Italian Vocals
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Topic: Italian Vocals
Posted By: The Truth
Subject: Italian Vocals
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 14:15
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I've never bought an album from an Italian prog band, but I'm thinking about getting Per Un Amico by Premiata Forneria Marconi. Is listening to Italian lyrics easy? Because I have never listened to lyrics in another language (apart from Phideaux's Storia Senti and some Mars Volta songs). Appreciate any answers. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 14:31
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Italian vocals are fantastic, the most gorgeous and romantic prog language. And this from an American boy who can't speak a lick of Italian. Jump in and never look back.  ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 14:31
IMO, it is an absolute pleasure
 ...I prefer lyrics sung in Italian over English any ole day |
The Truth wrote:Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 14:48
Me too, I'm actually distracted by English vocals now, it's hilarious. I prefer voice to be just another instrument rather than a bunch of words that my mind needs to ignore, so I can enjoy the sound  ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 15:58
Thanks to prog I don't care what language the vocalist uses. 
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 17:05
| A very pleasant experience. It feels so natural being sung. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 17:42
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I love vocals in several different languages, Harmonium, Sigur Ros, and PFM all have beautiful soaring vocals that just don't work in English. It is said best in this clip from The Shawshank Redemption: |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 20:30
Nice! I think I'll try it.  ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 20:40
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just think of the voice as an instrument... it is SUCH a musical language.. it's quite easy to do.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 20:41
Good to hear, Truth. Don't get discouraged if the first few spins are a bit awkward, they were for me too. Good things come to those who persist. Best of luck! ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: August 11 2009 at 21:01
Yeah, and if you like Italian, maybe you'll like Kobaian.  I'm with Padriac, I don't care what language the vocalist(s) use as long as the vocals fit the music.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 04:40
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I'm Italian... So it's logical that I love Italian language.
But in correct view:
The Italian is a language with many facets, very exciting and perfect for expressing many concepts. Then find a good language for Prog music. -------------  |
Posted By: Luca Pacchiarini
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 19:48
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I think my language is one of the most musical ones.
It's great especially for rhymes, assonances and plays on words...
And the sound of many words is concrete...because words describing bad things indeed sound menacing, while many words with a positive connotation have a softer sound
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 19:51
Cool! Thanks for sharing that Luca, I wasn't aware of that and it is very interesting to me. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 22:53
I always thought YS was a great example of that.. music aside... you could tell he wasn't singing about a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino in one hand and hot Italian babe in the other.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Luca Pacchiarini
Date Posted: August 15 2009 at 18:52
For example...
even if someone ignores the meaning of these words, compare the sound of :
"gioia, pace, amore, sole, mamma"
with the sound of "mitragliatrice, distrutto, carroarmato"
You can tell the difference between the connotation of the softer and the harsher words.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 15 2009 at 21:34
Grazie Luca for a new insight that will help me with listening. Maybe this was obvious to many but I honestly did not realize it. Tone and emotion I've become good at discerning but I'll have to listen for this. 
------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Phideaux
Date Posted: August 16 2009 at 11:48
I was just going to say that!!! Zoiks |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: August 26 2009 at 16:35
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Thanks alot guys! I just bought Per Un Amico and am glad I did! ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 26 2009 at 18:08
Great news!! That's a good one to start with, lots of people enjoy it. I hope it is just the beginning for many enjoyable albums for you. 
------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: September 13 2009 at 21:41
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Italian vocals have a resemblance in sound to Spanish vocals and they are both romantic in nature. I don't enjoy PFM in English. or OMEGA in english. I am too extreme with this and I've always had a problem getting into PFM'S JET LAG and CHOCOLATE KINGS. The vocals are in english. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 05:52
Of course they do... The two languages are very closely related, and are for the most part mutually intelligible !Anyway, it is good to see another person who prefers vocals in the band's native language (Italian or otherwise), instead of wanting to have everything in English (which in many cases means bad English). |