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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2006 at 20:42
Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

I'm still a total n00b in Italian prog

But my first love, and still my favorite Italian prog album Banco's debut. I have a review of it: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=59048

 

 



nice review!  Have you listened to much Osanna?
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Points: 2771 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2006 at 22:53

1) LDF - Forse Le Luciolle Non Si Amano Piu

2) PFM - Impressioni di Settembre

3) Metamorfosi - Spacciatore Di Droga

4) Celeste - Principe Di Un Giornio

5) QVL - Villa Doria Pamphilli

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Points: 27 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 02:55
My first Italian prog album was PFM Storia di un Minuto. I loved it so much that it was soon joined by Per un Amico and L'isola Di Niente. In addition to PFM, I love Museo Rosenbach's Zarathustra, and Il Rovescio Della Medaglia's Contaminazione. Celeste's Principe di un Giorno is a bit mellow, but has some gorgeous mellotron on it. I'm now eagerly awaiting Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso's Darwin which I bought on ebay.
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Points: 5908 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 03:44
Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

I'm still a total n00b in Italian prog


But my first love, and still my favorite Italian prog album Banco's debut. I have a review of it: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=59048


 


 



Hey ,The Miracle, try LOCANDA DELLE FATE "Forse le lucciole non si amano pui".You'll definetely enjoy it - I'm telling you this as a Genesis fan
My fav from ItalProg...
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Points: 3064 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 05:18

"Impressioni Di Settembre" (Storia Di Un Amico) by PFM and "Gioco Di Bimba" (Uomo Di Pezza) by LE ORME.
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 15:13
Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

I'm still a total n00b in Italian prog


But my first love, and still my favorite Italian prog album Banco's debut. I have a review of it: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=59048


 


 



Hey ,The Miracle, try LOCANDA DELLE FATE "Forse le lucciole non si amano pui".You'll definetely enjoy it - I'm telling you this as a Genesis fan
My fav from ItalProg...


oh!!!  I'd second that recommend
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Points: 243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 17:32
It must have been Le Orme first and then P.F.M.
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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2006 at 18:06
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

I'm still a total n00b in Italian prog


But my first love, and still my favorite Italian prog album Banco's debut. I have a review of it: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=59048


 


 



Hey ,The Miracle, try LOCANDA DELLE FATE "Forse le lucciole non si amano pui".You'll definetely enjoy it - I'm telling you this as a Genesis fan
My fav from ItalProg...


oh!!!  I'd second that recommend

Haven't heard either one yet But going to
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Originally posted by Meddler Meddler wrote:

Meddle - Pink Floyd or
Day's of Future Past - The Moody Blues


Are PINK FLOYD and MOODY BLUES Italians???!
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2006 at 07:24
Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Originally posted by Meddler Meddler wrote:

Meddle - Pink Floyd or
Day's of Future Past - The Moody Blues


Are PINK FLOYD and MOODY BLUES Italians???!



that was my fault... I wasn't specific at first with the thread title... though always fun to see the responces when people don't read the past posts. 
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Originally posted by Paulieg Paulieg wrote:

PFM was the first Italian band for me.  The album was Per Un Amico.  Many bands quickly followed as I fell in love with the Italians amazing ability for beautiful melodies.  Banco was second, the album Darwin.  Le Orme was third with Felona E Serona.  With Banco, I fell in love with the opera style singing.  I also love the Italian language.  I think it's much more melodious than English.  I'm now getting into newer Italian bands, such as Finnistere.  Italian prog rules!!!!!!!


Same for me. I started with "Per un amico", liked a more experimantal side with "Area/Crac".

I do love "Picchio dal pozzo", i enjoy "Dedalus" and "Saint just".
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The only Italian prog band i'm really into is PFM... well, it's almost the only Italian band i listen to, actually. I usually hate Italian music (maybe 'cause I'm Italian too...) but Pfm is really great, with beautiful music and not ordinary lyrics... I saw them live a week ago (more or less) with Patti Smith and, although they played mostly De Andrč's stuff, they were just incredible! They didn't play "Dove... Quando..", unfortunately...

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Points: 2071 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2006 at 14:19
I've been listening to Italian prog for more than twenty years now... I can't remember the first album I listened to... probably Le Orme "Florian" and "PFM + De Andrč in concerto"... It was 1979 and I was just a child discovering music from older friends...
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Points: 430 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2006 at 16:48

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

What was the song/group that first got you into Italian prog.  For me... I downloaded lots  of the samples here.. put them on a CD-R and made notes as to which tracks really 'grabbed' me.  Later I would go back and see who the song was by ahhahah..

3 songs in particular grabbed me...

Cella - RDM (was my first purchase.. love that album)
Prologo - QVL
L' Isola di Niente - PFM  (once I heard the choral opening... I knew I had found my latest musical passion)


have now run through all the major's by the majors.... now looking for lesser known gems....

I LOVe Italian prog hahahhaha

 

Maggio by Le Orme is the song that started it for me.

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Points: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2006 at 00:18
PFM's "Storia di un Minuto," which I only found after discovering this site some weeks back. After that I got Locanda Delle Fate's album and Museo Rosenbach's "Zarathustra." Only wish I could buy it all more easily  
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Points: 1200 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 17:25
Le Orme "Uomo di pezza"
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Points: 3323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:30
the first Italian albums I heard were Balletto y Bronzo - Ys, PFM's second, Banco's Darwin and Franco Battiano's Fetus, that was about 1976 or 1977, cant remember the order but those were my first experiences with Itaprog.

Of all the Italian albums I have heard, the one's that are indespensible(or I still play occasionally) are....

Celeste - Principe di Giorno
Il Volo - Essere, o non essere!
Luciano Basso - Voci
Picchio dal Pozzo - same
Sensations Fix - Portable Madness
Alphataurus - same



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Points: 12288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:47

Maybe due to our common Latin roots or some good souls at the recording companies or any other reason we had here a plethora of Italian prog albums since mid-70s... and a legion of fans!

However, I'm sure that I heard (and liked) something from Le Orme prior to this 'invasion'. Consciously, I guess that my first hearing and passion related to Italian prog was 'Dove... Quando... (parte 1)' - the beginning is simply amazing!

In the show they did here, last year (2005) they extended this beginning to a really protophony with more than 3 minutes; a fantastic piece. SPLENDID!  



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Points: 4202 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 04:38
Celeste: Principe Di Giorno
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Io Sono Nato Libero

Followed by PFM: 'Storia di un Minuto' and then more or less the rest. Four years ago. Got hooked.

Favorite album is Banco's 'Darwin'. Also love: Museo Rosenbach, Pierrot Lunaire (Gudrun), Biglietto per L'Inferno (same), Picchio dal Pozzo (same), PFM, Osanna (Palepoli), Le Orme, Metamorfosi (Inferno)...

The only italian album considered a classic I can't stand is 'Locanda Della Fate's only album. Sounds like a bad copy of Genesis to me. I see a lot of you people here with impeccable taste, place it among, and even above most of my other favorites.


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Points: 298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 04:42

PFM - Storia di un minuto

one of the greatest albums ever!!!
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