Italian Albums Showdown
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Topic: Italian Albums Showdown
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Subject: Italian Albums Showdown
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 13:16
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Please vote for no more than 3. My favourite of these is definitely Sulle Corde di Aries and today second and third go to Dedalus and Celeste. ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 13:24
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1. GOBLIN, Roller 2. MUSEO ROSENBACH, Zarathustra 3. CHERRY FIVE, Cherry Five ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 14:25
Celeste, Locanda, PFM...all magical albums  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 14:26
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Tilt, Maxophone, and Inferno (in no particular order).. I probably prefer the second Arti e Mestieri album, but both are amazing beyond belief. And as far as Goblin, nothing can beat Il Fantastico Viaggio Del Bagarozzo Mark for me |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 14:31
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Only 3? That is impossible with this kind of selection. I love all of these - many of them go back with me to the very start of my love affair with Italian music. 3? Alright, today it's Battiato (always Battiato), Cervello and Il Balletto di Bronzo although my finger obviously went for Area instead. Very nice selection here Hubert. I see you made an 'other' option which I take is there both to please certain folks and for recs. So yeah erm hang onto yer boots! Similar to Biglietto per L'Inferno: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DsYfbKdSPI" rel="nofollow - Semiramis Beautiful melodic prog pop a la Battisti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igEEw-IGYGE" rel="nofollow - Blocco Mentale Rocking and psychedelic classic (w flute): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vj4wT3CbQ" rel="nofollow - Capitolo 6 High priestess summons her powers behind Battiato-like organs n electronics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwfjDWTqw7Y" rel="nofollow - Pierrot Lunaire Similar to Cervello but wholly unique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxZWGZk6uo" rel="nofollow - Rocky's Filj Strange enigmatic combo of electronic, library music and psych rock from the insides of a cardboard box: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvGpm3jPF4E" rel="nofollow - Nascita della Sfera Drummer's delight with two raging percussionists over mostly instrumental RPI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2HNcAjdu3U" rel="nofollow - Campo di Marte This is what you can do without synths in your RPI baby!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCisHWOlw6E" rel="nofollow - Procession Gelatinously smooth babybottom psych with loads of melodies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2o_sjKo0gI" rel="nofollow - Sensations' Fix Area-like spastic behaviour served up with spiralling Italian folk music and melodies where you don't normally find them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48B1Q346L-s" rel="nofollow - Il Canzoniere del Lazio If you dig Celeste then this is your jam. I prefer this to Celeste actually: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcdHAfCh6aQ" rel="nofollow - Il Paese dei Balocchi PFM with a 60s Moody Blues twist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSyiHbVohYI" rel="nofollow - Dalton Zappa in Italian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udn98CjxwHg" rel="nofollow - Persimfans Quella Vecchio Locanda's badly produced second cousin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXnhq7E410" rel="nofollow - Samadhi Plenty more where they came from. My fingers just ran out of gas. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 14:42
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^Love Blocco Mentale and Sensation's Fix! ------------- 
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 14:48
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Voted other. I like all those albums. I rotate my Italian albums on Saturdays. |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 15:35
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God's gift to the world was the Progressive Italia Gli Anni '70 Boxsets, which is how I got Portable Madness and Fragments from Sensations Fix on CD, Al Mercato Degli Uomini Piccoli on CD (which is fantastic), both the Latte E Miele's (which Papillon is one of my favorite albums ever), Stradaperta, Jumbo's Vietato 18 and DNA.. Ibis' Sun Supreme. Madrugada. Another one's both the Il Volo albums, Grupo's Ipotesi, Carnascialia (which has Demetrio Stratos' vocals) Formula 3's Sognando, Etna, Delirium's three albums, De De Lind Good poll, but it's missing some of my favorite Italian albums 
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 16:38
| Dedalus, Area, Cervello |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 16:46
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Celeste, Area & QVL... But if Jumbo had either Vietato or DNA, they'd have gotten a vote for sure |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 17:35
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Area, Banco & Battiato |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 17:53
| Threw for a vote towards the underrated Biglietto Per L'inferno. Rather surprised to see no votes for Osanna yet; I assume that'll change pretty quicky. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 18:03
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1. Quella Vecchia Locanda - s/t 2. Il Balleto di Bronzo - Ys 3. Locanda della Fate - Forse le Lucciole non si Amano Più -------------  
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 18:10
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Well that was pretty easy; my 3 favourite RPI albums all happened to be in here! Storia Di Un Minuto, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Cherry Five were my picks, though there's a solid 15 or 20 albums in here that I like. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 19:11
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Ys Area (tie) Melos and Maxophone ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 19:53
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Dedalus Palepoli
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 21:07
| Too many albums I don't know from these, but I do have Inferno, and I absolutley love it. I feel it deserves more love. |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 03:35
| Between Locanda Delle Fate and Maxophone, so I vote Locanda by a small margin |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 06:02
| This list of albums is quite impressive, and the list of albums not mentioned is also quite impressive. Voted for PFM, Goblin, Banco, but it could as well be many others. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 07:43
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I just recently went through an RPI binge checking out all those albums that have eluded me and i am consistently in awe of how much high quality music emerged from Italy in a short period of time. I am utterly unable to choose between these because the list is to chock full of my favorites but i'll try. Il Balleto di Bronzo - Ys for being the most unique album on the list Area - Arbeit Macht Frei for being my favorite band on the list Osanna - Palepoli for probably being the album i've listened to the most -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: frankbostick
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 07:49
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PFM Banco Area Second choice: Orme Maxophone Museo Rosenbach |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 07:53
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Alphataurus - s/t Le Orme - Felona e Sorona QVL - Il Tempo della Gioia ------------- 
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 10:36
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PFM, Locanda della Fate, Le Orme. Would have voted for Sensations' Fix if it was on list, Perigeo another good one left off the list. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 10:53
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wow love many of these voted Ys, Museo, Biglietto will check out a couple that I haven't heard ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 10:58
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Dedalus, Area, Alphaturaus ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 11:07
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Area Maxophone and  Sulle Corde di Aries------------- |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 13:41
Only three?  I really enjoy most of them. Darwin! Ys Inferno ------------- 
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Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 14:59
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1st warning - forgetting D.F.A. can be legally prosecuted, please correct ! https://dutyfreearea.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope-2cd-set" rel="nofollow - https://dutyfreearea.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope-2cd-set |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 16:08
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I saw Pierrot Lunaire mentioned. Their two albums are excellent. They have released a third album last year, after about 40 years but I haven't listened to it yet ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 17:42
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PFM, although I think Per un amico is a better album. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: axeman
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 17:57
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Really wanted to pull the lever for Maxophone, but PFM is in the list and it's their good period. ------------- -John |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 05:55
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Only three albums???? Osanna, PFM and Cervello.....maybe. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 10:57
| All are excellent, but voted for Le Orme - Felona E Sorona, because this album has one of my fav prog pieces ever, in my top 5 - L'equillibrio |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 15:31
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Great albums. I'll vote for Celeste |
Posted By: TheH
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 15:34
| I own all (but two) and love them all, so I won't vote. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 22:59
| If it was PFM anything against the best of all the other bands, I would vote for PFM (I just don't like Italian bands except for PFM). |
Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: December 11 2017 at 05:37
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I went with Darwin!, Ys and Quella Vecchia Locanda but Il Paese dei Balocchi is sorely missed! ------------- 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 11 2017 at 07:55
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For me...(I have always had some difficulty getting into Italian Prog) the most listenable are PFM, Cherry 5, and Maxophone.....though I do have many of the others on that list but need to play them more often. BTW....where's Micky...?? He's a huge Italian prog fan and should be weighing in here.....it seems he hasn't posted for about 3 months..? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 11 2017 at 10:41
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hmm there is a lot I haven't heard, but of those I have, I chose Le Orme-Felona and Serona Metamorfosi - Inferno Celeste - Principe...
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: May 24 2018 at 08:10
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Zarathustra Darwin! Felona E Sorona ------------------- Palepoli Maxophone Forse le Lucciole non si Amano Più ----------------- Now if L'isola di Niente had been on the list I would have gone that route!!! (The first two PFM albums are good and all but the third one is - as Bill Bruford might say - the cookie.)
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: May 24 2018 at 10:30
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Those wondering about Italian prog should start with this list! Anyway, it's Felona'. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 24 2018 at 14:19
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Area, AEM, and Dedalus ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: May 24 2018 at 15:25
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Odd that Storia di un minuto is running away with this one as it has always been one of my least favorite, over-rated RPI albums! Would much rather have suggested Per un amico. Still, glad to see so many wonderful albums getting so much love! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 24 2018 at 16:52
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I voted earlier but have in the meantime discovered Luciano Cilio's Dialoghi del Presente as my new no. 1 Italian album. |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 25 2018 at 08:24
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Such a long list, and no Accordo dei Contrari? I voted for Goblin. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 25 2018 at 09:00
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^Accordo dei Contrari would be an anachronism in this list. But in this case it might fit more or less with the name of the band, which translates as "Agreement of the Contrary" . -------------
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