MISS BAKER
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
•Rock Progressivo Italiano
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Studio Album, released in 1987 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Prima Che Venga La Sera (4:15) - Franz Di Cioccio / vocals, percussion
Artwork: Bianca Allevi (painting "Le Memorie di Josephine Baker") with Mauro Pagani (concept) and to Quinino for the last updates Edit this entry |
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PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (PFM) Miss Baker ratings distribution
(83 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(1%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(7%)
Good, but non-essential (10%)
Collectors/fans only (36%)
Poor. Only for completionists (46%)
PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (PFM) Miss Baker reviews
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PROG REVIEWER

The first song "Prima Che Venga La Sera" is a brilliant indicator : some "Saturday Night Fever" in Italian. A bad experience, believe me. "Un Amore Vero" is crooner soft jazzy compositions. A sub, sub, sub par "Me & Mrs. Jones" (but this one was a jewel of a song). This one is a mellow and stinky one.
Disgusting disco beat again for "Finta Lettera D'addio Di Una Rock Star Per Farsi Propaganda". For over six minutes. This is quite a difficult and daunting task to listen to this one in its entirety. But I swear. I did it. How is this possible to go that low??? But we all know it is. Remember the greatest ones.
One has the illusion of a good song while listening to the opening section of "Josephine Baker" but this feeling only lasts for about eighty seconds. The jazzy / bossa nova beat is not really what one could have expected from "PFM".
"Tempo Tempo" is the worst of all (but the race for this title is really tight). A nightmare for almost five minutes. French chorus for the next "La Chanson D'un Aviateur". This won't change anything on the matter. Poor, would you believe?
The only half bearable track is the instrumental and closing "Colazione A Disneyland". But what a title!!! The end of this masquerade.
One good news! The album only lasts for thirty-six minutes.
Second good news. You only have to press "next" six times to skip all these numbers.
But what's the purpose of this album would you ask me then? Well, the answer is quite simple : no purpose AT ALL. Avoid it like the plague. One star of course : totally irrelevant in any prog / rock / music collection. Boredom, boredom.
The most difficult time now starts. It 2 AM in Belgium and I have to try and sleep after this one. Gosh!
PROG REVIEWER

PROG REVIEWER

As for the flow and the fashion in the age, the revolution and groping for directionality were surely done through necessity for various bands. The introduction of electronic musical instruments has happened frequently in the 80's and in a human performance, having been said until unnecessary is also true. Music also doesn't limit to Prog Rock and have a lot of opinions on which it is made remarks that the band that gradually changes the music character and survives doesn't want also to admit according to the work.
Neither the age nor the idea give a too good impression for the listener though PFM created the work attempting the conversion of some direction. It was reflected in sales of the album to say nothing of it. I do not understand whether it is music that they should do though the level of the performance is certainly high if the career of their music is considered. It did not limit it to PFM to say nothing of it. It might have been a road that a lot of bands had passed.
"PFM?PFM" that had been announced in 1982 might have been a content not to be able to satisfy with all the tune, loose compositions of the idea. The impression that has completely changed into another band is given if it thinks about the history of their music. This holding the attention of disappointment for the fan that knew their histories with a natural part as a flow to some degree and at that time resulted.
The guess flew between fans when the band had dissolved the announcement of the work was not having of them after 1982 the interim. However, they announced this album after an interval of five years.
Music that reflects the times exactly is being carried out by this album produced in the member who adds the drum and Vittorio Cosma of the keyboard and Walter Calloni of Lucio Fabbri in addition to the member of the main of Franz Di Cioccio, Franco Mussida, and Patrick Djivas. And, it is guessed to the guest that the fact that Mauro Pagani partially participates in the composition and production also had some groping when they produce this album and the restructuring of the idea.
It exists as ..this album.. position when thinking about the history of Music of PFM very slight. It offers in the album and if the construction of existing theme and quality is considered, it offers it to the listener in good shape of existence as Music. It cannot know whether it is certainly music that they should do. This album can be very caught as Music of fine quality one Music however if it considers it as one work. A lot of ideas and melodies made only PFM are blocked though music like AOR is progressed overall. It can know the composition of the theme and the tune that they took to the album very if it catches purely as music. And, profound feelings might be able to be found to the tune at the same time.
Making the sound in which Genesis in the 80's is recalled carries us to the world of the relaxation with the theme that is overall consistent and exists in the album.
"Prima Che Venga La Sera" to which the section of the wind instrument is boldly taken attracts the listener with the element and the dash feeling of POP.
"Un Amore Vero" ..tune of POP/AOR of giving the relaxation and the quality.. has finished. The idea of Violin of Pagani is suitable for the tune well and gives a moving impression. Woman's chorus has succeeded partially indispensable for the tune, too.
"Finta Letteria D'addio Di Una Rockstar Per Farsi Propaganda" is a tune that reflects the times with the element of POP. The tune changes the rhythm without ending like ..POP.. element and it shifts to a moving flow with Solo of Violin. It is guessed that the idea of Pagani is blocked in this tune.
"Josephine Baker" that is the theme of this album challenges progressing the tune along the theme with a nostalgic flow. This tune that makes the woman of real existence a theme has the flow that may be expressed by their performances.
"Tempo Tempo" advances with the element of bright POP. The idea that doesn't end simply talks about their creations at that time. The atmosphere of the whole volume never disturbs the flow of the tune. An ad-lib ..Jazzy.. piano might succeed, too.
It is likely to be thought about the atmosphere of "La Chanson D'un Aviateur" as a usual power ballade. However, it is guessed that a part on the way of chorus's flow and tune was kneaded valuing the composition.
If the listener looks for the one's favorite song with this album, it might be "Colazione A Disneyland". An overwhelming technology to perform and the composition of the tune will touch the listener. It might be one of Highlight of this album. The composition of the performance and the tune where the guitar flows is a suitable tunes for the decoration of the end of the album.
"Miss Baker" might be too much one of the albums that do not lift in the topic momentarily at the time of thought about the history of their music. It is likely to be able to catch as Music one fine quality if it thinks as Music in this age however.
PROG REVIEWER

Musically, Miss Baker may come as a bit of a shock to those only acquainted with PFM's early seventies' efforts. Gone is pastoral and bombastic progressive rock, and in its place is sleek, commercial, and funky pop/prog. There's actually a pretty strong jazz/funk influence in the music, and that's especially heard in "Colazione a Disneyland" (my personal favorite on the album). Not all of the songs are all that memorable, but there are some good melodic hooks throughout the album, as well as some progressive sections to keep the more open-minded prog audience entertained. The songwriting, while still very competent, strikes me as pretty formulaic and uninspired, and that's ultimately my biggest issue with Miss Baker. Premiata Forneria Marconi are still a tight-playing, professional group of musicians, but the sheer emotion that made their early albums so great is almost entirely absent. The flat eighties' production definitely doesn't help the album sound any more inspired, either.
With all of that said, Miss Baker is still a fairly good effort from Premiata Forneria Marconi. It's far from a great album, but there are enough decent tunes and progressive overtones to prevent me from considering this to be a complete artistic failure. Although this is entirely unessential within PFM's fantastic discography, I must give credit where credit is due and rate Miss Baker with 2.5 stars. I personally have quite a few gripes with this release, but the quality is still respectable enough for me to passively recommend this to fans of eighties' pop/prog. Just keep in mind, however, that there are still many more albums within the pop/prog spectrum that are far more essential than this one.
Latest members reviews
Wow, the last song on "Miss Baker" is a bambastic Premiata Forneria Marconi song in the style of the eighties. A
funny song but a playful melody. I am talking about "Colazione a Disneyland"(7/10). It's the record's best song and a
thankful ending of this record. It's a song from the thirteenth d
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Report this review (#1284567) | Posted by DrömmarenAdrian | Friday, September 26, 2014 | Review Permanlink
I thought this couldn't possibly as bad as its rating suggested. So, seeing it on iTunes I
duly downloaded it and burnt it to CD.
It's really not very good and it sure as hell isn't prog. As a previous reviewer has noted
there are some horrible synth horn stabs, particularly on the opening nu
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Report this review (#107983) | Posted by zedkatz | Friday, January 19, 2007 | Review Permanlink
Terrible effort. By that stage I'm PFM were desperate enough to release any crap to
try to survive the music business (?). There is noithing interesting on this album
except "Colazione in Disneyland" which is a nice instrumental with tropical rhythms and
excellen,t guitar work. The rest of the
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Report this review (#72284) | Posted by | Sunday, March 19, 2006 | Review Permanlink
The 11th work released in 1987 "Miss Baker". Tone quality improves rapidly, and a
colorful pop AOR number becomes complete. It became a work that felt the groove of
the present age style coloring was also beautiful. These groups are excellent musicians.
In the performance, it is preeminently g
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Report this review (#63940) | Posted by braindamage | Tuesday, January 10, 2006 | Review Permanlink
This album shows PFM's talent and versatility. It may not appeal to those who
are "progressive rock only" fans, as it is more jazz influenced than some of their other
releases. Bearing that in mind, it is an enjoyable CD with more than its share of musical
highlights. Depending on the audienc
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Report this review (#36166) | Posted by | Saturday, June 11, 2005 | Review Permanlink
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