Premiata Forneria Marconi

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Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) is an Italian progressive rock band that achieved a high level of popularity in the 1970s, with success in both the British and American charts. While they had many Italian contemporaries, such as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Area, Perigeo, and Le Orme, they were the only Italian band of their genre to become highly successful outside of their home country. Their music shows influence from Genesis and early King Crimson, but they still manage to maintain a high level of originality and a distinct, warm Mediterranean sound.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Former members

  • Giorgio Piazza: bass (1970-1973)
  • Mauro Pagani: flute, piccolo, violin, backing vocals (1970-1975)
  • Bernardo Lanzetti: lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1975-1977)
  • Grigory Bloch: violin (1977, he played on Jet Lag only but was credited as a full-time member)
  • Lucio Fabbri: violin, keyboards (1979-1987)
  • Walter Calloni: additional drums (1982-1987)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Storia di un minuto (1972)
  • Per un amico (1972)
  • Photos of Ghosts (1973, English version of Per un amico)
  • L'isola di niente (1974)
  • The World Became the World (1974, English version of L'isola di niente)
  • Chocolate kings (1975)
  • Jet lag (1977)
  • Passpartù (1978)
  • Suonare suonare (1980)
  • Come ti va in riva alla città (1981)
  • P.F.M.? P.F.M.! (1984)
  • Miss Baker (1987)
  • Ulisse (1997)
  • Serendipity (2000)
  • Dracula (2005)
  • Stati di immaginazione (2006)

[edit] Live albums

  • Live in USA (1974, also known as Cook)
  • Fabrizio De Andrè / PFM - In Concerto Vol 1 (1979)
  • Fabrizio De Andrè / PFM - In Concerto Vol 2 (1979)
  • Performance (1981)
  • www.pfmpfm.it (1999)
  • Live in Japan 2002 (2002)
  • Piazza del Campo (2005)

[edit] External links

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