Your favourite 12 Italian Prog albums?
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Topic: Your favourite 12 Italian Prog albums?
Posted By: David_D
Subject: Your favourite 12 Italian Prog albums?
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 07:51
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Very much inspired by Paul's German personal top list, I've got this idea for an Italian top 12, and surely best with one album per band to give good possibility for as many bands as possible. So, beginning with mine in unranked order: Alphataurus Alphataurus (1973) Area Crac! (1975)Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Io Sono Nato Libero (1973) De De Lind Io Non So Da Dove Vengo… (1972) Il Balletto di Bronzo Ys (1972) Le Orme Felona e Sorona (1973) Metamorfosi Inferno (1973) Museo Rosenbach Zarathustra (1973) Premiata Forneria Marconi Per Un Amico (1972) Procession Frontiera (1972) Quella Vecchia Locanda Quella Vecchia Locanda (1972) Quella Vecchia Locanda Il Tempo della Gioia (1974) Semiramis Dedicato a Frazz (1973) And hardly avoiding to add: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Darwin! (1972)
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 07:55
| any genre, not just RPI, right? |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 07:57
However one might want to define Italian Prog. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Cristi wrote:Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:04
RPI is its own thing, but I don't know 12 RPI bands.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:08
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^Whatever, I have this idea that you find out of something, Cristi ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:10
I'll post a list a bit later, 1 album per band.
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:21
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Arggg very dificult!! In no order would be: Celeste - Celeste Le Orme - Felona e Sonora Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico Il Balleto Di Bronzo - Ys Cervello - Melos Alphataurus - Alphataurus Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! Metamorfosi - Inferno Dedalus - Dedalus Biglietto Per L` Inferno - Biglietto Per L`Inferno Picchio Dal Pozo - Picchio Dal Pozo |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:23
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One per band Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys Yugen - Labirinto D'Acqua Area - Arbeit Macht Frei Banco - Io Sono Nato Libero Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra Ske - 1000 Autunni Accordo Dei Contrari - Violato Intatto Franco Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries DFA - 4th Breznev Fun Club - Il Misantropo Felice
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:26
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Now I know very little about Italian prog, but one band I really like are Deus Ex Machina, particularly the Cinque album. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=78" rel="nofollow - DEUS EX MACHINA discography and reviews (progarchives.com)
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 08:59
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I'm not very familiar with spaghetti prog, so I'll have to pass on this one, but it's good to know I inadvertently provided the inspiration for David's list. I've still got my hands full at the moment with my Krautrock and Dutch clog prog blogs, so it could be awhile before I dip my toes into Italian prog too. Addio per ora.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:05
Hi, Weird ... how do you listen to spaghetti?  ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:25
The same way as you listen to sauerkraut rock.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:32
spaghetti prog, clog prog, that's insulting if you ask me.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:33
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I can see very much a list of "classics", Progmind. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:37
I'm fond of Accordo Dei Contrari's Kublai (2011) myself.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:41
I'm not sure, it's that simple, Paul. I know it's ment as fun, but I surely think it's best to avoid that kind.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:48
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Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda (1972) Semiramis - Dedicato a Frazz (1973) Locanda delle Fate- Forse le lucciole non si amano piu (1977) Cherry Five - Cherry Five (1975) Goblin - Roller (1976) Le Orme - Felona E Sorona (1973) Corte dei Miracoli - Corte Dei Miracoli (1976) PFM - Per Un Amico (1972) Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys (1972) Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra (1973) Apoteosi - Apoteosi (1975) Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso- Darwin (1972)
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:48
What is the meaning of it, Cristi? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:49
ask Paul, why ask me?
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:50
Now, I'm curious about the origin of that list, Cristi. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:52
there's no origin, it's the little I know and have listened. Happy to have come up with 70s bands only.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:52
Do you think it's quite randomly that I ask you and not Paul? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:53
Paul is the inventor of the term, I hope he can provide a logical explanation.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:54
Poor taste perhaps, or maybe just al dente, but since I thought of this response... If you can get pasta certain language barrier, then the linguiniistics shouldn't be too much of an impediment to both listen to and understand the spaghetti. Shall we call English Prog "bangers and mash" Prog? I'd love to include Ennio Morricone and Egisto Macchi for my list, but will stick with ones in PA. Franco Leprino - Integrati ... Disintegrati Franco Battiato - Sulle corde di Aries Area - Caution Radiation Area Dedalus - Dedalus Fabio Frizzi - L'aldila Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo Goblin - Profondo rosso Sensation's Fix - Portable Madness Perigeo - Genealogia Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Osanna - Palepoli ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:55
You're quite a bugger. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:56
| Forgot about Arti & Mestieri, great band, I've listened to three of their albums recently. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:56
It's no more insulting than a spaghetti western or Krautrock.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:58
that is no excuse though to come up with new mocking terms...
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 09:58
Okay, and the word itself tells you, it's insulting. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:00
It's just a matter of semantics.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:02
Casual racism. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:02
Less insulting than calling someone a bugger potentially. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:03
Yes, I thought so too.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:06
it's a matter of being respectful, having common sense, being kind, more than semantics.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:11
Spaghetti Western and Krautrock are today accepted names, ethically speaking, with no negative connotations. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:16
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Yes David!, a lot of classics albums, only 12 albums it´s a nightmare for me, because i listen RPI frequently modern classics for me since 1988 Ske - 10.000 autunni Yugen - Labirinto d´Acqua Men Of Lake - Men Of Lake The Night Watch - Twilight Eris Pluvia - Rings Of Earthtly Light Accordo Dei Contrari - Violatto Inttato Homunculus Res - Limitti All´eguaglianza Della Parte con IllTutto Asgard - Arkana The Winstons - The Winstons Breznev Fun Club - L`onda Vertebrata Ezra Winston - Myth Of Chrysavides The Watcht - Vacuum
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:20
Okay, if there's still some negative connotations in this word, then, Cristi and potentially others, sorry for my lacking knowledge of English. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:37
It's more often the case that I'm usually the one who gets mocked here (not unfairly, it has to be said) for my somewhat eccentric tastes in music.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 10:38
don't change the subject, not in this context...
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 11:16
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I'll also do only one album per artist, otherwise there'll just be a bunch of Area albums all at the top: 1. Area - Caution Radiation Area 2. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico 3. Homunculus Res - Limiti All'Eguaglianza Della Parte Con Il Tutto 4. Yugen - Iridule 5. Arti & Mestieri - Giro Di Valzer Per Domani 6. Picchio Dal Pozzo - Picchio Dal Pozzo 7. Dedalus - Dedalus 8. Maxophone - Maxophone 9. D.F.A. - Lavori In Corso 10. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 11. Breznev Fun Club - Il Misantropo Felice 12. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra NichelOdeon's latest album might make it into this list too from what I've heard, but I need to listen to it more attentively before my mind is fully made up on it. Also, as someone from "clog prog"'s country of origin I can say I do not feel the slightest bit offended by the term and I doubt any other Dutch person would be; even if it weren't used in good fun it's too silly to be upset over, although I certainly don't wish to discourage anyone who disagrees, or any German or Italian users who find the other two terms used to be inappopriate, from speaking up if they do. ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 11:20
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:00
Come on, guys, I think everybody has made his point in this discussion, no reason to keep on. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:10
so what was Paul's point? Throw some mockery and see if he can get away with it? Well, he's won then.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:19
Come on, that's a bit negative interpretation, isn't it? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:25
so I am negative? for real?  So I am the only one bothered by this mockery. Ok then.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:46
No you're not, he always feigns innocence and a lack of understanding, it's BS. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:55
Noo, you're noot, Cristi, soorry ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:57
What's BS, by the way? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 12:59
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1. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 2. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un amico 3. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il tempo della gioia 4. La Bocca della Verità - Avenoth 5. Conqueror - Storie fuori dal tempo 6. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 7. Metamorfosi - Inferno 8. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso 9. Le Orme - Felona e Sorona 10. D.F.A. - Kaleidoscope 11. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys 12. Apoteosi - Apoteosi Honorable mentions: Alphataurus - AttosecondO Logos - Sadako e le mille gru di carta Runaway Totem - Andromeda La Coscienza di Zeno - La Coscienza di Zeno Celeste - Il principe del regno perduto Picchio dal Pozzo - Abbiamo tutti i suoi problemi Osanna - Palepoli Locanda delle Fate - Forse le lucciole non si amano più Cherry Five - Cherry Five Il Rovescio della Medaglia - Contaminazione Ske - 1000 Autunni Tale Cue - Voices Beyond My Curtain Stereokimono - Prismosfera Premiata Forneria Marconi - L'isola di niente Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io sono nato libero Conqueror - In orbita Logos - L'enigma della vita The Watch - Ghost Il Paradiso degli Orchi - Samir Distillerie di Malto - Suono! Quel Che Disse il Tuono - Il velo dei riflessi Alex Carpani - 4 Destinies ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:01
So, Accordo dei Contrari is a quite well known band? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:12
I'm bothered by it too. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:19
I was lucky to travel to Italy 5 times between 2013 - 2019, visiting a record store in Rome with my cousins (i think it was Laziale) i found a lot of material of classic and modern RPI. My cousins are fans of progresive rock, and specially of the material released by AltRock records and Mellow records, my first encounter with Accordo dei contrari was with the album AdC
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:26
Bullsh*t ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:41
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Also tried to do 12 different artists. Otherwise probably Battiato, Banco, Area would have some more. Luciano Cilio - Dialoghi del Presente Franco Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries Banco - Darwin! Area - Caution Radiation Area Picchio dal Pozzo - s/t Dedalus - s/t Patrizio Fariselli - 100 Ghosts Le Orme - Fellona e Sonora Deus Ex Machina - De Republica The Winstons - Smith PFM - L'Isola di Niente Angelo Branduardi - Concerto
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:48
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Allright, progaardvark, now it certainly looks much more likely we have some common taste as those albums of your top 12 I'm very fond of myself: 1. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 2. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un amico 3. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il tempo della gioia 6. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 7. Metamorfosi - Inferno 9. Le Orme - Felona e Sorona 11. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 13:53
There's much to like from the Italian prog scene. It's still a vibrant place for prog rock today. As you can see, I mixed it up with some more modern acts from the last 20 years or so. I always look forward to hearing new releases that come from there. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 14:01
It maybe might look like by purpose, but I guess you know it's not. I find your remark very funny and very good and creative response to Cristi's humor - and, as you surely could see, it helped me in relation to mine. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 14:09
It's good to hear that opinion, but I must say, it has been difficult for me to find something post-70's I like - though not impossible. But then, I can say, it has been even more difficult for me regarding German post-70's albums.
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 14:34
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I wonder which other country polls we'll see. Making a top 12 of French and Japanese prog albums should be a piece of cake; I could probably still hold my own making a list of Canadian, Swedish, Belgian and maybe Norwegian albums; after that it gets tricky. ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 14:41
Actually, I've planned a French one in a couple of days while a Japanese one was done not so long ago. I've seen it in "Top 10s and lists". And it sounds fine with your plans, I'll remember that. Edit: I could be tempted to make (maybe a smaller) Polish one as well.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 15:28
I was referring to Psycho Paul. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 15:38
Okay, sorry, I misunderstood that because I was quoted and Cristi was answering my remark. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 16:30
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I'll just rank the ones I own: 1. PFM - Per Un Amico 2. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona 3. Area - Arbeit Macht Frei 4. Le Orme - Florian 5. Osanna - Palepoli 6. Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys 7. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 8. PFM - L'Isola Di Niente 9. Unreal City - La Crudeltà Di Aprile 10. Alphataurus - Alphataurus 11. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto 12. Maxophone - Maxophone 13. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 14. RDM - Contamination (unfortunately I only have the English version, fortunately it's still awesome) 15. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 16. Celeste - Celeste 17. Le Orme - Contrapunti 18. PFM - Cook 19. PFM - Chocolate Kings 20. Buon Vecchio Charlie - Buon Vecchio Charlie 21. PFM - Stati Di Imaginazione 22. Acque Fragile - Mass Media Stars ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 18:01
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1. IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO Ys (1972) (The best; the gold standard; the most powerful and unique Italian release of the 1970s.) 2. PICCHIO DAL POZZO Picchio dal Pozzo (1976) * (I consider Picchio Dal Pozzo a Canterbury band, not an RPI band.) 3. PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI Per Un Amico (1972) (So compositionally rich with near-perfect contributions from each and every band member throughout.) 4. AREA Crac! (1975) * (I consider Area a Jazz-Rock Fusion band, not an RPI band--and this to be the best J-R Fusion album of all-time.)5. CERVELLO Melos (1973) (Incredibly adventurous/creative compositions! And Corrado Rustici was only 17 years old!) 6. AREA Arbeit Macht Frei (1973) (If we're insistent upon considering Area an RPI band, we simply cannot discount this landmark album.) 7. ARTI E MESTIERI Tilt (1974) (I would also argue that this band/album is miscategorized: it should be considered a Jazz-Rock Fusion album.) 8. MAXOPHONE Maxophone (1975) 9. IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA Contaminazione (1973) (The perfect exhibition of one of the main goals of the early progressive rock movement: to blend classical instrumentation and composition with rock attributes.) 10. FRANCO BATTIATO Sulle corde di Aries (1973) 11. IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI Il Paese dei Balocchi (1972) 12. ROCKY's FILJ Storie di uomini e non (1973)Near Misses: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Io Sono Nato Libero (1973) Premiata Forneria Marconi L'isola di niente (1974)Alphataurus Alphataurus (1973) Celeste Principe di un giorno (1976) Goblin Roller (1976)Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Banco del mutuo soccorso (1972) Locanda Delle Fate Forse le lucciole non si amano più (1977) Quella Vecchia Locanda Il Tempo della Gioia (1974) Metamorfosi Inferno (1973) Procession Frontiera (1972) New Trolls Concerto Grosso per i New Trolls (1971) ** I would have included some 21st Century album releases if I thought any were as important and/or good as these. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 18:02
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I have not yet compiled a list of my Italian prog ranking. For now I can only say this: I don't think there is a better album than Area's Arbeit Macht Frei. I consider it an absolute masterpiece of contemporary music, and it is not an album belonging to the tradition of Italian prog (melodic, symphonic), it belongs to jazz-rock and the avant-garde. Area have produced another true masterpiece, Maledetti (in addition to Caution Area and Crac, remarkable albums but in my opinion not great masterpieces). Area therefore is candidate for the best Italian prog group. After them I think there are Stormy Six who, with the albums L'Apprendista and Macchina Maccheronica, have produced two RIO masterpieces. Neither, however, touches the top of Arbeit Macht Frei. In third position I think there is Banco, with two masterpieces, the debut album and Darwin - and another great Lp Nato Libero. PFM, in my opinion an overrated group, boasts only a true masterpiece, Storia di un Minuto. For a friend it doesn't seem like a real masterpiece. Rosenbach Museum boasts a jewel like Zarathistra which, however, is not in my Top 10 as well as Le Orme boasts two small masterpieces, such as Collage and Felona and Sorona, but there are many better albums (IMMO) Perhaps, Balletto di Bronzo and Osanna are the best bands after Banco. But the albums by The Trip, Claudio Rocchi, Cervello, Pholas Dactylus, Perigeo, Battiato, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Picchio Dal Pozzo, Un Biglirtto per l'Inferno, Metamorfosi, Arti e Mestieri, Goblin, Maxophone must be evaluated well. This is my opinion,
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 22:26
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1. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 2. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico 3. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il tempo della gioia 4. Locanda delle Fate - Forse le lucciole non si amano più 5. Celeste - Celeste 6. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 7. Alphataurus - Alphataurus 8. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona 9. New Trolls - Concerto grosso: The Seven Seasons 10. Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo 11. The Watch - Vacuum 12. Cherry Five - Cherry Five |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 09 2021 at 23:59
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regretted ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 00:02
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Am I the only person on PA who enjoys Arti & Mestieri's fine LP "Tilt?" ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 02:34
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That should make a dozen, shouldn't it? 13 Jumbo Vietato
Ai Minori Di 18 Anni? 1973
13 Picchio Dal Pozzo Picchio Dal Pozzo 1976 12 Balletto di Bronzo, Il Ys 1972 12 Celeste Celeste (aka Principe Di Un Giorno) 1976 12 De De Lind Io Non So Da Dove 1973
12 Jumbo DNA 1972
12 Premiata
Forneria Marconi Storia Di
Un Minuto 1972
12 Quella
Vecchia Locanda Quella Vecchia Locanda 12 Quella Vecchia Locanda Il Tempo della Gioia 11 Area Arbeit
Macht Frei 1973 11 Area Crac! 1975 11 Arti + Mestieri Ita 1974 11 Battiato,
Franco Sulle Corde di Aries 1973 11 Etna Etna 1975
11 Flea Topi O Uomini 1972 11 Garybaldi Astrolabio 1973 11 Museo Rosenbach Zarathustra 1973 Symphonic 11 Nova (1) Blink 1975
11 Osanna Palepoli 1973
11 Perigeo Azimut 1972
11 Perigeo Abbiamo Tutti Un Blues Da Piangere 1973
11 Perigeo Genealogia 1974 11 Picchio Dal Pozzo Camere Zimmer Rooms 1978 11 Semiramis Dedicato A Frazz 11 Accordo Dei Contrari Violato Intatto 2017 11 Al Doum & the Faryds Al Doum & the Faryds 2011 11 D.F.A. Duty Free Area 1999 11 Deus Ex Machina Imparis 2008 11 Germinale e il Suo Respiro Ancora Agita le
Onde 1996 11 Universal Totem Orchestra Rituale Alieno 1999 11 Witchwood Litanies from the Woods Ita 2015 ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 03:10
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@Lorenzo: Do you know the Luciano Cilio album? I'd have thought you would like that. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 03:24
At last, someone else has a Deus Ex Machina album in their list. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 03:34
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Apoteosi thanks. Amazingly good ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 03:34
I'll put a belated lame vote in for my two favourite Italian bands: Jacula and Antonius Rex. 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 03:54
what vote? This is not a poll.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 04:10
It's not much of a list either.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 04:19
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 04:59
| Can we have a thread without you two having an argument/discussion in it? |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:15
Sorry, to disappoint you with all these great Italian classics. Edit: And I won't use the word you would like to hear.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:19
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^Is that a picture of you, Cristi? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:23
No, I meant my own personal list is not much of a list when I can only name two favourite Italian bands: Jacula and Antonius Rex, which is really the same band with two different names.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:23
So it's my fault again?
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:26
Sorry, I thought you were funny. Edit: But you were funny. And maybe I've got to be more carefull with my misunderstanding.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:29
Although admittedly, I'm not very familiar with Italian prog, I'm looking forward to David's Japanese prog poll, as that's something I DO know a little about. Sayonara.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:31
Where did you get that idea? ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:33
it's Chris Tucker, quite famous actor.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:35
Not that famous. But I'll check him in Wikipedia.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:38
ok then, not that famous if you say so. You really thought I posted gifs of myself giving angry looks and facepalms to other users?
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:38
I didn't know who it was either.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:48
I mean beyond my cultural scope - I can be funny, as well. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 05:56
I didn't say it was your fault, it's just that every thread I look at these days seems to have you two bickering about something.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 06:01
I don't want to clog up this thread by going off-topic with irrelevant posts - although it's probably too late for that already - but seeing as you asked, here's a charming Dutch clog dance for you. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 08:03
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1. Museo Rosenbach Zarathustra 2. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Darwin! 3. PFM Per Un Amico 4. Le Orme Felona e Sorona 5. Quella Vecchia Locanda Il Tempo Della Gioia 6. Maxophone s/t 7. Panna Fredda Uno 8. Osanna Palepoli 9. Locanda Della Fate Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu 10. Blacco Mentale POA 11. Semiramis Dedicato a Frazz 12. Logos Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carta ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: emisan
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 10:26
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Just a few masterpieces from modern RPI: Nuova Era - Il Passo del Soldato Il Bacio Della Medusa - Discesa Agl'Inferi D'Un Giovane Amante Ingranaggi Della Valle - In Hoc Signo La Maschera Di Cera - La Maschera Di Cera Logos - L' Enigma Della Vita Unreal City - La Crudeltà di Aprile La Maschera Di Cera - Le Porte Del Domani MOOGG - Le Ore i Giorni gli Anni Homunculus Res - Limiti all'Eguaglianza della Parte con il Tutto Il Tempio Delle Clessidre - Il Tempio Delle Clessidre Logos - Sadako e le mille gru di carta Unreal City - Il Paese del Tramonto Randone - Hybla Act 1 La Torre Dell'Alchimista - La Torre Dell'Alchimista Nuova Era - Io E Il Tempo Il Castello Di Atlante - Cap. 7 - Tra Le Antiche Mura Nodo Gordiano - Nous Syndone - La Bella è la Bestia
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 12:19
Awesome list--and I agree with 90% of your items--but, somehow, it feels like an entirely different world/entirely different topic! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 20:09
| I don't think I can go up to 12 albums, but my first choice would have to be Inferno, by Metamorfosi, which seems to be sadly overlooked on this thread. Other albums I love are Darwin from Banco and Felona e Sorona from Le Orme. And some others that I do like a lot, and with some songs among my very favorite, but that have songs that I don't really remember much, like YS from Il Balleto di Bronzo and Zarathustra from Museo Rosenbach. Oh yeah, and I usually forget them for not being among the 70's classics, but Unreal City and Logos did some great albums recently. |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 23:57
I find it a great concept album myself, and at least it's a part of my opening list.
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: November 11 2021 at 16:43
Never listen to it. Thanks for the advice. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 12 2021 at 01:12
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PFM - Per Un Amico Le Orme - Felona E Serona Ys- Il Balletto Di Bronzo Logos - Sadako e le mille di carta Quella Vecchia Locanda - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu Ingranaggi - Warm Spaced Blue Cherry Five - Cherry Five Three Monks - The Legend of The Holy Circle Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Transiberiana Randone - Ultreia (Canzoni Sulla Via- Atto 1) Triade - 1998 - La Storia Di Sabazio La Maschera Di Cera - S.E.I |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 12 2021 at 06:14
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Hi, Again, I don't do albums, and I think I have not heard enough of the things listed. I'll make a decent effort to catch up! Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Le Orme Premiata Forneria Marconi Biglietto/Baffo Banfi Franco Battiato Goblin Sensation's Fix Osanna The saddest bit for me, was the mention of OSANNA in one other post. One of the bands that helped define this genre, and the band that PG copied when his group toured Italy with them, and they are still around, although (have to check) not quite as complete as they were then, or as theatrical. Their doing this, also helped ANGE do their thing, although theirs is more centered on Brecht and Brel in the early days, but both DEcamps never lost their theatricality in their music. I'm not sure about OSANNA's versions, as I am not as familiar with Italian Literature and the arts, other than a whole bunch of operas ... gads ... we should do a poll on that!
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 12 2021 at 10:21
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |