The Italian Prog Appreciation den

After listening to Alphataurus' AttosecondO yesterday, I then went back to their first album.  Quite a difference in bass playing on the latest album.  The new bass player has more of a Chris Squire flare to his style...

AEProgman wrote: After listening to Alphataurus' AttosecondO yesterday, I then went back to their first album.  Quite a difference in bass playing on the latest album.  The new bass player has more of a Chris Squire flare to his style...   I still love the first album a little more though....

Yep, the first one will always be the classic, Jim! The new one is a great modern RPI album, although not really much to associate the sound of it with their 70's stuff.

Hey, I hope you and all the other guys in here have a great New Years!   

Ein frohes neues Jahr 2014!

Grazie Marco!!  

infocat wrote: Finnforest wrote: Happy New Year RPI Denizens.... And Bravo to Marco for a wonderful Cervello review on the front page today!!  Agreed!  I found only two songs on grooveshark and loved them.  Any place I can listen to the entire album?

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od6tZHWkqHY

I`ve just entered the world of Italian Prog.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

Benvenuto!

A look back at 2013

This list misses about 100 (or more) Prog Metal Releases and
some I just forgot..

Ingranaggi della Valle - In Hoc Signo (jazzy retro RPI of the highest order, best of 2013)
Tugs - Europa Minor (very good Prog Folk)
Altare Thotemico - Sogno Errando (very strong Jazz Prog like DeM, Area..)
La Maschera Di Cera - Le Porte Del Domani (very good Retro)
Unreal City - La Crudeltà Di Aprile (strong symphonic Prog)
Oxhuitza - Oxhuitza (eclectic instrumental Prog, very good)
PropheXy - Improvviso (very strong (somtimes heavy) Jazz Prog like DeM, Area..)
Homunculus Res - Limiti all'eguaglianza della Parte con il Tutto (somewhat weird album, but I really like it)
Le Maschere di Clara - L'alveare (one of the best RIO Avant bands with strong second album, MP3 only)
La Coscienza di Zeno - Sensitività (nice much calmer second, liked their first one more, still a good one)
Museo Rosenbach - Barbarica (very solid comeback)
ARTI E MESTIERI - The Live (strong live album!)
Progenesi - Ulisse (surprising instrumental keyboard Prog, good!)
IL TEMPIO DELLE CLESSIDRE - alieNatura (somewhat harder, but brilliant second album)
SOPHYA BACCINI'S ARADIA - Big Red Dragon (very good symphonic Prog concept album)
THREE MONKS - The Legend of the Holy Circle (Church Orgaaaaan!!!!)
DESERT WIZARDS - Ravens (good retro psych)
IL SEGNO DEL COMANDO - Il Volto Verde (hard gothic prog with Goblin like Keys and operatic vocals)
Not a good Sign - Not a good Sign (CdZ and Yugen members project, a good one)
PFM In Classic: Da Mozart A Celebration (another strong live effort by legendary band)
Il Cerchio d'Oro - Dedalo e Icaro (nice melodic symphonic Prog)
Camelias Garden - You have a Chance (very melodic symphonic Prog, not my cup of tea)
No Sound - Afterthoughts (haven't heard)
Il fauno di marmo - Canti, racconti e battaglie (harder retro Prog, really good album by ex "The Rebus")
Stormy Six - Benvenuti nel ghetto (new live concept album by legendary band, very good)
Proteo - Republilflucht! (average Prog)
Archangel - Tales of Love and Blood (harder AOR Prog by Ubi Marior members, rather awfull)
RanestRane - A Space Odyssey, part one - Monolith (haven't heard)
Bernardo Lanzetti - Vox 40 (still have to get this one)
Meseglise - L'assenza (Sithonia spin off, (haven't heard))
Magnetic Sound Machine - Inspired by.. (to much Snow Goose this year, so haven't heard)
Phaedra - Beyond the Storm (average Prog)
Pandora - Alibi filosofico (very good stuff, as always)
Empty Days - Empty Days (still have to get this one)
Aldo Tagliapietra - L'angelo rinchiuso (wow, as good as classic Le Orme)
Hostsonaten - Alive in Theatre (good live album)
Submarine Silence - There's Something Very Strange in her Little Room (very average with awfull vocals)
La Leggenda New Trolls - Concerto Grosso 3 (not bad, still needs more listenings..)
Distillerie di Malto "Suono!" (very very good second after a loooooong time, great!)
Il Rumore Bianco "Mediocrazia" EP (new blood with a 4 track EP. high hopes for this band in the future, get the free download!!!)
Corde Oblique "Per Le Strade Ripetute" (solid as ever Prog Folk, but not their strongest album)
Karmamoi "Odd Trip" (strange mix of heavy pop prog, not sure what to make out of this...)
Oteme "Il Giardino Disincantato" (very strong chamber prog)
Laviantica "Clessidra" (elegant melodic symphonic prog)
L'Albero Del Veleno "Le Radici Del Male" (somewhat like Goblin...)
Gran Torino "Fate of a Thousand Worlds" (average instrumental Prog)
Marco De Angelis "The River" (poppy Prog, not bad)
Fungus "The Face Of Evil" (haven't heard)
Sarastro Blake "New Progmantics" (Neo Prog, not my cup of tea)
Bill In The Tea "Big Tree" (haven't heard)
In Sonar "L'Enfant et le Ménure" (haven't heard)
Active Heed "Visions from Realities" (Neo Prog, not my cup of tea)
Nichelodeon "Bath Salts" (demanding avant with fantastic vocals)
CIVICO 23 "Siero Progressivo" (hard retro prog, really good)
Baracca&Burattini “Bib-Rambla” (organ led Jazz)
Osage Tribe "Hypnosis" (still have to get this one)
Kundalini Shakti Devi "Kundalini Shakti Devi" (archiv release of classic RPI)
Pensiero Nomade "Imperfetta Solitudine" (elegant jazzy instrumental Prog)
Periferia Del Mondo "Nel Regno Dei Ciechi" (weak album by this band, expected more)
Zaum "Plus de viande dans les saucisses" (Neo Prog, not my cup of tea)
Controtempo "Controtempo" (haven't heard)
UT New Trolls "Do Ut Des" (haven't heard)
Midryasi "Black, Blue and Violet" (strong Space Rock, Doom etc. like that album)
Maurizio Guarini "Creatures from a Drawer" (Goblin member solo, still have to get it)
Le Porte Non Aperte - "Golem" (good retro RPI)
Daemonia - Zombi/Dawn of the Dead (heavier remake of Goblin classic, good)
Il Babau & i maledetti cretini - La Maschera Della Morte Rossa (very short but very good second album)

Edited by TheH - January 04 2014 at 10:43

geekfreak wrote: I`ve just entered the world of Italian Prog. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.