Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
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| Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Banco |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock, Italian progressive rock |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Label(s) | Ricordi, Manticore, EMI, Sony |
| Website | bancodelmutuosoccorso.it |
| Members | |
| Vittorio Nocenzi, Francesco Di Giacomo, Rodolfo Maltese, Tiziano Ricci, Maurizio Masi, Filippo Marcheggiani, Alessandro Papotto | |
| Former members | |
| Gianni Nocenzi, Claudio Falco, Fabrizio Falco, Franco Pontecorvi, Marcello Todaro, Renato D'Angelo, Pierluigi Calderoni, Gianni Colaiacomo, Karl Potter | |
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso is an Italian rock band. A popular progressive rock band in the 1970s, they continued making music in the 1980s and 1990s. They are still active, playing live in 2007.
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[edit] History
Inspired by progressive rock acts from England, Vittorio Nocenzi and brother Gianni founded Banco del Mutuo Soccorso in Rome, Italy. They later recorded their eponymous debut in 1972, soon to be followed by Darwin!, and in 1973 Io sono nato libero.
Proving popular in Italy and becoming known abroad, the band like Premiata Forneria Marconi signed with Manticore Records. In 1975 Banco was released, a collection of translated songs together with new material, targeting the international market. Come in un'ultima cena was also translated as As in a Last Supper.
The 1970s also saw Banco del Mutuo Soccorso going in new directions, with a film soundtrack in 1976's Garofano rosso and recordings with an orchestra in 1978's …di terra. They changed their name to the simplified Banco.
The 1980s saw Banco's musical direction change towards lighter pop and shorter songs, producing some hits. Gianni Nocenzi left the band for a solo career. Other members came and went.
In the 1990s and now back to using the longer name, they started playing their 1970s material again. They performed unplugged versions of their songs live and re-recorded their first albums. New material was also produced.
Today, the band continue to play live, although no new material has been recorded since 1997.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | |
| 1972 | Darwin! | |
| 1973 | Io sono nato libero | |
| 1975 | Banco | Includes English version songs |
| 1976 | Garofano rosso | Film soundtrack |
| 1976 | Come in un'ultima cena | |
| 1976 | As In a Last Supper | English version of Come In Un'Ultima Cena |
| 1978 | …di terra | With Orchestra dell'Unione Musicisti di Roma |
| 1979 | Canto di primavera | |
| 1979 | Capolinea | Live album |
| 1980 | Urgentissimo | |
| 1981 | Buone notizie | |
| 1983 | Banco | |
| 1985 | ...e via | |
| 1989 | Donna plautilla | Previously unreleased pre-1972 material |
| 1989 | Non mettere le dita nel naso | Under the name of Francesco Di Giacomo |
| 1991 | Darwin | Reworking of original 1972 album |
| 1991 | Da Qui Messere Si Domina La Valle | Reworked debut album plus Darwin |
| 1994 | Il 13 | |
| 1996 | Banco D'Accusa | Under the name of Francesco Di Giacomo |
| 1997 | Nudo | 2CD live album with some new material |
| 2003 | No Palco | 30th anniversary live album |
| 2005 | Seguendo Le Tracce | Live recording from 1975 |
[edit] Videos
- Ciò che si vede è (1992, DVD release in 2004)
- Live 1980 (2007)
[edit] References
Official band history. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
