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    Posted: October 24 2005 at 05:20
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

10 Essential Italian Prog albums according to
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  • Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin!

  • Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys

  • Metamorfosi - Inferno

  • PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto

  • Museo Rosenbach - Zarathrustra

  • Semiramis - Dedicato a Frazz

  • Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - ...di Terra

  • PFM - L'Isola di Niente

  • Celeste - Principe di un Giorno

  • Maxophone - Maxophone


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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Just enter this site!!!!!! All about italian prog!!!!

http://www.italianprog.com/

What about Venetian Power??? There's someone who've listened to them? and Alphataurus?

 



thanks for the link, I'm a babe in the woods as far as Italian prog.  Just ordered my 2nd set of 4 albums. Absolutely love what I've heard so far, and can't wait to get my hands on Zarathrustra, and Maxophone which are in my 2nd order. 
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2005 at 14:56

My choice for top 10 Italians:

  • Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – Darwin !
  • Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – Io Sono Nato Libero
  • I Giganti – Terra In Bocca
  • Il Paese Dei Balocchi - Il Paese Dei Balocchi
  • Le Orme – Contrappunti
  • Le Orme – Felona E Sorona
  • Locanda Delle Fate – Forse le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più
  • Premiata Forneria Marconi – L‘Isola Di Niente
  • Premiata Forneria Marconi – Per Un Amico
  • Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda

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I’ve only heard one (long) track from the Alphataurus album, but was rather underwhelmed by it after all I’d heard about the band.

That Venetian Power LP definitely has a cool cover! The description of it over at italianprog.com doesn’t have me running out to shell out hundreds of bucks for it, though.
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You're right, I think the album can be described as "romantic". Track 1, 2 and 5 are great, IMO.



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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

I've heard Alphataurus, Andrea. I wasn't very impressed. That Venetian Power cover looks frankly incredible, though. How could the music ever live up to a cover like that?

Incredible cover indeed! Never listened to the album yet.

What do you think about Locanda delle Fate?

Is that the one that often gets referred to as "romantic"? I don't have my music collection with me to chekc up right now. If you do mean that band, then I think they're all right, but a bit too cheesy sometimes.
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

I've heard Alphataurus, Andrea. I wasn't very impressed. That Venetian Power cover looks frankly incredible, though. How could the music ever live up to a cover like that?

Incredible cover indeed! Never listened to the album yet.

What do you think about Locanda delle Fate?
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Nowhere near IMO. It struck me as being VERY uninspired, both in terms of performance and composition.

11.58 on gnosis scale. I think I agree with them.
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Nowhere near IMO. It struck me as being VERY uninspired, both in terms of performance and composition.
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I like the Alphataurus album but it's not among the very best of 70's prog.
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I've heard Alphataurus, Andrea. I wasn't very impressed. That Venetian Power cover looks frankly incredible, though. How could the music ever live up to a cover like that?

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I have even used information from that site for my Italian progrock biographies on Prog Archives (I mentioned them), very interesting site, I often look at it before writing reviews!
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Oh wait, I recognise that site, www.italianprog.com . Yes, it's good.
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Originally posted by geezer geezer wrote:

Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Do  someone knows the above mentioned site?

You mean www.italianprog.com? Of course, and i would guess that most who are into Italian prog knows about it.

No, I didn't. I'll check that one out.
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italianprog is a very good site, with a lot of info about every italian band

i also like movimentiprog

concerning Venetian Power, i've never heard of them

and Alphataurus, i know two songs, ombra muta and peccato d'orgoglio, but they did'nt urge me to buy the record  

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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Just enter this site!!!!!! All about italian prog!!!!

http://www.italianprog.com/

What about Venetian Power??? There's someone who've listened to them? and Alphataurus?

 

I just bought the Alphataurus album yesterday  (an awful edition, sadly).

I was answering the question, but I have to go to lunch first.
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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Do  someone knows the above mentioned site?

You mean www.italianprog.com? Of course, and i would guess that most who are into Italian prog knows about it.

And I like many bands featured on that site...
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Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2005 at 06:35
Do  someone knows the above mentioned site?
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Venetian Power cover.
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Just enter this site!!!!!! All about italian prog!!!!

http://www.italianprog.com/

What about Venetian Power??? There's someone who've listened to them? and Alphataurus?

 
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