock magazine Colossus and French progrock label Musea entitled Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy – Part 1:
Nuova Era, Count, Wicked Minds, Garamond, Contrappunto Project, CAP, Armalite, Corte Aulica.
 

 


http://www.progressor.net/review/tdc_2008.html
http://www.progressor.net/review/tdc_2008.html#p2
http://www.progressor.net/review/tdc_2008.html#P3
http://www.progressor.net/review/tdc_2008.html#p4

A couple of weeks of work, but worth it after all...
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2009 at 16:21
 
                       Funny, today I read this PM (dated 12 May 2009) by Gabriella (PR of Ubi Maior):
 
Hi Erik,

- First of all I would like to thank you for your kind words about "Nostos" Ubi Maior debut album. I would like to let you know that they have released their second album "Senza Tempo". In this cd the major influence (yet not the only one) lies on Neil Gaiman's graphic novel masterpiece, Sandman. I would like to send you both CD's but I don't know where...

Cheers, Gabriella (aka Lady Belladonna)
 
 
         Well Gabriella, meanwhile I have reviewed Ubi Maior's new album,
              it will be published in Chapter 4 but please have a look at: 
 
 
                                                          Ciao!
 
 
 
                     ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
 
                 
                   
 


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Ehm.... Gabriella is not a member of the band - she is their PR, and keyboardist Gabriele Manzini's wife. I happen to know both in real life.
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Hi Erik, as I told you, congrats for your article, it was a very good reading and the information you wrote is great and helpful for anyone interested in RPI, I am looking forward to your next chapters.
 
 

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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2009 at 13:46
 
        Well, well, have a beer (Corona I presume Cool ) from me Memowakeman, my Mexican friend,
        many thanks for your very enthousiastic words, written by an Italian Progrock Specialist,
        what a pleasant ego gratification Big smile !
 
                                                     
 
 
                           ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
 


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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

 
                      

DANTE’S INFERNO – The Divine Comedy – Part 1 (2008)
- Here’s another stunning progrock project by Finnish progrock magazine Colossus and French progrock label Musea entitled Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy – Part 1:
Nuova Era, Count, Wicked Minds, Garamond, Contrappunto Project, CAP, Armalite, Corte Aulica.
 

 
 
 
Well worth it Raff, what an excellent in depth review Clap Now that's a project I'd be very interested in hearing.
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Raff, that's a great review!  I really enjoy that CD and look forward to the next ones.
 
Erik, what a great treasure of information!  If we don't already have one, would you mind if we put a link on the RPI sub-genre page?
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Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Raff, that's a great review!  I really enjoy that CD and look forward to the next ones.
 
Erik, what a great treasure of information!  If we don't already have one, would you mind if we put a link on the RPI sub-genre page?
 
I believe that is a great idea, and i think Erik would love it!


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 Thanks Todd and Memowakeman, good idea and I am very pleased that you keep Paul's thread alive Thumbs Up
 
                                   By the way, here's my entire Dante's Inferno review, indeed it took
                                                      some time to listen to the four CD's ... Dead ... :
 
 
 
                          Well, fellow Italian progrock fans, I hope this week more chapters will
                            be published, I am looking forward to it, thanks for your support Clap
 
                               Dramma di un Poeta Ubriaco        discesa agl,inferi dun giovane amante         Il Viaggio di Colombo
 
                                                                                Ciao
 
 
 
                          ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Pandora is a great band, I just listen to the album several times and I'm very pleaset what I hearedThumbs Up.
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Points: 3659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 02 2009 at 07:58
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

 
 Thanks Todd and Memowakeman, good idea and I am very pleased that you keep Paul's thread alive Thumbs Up
 
                                   By the way, here's my entire Dante's Inferno review, indeed it took
                                                      some time to listen to the four CD's ... Dead ... :
 
 
 
                          Well, fellow Italian progrock fans, I hope this week more chapters will
                            be published, I am looking forward to it, thanks for your support Clap
 
                               Dramma di un Poeta Ubriaco        discesa agl,inferi dun giovane amante         Il Viaggio di Colombo
 
                                                                                Ciao
 
Erik, your enthusiastic review along with Raff's make this project sound like essential listening. Some names I'm familiar with, others not but a collection I will have to buy sooner or later despite the price.
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 02 2009 at 10:22
 
Well Paul, it's incredible how many interesting lesser known and unknown progrock bands you can find on the Colossus projects, in this case Il Fauno Di Marmo on the Tuonen Tytar triple CD is a stunning example of a (for me) totally unknown but promising new Italian progrock band Thumbs Up In the forthcoming Chapter 6 you will read more about it but .... poor wallets LOL !
 
 
 
                                ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
                   
 
 


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All very good but this needs to be in the "Get The Word Out" section as all promotions of outside websites should be.
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                      SENSITIVA IMMAGINE : The Italian answer to early Genesis?
 
 
                                                 See Chapter 2 : The Classic Era
 
 
 
              ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
  
                                                                            CIAO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Erik, I have already made a note to check this band out due to your early Genesis comparrisons, along with many others you have reccomended. With only around 30 RPI albums in my collection I'm only scratching the surface of this facinating .genre. Smile
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Hello Paul.
 
    In my opinion Sensitiva Immagine sounds like Selling England By The Pound with Italian vocals Big smile !
 
Only 30 RPI albums? To be honest, I own at about 60 RPI CD's and around 10 RPI LP's (including a rare Rustichelli & Bordini Japanese version), not really impressive, especially if you look at the hundreds of RPI reviews I have written Wacko ....
 
Today I got the monthly Btf Newsletter, some interesting items:
 
                  
 
 
- Il Ruscello - Paesaggio Solare (1972)
- Le RanestRane - Nosferatu Il Vampiro (2006)
- Gan Eden  Il giardino Delle Delizie - Ritratto di ballerina (2009)
 
         I hope I can add these albums to my Italian Progrock special if I succeed to get this trio!
 
 
                                ERIK NEUTEBOOM (PROG ANDALUZ, RPI & MELLOTRON SPECIALIST)
 
 
 
 


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