Premiata Forneria Marconi - Cook - (Live In U.S.A) 1974 ,Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock, Art Rock, Fusion

Premiata Forneria Marconi - Cook - (Live In U.S.A) 1974 ,Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock, Art Rock, Fusion

Italy's leading progressive rock outfit of the early '70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label. Their sound was more distinctly rooted in the pre-classical era than that of their Germanic counterparts. In addition to electric keyboards (synthesizers, etc.), they also relied on violin and flute (recorder, actually) as major components of their music. Their name, by the way, was short for Premiata Forneria Marconi, the name of the bakery that originally sponsored them.



PFM introduced new sounds, such as the synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They were also among the first to combine symphonic classical and traditional Italian musical influences in a rock music context. Such innovations and their longevity have earned PFM a place among the most important bands in the Progressive rock genre.

The original core members of PFM were Franco Mussida (guitars, vocals), Flavio Premoli (keyboards), Luciano Dovesi (bass), who preceded Giorgio Piazza (bass), and Franz Di Cioccio (drums, vocals). They came together in the mid-1960s while playing together as backup musicians for many different Italian pop, rock and folk singers such as Lucio Battisti, Mina, Adriano Celentano and Fabrizio De André. They appeared on many recordings for other artists during this period and quickly established themselves as top players on the Italian scene before forming the group 'I quelli' (deliberately ungrammatical, roughly translates to 'The Them', or 'Those Guys') in 1968. I Quelli released one album and some successful Italian singles.

Premiata Forneria Marconi was officially formed in Milan in 1970 when the members of I Quelli met Mauro Pagani from the group Dalton. Pagani helped the group expand their sound to include violin and flute. By this time they were already highly experienced musicians who could play the kind of complex progressive heavy rock played by the leading English and American groups.
01. Four Holes In The Ground
(Written-By – Premoli, Mussida, Pagani, Sinfield)
0:00

02. Dove... Quando (Written-By – Mussida, Pagani) 7:26

03. Just Look Away (Written-By – Premoli, Mussida, Pagani, Sinfield) 12:09

04. Celebration (Including The World Became The World) (Written-By – Premoli, Mussida, Sinfield) 20:58

05. Mr. 9 Till 5 (Written-By – Premoli, Mussida, Sinfield) 29:32

06. Alta Loma 5 Till 9 (Including William Tell Overture) (Written-By – Premoli, Mussida) 34:04


Notes:
This album has been released under the name "Live In U.S.A." in Italy and "Cook" in the US, UK and Japan.


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