Advice on Italian Prog needed
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Topic: Advice on Italian Prog needed
Posted By: npjnpj
Subject: Advice on Italian Prog needed
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 03:17
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All these years Italian Prog has past me by, and I'd like some recommendations.
The thought of swamps of synth and keyboard seems very interesting, but I have this thing about vocals: I find it very distracting listening to non-English lyrics. So what Italian Prog can you point me to with English lyrics, pereferably without foreign-sounding pronounciation.
Oh, by the way: No discrimination intended at all, it's just how it is. Can't listen to most of Krautrock for the same reasons.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 03:24
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I am afraid you're out of luck here. Most classic Italian prog is sung in Italian, and the few bands who sing in English usually do so with a rather heavy accent. The Italian lyrics are part and parcel of the whole phenomenon of Italian progressive rock, and if you really can't stomach them, you'd better try something else - or look for the rather few instrumental albums available. That said, as a native speaker of Italian, I find it hard to be sympathetic towards your attitude, though realise I can't change people's tastes. BTW, there was a thread on this subject some time ago in the Prog Lounge.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 06:04
Gotta go with Raf there. Not much available, I'm afraid. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
npjnpj wrote:Posted By: piccione
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 13:31
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I am no expert, on any prog, esspecially italian prog, but I do know of one album. It is Le Orme's Felona & Sorona. Peter Hammill does the lyrics on it. I personally think it sounds better in italian, but I can understand italian. Even if you dont understand italian, it is such a beutiful language, you should give it a try.
Either way Peter Hammill still does a good job on it, and I think you would like it
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 13:43
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here ...read this.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44485&KW=foreign - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44485&KW=foreign ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 14:42
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 14:49
None. All of those English lyrics detract from the experience, Heck, I much rather hear Per Un Amico than the weak, b*****dized English version Photos of Ghosts. Just deal with it. Pretend they are singing in Kobaian or something.
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 14:51
| Ok, our language filter has gone too far when I can't mention that William the b*****d won the Battle of Hastings back in 1066. Can I even discuss how good the Dick Van Dyke Show was here/? |