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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote seventhsojourn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2011 at 16:42
Hey Lizzy! Yep, love Il Castello di Atlante... Capitolo is actually my favourite by the band. 
 
Sorry to hear you're not so sure about Amanita, but hopefully it'll grow on you if you stick with it. And yeah, I would have these guys in RPI any day! Smile
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Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Hey Lizzy! Yep, love Il Castello di Atlante... Capitolo is actually my favourite by the band. 
 
Sorry to hear you're not so sure about Amanita, but hopefully it'll grow on you if you stick with it. And yeah, I would have these guys in RPI any day! Smile

Hi! Actually, what I liked about them was that had I not been told aforehand that they are were an Italian band and had it been an instrumental, I would have never guessed that on my own. So that made me think that they wouldn't fit the RPI sub-genre, despite it being very eclectic. Smile
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Hey North American Italian Prog fans, save these dates!  We finally have a great Italian festival here!
 
 
Greg Walker has been organizing ProgFest 2011, and things are firm enough that we can announce them here!
 
November 11-13
Venue will probably be Dupont Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. (Details yet to come.)
Cost approximately $100-300
 
Look at the lineup of the bands that have already confirmed:
 
ALPHATAURUS
LOCANDA DELLE FATE
ARTI E MESTIERI
MAXOPHONE
ATOLL (Tertio lineup)
SHYLOCK
PULSAR
WOBBLER
SBB
 
And there are three other major bands (one Italian) who really want to play and are firming up some things before committing.
 
More details will be forthcoming, he wanted to get the word out.
 
This is an event not to be missed!  Let's support these guys!!


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I've been keeping up on this too Todd.Greg must have told you about Wobbler as he hasn't officially announced them.He told me about them today and two other bands that are probable but i'm supposed to keep quiet about it.I'm going for sure. If this falls through in Willmington he said he will do it in November of 2012 for sure, but he hopes this venue is a go.In otherwords if this venue doesn't work he's not looking any further but WILL have it next year. This is truly a once in a lifetime gig and Greg says this won't be an annual thing,it's a one time event.
I figure i'll have about a 9 hour road trip for this.Should be a blast !
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Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Hey North American Italian Prog fans, save these dates!  We finally have a great Italian festival here!
 
 
Greg Walker has been organizing ProgFest 2011, and things are firm enough that we can announce them here!
 
November 11-13
Venue will probably be Dupont Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. (Details yet to come.)
Cost approximately $100-300
 
Look at the lineup of the bands that have already confirmed:
 
ALPHATAURUS
LOCANDA DELLE FATE
ARTI E MESTIERI
MAXOPHONE
ATOLL (Tertio lineup)
SHYLOCK
PULSAR
WOBBLER
SBB
 
And there are three other major bands (one Italian) who really want to play and are firming up some things before committing.
 
More details will be forthcoming, he wanted to get the word out.
 
This is an event not to be missed!  Let's support these guys!!

I don't even know half of these groups and that looks awesome.  Not sure if I'll be able to make it (in all actuality, probably not) but I'll be keeping track of it all.
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Wow--imagine seeing four (hopefully five) of the major 1970s Italian bands in concert!  Not to mention the rest of the lineup, which is equally great!  Yeah, this should be quite an event, literally a once in a lifetime kind of thing.
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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Hey North American Italian Prog fans, save these dates!  We finally have a great Italian festival here!
 
 
Greg Walker has been organizing ProgFest 2011, and things are firm enough that we can announce them here!
 
November 11-13
Venue will probably be Dupont Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. (Details yet to come.)
Cost approximately $100-300
 
Look at the lineup of the bands that have already confirmed:
 
ALPHATAURUS
LOCANDA DELLE FATE
ARTI E MESTIERI
MAXOPHONE
ATOLL (Tertio lineup)
SHYLOCK
PULSAR
WOBBLER
SBB
 
And there are three other major bands (one Italian) who really want to play and are firming up some things before committing.
 
More details will be forthcoming, he wanted to get the word out.
 
This is an event not to be missed!  Let's support these guys!!

I don't even know half of these groups and that looks awesome.  Not sure if I'll be able to make it (in all actuality, probably not) but I'll be keeping track of it all.

Too bad it's 700 miles away. Unhappy
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^You think you´ve got it bad, I live in DenmarkAngry 

That is a killer line up, but come November I´ll be buried in books and papers, and buying a ticket for The States is easily going to ruin me. Damn it!
Gotta raise some cash to go to Italy instead - some way or the other. Maybe catch some sperm whales and sell them to the Japanese...  
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That would be awesome, but north American is a big flight from the land of Oz. Damn it!
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My latest RPI acquisitions, received today, yes!! Tongue



My Italian prog rock collection starts to grow nicely these days Tongue
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

My latest RPI acquisitions, received today, yes!! Tongue



My Italian prog rock collection starts to grow nicely these days Tongue


Nice haulClap  I'd like to know what anyone thinks of Acqua Fragile. I've noticed their first and second have been re-issued.
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Thanks Wink

I really like the Acqua Fragile album... It may be seen as a Genesis ripoff but it's ok for me, I'm a sucker for Genesis kind of prog Tongue

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^You should try the new Watch album thenWink Sounds like Genesis in the 70s, if Gabriel had never left. I was very hesitant and critical when first approaching these guys, but they´ve somehow managed to get under my skin. Who needs originality, if the band plays like a band you´d wish had made more albums in their prime? I am a convert so to speakSmile
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:



Nice haulClap  I'd like to know what anyone thinks of Acqua Fragile. I've noticed their first and second have been re-issued.
 
Acqua Fragile are pretty good. A bit of Genesis and Gentle Giant in their sound. The first is the better of the two IMO.
 
By the way vocalist Bernado Lanzetti ( who went on to join PFM after AF) has just released a new album on Esoteric Recordings with Cavalli-Cocchi, Lanzetti, Roversi.
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I'm pretty new to the Italian stuff. I'm really enjoying what I've heard so far.
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Originally posted by Phobia14 Phobia14 wrote:

I'm pretty new to the Italian stuff. I'm really enjoying what I've heard so far.


Any favs? Smile I'm quite new to RPI too and I'm constantly amazed, but also dazzled by the amount of albums and artists (but it's a good thing - as there's lots for me to buy in the future!)


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Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

Originally posted by Phobia14 Phobia14 wrote:

I'm pretty new to the Italian stuff. I'm really enjoying what I've heard so far.


Any favs? Smile I'm quite new to RPI too and I'm constantly amazed, but also dazzled by the amount of albums and artists (but it's a good thing - as there's lots for me to buy in the future!)

Storia di un Minuto by Premiata Forneria Marconi is the early favourite. Smile
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Just got that myself only a month ago, and it grabbed me right away. Less wild than many other RPI albums but beautiful nonethless? And what variety! Touches of more than a few styles on this one.

Have you heard much of the other members of The Big Three? Le Orme & Banco?    Or Osanna? (Probably my favourite group.)

Of course, this is the place for recommendations too - the RPI team and fans here are so very, very knowledgeable. In my circle of associates I am a Giant of RPI knowledge etc whereas here I am but an Infant! Wink
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^So wonderful to see other people getting lured into the sceneBig smile
The more you explore - the further you look into the bands - their offshoots - lost gems and whatnot, you´ll eventually see the the scene branching out in all kinds of different facets and colors. It is unbelievable just how many styles and approaches were investigated, and furthermore how successful and brilliant some of these recordings are. The journey seems endless - thank goodness. You´ve got Symphonic, Avant garde, Heavy, Jazzy, Doomish and on and on. Just to promote myself (I am so narcissisticLOL) and a fair slice of the bands, be sure to check some of the RPI polls, - you just might find some music that really resonates with you.   
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Hey Guld, since you like the wilder stuff, try Pierrot Lunaire's "Gudrun."  It's not heavy, but it's strange in an avant way. 
Full of strange, operatic interludes, voices, and general weirdness.
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