Premiata Forneria Marconi - Fabrizio De Andrè - In Concerto - arr. - vol1&2

'dai diamanti non nasce niente dal letame nascono i fior' 
(Fabrizio De Andrè)

From in Italy
Rock Progressivo Italiano
PFM & Fabrizio De Andrè - In Concerto - arr. PFM - vol1&2 - 1979
Tracks.

01. Bocca di Rosa (4:40)
02. Andrea (5:30)
03. Giugno '73 (4:32)
04. Un giudice (3:37)
05. La guerra di Piero (3:26)
06. Il pescatore (4:16)
07. Zirichiltaggia (2:36)
08. La canzone di Marinella (4:04)
09. Volta la carta (4:03)
10. Amico fragile (9:26)

CD2
01 - Avventura a Durango (5:30)
02 - Presentazione (3:33)
03 – Sally (5:06)
04 - Verranno a chiederti del nostro amore (5:06)
05 – Rimini (5:14)
06 - Via del Campo (2:46)
07 - Maria nella bottega di un falegname (4:09)
08 - Il testamento di Tito (7:01)
Total Time: 84:34

Members.

- Fabrizio De Andrè / vocals, acoustic guitar
- Franz Di Cioccio / drums, percussions
- Patrick Djivas / bass
- Franco Mussida / electric guitar, acoustic guitars, vocals
- Flavio Premoli / keyboards, vocals
- Roberto Colombo / keyboards, percussions, vocals
- Lucio "Violino" Fabbri / fiddle, percussions

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(recorded live in Florence and Bologna on January 1979)

Fabrizio De André (18 February 1940 - 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter. In his works he often told stories of marginalized and rebellious people, prostitutes and knaves. In Italy and in the rest of world he is considered a poet because of the quality of his lyrics.

Premiata Forneria Marconi - Live in USA 1974

This excellent live recording serves as my introduction to the wonderful Italian-flavoured progressive rock of PFM back in '74. 

From in Italy

Rock Progressivo Italiano
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Live in USA 1974
Tracks.
01. Four Holes in the Ground  (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani/Sinfield)
02. Dove...Quando  (Mussida/Pagani)
03. Just Look Away (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani)
04. Celebration including The World Became the World (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani/Sinfield)
05. Mr. 9 Till 5 (Mussida/Premoli/Sinfield) 
06. Alta Loma 5 Till 9 including PFM's arr. on William Tell Overture (Mussida/Premoli/Rossin) 
Members.
- Franco Mussida - guitars, vocals
- Flavio Premoli - keyboards, vocals
- Mauro Pagani - flute, violin, vocals
- Franz Di Cioccio - drums, percussion, vocals
- Patrick Djivas - bass, vocals
Godspeed!

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome

This is VERY different from the last few VDGG albums due to a far different lineup. It tends to feel more like a Hammil solo disc at times. While I do miss the organ/sax interplay, the bands new sound (at least in studio) is still excellent, lots of violin (Graham Smith) and piano as its foundation, driven along by Guy Evan's ferocious drumming and Nic Potter's (returning one last time) thick fuzzy bass lines.

The real highlights are "Sphynx In The Face", "The Siren Song", "Last Frame", "The Wave and Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)". Hammil's lyrical imagery is nothing less than top-notch. 

A great swan song.  (Phil McKenna)

From in UK
Eclectic Progressive Rock
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome - 1977
Tracks.

01. Lizard Play (4:29)
02. The Habit of the Broken Heart (4:40)
03. The Siren Song (6:04)
04. Last Frame (6:13)
05. The Wave (3:14)
06. Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running) (5:20)
07. The Sphinx in the Face (5:58)
08. Chemical World (6:10)
09. The Sphinx Returns (1:12)
Total time: 43:20
Bonus tracks on remaster (2005):
10. Door (3:28)
11. The Wave (instrumental) (3:03)
12. Ship of Fools (single version) (3:43)

Members.

- Graham Smith / violin, viola
- Nic Potter / bass
- Peter Hammill / vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Guy Evans / drums, percussion
Guset.
- David Jackson / saxes

Godspeed!