The Italian Prog Appreciation den

(After having listened to the tracks linked by Pierre) I read the review on John's Classic Rock blog. No one really knows precisely who is (or was) Paolo Ferrara and when he composed that library rock album, very remiscent of Pink Floyd (P.F. the same initials) Meddle, DSotM and Wish You Were Here.

It looks like an air of mystery surrounds this record!!!

Samples seem too modern sounding to be dated from 1971 (or 1972). It should be a work conceived and crafted after the year 1975. So those experts say.


Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 06 2013 at 17:08

I know you're going to resolve the case, Sherduck.

Of course, no need to tell. You doubled your efforts.

^ PFM's Per Un Amico was my first RPI album and it is one of the reasons I became addicted to this genre...their first album is excellent also.

  Many forums around the world are talking about that Paolo Ferrara's album. Everywhere the same question : 1971 or 1978 ? Before or After Pink Floyd ?

The second one, Pierre, really floored me! Very impressed here:

FRANCO DELFINO - Astrattismo 3


Now this wonderful instrumental album has TOTAL identity crisis! It starts off very melancholic - lots of murky brooding classical jazz piano with the darkest of dark synths. Very eerie. Then it turns into a cold and icy electronic album, before a few tracks later ending up like a Romantic prog album like Camel/Rousseau (just the synths, I didn't pick up on any guitars on the album), then back again. There's also some very metallic and frightening eexperimental electronic soundscapes. It's all over the place, but every track was a winner. What a fascinating album!!

Do you like that first one Pierre? It's not the most excitng jazz-related album, but still very respectable, and occasionally really great!

Nice Folk rock symph album from 1976.

Jim, I have the Mellow CD.  A must  !