Palepoli vs. Zarathustra - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Which of these RPI classics do you prefer?

I'll have to listen to both since I haven't yet. LOL

Tough call.

I'll give it to Zarathustra.

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SaltyJon wrote:

I'll have to listen to both since I haven't yet. LOL

I think you'll dig Palepoli, Jon.

Things got even worse for Museo Rosenbach, a band that was openly accused of fascism and practically forced to quit the scene because of the art cover of their album “Zarathustra” and because of their lyrics inspired by the philosopher Friederich Nietzsche. Alberto Moreno, bassist of Museo Rosenbach: - The seventies had been extremely politicized, but these issues were own business of the single members of the band. Muso Rosenbach, as a group, used to follow only a musical path, bound to English and American pop-rock or Italian bands like PFM and BMS. Area were open sided but they were an exception among the bands. We were aware of their commitment but we never thought to counterpoint their commitment with right wing oriented proposals... The face of Mussolini on the album cover was a choice of the art designer. The references to Nietzsche instead were clear and they were an important part of our message. On the original album jacket we tried to explain that you shouldn’t interpret Nietzsche as one of the inspirers of Nazism like they used to do in those years. We used to read the philosopher in a “softer” way, without any forced political interpretations. Unfortunately our explanation wasn’t understood and we realized that sometimes images are more important than words. I admit that the black of the art cover and the bust of Mussolini didn’t help us. But we have paid for these ingenuities [30].

bov wrote:

Never quite got into Palepoli. Zarathustra for sure.

About Zarathustra though... Were Museo Rosenbach really fascist supporters, as they apparently were said to be in the 70s? Even if I tried, I'd understand less than 10% of the lyrics. I really like the album but I'd have a hard time listen to it again if I knew there were fascist undertones on it...

It's based of the book Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche. I'm not particularly well-versed in Neitzsche's work, but this book deals with a parable of the Overman ("Superuomo" on the album). Many people used Neitzsche's ideas to grant idealogical credibility to fascism, but Museo Rosenbach were probably much more interested in the philosophy itself rather than certain misguided interpretations of it.

Palepoli is brilliant! It's just a bit uneasy to get into.

I have heare Pallepoli a few times, and though I may still need to give it another chance, I have not been able to get much enjoyment out of it. Sure it's got some haunting moments, but as far as I my musical understanding allows me, I find it too chaotic (I really loved Il Balleto di Bronzo's "YS", though). I wonder if Zarathustra woud do better for me.

Zarathustra is a masterpiece!

A supporting vote to Palepoli, which is a tad more adventurous and daring than Zarathustra, which is still a five-star in my book. But really Palepoli should have more supporters, give it time!

Poll Question: Which of these RPI classics do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Palepoli (Osanna)	5	[17.24%]
Zarathustra (Museo Rosenbach)	24	[82.76%]
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