🎼15 October 1971. 50 years ago one of the most stunning songs in #Italy rock history is released as b-side of the first single of Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM), one of the best progressive rock bands ever. The single is called "La Carrozza di Hans", the b-side is Impressioni di Settembre, written by Franco Mussida-Mogol-Mauro Pagani 🙏🏻🔝🤟
"Impressioni di Settembre" would become an all time classic, covered by uncountable musicians, #PFM would become the most famous and worldwide respected Italian rock band of the 70s.
In the Chat Room👇 the single cover, and an amazing rendition by #Timoria #vocalist #FrancescoRenga 😱👏
#MusicHistory #15October #ItalianProg #RPI

https://youtu.be/tpOybQsDzoM

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@Venice_Rocks

January 1972. 50 years ago Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM), which later in the 70s would become the most internationally known and acclaimed Italian Progressive Rock band, release their debut album entitled Storia di un Minuto.
The album contains some tracks which soon became #PFM live standards, in particular the amazing song Impressioni di Settembre: written in collaboration with Mogol (the most famous "paroliere" in #Italy) this song stays as an Italian Rock classic, still today covered by many artists and bands.
#RPI #ProgressiveRock #SymphonicRock

📌#PFM to play in #Mirano, Venice on 15 July 2022 for their 50th Anniversary Tour.
#MiranoSummerFestival #RPI #ProgressiveRock
Venice Rocks! 🔥🎸

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📌November 1972

PFM
📀 Per Un Amico
#ProgressiveRock #SymphonicRock

50 years ago Premiata Forneria Marconi from #Milan, #Italy released their 2nd studio album, it followed
👉 their debut earlier that year.

Per Un Amico ("For A Friend") was dedicated by Mauro Pagani to the fellow musician Claudio Rocchi.

From the dreamlike baroque intro to the epic symphonic outro, all different music styles in this album are executed in a gentle crescendo with no excesses or exaggeration.

Not sure if this is the best #PFM nor if this is the best Prog Rock, but in the first year of this channel I cannot think of better music I've been listening.

In this album:
#FrancoMussida - vocals, guitars, theorbo, mandocello
#FlavioPremoli -spinet, keyboards, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, tubular bells, harpsichord, piano, vocals
#MauroPagani – piccolo, violin, flute, vocals
#GiorgioPiazza – bass, vocals
#FranzDiCioccio – drums, percussion, vocals

🎧Listen to Per Un Amico
👉 here

⚡️#TheMondayRecharger

#LucioBattisti, another Italian music icon who yesterday would have been 80, born #5March 1943.
Not properly a rocker but here's a good one, early 1970s gem with Franco Mussida 🎸 and Franz DiCiocco 🥁 from #PFM.

You all have a nice Monday!

https://youtu.be/Cj3g-xdi8Qw

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📌October 1973

PFM
📀 Photos Of Ghosts
#ProgressiveRock #SymphonicRock

50 years ago Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) from #Milan, #Italy released their 3rd album.

Photos Of Ghosts is in fact a re-recording of #PFM tracks of their first 2 albums: it contains their entire second album 👉 Per Un Amico, plus "Celebration", their biggest international hit from
👉 Storia Di Un Minuto.
Songs have new titles and lyrics in English written by former King Crimson lyricist #PeterSinfield, who also produced the album. 
"Old Rain" was the only previously unreleased track.

The first album of an Italian band to chart in US, it marked the band's international breakthrough.

In this album:
#FrancoMussida – vocals, guitars, theorbo, mandocello
#FlavioPremoli – spinet, keyboards, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, tubular bells, harpsichord, piano, vocals
#MauroPagani – flute, piccolo, violin, vocals
#GiorgioPiazza – bass, vocals
#FranzDiCioccio – drums, vocals

🎧Listen to POG 👉 here

📌March 1974

📀 #PFM - L'Isola Di Niente
#Milan #Italy

Last added to
👉 Italian Rock Albums

🎼🐣 Easter surprise from #TheMidnightSpecial archives.

They just published the performance of what is probably the only band from #Italy hosted in the show history... and it's a stunning one from Italian Progressive Rock masters Premiata Forneria Marconi in 1975 ❤️‍🔥

#PFM #RPI
https://youtu.be/olfL4ssF8UI?si=0ohHWOiIqa_paIXF

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📌October 1975

PFM
📀 Chocolate Kings
#ProgressiveRock

50 years ago Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) from #Milan, #Italy released their 5th studio album.

Unlike 👉 their previous album, Chocolate Kings came out only with lyrics and vocals in English.
#PFM, already famous internationally, hired former Acqua Fragile singer Bernardo Lanzetti, who had a better English pronounciation.

Unfortunately this release was followed by controversies.
The lyrics highly critical to the American system led to ostracism in that market in which PFM were the most appreciated Italian band.
The vocal performance of Lanzetti was (again) considered too similar (if not an imitation) to Peter Gabriel.
Founding member Mauro Pagani left the band.

Great album anyway ❤️‍🔥

In this album:
#BernardoLanzetti – vocals
#FrancoMussida – guitar, voice
#FlavioPremoli – keyboards
#MauroPagani – flute, violin
#PatrickDjivas – bass
#FranzDiCioccio – drums

🎧Listen to Chocolate Kings
👉 here