[prog-rock] (2018) PFM - The Manticore Studio Albums 1973-1977
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(2018) PFM - The Manticore Studio Albums 1973-1977
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Premiata Forneria Marconi, better known in english speaking countries as PFM, were arguably the finest italian progressive rock band of the 1970’s and certainly one of the most well known. A successful act in their home land, they came to international attention when they signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s label Manticore in 1973, recording a series of albums with english lyrics, some penned by ELP and King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield. Over the next four years they released four studio albums for the label, Photos of Ghosts, The World Became the World, Chocolate Kings and Jet Lag. …back in the seventies, they were an original and most welcome alternative to the masses of British trendsetters. The Manticore studio albums, which have been re-presented in a lovely little package, might be familiar to many, yet for some a box of delights beckons. In a vague attempt to do something different in reassessing these albums, we’ll have a go at ranking the four albums theta represent a particularly prolific period for the Italians as well as the prog genre in general. So, in reverse order: Hardly the runt of the litter, but in a strong field, nudge in direction towards the jazz fusion area comes on 1977’s Jet Lag that saw the band shifting away from their progressive roots.
Album List:
(1973) Photos of Ghosts
(1974) The World Became the World
(1975) Chocolate Kings
(1977) Jet Lag
Summary:
Country: Italy
Genre: prog-rock
Media Report:
Source: CD
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Bit rate: ~ 952-1005 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Review:
Premiata Forneria Marconi, better known in english speaking countries as PFM, were arguably the finest italian progressive rock band of the 1970’s and certainly one of the most well known. A successful act in their home land, they came to international attention when they signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s label Manticore in 1973, recording a series of albums with english lyrics, some penned by ELP and King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield. Over the next four years they released four studio albums for the label, Photos of Ghosts, The World Became the World, Chocolate Kings and Jet Lag. …back in the seventies, they were an original and most welcome alternative to the masses of British trendsetters. The Manticore studio albums, which have been re-presented in a lovely little package, might be familiar to many, yet for some a box of delights beckons. In a vague attempt to do something different in reassessing these albums, we’ll have a go at ranking the four albums theta represent a particularly prolific period for the Italians as well as the prog genre in general. So, in reverse order: Hardly the runt of the litter, but in a strong field, nudge in direction towards the jazz fusion area comes on 1977’s Jet Lag that saw the band shifting away from their progressive roots.
Album List:
(1973) Photos of Ghosts
(1974) The World Became the World
(1975) Chocolate Kings
(1977) Jet Lag
Summary:
Country: Italy
Genre: prog-rock
Media Report:
Source: CD
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Bit rate: ~ 952-1005 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits