Any Area fans here?
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Topic: Any Area fans here?
Posted By: The Owl
Subject: Any Area fans here?
Date Posted: August 02 2004 at 13:43
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I have just one disc by this unique quirky Italian band (AreaZione). Granted, Demetrios Stratos's vocal style is not for everyone, he was undeniably original and was a definite influence on Alberto Piros of Deus Ex Machina. Can anyone recommend any other discs by them? ------------- People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction! www.myspace.com/theowlsmusic |
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Posted By: progchain
Date Posted: August 02 2004 at 17:08
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Everything! To avoid only works as Area 2 and the last Chernobyl 1997, boring jazz works. |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 02 2004 at 19:04
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British are best at everything. We invented prog and have the best prog bands, yes, crimson, genesis, floyd, oldfield etc. althought american bands are good they mainly are just doing their own versions of things the british created. A good example is Metallica (American) Carrying on heavy metal where its inventers Black Sabbath (British) left off. we are the best. ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Marcelo
Date Posted: August 02 2004 at 21:33
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Chauvinism?
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frenchie wrote:
. Obviously, you like British prog more than Italian or South American or Japanese or... Does it mean that it's the best? I don't think so 
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: August 03 2004 at 09:14
I downloaded the track from Area off the progarchives website. I love it! But I can't find the albums in stores here... 
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: August 03 2004 at 09:40
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AREA is one of my all-time three favourite prog bands from Italy!! My personal rankinig is: 1- Maledetti (1976) 2- Caution Radiation Area (1974) 3- Crac! (1975) 4- Arbeit Macht Frei (1974) (this one has Patrick Djivas in the original line-up, before he went to PFM) 5- 1978 (Gli Dei se ne Vanno, Gli Arrabiati Restano) (1978, of course! - having the lead guitarist departed, they focused a bit more on ethnic jazz fusion, but keeping the fire of all previous recordings) |